NFL Week 11 Recaps 2024 NFL Draft DE Rankings: 1. Jared Verse, DE, Florida State: Top 10 Pick, 2. Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA: Round 1, 3. Bralen Trice, DE, Washington: Round 2, 4. Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri: Round 2, 5. Brandon Dorlus, DE, Oregon: Round 2, 5. Jonah Elliss, DE, Utah: Round 3, 7. Mohamed Kamara, DE, Colorado State: Round 4, 8. Marshawn Kneeland, DE, Western Michigan: Round 4, 9. Brennan Jackson, DE, Washington State: Round 5, 10. Zion Tupuloa-Fetui, DE, Washington: Round 5, 11. Braiden McGregor, DE, Michigan: Round 6, 12. Cedric Johnson, DE, Ole Miss: Round 6, 13. Khalid Duke, DE, Kansas State: Round 6, 14. Xavier Thomas, DE, Clemson: Round 7, 15. Nelson Caesar, DE, Houston: Round 7















2023 NFL Week 11 Game Recaps



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Chris Ransom Last Updated: November 21, 2023.




Cincinnati Bengals 5-5-0
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Baltimore Ravens 8-3-0


Game Recap: BALTIMORE-Cincinnati heads to Baltimore. This was a big game in the AFC North Division.


Lamar Jackson thre a first down to Mark Andrews as Mark Andrews got separtion on Akeem Davis-Gaither. Lamar Jackson threw a first down to Zay Flowers after the Cincinnati Bengals double teammed Zay Flowers. Lamar Jackson ran for a first down. Lamar Jackson threw a completion to Mark Andrews. Cincinnati Bengals 4-3 middle linebacker Logan Wilson rolled up on him. Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews left the game injured. Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards got a rushing touchdown. Baltimore led 7-0.


Joe Burrow scrambled for a gain of eight before being tackled by Odafe Oweh. Joe Mixon ran for a first down. Baltimore Ravens free safety Marcus Williams deflected a pass on third down. Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson made a 50 yard field goal. Baltimore led 7-3.


Cincinnati Bengals 4-3 right end Trey Hendrickson had a tackle for a loss. Cincinnati also had a third down stop from Hendrickson as Baltimore went three and out. Lamar Jackson came off hobbling. Baltimore made a third down stop. Baltimore led 7-3 after one quarter of play.


Evan McPherson missed a 53 yard field goal. Lamar Jackson came back running onto the field.


Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt broke up a pass. Cincinnati made a defensive stop.


Joe Burrow threw a completion to Tanner Hudson on third down. Joe Burrow threw a third down conversion to Tyler Boyd. Patrick Queen stops Joe Mixon on first and goal to make it second and goal. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw a touchdown pass to Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow got injured on a hit by Jadeveon Clowney earlier in the second quarter and did not return to the game. Cincinnati led 10-7.


Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw a touchdown pass to Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Nelson Agholor. Baltimore led 14-10.


Lamar Jackson threw a touchdown pass to Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman. Baltimore led 21-10 at halftime.


Evan McPherson made a field goal. Baltimore led 21-13.


Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made a field goal. Baltimore led 24-13.


Cincinnati went three and out. Baltimore played strong defense.


Lamar Jackson threw a completion to Zay Flowers. Lamar held onto the ball for eleven seconds and got rid of the ball. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt got injured near the end of the first half. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback D.J. Turner got injured on this drive. Cincinnati Bengals 4-3 defensive tackle B.J. Hill felt no contact on his injury. Justin Tucker made another field goal. Baltimore led 27-13.


Baltimore Ravens 3-4 middle linebacker Patrick Queen made a tackle for a loss. Baltimore led 27-13 after three quarters of play.


Lamar Jackson threw a completion to Odell Beckham Jr. An illegal contact penalty on Cincinnati was declined. D.J. Turner did return to the game. Gus Edwards got another rushing touchdown. Baltimore led 34-13.


Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning threw a touchdown pass to Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. Baltimore won 34-20.


Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was my player of the game. Lamar Jackson went 16/26 with 264 passing yards, 54 rushing yards, 318 total yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and no interceptions.




Dallas Cowboys 7-3-0
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Carolina Panthers 1-9-0


Game Recap: CAROLINA-Dallas had everyone at full health on offense despite having a few injuries on defense. Caroina didn't have Jaycee Horn or C.J. Henderson at cornerback. Jeremy Chinn might still be injured at cornerback too. Carolina opted to try Dicaprio Bootle at cornerback despite having Troy Hill and David Long Jr. who stated at cornerback on the Super Bowl 56 Los Angeles Rams with the Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator when he was the cornerbacks coach as well as the defensive backs coach on the Los Angeles Rams in 2021.


Dak Prescott began this game 1/1 with 7 passing yards after a completion to Michael Gallup. Dak Prescott threw an incompletion on second down. Dallas went three and out after failing to get the third down conversion.


Bryce Young scrambled for a gain of four. Chuba Hubbard ran for a gain of three on second and six. Bryce Young threw a five yard completion to Adam Thielen on third and three beginning this game 1/1 with 5 passing yards while also getting the first third down conversion of the game. Chuba Hubbard ran for a gain of thirteen on the following play. Chuba Hubbard ran for a gain of seven setting up second and three. Bryce Young threw an incomplete pass on second and three. Bryce Young threw a fourteen yard completion to Adam Thielen on third and three starting this game 2/2 on third down conversions. Dallas Cowboys 4-3 right end Micah Parsons sacked Bryce Young for a loss of nine on on third and six after Carolina drove all the way down to the Dallas Cowboys 37 yard line on their opening drive. Carolina punted the football back to Dallas.


Dallas put together a 10 play 83 yard drive fom their own 17 yard line that lasted four minutes and fifty nine seconds. Dak Prescott threw a twelve yard first down to his running back Tony Pollard. Tony Pollard ran for a gain of thirteen on the next play. Tony Pollard ran for nine yards on second and ten following a Dak Prescott incomplete pass. Tony Pollard ran for a gain of three yards on third and one. Tony Pollard ran for a gain of twenty two on third and four getting a second consecutive third down conversion on this drive. Tony Pollard had 49 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, and 61 total yards on the Dallas Cowboys second drive. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott ended this drive with a 18 yard touchdown pass to Dallas Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker. Dallas led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey made a 30 yard field goal. Dallas led 10-0.


Carolina went three and out on offense. Carolina managed to make a second defensive stop in four offensive drives by the Dallas Cowboys despite Dallas running some clock.


Carolina put together a 10 play 50 yard drive from their own 26 yard lne that lasted four minutes adn fifty four seconds. Chuba Hubbard ran for a gain of fourteen. Bryce Young threw a twenty yard completion to fourth string tight end Stephen Sullivan, who got promoted to third string tight end with Hayden Hurst being inactive. That twenty yard completion to Sullivan is much bigger than people realize as that completion put Carolina within field goal range. Miles Sanders came in and ran a gain of fourteen putting Carolina in the red zone. Miles Sanders lost four yards. Dallas Cowboys 4-3 left end Demarcus Lawrence sacked Bryce Young for a loss of seven on third and fourteen. Carolina Panrhers kicker Eddy Pineiero mustered a the strength to make 42 yard field goal on this drive. Dallas led 10-3.


Dak Prescott threw a 5 yard touchdown pass to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. Dallas led 17-3 at halftime.


Both defenses made defensive stops on their opening drives in the second half. Carolina put together a 17 play 70 yard drive from their own 30 yard line that lasted eight minutes and fifty eight seconds. Bryce Young completed a sixteen yard pass to Adam Thielen on fourth and two that kept this drive alive. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young threw a touchdown pass to Carolina Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble. Dallas led 17-10 after three quarters of play.


Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard got a rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the fourth quarter.


Dallas Cowboys field cornerback DaRon Bland intercepted Bryce Young got his fourth pick six of the season since taking over for Trevon Diggs after Diggs suffered a season ending injury. Brandon Aubrey missed the extra point. Dallas led 30-10.


Bryce Young got strip sacked before Dallas recovered a fumble. Dallas put together a 7 play 18 yard drive from the Carolina Panthers 27 yard line that lasted exactly four minutes. Brandon Aubrey made a 27 yard field goal. Dallas won 33-10.


Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland was my player of the game. DaRon Bland had 2 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 5 total tackles, 1 30 yard interception, 1 defensive touchdown, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup. DaRon Bland tied the NFL record for pick sixes in the NFL with 4.





Pittsburgh Steelers 6-4-0
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Cleveland Browns 7-3-0


Game Recap: CLEVELAND-Pittsburgh headed to Cleveland. Dawand Jones was cleared to play at right tackle at the last minute which made this game more bearable. Cleveland hasn't lost to Pittsburgh at First Energy Stadium since Andrew Berry got hired as the Cleveland Browns General Manager in 2019.


Jerome Ford ran for a gain of four. Jerome Ford ran for three more yards on second and six. Dorian Thompson-Robinson ran for a gain of six on third and three to get a third down conversion for the Cleveland Browns. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a four yard pass to Elijah Moore. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw an eleven yard first down to Amari Cooper. Dorian Thompson-Robinson began this game 2/2 with 15 passing yards, 6 rushing yards, and 21 passing yards. Jerome Ford gained no yards. Dorian Thompson-Robinson finally threw an incomplete pass on second and ten. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a three yard completion to Jerome Ford who got tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 nose tackle Keeanu Benton. Pittsburgh's 2023 second round pick out of Wisconsin made a huge third down stop.


Cleveland Browns 4-3 right end Myles Garrett got by Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Dan Moore Jr. and sacked Kenny Pickett for a loss of eight. Cleveland initially thought they got a safety, but Pickett was down shy of the end zone. Honestly, that play never happens if you move Broderick Jones to left tackle and move Dan Moore Jr. to right tackle if you aren't sold on Chukwuma Okorafor. Cleveland Browns 4-3 right outside linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Cleveland Browns 4-3 left outside linebacker Sione Takitaki gang tackled Najee Harris for a gain of no yards on second down. Kenny Pickett threw a six yard completion to Allen Robinson on third and ten, but Pittsburgh still went three and out on their opening drive in large part thanks to Myles Garrett along with the gang tackle by Cleveland's two outside linebackers. Kenny Pickett was 1/1 with 6 passing yards through Pittsburgh's opening drive after the Pittsburgh Steelers went three and out.


Jerome Ford had two big plays on Cleveland's second drive. The biggest gain by Ford was a nineteen yard run. Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford got a rushing touchdown after Cleveland challenged the spot of the ball with Kevin Stephanski's challenge getting overturned after Jerome Ford got a third down conversion for Cleveland as the Cleveland Browns improved to 2/3 on third down conversions. Cleveland led 7-0.


Kenny Pickett threw a six yard pass to George Pickens. Najee Harris ran for a gain of five. Cleveland Browns nickel cornerback Greg Newsome II had a tackle for a loss when Pittsburgh tried to run a sweep play where George Pickens acts as a running back. Cleveland Browns boundary cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. and Greg Newsome II both gang tackled Jaylen Warren for a gain of no yards. Kenny Pickett threw a eight yard completion on third and eleven. Kenny Pickett began this game 3/3 with 20 passing yards, no interceptions or incompletions through two drives. Pittsburgh was 0/2 on third down conversions despite Kenny Pickett starting the game 3/3 through the air.


Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw an eight yard pass to David Njoku on a third and nine situation. Pittsburgh made a defensive stop to end the first quarter. Cleveland led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


Najee Harris gained nine rushing yards to start this drive. Kenny Pickett finally threw his first incompletion in the second quarter. Jaylen Warren ran for a gain of three getting the first third down conversion. Kenny Pickett had a delay of game penalty, but made up or it with a fourteen yard completion to Geoge Pickens. Jaylen Warren ran for a gain of eleven. Jaylen Warren ran for a gain of five before Kenny Pickett threw two more incompletions. Kenny Pickett began the game 3/3 in the first quarter, but was 0/3 on his first three pass attempts as Pittsburgh dropped to 1/4 on third down conversions going 0/3 on third downs when passing the football.


Cleveland went three and out gaining yards on each play, but not enough to move the sticks. Cleveland Browns backup 4-3 left end Ogbonnina Okoronkwo came in for Z'Darius Smith on third down and got by Pittsburgh Steelers right tackle Broderick Jones sacking Kenny Pickett on third down. Pittsburgh was now 1/5 on third down conversions and 0/4 on third down conversions on passing plays.


Cleveland put together a 17 play 72 yard drive from their own 17 yard line that lasted five minutes and twenty four seconds. Cleveland's longest play of this drive was a twelve yard completion from Dorian Thompson-Robinson to Elijah Moore. Dorian Thompson-Robinson ran for a gain of five on third and four to get a first down. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a nine yard completion to David Njoku on third and three. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a ten yard completon to Elijah Moore to make it first and goal before throwing three straight incompletions. Cleveland went 4/8 on third down conversions in the first half. Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins made a 25 yard field goal. Cleveland led 10-0 at halftime.


Pittsburgh got the ball to starrt the second half. Pittsburgh put together a 2 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted fifty seconds. Najee Harris ran for a gain of one. Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren had a 74 yard rushing touchdown thanks to an excellent pull block by Broderick Jones at right tackle along with a good block by Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth did an excellent job run blocking opening up a massive lane for Jaylen Warren to pave through. Once Warren made Greg Newsome II miss a tackle he was off to the races for the rushing touchdown. Cleveland led 10-7.


Pittsburgh's defense had a third down stop thanks to Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 middle linebacker Elandon Roberts spying on Dorian Thompson-Robinson as DTR only gained nine rushing yards on third and ten before Roberts brought him down. Cleveland Browns third string tight end Harrison Bryant took a direct snap on fourth and one to keep this drive alive. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw another first down on second and eight to David Njoku. Kareem Hunt got Cleveland to midfield before Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw back-to-back incompletions. Cleveland was 4/10 on third down conversions before punting the ball back to Pittsburgh.


Pittsburgh went three and out. Kenny Pickett threw a one yard completion to Najee Harris. Pittsburgh was now 1/5 on third down conversions and 0/5 on third down conversions where Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada called passig plays.


Cleveland also went three and out. Cleveland was now 4/11 on third down conversions.


Pittsburgh Steelers flanker wide receiver Diontae Johnson had an offensive pass interference penalty which made it second and twenty. Jaylen Warren ran for a gain of eight. Kenny Pickett threw an eleven yard completion to Allen Robinson on third and twelve. Pittsburgh fell to 1/6 on third down conversions and 0/6 on third down conversions on passing plays. Kenny Pickett ran for a gain of one to get a fourth down conversion. Cleveland Browns 4-3 left end Z'Darius Smith tackled Najee Harris for a loss of three to make it second and thirteen. Kenny Pickett threw back-to-back incompletions. Pittsburgh ended this drive 1/7 on third down conversions going 0/7 on third down conversions when passing the football.


Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a seventeen yard completion to Cedric Tillman on third and ten. Cleveland's 2023 third round pick out of Tennessee came up with a huge first down. Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 right outside linebacker Alex Highsmith got a roughing the passer penalty which turned a seventeen yard gain into a thirty two yard gain. Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. intercepted Dorian Thompson-Robinson after lining up as a field cornerback covering Amari Cooper. Cleveland was 5/13 on third down conversions following Joey Porter Jr.'s interception.


Pittsburgh went three and out. Pittsburgh was now 1/8 on third down conversions and 0/8 on third down conversions when passing through three quarters.


Cleveland went three and out. Cleveland was 5/14 on third down conversions through three quarters of play. Cleveland led 10-7 after three quarters of play.


Pittsburgh put together a 13 play 62 yard drive from their own 28 yard line that lasted seven minutes and ten seconds. Ogbonnia Okoronwko tackled Jaylen Warren for a loss of three. Kenny Pickett finally got a third down conversion through the air on his ninth third down passing attempt when throwing a fourteen yard completion to Jaylen Warren on third and thirteen. Kenny Pickett threw a six yard completion to Diontae Johnson on third and four. Jaylen Warren ran for a gain of twenty one to get Pittsburgh into field goal range before running for a gain of twelve. Cleveland Browns strong safety Grant Delpit tackled Jaylen Warren for a loss of two. Myles Garrett got by Pat Freiermuth and Dan Moore Jr. to sack Kenny Pickett for a loss of ten making it third and twenty two. Najee Harris actually ran for a gain of seventeen on third and twenty two. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell made a 28 yard field goal. This game was tied 10-10.


Cleveland Browns right tackle James Hudson had an illegal use of hands penalty to make it first and twenty after coming in for Dawand Jones who was still dealing with an injury that made him a game-time decision. Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 left outside linebacker T.J. Watt got by James Hudson to sack Dorian Thompson-Robinson, but couldn't do shit when Dawand Jones was blocking him which made his performance in this game less impressive compared to Myles Garrett. Cleveland went three and out largely due to James Hudson as Hudson continues to show why I had a backup grade on him coming out of Cincinnati even though Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw a fourteen yard completion to Elijah Moore on third and twenty two.


Kenny Pickett threw a twelve yard completion to George Pickens. That was Pittsburgh's only first down on that drive.


Elanton Roberts tackled Kareem Hunt for a loss of one. Kareem Hunt ran for a gain of sixteen. Dorian Thompson-Robinson couldn't move the chains following Kareem Hunt's first down.


Kenny Pickett threw three consecutive incompletions to go three and out. Cleveland put together a 8 play 43 yard drive from their own 35 yard line that lasted one minute and sixteen seconds. Dorian Thompson-Robinson began this drive 4/4 with 39 passing yards. Dorian Thompson-Robinson had a fifteen yard completion to Elijah Moore to start the drive. After throwing a five yard completion to Kareem Hunt, DTR found Amari Cooper for a first down as Cooper got by Joey Porter Jr. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw an incomplete pass on third and one. Dustin Hopkins made a 34 yard field goal as time expired. Cleveland won 13-10.


Cleveland Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson gets an honorable mention despite having awful stats going 24/43 with 165 passing yards, 20 rushing yards, 185 total yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Dorian Thompson-Robinson still did better than Kenny Pickett who went 15/28 with 106 passing yards, 9 rushing yards, and 115 total yards. Pickett won the turnover battle against Dorian Thompson-Robinson, but DTR had more passing yards than Pickett in this defensive slugfest at First Energy Stadium. Dorian Thompson-Robinson didn't wow you statistically, but he was clutch when the game was on the line with even my own mother whose a Pittsburgh Steelers fan praising his play in the clutch on Cleveland's final drive.


Cleveland Browns 4-3 right end Myles Garrett was my player of the game. Myles Garrett had 2 solo tackles, 0 assisted tackles, 2 total tackles, and 2 sacks which resulted in Pittsburgh losing eighteen yards.




Chicago Bears 3-7-0
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Detroit Lions 8-2-0


Game Recap: DETROIT-Chicago got Tremaine Edmunds back at 4-3 middle linebacker. As surprising as this sounds, this was the Chicago Bears first game where all of their starters on offense and defense were fully healthy. Detroit had every starter outside of C.J. Gardner-Johnson who suffered a season ending injury early in the year at full health for this game. Jonah Jackson was out at left guard, so Colby Sorsdal the former William & Mary right tackle from the 2023 NFL Draft got his first career NFL start at left guard.


Chicago put together a 10 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted five minutes and thirty seven seconds to start this game. Justin Fields threw an incompletion to start this game. Chicago Bears running back D'Onta Foreman got a rushing touchdown. Chicago led 7-0.


Jared Goff began this game with an eight yard completion to Amon Ra-St Brown as Jared Goff was 1/1 with 8 passing yards before his first incompletion. Chicago Bears boundary cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, Chicago's 2023 second round pick out of Miami FL intercepted Jared Goff by catching a pass intended for tight end Sam LaPorta as he anticipated an inaccurate pass that Jared Goff underthrew. Chicago led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


Chicago Bears field cornerback Jaylon Johnson began the ssecond quarter with a defensive pass interference penalty that allowed the Detroit Lions to gain thirty four yards. The Detroit Lions 2023 fifth round pick that played at William & Mary was also a former WPIAL football player at Mt. Lebanon got a holding penalty at left guard. Chicago Bears 4-3 right outside linebacker T.J. Edwards did a superb job reading Jared Goff's eyes on a pass intended for Donovan Peoples-Jones as T.J. Edwards got his first career interception with Chicago.


Detroit Lions 4-3 right outside linebacker Alex Anzalone recovered a fumble a few plays later. Chicago Bears running back D'Onta Foreman was injured on the drive.


Detroit put together a 8 play 34 yard drive from the Chicago Bears 34 yard line that lasted three minutes and fifty five seconds. Jahmyr Gibbs had a fourteen yard run on third down. Detroit Lions runnng back Jahmyr Gibbs got a 1 yard rushing touchdown. This game was tied 7-7.


Chicago put together a 15 play 62 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted seven minutes and thirty six seconds. Justin Fiedls threw a five yard completion to Khalil Herbert on third and five to keep this drive alive. Justin Fields threw a twenty four yard completion to Darnell Mooney which was the longest play of the drive. Justin Fields threw a twelve yard completion to D.J. Moore on third and twelve. Justin Fields threw an incompletion on third and six after getting Chicago to the Detroit Lions 13 yard line. Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos made a 31 yard field goal. Chicago led 10-7.


Detroitput together a 10 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted one minute and thirty six seconds. Detroit had five first downs on this drive including a third down conversion where Detroit Lions quarterback Jard Goff threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon Ra-St. Brown. Detroit led 14-10 at halftime.


Former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery, who signed with Detroit in Free Agency began the second half with a twenty yard run. Detroit's offense didn't do anything after that drive.


Chicago put together a 10 play 55 yard drive from their own 15 yard line that lasted six minutes and twenty one seconds. D'Onta Foreman returned to the game with a thirteen yard run. Justin Fields threw a fourteeen yard first down to D.J. Moore. Detroit Lions nickel cornerback Brian Branch tackled Khalil Herbert for a loss of six on second and four. Justin Fields had a delay of game penalty. An illegal contact penalty turned a third an fifteen into a third and ten. Roschon Johnson ran for a gain of fourteen to keep this drive alive. Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright had a false start penalty. Cairo Santos made a 53 yard field goal. Detroit led 14-13.


Tyrique Stevenson forced a fumble on the kickoff return tht Chicago recovered. Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw a 39 yard touchdown pass to Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore. Chicago led 20-14.


Chicago Bears 4-3 middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds intercepted Jared Goff. Chicago led 20-14 after three quarters of play.


Alex Anzalone made a third down stop on the very first play of the fourth quarter. Cairo Santos made a 40 yard field goal. Chicago led 23-14.


Detroit went three and out. Chicago put together a 14 play 60 yard drive from their own 9 yard line that lasted eight minutes and forty five seconds. Brian Branch had a defensive holding penalty which kept this drive alive for Chicago. Khalil Herbert ran for a gain of three on third and one. Detroit Lions 4-3 defensive tackle Alim McNeil sacked Justin Fields on second and six for a losss of eight. Justin Fields scrambled for a gain of twenty nine yards, but an illegal contact penalty by Detroit Lions field cornerback Cameron Sutton gave Chicago an additional five yards on this play. Cairo Santos made a 39 yard field ogal. Chicago led 26-14.


Detroit put together a 6 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted one minute and sixteen seconds. Jared Goff threw a sixteen yard third down conversion to Amon Ra-St. Brown. Jared Goff threw a 32 yard touchdown pass to Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. Chicago led 26-21.


Chicago ran the clock twice with Detroit burning two of their three timeouts before the two minute warning. Justin Fields threw an incomplete pass on third down, so Chicago went three and out.


Detroit put together a 11 play 73 yard drive from the Detroit Lions 27 yard line that lasted two minutes and four seconds. Jared Goff threw a thirteen yard completion to David Montgomery. David Montgomery ran for a gain of twelve getting 25 total yards on this drive before the two minute warning.


Jaqhmyr Gibbs ran for a gain of six on third and two with thirty eight seconds left. Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery scored the game-winning touchdown against his former team with thirty one seconds left. Detroit led 29-26.


Detroit Lions 4-3 right end Aidan Hutchinson lined up at 4-3 left end late in the game and got by Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright to strip sack Justin Fields for a safety as Darnell Wright accidentally kicked the football into the back of the end zone after Aidan Hutchinson got by Darnell Wright and ran 25 miles per hour on the strip sack which resulted in a safety for Detroit. Detroit had a 1.2 percent chance of winning after trailing 26-14 in the fourth quarter. Detroit won 31-26.


Detroit Lions 4-3 right end Aidan Hutchinson was my player of the game. Aidan Hutchinson had 2 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 6 total tackles, 2 quarterback hurries one against each of the Chicago Bears offensive tackles with both Braxton Jones at left tackle and Darnell Wright at right tackle, 1 strip sack, and 1 game-sealing play that resulted in Detroit getting the ball back with the lead. Aidan Hutchinson is also the only player in NFL history with 15 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles through his first two seasons in the NFL. The previous record holder for this achievement was former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher who didn't get those numbers until 34 games into his NFL career as Urlacher went from 2000 Defensive Rookie Of The Year, to getting the Chicago Bears a 2 seed in year two, to supplanting Randy Moss as the face of the NFL2K Video Game Series before Madden got the licensing rights. Aidan Hutchinson is already breaking Brian Urlacher's records in year two an Urlacher didn't achieve the production Hutchinson acheived until year three which says a lot. It also probably hurts Urlacher a little inside that Aidan Hutchinson broke the record against his old team.





Los Angeles Chargers 4-6-0
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Green Bay Packers 4-6-0


Game Recap: GREEN BAY-Keenan Allen didn't practice all week due to his injury. Los Angeles still didn't have wide receivers Mike Williams, Josh Palmer, or Jalen Guyton. Starting tight end Gerald Everett was also inactive, but Donald Parham Jr. did return. Green Bay didn't have Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Rudy Ford at strong safety, or Darnell Savage at free safety with all four starting defensive backs from their projected preseason depth chart out with injuries in week 11.


Jordan Love threw a fifteen yard pass to Romeo Doubs to start this game. Jordan Love threw an eight yard pass to Romeo Doubs on the very next play. Jordan Love threw a eleven yard first down to Luke Musgrave. Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 right end Sebastian Joseph-Day stopped Aaron Jones for no gain, but the bigger storyline on this play was Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 right outside linebacker Joey Bosa got carted off and it is very likely to be a season ending injury since Joey Bosa was seen crying when being carted off.


Joey Bosa got injured against Jacksonville in week 3 missing most of 2022 before returning late in the season for the Los Angeles Chargers run to the playoffs as a wild card. With Bosa out for the year, Los Angeles will play Khalil Mack at 3-4 right outside linebacker and Tuli Tuipulotu, the Los Angeles Chargers 2023 second round pick out of USC starting at 3-4 left outside linebacker the rest of the way.


Jordan Love threw a nine yard completion to A.J. Dillon. Jayden Reed was stopped for a loss of one. Jordan Love threw a completion to Luke Musgrave on fourth and two, but Los Angeles Chargers free safety Alohi Gilman tackled Luke Musgrave for a loss of one. Jordan Love began this game 5/5 with 42 passing yards before the turnover on downs during Green Bay's opening drive as Green Bay was 0/1 on third down conversions and the fourth down conversions.


Justin Herbert threw a completion to Austin Ekeler for no gain. Justin Herbert threw a six yard gain to Keenan Allen. Justin Herbert began tis game 2/2 with 6 passing yards. Justin Herbert threw an incomplete pass on third down which is the biggest reason the Green Bay Packers declined a holding penalty on the offense by Los Angeles Chargers right tackle Trey Pipkins III which is why the Los Angeles Chargers were 0/1 on third down converisons. Justin Herbert threw another incomplete pass on fourth down making the Los Angeles Chargers 0/1 on fourth down conversions thanks to Donald Parham Jr. dropping a pass on fourth down after Justin Herbert found him wide open.


Aaron Jones ran for a gain of three. Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 left outside linebacker Khalil Mack will probably move to 3-4 right outside linebacker next week, but he stopped A.J. Dillon. Jordan Love finally threw his first incompletion on third down as Green Bay began this game 0/2 on third down conversions.


Los Angeles put together a 12 play 79 yard drive from their own 14 yard line that lasted six minutes and thirty eight seconds. Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made a 25 yard field goal to end the drive Los Angeles led 3-0 after one quarter of play.


Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, Green Bay's 2023 second round pick out of Michigan State had a 32 yard rushing touchdown. Green Bay led 7-3.


Los Angeles put together a 6 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 ayrd line that lasted two minutes and thirty seven seconds. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw a touchdown pass to Los Angeles Chargers backup tight end Stone Smartt, who replaced Tre' McKitty as the third string tight end on this roster when both Gerald Everett and Donald Parham Jr. are both fully healthy. With Everett out, Donald Parham Jr. is starting today while playing injured with Stone Smartt now being the backup tight end. Los Angeles led 10-7.


Green Bay put together a 10 play 39 yard drive from their own 17 yard line that lasted five minutes. Sebastian Joseph-Day sacked Jordan Love for a loss of five. Jordan Love threw a twenty nine yard pass to Dontayvion Wicks. Aaron Jones had a twenty four yard run, but a facemask penalty on Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 nose tackle Austin Johnson gave Green Bay additional yards. Anders Carlson missed a game-tying field goal.


Los Angeles went three and out. Los Angeles Chargers starting center Cory Linsley got placed on the non football injury list heading into week 4 after the Chargers found out he had a heart condition heading into their week 4 game against the Las Vegas Raiders in front of the home crowd at Sofi Stadium where more Raider Nation fans reside in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Chargers backup center Will Clapp whose been starting since week 4 got injured.


Green Bay put together a 16 play 76 yard drive from their own 19 yard line that lasted five minutes and forty four seconds. Green Bay Packers kicker Anders Carlson made a 28 yard field goal. This game was tied 10-10 at halftime.


Los Angeles got the ball to start the second half, but the good news for the Chargers was that Will Clapp got cleared to play in the second half. Los Angeles put together a 10 play 71 yard drive from their own 22 yard line that lasted four minutes and sixteen seconds. Cameron Dicker made a 28 yard field goal. Los Angeles led 13-10.


Green Bay put together a 10 play 26 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted six minutes and thirty seven seconds. Khail Mack stopped A.J. Dillon for a loss of five. Jordan Love threw a five yard completion to Tucker Kraft to make it third and ten. Jordan Love threw a ten yard completion to Luke Musgrave. Jordan Love threw a four yard third down conversion to Jayden Reed after A.J. Dillon gained nine yards on the first two carries of this drive. Jordan Love threw another first downt o Christian Watson. Los Angeles Chargers 3-4 left outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu tackled A.J. Dillon for a loss of four. Khalil Mack sacked Jordan Love for a loss of eleven on third down getting a huge third down stop.


Los Angeles went three and out. Green Bay put together a 5 play 70 yard drive from their own 30 yard line that lasted two minutes and twenty one seconds. Jordan Love threw a twenty seven yard completion to Dontayvion Wicks. A.J. Dillon ran for a gain of four. Jordan Love threw what appeared to be a 39 yard touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers backup tight end Tucker Kraft, but Kraft got pushed out of bounds after gaining 27 yards. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw a 11 yard touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson. Green Bay missed the extra point. Green Bay led 16-13 after three quarters of play.


Los Angeles put together a 5 play 72 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted two minutes and twenty seconds. Justin Herbert began the fourth quarter with a bang going 3/3 with 73 pasisng yard starting with a thirty eight yard pass to Keenan Allen before throwing a twenty one yard pass to Donald Parham Jr. Herbert threw a fourteen yard pass to Donald Parham Jr. Jordan Love threw an incompletion. Green Bay Packers 3-4 right end Kenny Clark forced a fumble by stripping the football from Austin Ekeler. Green Bay Packers 3-4 left outside linebacker Rashan Gary recovered the fumble.


Justin Herbert threw a touchdown pass to Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen. Los Angeles led 20-16.


Jordan Love threw a 24 yard touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs. Green Bay won 23-20.


Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert gets an honorable mention. Justin Herbert went 21/36 with 260 passing yards, 73 rushing yards, 333 total yards, 1 fumble which his team recovered, and 0 interceptions. Justin Herbert is the only player on Pro Football Focus with a Pro Football Focus Offensive grade above 90 in week 11 for the Chargers with a 92.7 PFF grade in week 11. In fact, Justin Herbert was the only player on the Los Angeles Chargers offense with a Pro Football Focus grade above 70 in week 11 against Green Bay.


I'll break down the other Los Angeles Chargers top five ofensive players on Pro Football Focus before I mention my player of the game for Green Bay. Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr.'s 67.4 grade is the highest grade outside of Herbert, but that's not good enough to warrant being the starting tight end next year with Gerald Everett set to be a Free Agent.


Finishing behind Justin Herbert and Donald Parham Jr. on Pro Football Focus was Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen who had a 67.1 Pro Football Focus grade and with injuries to Mike Williams, Josh Palmer, and Jalen Guyton at wide receiverthe rookie receivers out of TCU from the 2023 NFL Draft like Quentin Johnston the Los Angeles Chargers 2023 first round pick out of TCU and Derius Davis the Los Angeles Chargers 2023 fourth pick out of TCU who was teammates with Johnston at TCU had only 1 target for -3 receiving yards. Twenty eight of the Chargers thirty six passing targets were to Keenan Allen who had 10 receptions on 16 targets, for 116 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown was the lone standout in this passing game. Donlad Parham Jr. who had 4 receptions on 6 targets or 57 receiving yards despite finishing with a slightly higher PFF grade than Keenan Allen since Allen didn't get his receiving touchdown until the fourth quarter while Quentin Johnston only had 2 receptions on 6 targets for 21 receiving yards. Green Bay didn't have Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Rudy Ford, or Darnell Savage with all four of their best defensive backs inactive. Even though I believe Allen's PFF grade should be higher, the bottom line is the Chargers two 2023 draft picks out of TCU both looked like potential busts in week 11.


Los Angeles Chargers center Will Clapp, the backup center whose been filling in for Cory Linsley since week 4 had the highest Pro Football Focus grade on this offense at 64.8. That means all five offensive linemen on Pro Football Focus had a PFF grade below 70 and this offensive line is completely healthy outside of Cory Linsley. Trey Pipkins III had the fifth best record with a 62.6 PFF grade on offense.


Justin Herbert is locked up until 2030. The problem with the Chargers is they will enter the offseason over the cap. Honestly if the Chargers offense plays like it did against Green Bay in week 11, Justin Herbert may not have the pieces to contend for a Super Bowl until 2028-2029 when Super Bowl 63 takes place. Justin Herbert would be 30 when the 2028 NFL Season takes place. This offensive line balled out against Detroit in week 10 only to lay an egg at Lambeau Field with everyone outside of Justin Herbert underachieving with left tackle Rashawn Slater doing worse than both Cory Linsley and Trey Pipkins after keeping Aidan Hutchinson in check last week. Zion Johnson at left guard and Jamaree Salyer both sucked at guard against Green Bay Packers 3-4 right end Kenny Clark and Green Bay Packers 3-4 left end Devonte Wyatt who was one of Green Bay's two 2022 first round picks out of Georgia You can bring back Donald Parham Jr. whose in a contract year and Keenan Allen without buying out either player, but neither guy has done enough to earn an extension. You have to let Ekeler walk and buyout any other offensive players outside of Herbert, Donald Parham Jr., and Keenan Allen in 2024. The other eight players on this offense including running back Austin Ekeler and the five starters on this offensive line sucked. The rookie wide receivers sucked ass agianst Green Bay's second team defensive backs as Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Rudy Ford, and Darnell Savage were all inactive.


Joey Bosa is now out for the year. In 2022, Joey Bosa and J.C. Jackson were injured as this team made the playoffs. This year J.C. Jackson got traded to New England after Christian Gonzalez got injured and Joey Bosa got injured once again.


When th media asked Brandon Staley if he's gonna keep calling the plays, he got defensive. Brandon Staley couldn't stop Green Bay's offense without Joey Bosa and Green Bay had Rasheed Walker, a backup left tackle filling in for David Bahktiari. Rasheed Walker, Green Bay's 2022 seventh round pick out of Penn State didn't play well enough to keep his job, in his defense he performed decently against Khalil Mack and Tuli Tuipolotu the Los Angeles Chargers 2023 second round pick out of USC. It's gotten to the tipping point where I've compared Brandon Staley to Napoleon of the French where I tweeted about Staley being compared to Napoleon on three different occassions. Los Angeles has Kellen Moore as the offensive coordinator and Derrick Ansley as the defensive coordinator, but Brandon Staley is calling the plays. Also there is no information about Derrick Ansley on the Los Angeles Chargers team website. So I guess Ansley is just there to moderate the defense in practice while Staley calls the plays.


Los Angeles Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco was asked about drafting Quentin Johnston in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft in the postgame press conference too. He defended his thought process stating that he prefers wide receivers that are 6-2 or taller on the outside saying that Johnston was the best fit for the Chargers and the best receiver on the board despite Jordan Addison and Zay Flowers both being available saying that Addison has been outstanding for a 6-1 target and that Zay Flowers is nothing more than a slot receiver at 5-10 depsite his exeeptional burst and agility when running routes. I was high on all three of these receivers, but the bottom line is Addison and Flowers have both outperformed Johnston. Addison has shown he can be a number one target without Justin Jefferson and Zay Flowers could have a bigger role moving foward with Mark Andrews out for the season now.


There's a lack of accountability in the Los Angeles Chargers front office at both General Manager and Head Coach. The rookie receivers couldn't do shit against Green Bay's backup defensive backs and now your best defensive player Joey Bosa is out for the year dealing with a serious injury for a second year in a row. Also the Chargers are over the cap in 2024. The big question becomes how do the Los Angeles Chargers fix this?


I went through the Los Angeles Chargers coaching staff from head coach to coordinators, to positional coaches. Joey and myself told the Carolina Panthers to make Steve Wilks the interim head coach. Jim Irsay hired his former center Jeff Saturday to be an interim head coach after coaching in High School. Mark Davis fired Josh McDaniels when he got defensive about Super Bowl 42 which Las Vegas Raiders linebacker coach Antonio Pierce now the interim head caoch with the Las Vegas Raiders brought up.


For starters, promoting Kellen Moore from offensive coordinator to interim head coach is one thing the Los Angeles Chargers can do if they fire Brandon Staley before the season ends. Los Angeles Chargers quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier gets promoted to offensive coordinator and Moore can show him how to call plays. Nussmeier was Jake Locker's offensive coordinator at Washington leading up to the 2011 NFL Draft and he was also Alabama's offensive coordinator for Nick Saban coaching A.J. McCarron when Alabama repeated as National Champions before leaving Alabama for Michigan and Florida where he didn't have much success. He joined Dallas as a tight ends coach, but Kellen Moore liked him enough to re-assign him to quarterbacks coach where Doug Nussmeier worked under Kellen Moore in Dallas for three years before coming to Los Angeles with Moore. Former West Virginia Mountaineers star quarterback Pat White is an offensive assistant. He gets his opportunity to be the new quarterbacks coach. Derrick Ansley, is the Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator, but he's being micromanaged by Brandon Staley. Firing Staley allows you to give Derrick Ansley an opportunity to call plays. He coached the defensive backs for two years when Brandon Staley first got to Los Angeles in 2021 developing Asante Samuel Jr., Derwin James, and Nasir Adderley before Adderley surprised NFL fans with his retirement. Ansley did well enough to earn a promotion to defensive coordinator in the NFL, but we haven't seen what the former Tennessee Volunteers defensive coordinator can do in the NFL.


The Chargers actually have some decent coordinators and positional coaches who are being held back from innovating on the Los Angeles Chargers because Brandon Staley wants to micromanage the defense while telling Kellen Moore to micromanage the offense. Heck, you got former West Virginia duel threat star quarterback Pat White as an offensive assistant. If you fire Staley and make Kellen Moore interim head coach you can promote Moore's quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator and make Pat White a quarterbacks coach which would allow Herbert to be more of a duel threat than he already is. Tom Telesco and Brandon Staley refuse to take accountability when the Chargers lose in their press conference which is why the Chargers are a hard sell right now when you consider how cheap Spanos has been over the years. It's hard to win in any sport when both your General Maanger and head coach refuse to take accountability by defending a bad thought process that didn't work out.


Kellen Moore is the most accountabile coach on this Los Angeles Chargers coaching staff at offensive coordinator, but his problem is he refuses to branch out and put faith in his understudies and that might be what keeps Moore from being a successful NFL head coach if he gets an opportunity to be the Chargers interim head coach because he wants to control and micromanage everything on offense like Brandon Staley does on defense. Moore may not have the patience in his offensive understudies or the people skills to branch out his coaching staff on offense giving them more assignments and bigger roles while still challenging them. The Los Angeles Chargers might actually improve if they listened to my suggestions.


Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was my player of the game. Jordan Love went 27/40 with 322 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 2 fumbles which were both recovered by Green Bay, and 0 interceptions.




Arizona Cardinals 2-9-0
Versus
Houston Texans 6-4-0


Game Recap: HOUSTON-D.J. Humphries was cleared to play, so Arizona had both of their top two offensive tackles back in Kyler Murray's second start. Houston still didn't have Dameon Pierce at running back. Houston Texans 4-3 middle linebacker Denzel Perryman got suspended, but Blake Cashman stepped up in week 6 against New Orleans when Perryman got a concussion.


Arizona put together a 3 play 70 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted one minute and thirty two seconds. Kyler Murray threw a thirteen yard pass to Trey McBride as Kyler Murray saw three guys wide open in 1.5 seconds before finding Trey McBride wide open as his fourth progression while also getting rid of the football in two seconds after showcasing the ability to make 3-4 progressions against Atlanta which was something I didn't see from Kyler Murray coming out of Oklahoma despite his exceptional arm strength, velocity, throwing power, speed, and athleticism for a quarterback. Houston Texans boundary cornerback Steven Nelson had an illegal contact penalty which negated a Kyler Murray incompletion. James Conner ran for a gain of nine. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray stared at four different wide receivers when going through his progressions before he saw his fifth wide receiver wide open on a 48 yard touchdown pass to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore who burned Houston Texans free safety Jalen Pitre after Jalen Pitre lined up at strong safety where Jimmie Ward usually plays. Kyler Murray began this game 2/2 with 61 passing yards and for the second week in a row, Murray began this contest making multiple reads going through 4-5 progressions out of six on throws rather than making one read before taking off and running like he did under Klff Kingsbury. Last week Murray was making 3-4 progressions in the pocket in his first game back from a torn ACL since week 14 in 2022 and this week he went through 5 progressions out of six on his opening drive.


Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon was smiling high fiving Kyler Murray, but the real mastermind behind the rapid improvement in Kyler Murray's progressions is Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing who was the quarterbacks coach for the Cleveland Browns for three years under Kevin Stefanski who got hired as the Cleveland Browns head coach in 2020 when bringing Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Drew Petzing to Cleveland as his quarterbacks coach. Petzing was also the Minnesota Vikings wide receivers coach from 2014-2019 developing weapons while also acting as the assistant running backs coach after being a football operations intern for the Cleveland Browns in 2013. Before that, he coached in college for a few years after playing cornerback in college.


Drew Petzing developed Jerrick McKinnon, Adam Theilen, and Stefon Diggs under offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski for six seasons in Minnesota as the wide receivers coach before being the quarterbacks coach in Cleveland coaching Baker Mayfield, Jacoby Brissett, Joshua Dobbs, and Deshaun Watson during that timespan. Isreal Wooolfork was the assistant quarterbacks coach in Cleveland in 2021 thanks to the Bill Willis Coaching Fellowship which is a diversity program for rising minority coaches in the Cleveland Browns. after coaching runing backs and wide receivers at Miami Ohio before Isreal Woolfork made the jump to the NFL. Drew Petzing liked his assistant quarterbacks coach in Cleveland enough to bring Isreal Woolfork to Arizona where he became the quarterbacks coach for Kyler Murray, Colt McCoy, Joshua Dobbs, and Clayton Tune this year having to manage just as many quarterbacks in Arizona compared to Cleveland coaching eight different quarterbacks in the past three years, nine if you count the fact that Josh Rosen was on the Cleveland Browns practice squad in 2021 three years after being the Arizona Cardinals 2018 first round pick.


I'm not sure if Drew Petzing or Isreal Woolfork managed to fix Kyler Murray's ability to make progressions which tells me Arizona could have one future head coach in Petzling and maybe one future offensive coordinator in Isreal Woolfork down the road if those two continue to develop offesively with a defensive mastermind like former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon as the Arizona Cardinals head coach. Finally, that touchdown was Rondale Moore's first receiving touchdown of the 2023 NFL Season. Arizona led 7-0.


Houston put together a 11 play 60 yard drive from their own 25 yard lien that lasted four minutes and one second. Devin Singletary ran for a gain of one to make it second and nine. Devin Singletary ran for a gain of four to make it third and five. C.J. Stroud threw a six yard completion to Robert Woods on third and five making Houston 1/1 on third down conversions. C.J. Stroud began this game 1/1 with 6 passing yards before throwing his first incompletion on the very next play. C.J. Stroud threw a twenty two yard completion to Nathaniel "Tank" Dell allowing Houston to start 2/2 on third down conversions. Devin Singletary ran for a gain of nineteen to put Houston in field goal range. Devin Singletary ran for a gain of four putting Houston in the red zone before Stroud threw an incompletion on second and six. C.J. Stroud threw a four yard completion to Nico Collins on third and six, but Houston couldn't move the chains. Arizona Cardinals 3-4 middle linebacker Kyzir White and Arizona Cardinals strong safety Budda Baker gang tackled Houston Texans fullback Michael Boone who got the football on fourth and two. Houston tried to get a first down by relying on their fullback which did not work out.


Kyler Murray threw a two yard pass to Elijah Higgins. Kyler Murray began this game 3/3 with 63 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and no interceptions or incompletions. James Conner ran for a gain of four. Kyler Murray threw an incomplete pass on third and four. Arizona went three and out.


Houston put together a 5 play 61 yard drive from the Houston Texans 39 yard line that lasted one minute and fifty seven seconds. C.J. Stroud opened up this drive with a twenty yard completion to Nathaniel "Tank" Dell. Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud ended this drive with a 20 yard completion to Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz as Stroud saw his second read wide open which happened to be Dalton Schultz, who carved Arizona Cardinals free safety Jalen Thompson, who lined up at strong safety here. This game was tied 7-7.


Arizona put together a 9 play 46 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted four minutes and twenty six seconds. James Conner had back-to-back first downs with an eleven yard run on second and ten followed by a fourteen yard run with five minutes left in the first quarter. Kyler Murray threw a completion to Marquese Brown for a gain of five. Kyler Murray scrambled for a gain of thirty five, but a holding penalty on Arizona Cardinals third string tight end Elijah Higgins who was the backup tight end in this contest got called with a holding penalty. Rondale Moore lined up as a running back on a sweep play for a gain of four. Kyler Murray was strip sacked for a loss of five, but Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner recovered the football. Houston Texans 4-3 right end Will Anderson Jr. lined up at 4-3 left end getting by Arizona Cardinals right tackle Paris Johnson Jr., Arizona's 2023 first round pick and Elijah Higgins. Kyler Murray also held onto the football longer than you'd like on that sack as he read three progressions, but didn't see anyone open. Murray tried to wait for someone to get open by listening to his coaches by staying in the pocket rather than using his legs. Arizona could have drafted Will Anderson Jr. third overall, but Houston offered Arizona the twelfth pick in and a 2024 first round pick to move up nine spots. Arizona traded 12 to Detroit to move up to 6 for Paris Johnson Jr. during the 2023 NFL Draft. Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater made a 57 yard field goal. Arizona led 10-7 after one quarter of play.


Houston Texans running back Devin Singletary got a rushing touchdown. Jalen Thompson tackled Devin Singletary in the end zone. Arizona's decision to let Byron Murphy walk while extending free safety Jalen Thompson looks even worse now when you consider the success Byron Murphy has had with the Minnesota Vikings during their five game wining streak. Houston led 14-10.


Houston Texans field cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. intercepted a pass intended for Marques Brown. Derek Stingley Jr. just checked off way more boxes than Marques Brown did in college. Kyler Murray underthrew this pass and even though Murray put a ton of velocity on this throw it was not a deep throw as Murray was trying to play hero ball waiting for the opportunity to make the big play.


Jalen Thompson made up for the touchdown he allowed to Dalton Schultz. He made up for that touchdown allowed by intercepting C.J. Stroud.


Kyler Murray threw a third down conversion to Trey McBride. Houston Texans free safety Jalen Pitre tackled Marques Brown for a loss of six. Houston Texans 4-2-5 middle linebacker Blake Cashman sacked Kyler Murray for a loss of eight on Arizona's second third down attempt on this drive before Arizona punted it back to Houston.


Houston put together a 6 play 74 yard drive from their own 26 ayrd line that lasted one minute and forty nine seconds. Houston began this game 5/6 on third down conversions. C.J. Stroud threw a 40 yard touchdown pass to Houston Texans wide receiver Nathaniel "Tank" Dell, the same Houston Cougars wide receiver that he told Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio to draft. Houston led 21-10 at halftime.


Houston put together a 10 play 45 yard drive from the Houston Texans 25 yard line that lasted five minutes and forty five seconds. Devin Singletary had a twenty one ard run on third and one. Jalen Thompson sacked and injured C.J. Stroud. Davis Mills came in for a play. C.J. Stroud returned to the game on third and seventeen firing an eighteen yard completion to Nathaniel "Tank" Dell. Houston's field goal was no good as the absence of Ka'imi Fairbairn is why Houston's kicking has been rocky the last couple of games.


Kyler Murray got a rushing touchdown on fourth and goal. Kyler Murray tried to run it into the end zone for the two point conversion, but the attempt was no good. Houston led 21-16.


Houston went three and out. Arizona Cardinals backup 3-4 right end Dante Stills sacked C.J. Stroud for a loss of ten. That sack now makes Dante Stills the Arizona Cardinals leader in sacks on their defensive line with 4.5 sacks. Arizona has a 3-4 outside linebacker off the edge with 5.5 sacks, but that's a 3-4 outside linebacker not an EDGE rusher Generation Z.


Neither offense could get anything going in the fourth quarter. Kyler Murray went 0/3 on fourth down conversions with Houston's defense making three consecutive fourth down stops on all three of Arizona's fourth down attempts in the fourth quarter.


Houston went three and out on their first possession in the fourth quarter. Houston's last two possessions in the fourth quarter ended in interceptions.


This was C.J. Stroud's worst start to date, so he's not getting player of the game because he threw three interceptions. C.J. Stroud finished this game 27/37 with 336 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.


Houston Texans wide receiver Nathaniel "Tank" Dell gets an honorable mention. Nathaniel "Tank" Dell had 8 receptions on 10 targets, 149 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown.


Houston Texans 4-3 right end Will Anderson Jr. was my player of the game. Will Anderson Jr. had 2 solo tackles, 0 assisted tackles, 2 total tackles, 7 quarterback hurries, 1 sack, and Will Anderson Jr. managed to play on all 30 passing downs with 6 snaps against Houston Texans left tackle D.J. Humphries and 24 snaps against Arizona Cardinals right tackle Paris Johnson Jr. while winning 29.2 percent of his snaps against Paris Johnson Jr.





Tennessee Titans 3-7-0
Versus
Jacksonville Jaguars 7-3-0


Game Recap: JACKSONVILLE-Tennessee headed to Jacksonville for the first time since Joshua Dobbs started against the Jaguars in week 18 except Will Levis was starting now. Tyson Campbell was inactive at field cornerback and DaVon Hamilton was inactive at 3-4 nose tackle after both players returned from injuries.


Tennessee entered this game only converting 1/3 of their third down conversions with a 33.3 third down conversion percentage which ranked twenty eighth among all 32 NFL teams enterng week 11. The penalty wasn't a delay of game penalty, but rather an offsides penalty by Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 left outside linebacker Travon Walker who jumped early off the edge. Travon Walker made up for this as the former number one overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft and Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 middle linebacker Foyesade Oluokun gang sacked Will Levis on third and two with each linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars getting a 0.5 sack following that third down stop to start this contest. Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 right end Roy Robertson-Harris also destroyed Tennessee Titans center Aaron Brewer on that sack. Tennessee's entire offensive line outside of 2022 first round pick Peter Skoronski out of Northwestern looks replaceable at this point. Since Tennessee won't give the former Northwestern left tackle a shot at left tackle in the NFL, I can't even say whether Skoronski warrants a fifth year tender let alone an extension when his rookie deal is up.


Trevor Lawrence began this game with an incomplete pass. Trevor Lawrence saw Calvin Ridley, his number one receiver and first read wide open, so he quickly got rid of the football and moved the chains on third and seven by trusting his flanker receiver to make the third down conversion.


Tennessee got the ball back. Will Levis threw a eleven yard completion to DeAndre Hopkins. Will Levis began this game 1/1 with 11 passing yards. The bigest play on this drive was a 38 yard run by Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chris Moore. Will Levis finally threw an incomplete pass. Will Levis fumbled the snap before Foyesade Oluokun recovered the fumble.


Trevor Lawrence began this game 5/7 with 52 passing yards. Travis Etienne ran for a first down thanks to some excellent run blocking by Jacksonville Jaguars center Luke Fortner. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass to Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley. On this touchdown Tennessee moved Amani Hooker from strong safety to free safety where Kevin Byard used to play after trading for Philadelphia Eagles strong safety Terrell Edmunds who spent the entirety of his rookie deal on the Pittsburgh Steelers despite being a guy I had a fifth round grade on. Terrell Edmunds did a better job in coverage on this play than Amani Hooker. Lawrence carved Amani Hooker when connecting with Calvin Ridley. Jacksonville led 7-0.


Tennessee's offensive line gave Will Levis twelve full seconds to make a throw on third and three. Tennessee called a timeout prior to the snap, so the play was ruled dead. Tennessee's offensive line is the worst in the NFL, but if that offensive line gave Will Levis twelve full seconds against Jacksonville and he cannot read that defense, that is a clear cut indicator he's not the guy. Jacksonville led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


Tennessee put together a drive that lasted nearly nine minutes. Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 right outside linebacker Josh Allen and Jacksonville Jaguars free safety Andre Cisco gang sacked Will Levis on third down. Andre Cisco did to Andre Dillard exactly what Myles Garrett did to Dillard back in week 3 after Tyleik Williams pushed Joe Alt backwards on the line of scrimmage versus Notre Dame in college football.


Jacksonille put together a 11 play 50 yard drive from their own 11 yard line that lasted six minutes and sixteen seconds. Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus made a 30 yard field goal. Jacksonville led 10-0.


Tennessee went three and out. Will Levis threw a six yard completion on third and seven right before the two minute warning. Will Levis went the entire first half without a third down conversion.


Jacksonville put together a 11 play 60 yard drive from their own 29 ayrd line that lasted one minute and thirty four seconds. Brandon McManus made a 25 yard field goal. Jacksonville led 13-0 at halftime.


Jacksonville put ogether a 9 play 73 yard drive from their own 27 yar line that lasted five minutes and forty eight seconds to start the second half. Trevor Lawrence threw a thirty four yard completion to third string running back D'Ernest Johnson for a gain of thirty four yards on fourth down. Tennessee Titans 3-4 left end Denico Autry tackled Trevor Lawrence for a loss of three. Trevor Lawrence had a 9 yard rushing touchdown on the very next play. Jacksonville led 20-0.


Tennesse Titans fullback Trevon Wesco had a false start penalty. Tennessee went three and out on their first drive in the second half.


Jacksonville put together a 6 play 80 ayrd drive from their own 20 yard line that lasted three minutes and twenty nine seconds. Trevor Lawrence threw a twenty six yard pass to Calvin Ridley. He also threw an eighteen yard pass to Christian Kirk. Trevor Lawrence threw another touchdown pass to Calvin Ridley, as this one was a 20 yard strike. Jacksonville led 27-0.


Jacksonville Jaguars backup 3-4 left outside linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson, Jacksonville's 2020 first round pick out of LSU had a roughing the passer penalty o third and five where Will Levis threw an incompletion. That play kept Tennessee's drive alive. Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry took a direct snap before handing off the football to Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis, who threw a 43 yard touchdown pass to Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Tennessee went three quarters without a third down conversion. Jacksonville led 27-7 after three quarters of play.


Jacksonville went three and out on a drive that lasted two minutes and six seconds.. Tennessee fumbled the punt return that Jacksonville recovered. Jacksonville put together a 9 play 36 yard drive from the Tennessee Titans 36 yard line that lasted five minutes and twenty six seconds. Those two drives took up seven minutes and thirty five seconds taking up over half of the fourth quarter. Trevor Lawrence got a second rushing touchdown. Jacksonville led 34-7.


Tennessee put together a 5 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted exactly three minutes. Will Levis threw a forty nine yard completion to Chris Moore. Tennessee Titans 3-4 right end Jeffrey Simmons lined up as a fullback. Will Levis threw a touchdown pass to Tennessee Titans 3-4 right end Jeffrey Simmons. Jacksonville won 34-14.


Tennessee went the entire game without a third down conversion. Will Levis did worse versus Jacksonville than Kenny Pickett did versus Cleveland which says a lot. Tennessee's offensive line gave Levis 12 seconds from 4:23 to 4:11 before a play got ruled dead and he couldn't do anything with that twelve second window with constant pass blocking from all five offensive linemen.


Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence gets an honorable mention on offense for Jacksonville. Trevor Lawrence went 24/32 with 262 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 17 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdwons, 279 total yards, 4 total touchdowns, and no interceptions. If Lawrence had reached 300 total yards, he'd be my player of the game. Lawrence had a few games with 300 passing yards and no turnovers in 2022 after a rough rookie season, but he hasn't done the same in 2023. He's done enough for a fifth year tender, but I need to see more from Lawrence down the stretch where he improves on this to warrant an extension after this season.


Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 middle linebacker Devin Lloyd gets an honorable mention on defense for Jacksonville. Devin Lloyd had 5 solo tackles, 6 assisted tackles, 11 total tackles, and helped limit Tennessee to 92 total rushing yards on 19 carries while keeping Tennessee from getting a rushing touchdown. Chris Moore and Derrick Henry both finished with 38 rushing yards as Tennessee only gave Derrick Henry 10 carries. Tyjae Spears only had 4 carries. Will Levis also had 4 carries in addition to the 38 yard gain wide receiver Chris Moore had. Devin Lloyd made more key plays, but Jacksonville's other 3-4 middle linebacker Foyesade Olukoun made more third down stops and turnovers on big plays.


Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley was my player of the game. Calvin Ridley had 7 receptions on 9 targets, 103 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns catching both passing touchdowns that Trevor Lawrence threw to the end zone.




Las Vegas Raiders 5-6-0
Versus
Miami Dolphins 7-3-0


Game Recap: MIAMI-Las Vegas got Kolton Miller back at left tackle. Miami's only injuries are at left guard and right guard with Isaiah Wynn and Robert Hunt out. Robert Jones, the backup right guard was also out. Miami had to start Liam Eichenberg and Lester Cotton at left guard and right guard despite getting De'Von Achane back from injured reserve at running back. Lester Cotton played left guard since he beat out Liam Eichenberg for the backup left guard job in training camp after Liam Eichenberg started at left tackle as a rookie in 2021 before starting at left guard in 2022. Liam Eichenberg would start at right guard with both Robert Hunt and Robert Jones injured.


Las Vegas got the ball to start this game. Both defenses were fully healthy entering this contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins.


Miami had the football too. Miami couldn't score on their opening possession either. Tua was down by contact, but Las Vegas challenged that play and the call was overturned.


Las Vegas had a 33.1 third down conversion percentage which is twenty ninth among thirty two NFL teams this season. Aidan O'Connell threw a third down conversion to rookie tight end Michael Mayer on third and seven. Miami's safeties were playing zone coverage with Las Vegas calling a cover 2 coverage shell. Aidan O'Connell recognized this, so he threw a completion to Michael Mayer thanks to Mayer running a successful drag route for a first down before Miami Dolphins field cornerback Xavien Howard made the tackle. Aidan O'Connell threw a screen pass to Davante Adams before Xavien Howard made another tackle. Miami made a third down stop. Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made a 34 yard field goal. Las Vegas led 3-0.


Raheem Mostert ran for a first down. Miami got good pass protection on a Jaylen Waddle drop. The man coverage by Las Vegas Raiders field cornerback Nate Hobbs, whose the Raiders number one cornerback when fully healty was outstanding. Las Vegas opted to play zone coverage on second and ten, but that backfired. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw a slant to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill had a 38 yard receiving touchdown as Hill ran it to the house for a touchdown after Miami anticipated Las Vegas playing zone coverage. Miami led 7-3.


Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell took the snap under center and made a seven step drop with his footwork which is something he failed to do at Purdue. Las Veags Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell threw a 46 yard touchdown pass to Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams as Adams got by both Miami Dolphins strong safety Jevon Holland who was lined up at strong safety and Miami Dolphins backup free safety DeShon Elliott who moved to nickel cornerback on this play with Holland at free safety now that Brandon Jones is back from an injury. Las Vegas led 10-7 after one quarter of play.


The right side of Miami's offensive line struggled in the second quarter. Liam Eichenberg was having problems run blocking at right guard. Miami Dolphins right tackle Austin Jackson, Tua Tagovailoa's blindside, since Tua is left handed got called with a false start penalty.


Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill injured his hand in the second quarter. He did end up returning to the game.


Miami put together a 9 play 63 yard drive form their own 37 yard line that lasted five minutes and three seconds. Tua Tagovailoa threw a 11 yard touchdown pass to Miami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed. Miami led 14-10.


Las Vegas went three and out. Las Vegas Raiders field cornerback Nate Hobbs forced a fumble. Las Vegas Raiders 4-3 right outside linebacker Divine Deablo recovered a fumble.


Daniel Carlson made a 47 yard field goal. Miami led 14-13 at halftime.


Miami threw an interception on the very first play of the second half. Miami Dollphins 3-4 right end Christian Wilkins and Miami Dolphins 3-4 middle linebacker Jerome Baker gang tackled Josh Jacobs for a loss of one on third and one to force Las Vegas to go three and out.


Miami put together a 8 play 48 yard drive from their own 21 yard line that lasted four minutes and fifteen seconds only to miss a field goal.


Miami Dolphins boundary cornerback Jalen Ramsey intercepted Aidan O'Connell. Miami put together a 7 play 30 yard drive from their own 47 yard line that lasted two minutes and forty seven seconds. Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders made 41 yard field goal. Miami led 17-13.


Las Vegas went three and out before punting it on fourth down. Jason Sanders made another field goal. Miami led 20-13 after three quarters of play.


Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. Miam won 20-13.


Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was my player of the game. Tyreek Hill had 10 receptions on 11 targets, 146 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown. Tyreek Hill also had his 10 career NFL game with 10 receptions, 140 or more receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown. Tyreek Hill tied Jerry Rice whose considered the best NFL receiver of All Time and former Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson who was the Houston Texans best receiver in franchise history for most of his NFL career.





New York Giants 3-8-0
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Washington Commanders 4-7-0


Game Recap: WASHINGTON-Daniel Jones missed New York's first win against Washington where backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor defeated Washington at MetLife Stadium. Now third string quarterback Tommy DeVito got the start against Washington after both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor were on injured reserve for the rematch. Evan Neal was also out at right tackle.


Tommy DeVito began this game 3/3 with 31 passing yards. Washington Commanders 4-3 left end K.J. Henry, Washington's 2023 fifth round pick that I had a third round grade on got his first career sack, but it was against Matt Peart, the New York Giants backup right tackle that I interviewed at the 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl with Evan Neal being ruled inactive.


Sam Howell threw an interception in this contest. Washington Commanders tight end Logan Thomas fumbled the football before New York Giants strong safety Xaver McKinney recovered the fumble as New York's 2020 second round pick out of Alabama stepped up with the turnover for New York.


Tommy DeVito began this game 5/6 with 62 passing yards. New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito threw a touchdown pass to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Saquon Barkley had -4 rushing yards. Saquon Barkley made up for that with 2 receptions on 2 targets, 45 receiving yards, 41 total yards, and 1 receiving touchdown with his impact in the passng game. New York led 7-0.


Sam Howell began this game 6/7 with 75 passing yards. Sam Howell's intercepton was his lone incompletion. Sam Howell threw an incompletion on second and goal. Kayvon Thibodeaux got by Washington Commanders left tackle Charles Leno Jr. and pressured Sam Howell into throwing an incomplete pass. Wahshington Commanders kicker Joey Slye made a field goal. Washington's defense ended up sacking Tommy DeVito five times in the first quarter which was a new NFL record. New York led Washington 7-3 after one quarter of play.


Tommy DeVito improved to 10/12. New York ran it on third and two only for Washington to make a third down stop. Tommy DeVito evaded a sack on fourth and two only to throw an incomplete pass.


Tommy DeVito threw a touchdown pass to New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton. New York led 14-3.


Washington put together a 12 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted four minutes and twenty six seconds. Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell got a rushing touchdown and got injured on the play, but he was okay. Washington missed the extra point. New York led 14-9 at halftime.


Joey Slye made a field goal in the third quarter. New York led 14-12 after three quarters of play.


Tommy DeVito threw another touchdown to Saquon Barkley. New York led 21-12.


New York Giants nickel cornerback Darnay Holmes intercepted Sam Howell. New York put together a 7 play 46 yard ddrive from their own 46 yard line that lasted four minutes and twenty three seconds. New York Giants kicker Randy Bullock, filling in for an injured Graham Gano after signing Cade York which didn't work out made a 36 yard field goal. New York led 24-12.


Sam Howell threw a touchdown pass to Washington Commanders wide receiver Jahan Dotson. New York led 24-19.


New York Giants 3-4 middle linebacker Isaiah Simmons intercepted Sam Howell and got a pick six. New York won 31-19.


New York swept Washington. Daniel Jones was injured in both games against Washington. Tyrod Taylor defeated Washington at MetLife Stadium before Tommy DeVito went into Fed Ex Field and defeated Washington. Pittsburgh cut Tommy DeVito after he failed to beat out Mason Rudolph for the third string quarterback job in Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. New York picked up Tommy DeVito, and if Pittsburgh had DeVito you have to wonder if the game against the Cleveland Browns ends differently.


New York Giants 3-4 right outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux got an honorable mention. Kayvon Thibodeaux had 3 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 5 total tackles, 8 quarterback pressures, 5 quick pressures, 2 sacks, and a 22.9% pressure rate against Washington Commanders left tackle Charles Leno Jr. according to Next Gen Stats. The New York Giants 2022 first round pick was considered the best pass rusher not named Aidan Hutchinson in the 2022 NFL Draft. Both the Detroit Lions and New York Giants are thriving due to Jacksonville's decision to take Travon Walker first overall.


New York Giants 3-4 middle linebacker Bobby Okereke gets an honorable mention. Bobby Okereke had 6 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 14 total tackles, and kept Brian Robinson Jr. to 17 carries for 73 rushing yards while keeping Washington's starting running back out of the end zone. Chris Rodrigue Jr. the third string running back did well in relief of Antonio Gibson averaging 43 rushing yards on 6 carries leading Washington with 7.3 yards per carry. Okereke kept him in check too.


New York Giants strong safety Xavier McKinney was my player of the game. Xavier McKinney had 8 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 12 total tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery while limiting Logan Thomas to 5 receptions for 58 receiving yards while keeping Logan Thomas out of the end zone.




Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4-6-0
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San Francisco 49ers 7-3-0


Game Recap: SAN FRANCISCO-Both teams had injuries at left guard. Tampa Bay Buccaneers left guard Matt Feiler and San Francisco 49ers left guard Aaron Banks were both ruled out of this contest with injuries.


Brock Purdy threw a twenty four yard completion to George Kittle. Brock Purdy began the game 1/1 with 24 passing yards, but that was his only completion before Brock Purdy threw his first incompletion. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-4 middle linebacker Lavonte David had a sack for a loss of eleven yards on third down.


Tampa Bay went three and out. Baker Mayfield didn't have a completion on his opening drive.


San Francisco put together a 12 play 80 yard drive from their own 20 yard line that lasted seven minutes and eleven seconds. Yeah, 7/11 just like the gas station. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. San Francisco led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


San Francisco 49ers 4-3 right end Nick Bosa and San Francisco 49ers 4-3 middle linebacker Fred Warner both gang sacked and strip sacked Baker Mayfield. San Francisco 49ers backup 4-3 right end Clelin Ferrell lined up on the opposite edge side that Nick Bosa lined up on to recover the fumble.


San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody made a 37 yard field goal. San Francisco led 10-0.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a 1 yard touchdown pass to Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans. San Francisco led 10-7.


San Francisco put together a 8 play 61 yard drive from their own 29 yard line that lasted one minute and thirty two seconds. Jake Moody made a 28 yard field goal. San Francisco led 13-7 at halftime.


Tampa Bay couldn't score on the opening drive of the second half. San Francisco opened the second half with a 3 play 98 yard drive from their own 2 yard line that lasted one minute and thirty four seconds. Brock Purdy threw a 76 yard touchdown pass to San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Tampa Bay Buccaneers boundary cornerback Jamel Dean got injured on this play. San Francisco led 20-7.


Tampa Bay punted it back to San Francisco. San Francisco put together a 9 play 79 yard drive from their own 21 yard line that lasted five minutes and eighteen seconds. Brock Purdy threw a 3 yard touchdown pass to San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. San Francisco led 27-7 after three quarters of play.


San Francisco 49ers strong safety Talona Hufanga tore his ACL at some point in this game, so he's out for the year. San Francisco 49ers free safety Tashaun Gipson will move from free safety to strong safety as San Francisco 49ers 2023 third round pick Ji'Ayir Brown will be starting at free safety the rest of the way with Hufanga out for the year.Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White got a rushing touchdown. San Francisco won 27-13.


Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber said everyone outside of Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is replaceable. Antoine Winield Jr., Tampa Bay's 2020 second round pick out of Minesota enters the final year of his rookie deal. Tampa Bay has yet to extend him or Mike Evans and those two have been Tampa Bay's two best players this year.


San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams gets an honorable mention. Trent Williams didn't give up a sack keeping Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-4 right outside linebacker Shaquille Barrett in check. Tampa Bay may have found a replacement to 2021 first round pick Joe Tryon at 3-4 left outside linebacker as Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup 3-4 left outside linebacker YaYa Diaby had 2 sacks against San Francsico 49ers right tackle Colton McKivitz.


San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was my player of the game. Brock Purdy went 21/25 with 333 passing yards, 3 passing touchdwons, 0 interceptions, and a 158.3 passer rating which is a perfect passer rating. Brock Purdy became the first San Francisco 49ers passer rating since Joe Montana back in 1989. I wasn't even born back then and my older brother was one year old.


Brock Purdy ranks first in the NFL in the following categories. Brock Purdy has the #1 quarterback rating at 115.1, #1 QBR at 77.1, #1 completion percentage at 70.2%, #1 TD % at 6.5%, #1 Passing Success Rate 56.3%, YPA at 9.7 yards per attempt, #1 AY/A with 10.2 average yards per attempt, #1 Y/C with 13.8 yards per carry, #1 NY/A with 8.6 net yards per attempt, and #1 ANY/A with 9.05 attempted yards per attempt.





New York Jets 4-6-0
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Buffalo Bills 6-5-0


Game Recap: BUFFALO-New York left the state of New Jersey and headed to New York to face the AFC East Rival that the Jets humiliated on Monday Night Football without Aaron Rodgers. This was also Buffalo's first game with Joe Brady taking over for Ken Dorsey at offensive coordinator.


Tyler Bass kicked the football to the New York Jets on the kickoff. The New York Jets fumbled the kickoff. Josh Allen scrambled for three after Buffalo recovered the kickoff. Josh Allen threw an incomplete pass. New York Jets 4-3 defensive tackle Quinnen Williams sacked Josh Allen for a loss of twelve on third down. Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass made a 48 yard field goal. Buffalo led 3-0.


Buffalo Bills 4-3 defensive tackle Jordan Phillips had an unnecessary roughness penalty following a seventeen yard run by Breece Hall as the new York Jets had a thrity two yard play. Zach Wilson threw an incomplete pass. Buffalo Bills backup 4-3 left end Shaq Lawson sacked Zach Wilson for a loss of ten. Zach Wilson threw an incomplete pass.


Buffalo put together a 14 play 58 yard drive from their own 30 yard line that lasted six minutes and five seconds. Tyler Bass made a 30 yard field goal. Buffalo led 6-0.


New York Jets left tackle Mekhi Becton left the game injured after Buffalo Bills 4-3 middle linebacker Terrell Bernard and Buffalo Bills 4-3 left end Leonard Floyd gang sacked Zach Wilson. In week 1, Leonard Floyd went up against Duane Brown at 4-3 right end on the play that knocked Aaron Rodgers out for the year. New York now had their 2023 fourth round pick Carter Warren starting at left tackle from this point forward with Max Mitchell playing right tackle with Duane Brown, Mekhi Becton, and Alijah Vera-Tucker all out of the lineup.


Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins began the second quarter with a holding penalty. Josh Allen threw a twenty seven yard completion to Khalil Shakir. New York Jets boundary cornerback D.J. Reed tackled Buffalo Bills wide receiver Deonte Hardy for a loss of two. D.J. Reed also tackled Dalton Kincaid for a loss of one. Josh Allen threw a eleven yard pass to Quintin Morris on third and thirteen. Tyler Bass made a 33 yard field goal. Buffalo was 3/3 on their first three drives despite settling for field goals. Buffalo led 9-0.


Buffalo Bills 4-3 left end Leonard Floyd sacked Zach Wilson on third down. New York Jets right tackle Max Mitchell gave up the sack after Mekhi Becton moved from right tackle to left tackle following Duane Brown's injury. Zach Wilson could not get a third down conversion through four drives.


New york finally made a defensive stop. Buffalo Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas intercepted a pass while covering Garrett Wilson.


Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a 5 yard touchdown pass to Buffalo Bills running back James Cook. Buffalo led 16-0.


Buffalo Bills nickel cornerback Taron Johnson and Buffalo Bills backup strong safety Taylor Rapp both got injured on the same play after Zach Wilson threw a fifteen yard completion to Breece Hall on fourth and two. Buffalo Bills 4-3 defensive tackle Ed Oliver had a roughing the passer penalty. New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson threw a touchdown pass to New York Jets running back Breece Hall. New York couldn't get the two point conversion. Buffalo led 16-6.


Buffalo Bills right guard O'Cyrus Torrence had a false start penalty. New York Jets backup strong safety Ashtyn Davis had an interception on a hail mary. Buffalo led 16-6 at halftime.


Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass to Buffalo Bills running back Ty Johnson on Buffalo's opening drive in the second half. Tyler Bass missed the extra point Buffalo led 22-6.


Zach Wilson got sacked. Buffalo put together a 2 play 86 yard drive from their own 1 yard line that lasted fifty five seconds. Josh Allen threw a 81 yard touchdown pass to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir. That may be the longest touchdown pass in Josh Allen's NFL career after showing he could throw the ball 70 yards at Wyoming's Pro Day leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft. Buffalo led 29-6 after three quarter of play.


New York benched their backup quarterback and former second overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft Zach Wilson for Tim Boyle. This is the second time in two years where Zach Wilson has been benched following the season ending injury of Aaron Rodgers back in week 1. Tim Boyle will start on Black Friday in week 12 while the backup quarterback will be Trevor Siemian unless Aaron Rodgers returns later this year. Tyler Bass made a field goal. Buffalo won 32-6.


Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir was my player of the game. Khalil Shakir had 3 receptions on 4 targets, 115 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown.




Seattle Seahawks 6-4-0
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Los Angeles Rams 4-6-0


Game Recap: LOS ANGELES-Seattle headed to Los Angeles. Both teams appeared to be fully healthy, but Jamal Adams was ruled inactive for Seattle at strong safety while Decobie Durant, the Los Angeles Rams number one field cornerback was also ruled inactive for this game.


Darrell Henderson ran for a gain of two to start this game. Seattle Seahawks nickel cornerback Devon Witherspoon sacked Matthew Stafford on second and eight for a loss of five. Matthew Stafford threw an eight yard pass to Darrell Henderson as Tariq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon gang tackled Henderson for the third down stop. Matthew Stafford began this game 1/1 with 8 passing yards. If you take the sack into account he's 1/1 with 3 passing yards following the Los Angeles Rams opening drive with no incompletions or interceptions.


Kenneth Walker ran for a gain of six. Geno Smith threw a completion to Kenneth Walker III for a loss of two. Geno Smith threw a twenty four yard third down conversion to Tyler Lockett on third and six and an unnecessary roughness penalty by Los Angeles Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick turned this 24 yard play into a 39 yard play. Geno Smith threw an eight yard completion. Geno Smith began this game 3/3 with 30 passing yards, no interceptions, or incompletions. Geno Smith threw a twenty three yard completion to Jaxson Smith-Njigba. Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay challenged the catch and won the challenge resulting in Geno Smith's first incomplete pass. Geno Smith threw a nine yard pass to Jaxson Smith-Njigba. Kenneth Walker III ran for a gain of six. Geno Smith threw a seven yard pass to D.K. Metcalf. Geno Smith threw a eleven yard pass to Tyler Lockett. Zach Charbonnett ran for a gain of two. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith threw a 8 yard touchdown pass to Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf. Geno Smith went 7/8 with 65 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and no interceptions. The incompletion he threw was originally ruled a 23 yard completion, so even though it counts as an incompletion on the stat sheet, none of Geno Smith's passes hit the ground on their opening drive. Seattle led 7-0.


Seattle Seahawks 3-4 left end Jarran Reed had an encoachment penalty. Seattle Seahawks strong safety Julian Love whose filled in for Jamal Adams during his injuries this year got called with a 45 yard defensive pass interference penalty. Matthew Stafford finally threw his first incompletion on this drive. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp had an offensive pass interference penalty. Seattle Seahawks boundary cornerback Tariq Woolen had a defensive pass interference penalty. Matthew Stafford threw an incompletion on fourth down.


Zach Charbonnet ran for a gain of five. Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant had a false start penalty. Geno Smith threw a nine yard completion to tight end Will Dissly. Zach Charbonnet ended the first quarter with a one yard run. Geno Smith was 8/9 with 74 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and no interceptions. None of Geno Smith's passes hit the ground. Seattle led 7-0 after one quarter of play.


Zach Charbonnet ran for a gain of eleven. Geno Smith finally threw an incompletion that hit the ground in the second quarter. Zach Charbonnet ran for a gain of eight on fourth and one. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo had an illegal shift penalty. Seattle had a delaty of game penalty making this first and fifteen first and twenty. Los Angeles Rams cornerback Ahklello Witherspoon tackled Zach Charboonet for a loss of two to make it second and twenty two. Geno threw an incompletion on second down and Zach Charbonnet ran for a gain of two on third and twenty two. Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Meyers made a 51 yard field goal. Seattle led 10-0.


Los Angeles went three and out. Seattle put together a 6 play 57 yard drive from their own 32 yard line that lasted three minutes and six seconds. Jason Meyers a 43 yard field goal. Seattle led 13-0.


Los Angeles put together a 9 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted four minutes and thirty nine seconds. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown pass to Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua. Seattle led 13-7 at halftime.


Jason Meyers made a 52 yard field goal. Seattle led 16-7 after three quarters of play.


Seattle went three and out to start the fourth quarter. Tariq Woolen intercepted Matthew Stafford three plays later.


Seattle went three and out. Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson got a rushing touchdown. Seattle led 16-14.


Los Anglees Rams cornerback Derrion Kendrick intercepted Geno Smith. Los Angeles put together a 14 play 75 yard drive from their own 21 yard line that lasted five minutes and twelve seconds. Los Angeles made a field goal and took a 17-16 lead.


Seattle put together a 7 play 38 yard drive from their own 25 yard line. Seattle's field goal attempt was wide. Los Angeles won 17-16.


Los Angeles Rams cornerback Derrion Kendrick was my player of the game. Derrion Kendrick had 3 solo tackles, 0 assisted tackles, 3 total tackles, 3 deflections from pass breakups, and 1 interception which changed the momentum of this game in the fourth quarter.





Minnesota Vikings 6-5-0
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Denver Broncos 5-5-0


Game Recap: DENVER-Minnesota headed to Denver. Minnesota had the NFL's longest winning streak despite not having Justin Jefferson at wide receiver, Marcus Davenport at 3-4 right outside linebacker, Jordan Hicks at 3-4 middle linebacker, and Akayleb Evans at nickel cornerback. Denver entered this game fully healthy on both sides of the ball if you exclude the injury to Greg Dulcich at tight end who barely beat out Adam Trautman for the tight end job in traiing camp. Both Minnesota and Denver entered this game on winnign streaks as Minnesota had a five game winning streak which was the leagues longest winning streak while Denver entered this game on a three game winning streak with wins against Green Bay, Kansas City, and Buffalo prior to facing Minnesota.


Joshua Dobbs ran for a gain of four before fumbling the football, but his teammate Alexander Mattison recovered the fumble. Joshua Dobbs threw a five yard pass to Josh Oliver. Denver Broncos 3-4 left outside linebacker Baron Browning forced a fumble. Denver got the ball. Joshua Dobbs was 1/1 with 5 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 9 total yards after his first drive with 2 fumbles and 1 fumble lost.


Russell Wilson threw a six yard pass to Jerry Jeudy. Russell Wilson threw a nine yard completion. Javonte Williams ran for a gain of two. Minnesota Vikings 3-4 left outside linebacker Danielle Hunter lined up at 3-4 right outside linebacker and got by Denver Broncos left tackle Garrett Bolles to sack Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson threw a seen yard pass to Samaje Perine. Russell Wilson began this game 3/3 with 22 passing yards on his opening drive. Denver Broncos kicker Will Lutz made a 31 yard field goal. Denver led 3-0.


Alexander Mattison ran for a first down. Joshua Dobbs Dobbs threw a ten yard pass to Josh Oliver. Joshua Dobbs also threw a seven yard completion ont he next play. Joshua Dobbs began this game 3/3 with 22 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, 26 total yards, 2 fumbles, and 1 fumbles lost. Joshua Dobbs did throw an incompletion on third down.


Javonte Williams ran for a gain of eight. Russell Wilson threw a three yard pass to Javonte Williams. Russell Wilson began this game 4/4 with 25 passing yards without an interception or incompletion. Russell Wilson finally threw his first incompletion on third down. Denver led 3-0 after one quarter of play.


Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs threw a touchdown pass to Minnesota Vikings tight end Josh Oliver. Minnesota led 7-3.


Denver went three and out. Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph made a 34 yard field goal. Minnesota led 10-3.


Will Lutz made a 31 yard field goal. Minnesota led 10-6.


Minnesota punted the ball. Will Lutz made a 52 yard field goal. Minnesota led 10-9 at halftime.


Denver couldn't do anything on their opening drive in the second half. Joshua Dobbs got a rushing touchdown. Minnesota led 17-9 after three quarters of play.


Will Lutz made a 37 yard field goal. Minnesota led 17-12.


Joshua Dobbs threw an interception. Will Lutz made his fifth field goal of this game. Minnesota led 17-15.


Minnesota put together a 14 play 73 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted seven minutes and twenty seconds. Dever made a heck of a defensive stop to force Minnesota to kick a field goal. Greg Joseph made a 30 yard field goal. Minnesota led 20-15.


Denver put together a 10 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted two minutes and fourteen seconds. Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton. Denver could not get the two point conversion. Denver won 21-20.


Denver Broncos kicker Will Lutz gets an hnorable mention. Will Lutz went 5/5 on field goals with a 52 yard field goal being his longest field goal of the game.


Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton was my player of the game. Courtland Sutton had 4 receptions on 5 targets, 66 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown.




Philadelphia Eagles 9-1-0
Versus
Kansas City Chiefs 7-3-0


Game Recap: KANSAS CITY-This was the game of the week. The Super Bowl 57 rematch. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 middle linebacker Nakobe Dean and Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 middle linebacker Nick Bolton are both on injured reserve. Nick Bolton had the two huge fumble recoveries in Super Bowl 57 including the one that got called back. Dallas Goedert is out at tight end for Philadelphia while Avonte Maddox at nickel cornerback is the one player out for the season for the Philadelphia Eagles.


Kansas City got the ball to start this game. Patrick Mahomes took a five step drop and threw an incompletion on the run. It was raining in Kansas City. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 left outside linebacker Haason Reddick got by Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor to sack Patrick Mahomes on second down to make it third and nineteen. Philadelphia played cover 0 on third down with all four defensive backs playing man coverage on third and fifteen despite not having Maddox.


Philadelphia gained three yards on their first snap at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City held D'Andre Swift to a gain of two as Leo Chenal made the tackle. Kansas City Chiefs field cornerback Trent McDuffie sacked Jalen Hurts on a cornerback blitz. Kenneth Gainwell was not a good pass blocker coming out of Memphis, and I get he's a good pass catcher, but if you want a pass blocking running back, play D'Andre Swift every down. Philadelphia went three and out as both defenses looked strong early.


Kansas City put together a 10 play 80 yard drive that lasted five minutes and forty three seconds.Isiah Pacheco ran for a first down on a play with one wide receiver, two tight ends both on the left side, and all five offensive linemen. K'Darius Toney also ran for a first down. Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith continued to isolate and neutralize Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 defensive tackle Fletcher Cox at the line of scrimmage after having his number in Super Bowl 57. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Mecole Hardman. Philadelphia Eagles backup 4-3 defensie tackle Milton Williams came in on a three defensive tackle set and got by Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney for a tackle for a loss setting up third and seven. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to K'Darius Toney as Philadelphia played cover 0 once again on third and seven which was ruled a first down. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 right end Josh Sweat jumped early running past Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Donovan Smith before Mahomes hiked the football. That neutral zone infraction penalty gave Kansas City five more yards. Patrick Mahomes saw Rashee Rice wide open and threw an accurate pass to Rashee Rice for a first downaas Rashee Rice got by Darius Slay making Slay miss a tackle to set up a first and goal. Josh Sweat made a tackle on first and goal. Isiah Pacheco ran for a gain of eight on second and goal. Kansas City baited Philadelphia with a fake post as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson. Kansas City led 7-0.


Philadelphia got the ball back and put together a 9 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted five minutes and three seconds. Jalen Hurts began Philadelphia's second drive with a big first down to DeVonta Smith. Philadelphia built enough momentum to get the Kansas City Chiefs to burn their first timeout. Jalen Hurts threw it away in the red zone following the all out blitz. D'Andre Swift made five Kansas City Chiefs defenders miss tackles to make it first and goal as Jason Kelce pulled off an amazing pull block to set up the first and goal. Philadelphia Eagles running back D'Andre Swift got a 4 yard rushing touchdown. This game was tied 7-7 after one quarter of play.


Kansas City had a third and nine to deal with early in the second quarer. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 defensive tackle Jalen Carter had a third down stop when tackling Patrick Mahomes on the scramble. There was a penalty, but it was on Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Donovan Smith.


Kansas City Chiefs boundary cornerback L'Jarius Sneed intercepted Jalen Hurts after locking down A.J. Brown, but A.J. Brown attempted to strip the ball back from Sneed. The referees initially ruled Sneed down before the booth reviewed that.


Kansas City got the turnoer as the call stood. Kansas City gained three yards before Patrick Mahomes scrambled on second down. Patrick Mahomes threw a first down to Justin Watson. Isiah Pacheco decided to spin past two Philadelphia Eagles defenders. Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for a first down as Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey and Donovan Smith both did a phenomenal job paving the lane for Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Kansas City burned their second timeout.


Patrick Mahomes underthrew a touchdown pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs backup tight end Noah Gray. Philadelphia Eagles free safety Kevin Byard intercepted Patrick Mahomes as Travis Kelce was on the bench during that play.


Philadelphia went three and out. Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 defensive tackle Chris Jones sacked Jalen Hurts twice on the next drive following the interception. K'Darius Toney had a nice punt return.


PHiladelphia had a penalty that gave the Chiefs a new set of downs. Isiah Pacheco ran for a first down. Patrick Mahomes made Jalen Carter miss a tackle on a run before stiff arming Fletcher Cox. That paly took this game to the two minute warning.


Philadelphia burned their first timeout following the two minute warning giving Kansas City one minute and fifty five seconds. Philadelphia burned their second timeout with one minute and forty nine seconds left in the half. Patrick Mahomes apologized for not throwing to Travis Kelce on the interception by throwing a touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes did his usual routine by throwing a touchdown pass to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Kansas City led 14-7.


Kansas City's defensive line continued to abuse Jalen Hurts. Philadelphia had another three and out. Kansas City Chiefs backup 4-3 left end George Karlaftis got by Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce to sack Jalen Hurts on third down. That's the first sack that Jason Kelce allowed on the year against his younger brothers team.


Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor had a false start penalty. Patrick Mahomes threw an incomplete pass on second down. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Justin Watson on third down. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a 43 yard field goal. Kansas City led 17-7 at halftime.


This was Kansas City's first game with 5 sacks in a half since the 2019-2020 NFL Season. That was the year Patrick Mahomes won his first Super Bowl in Kansas City. Philadelphia got the ball to start the second half. Jalen Hurts had to navigate his way out of third and seven as Willie Gay Jr. waved at the crowd from the bench. Chris Jones made a tackle for a third down stop for a loss of two as Chris Jones got by Jason Kelce on the play. Philadelphia went three and out.


Kansas City had a holding penalty on first and ten. Clyde Edwards-Helare ran for a gain of eight. Patrick Mahomes took off and scrambled on the hole doing a good job sliding setting up third and three. Patrick Mahomes overthrew his target on third and three as Kansas City punted it on fourth and three with ten and half minutes left in the third quarter.


Jalen Hurts threw a completion to A.J. Brown, but A.J. Brown only had one foot inbounds. Jalen Hurts threw a completion to D'Andre Swift. Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 right outside linebacker Willie Gay Jr. tackled D'Andre Swift for a loss on third and one. Philadelphia punted it back to Kansas City. Patrick Mahomes went three and out.


Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had a rushing touchdown. Kansas City led 17-14.


Philadelphia Eagles field cornerback Darius Slay got called with a defensive pass inference penalty. That penalty put Kansas City past midfield. Kansas City tried to execute a deep ball, but Philadelphia brought cover 0 here on second down with all of Philadelphia's defensive backs playing man coverage. Philadelphia Eagles nickel cornerback Eli Ricks an undrafted cornerback out of Alabama that I had a third round grade on had a illegal contact penalty on third down. That kept Kansas City's drive alive. Patrick Mahomes underthrew his target on first down. Jerrick McKinnon ran for a first down on third and one. Kansas City led 17-14 after three quarters of play.


Patrick Mahomes began this fourth quarter with a completion to Travis Kelce. Milton Williams got injured on the play. Philadelphia stripped the football from Travis Kelce and got it back to prevent a Kasas City touchdown. Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Justin Reid made a big second down tackle to make it third and ten. Kansas City made a defensive stop.


Patrick Mahomes made a huge third dwon conversion to Justin Watson. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Justin Watson. Philadelphia played cover 0 once again dominating in man coverage on third and four.


Philadelphia nearly fumbled the ball on a play where Trent McDuffie recovered the play, but the refree called it an incomplete pass. Jalen Hurts threw a first down to D'Andre Swift. Jalen Hurts underthrew his target on second and five. Jalen Hurts threw a third down conversion to DeVonta Smith as Hurts connected with his former Alabama teammate. Jalen Hurts fired a bomb to DeVonta Smith that just missed the end zone. Philadelphia called a tush push as Jalen Hurts got a rushing touchdown. Philadelphia led 21-17.


Kansas City gained two yards. Patrick Mahomes overthrew the curl route on second and eight. Kansas City went three and out.


Jalen Hurts ran for a first down on the Tush Push. Kansas City stopped D'Andre Swift for a loss of two. Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata had a holding penalty setting up a second and twenty two for grabbing Chris Jones excessively. Jalen Hurts opted to slide into the ground as Kansas City burned their first timeout. Drue Tranquill tackled D'Andre Swift on third and twenty three after Swift gained two yards. Philadelphia punted it back to Dallas with two minutes and fifty six seconds. Peyton Manning compared Josh Jobe to Mark Walberg's character Vince Papale from Invinceable.


Kansas City had the ball at the nine yard line. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Rashee Rice before the two minute warning. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Justin Watson as Watson ran out of bounds. Travis Kelce dropped a pass on third adn two which is rare to see from Kelce, but after watching the replay it felt like Mahomes underthrew it, then it looked like Mahomes overthrew it. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Travis Kelce. Patrick Mahomes threw another completion to Travis Kelce. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 defensive tackle Fletcher Cox got called with a roughing the passer penalty which turned the Travis Kelce 15 yard catch into a 30 yard play right before the two minute warning.


That penalty right before the two minute warning put Kansas City at midfield with one minute and fifty six seconds left. Patrick Mahomes threw an incomplete pass which took six seconds off the clock. Kansas City still had one timeout left. Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate pass to Marquez Valdles-Scantling that would have been a touchdown, but Marquez Valdes-Scantling dropped the pass after getting separation from Eli Ricks. Patrick Mahomes had an intentional grounding penalty on third down. Kansas City called their final timeout on fourth and twenty five.


Kansas City had one more opportunity to extend this game with a first down after burning their final timeout on fourth and twenty five. Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni burned his first timeout.


Kansas City threw an incompletion on fourth and one. There was no penalty called. Philadelphia won 21-17.


Philadelphia Eagles running back D'Andre Swift was my player of the game. D'Andre Swift had 12 carries, 76 rushing yards, 3 receptions on 3 targets, 31 receiving yards, 15 touches, 107 total yards, and 1 rushing touchdown.








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