Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. The week that was brought some big surprises. Such surprises as: an early Christmas present for the Jets, a Patriots finishing with no playoffs, and Atlanta blowing yet another lead. Well, okay the last one wasn't real surprising. In this post, I'll recap the week's action. Let's get to work!
Week 15 Recap
LA Chargers 30, Las Vegas 27 (F/OT): TW: Chargers; CV: Chargers
Raiders head coach wore an Oakland Raiders hat before realizing his team now resides in Las Vegas. Probably was a sign that perhaps the Raiders might not win this one. Justin Herbert threw for 314 yards with two touchdowns. He also rushed for 14 yards with a touchdown run. The touchdown run ended up being the game-winning score that gave the Chargers the win. Austin Ekeler rushed for 60 yards. Derek Carr started for the Raiders and threw for 53 yards before leaving the game with a groin injury. Former Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota came into his place and threw for 226 yards and threw a touchdown but also threw an interception. Mariota rushed for 88 yards with a rushing touchdown. Josh Jacobs rushed for 76 yards with a touchdown run of his own. Let the Marcus Mariota is the next Jim Plunkett comparisons begin!
Next week:
LA Chargers: vs Denver
Las Vegas: vs Miami
TW: 1-0; CV: 1-0
Buffalo 48, Denver 19: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
It's been a long time coming but the Buffalo Bills have conquered the AFC East for the first time since 1995. Josh Allen threw for 359 yards with two passing touchdowns. Allen also rushed for 33 yards with two rushing touchdowns. Zack Moss rushed for 81 yards and Devin Singletary rushed for 68 yards with a touchdown. Drew Lock finished with lesser stats as he threw for 132 yards but also threw a touchdown pass. Melvin Gordon rushed for 61 yards with two touchdowns. I was in 1st grade when the Buffalo Bills won a division title. It's been that long.
Next week:
Buffalo: @ New England
Denver: @ LA Chargers
TW: 2-0; CV: 2-0
Carolina 16, Green Bay 24: TW: Packers; CV: Packers
First three drives for Green Bay: three touchdowns. Next five drives: five punts. Teddy Bridgewater threw for 258 yards and didn't throw a touchdown pass. Mike Davis ran for 59 yards. Bridgewater rushed for 26 yards with a touchdown. Rodney Smith rushed for 23 yards. Aaron Rodgers threw for 143 yards with a touchdown pass. Aaron Jones had another stellar day on the ground with 145 yards with a touchdown. His longest was for 46 yards. Aaron Rodgers provided 26 rushing yards with a touchdown. Definitely will need to put the foot on the gas for more than a half in a game to make it far in January football.
Next week:
Carolina: @ Washington
Green Bay: vs Tennessee
TW: 3-0: CV: 3-0
New England 12, Miami 22: TW: Dolphins; CV: Dolphins
For the first time since 2008 the Patriots will not play January football. Only the 2nd time since 2000 that the Patriots won't play in January as well. Cam Newton threw for 209 yards in the game but didn't throw an interception. Sony Michel rushed for 74 yards. Cam Newton rushed for 38 yards in the game as well. Patriots kicker Nick Folk kicked 4 of 4 field goals in the game. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 145 yards with an interception in the game. Salvon Ahmed rushed for 122 yards with a touchdown run. Matt Breida rushed for 86 yards. Tua Tagovailoa rushed for nine yards with two touchdown runs. Well New England, you get to watch the playoffs with the rest of America.
Next week:
New England: vs Buffalo
Miami: @ Las Vegas
TW: 4-0; CV: 4-0
Seattle 20, Washington 15: TW: Seahawks; CV: Seahawks
Seattle got a playoff spot. Russell Wilson threw for 121 yards with a touchdown and had an interception in the game. Seattle's running game was pretty effective as Chris Carson had 63 yards, Carlos Hyde rushed for 55 and Russell Wilson rushed for 52 yards. Hyde scored a rushing touchdown. Dwayne Haskins would get the start in place of injured starter Alex Smith. Haskins threw for 295 yards with a touchdown but also threw two interceptions in the game. JD McKissic rushed for 51 yards. Peyton Barber rushed for five yards and scored a rushing touchdown. It was pretty much Seattle's game but Washington did score 12 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. A win is a win though.
Next week:
Seattle: vs LA Rams
Washington: vs Carolina
TW: 5-0; CV: 5-0
San Francisco 33, Dallas 41: TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers
Here comes the "DALLAS GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS AND GETTING LOMBARDI #6 CROWD" damn you San Francisco! Nick Mullens started for the 49ers and threw for 219 yards with two touchdowns and had two interceptions in the game. One of them was late in the game when the 49ers had a chance to get closer in terms of score. CJ Beathard threw for 100 yards with a touchdown pass of his own. Raheem Mostert was a factor in the game as he ran for 68 yards and Jeff Wilson rushed for 60 yards with a touchdown run. Andy Dalton threw for 209 yards with two touchdown passes. Tony Pollard started in place of Ezekiel Elliot and provided 69 yards rushing with two touchdowns. His longest run was from 40 yards.
Next week:
San Francisco: @ Arizona
Dallas: vs Philadelphia
TW: 5-1; CV: 5-1
Tampa Bay 31, Atlanta 27: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
You thought that Atlanta might be done blowing huge leads, hell no you'd be wrong! Tom Brady did Tom Brady things and threw for 390 yards with two touchdown passes. Leonard Fournette would get the leading rusher honors in this game with his 49 yards with two touchdown runs. Matt Ryan threw for 356 yards with three touchdown passes. Pretty good day for him. Ito Smith wouldn't get much from the ground as he was held to 24 yards rushing on six carries. Atlanta should just not have a lead at all, that way they can blow a lead. Seriously, you give your fans headaches!
Next week:
Tampa Bay: @ Detroit
Atlanta: @ Kansas City
TW: 6-1; CV: 6-1
Jacksonville 14, Baltimore 40: TW: Ravens; CV: Ravens
Oh poor Gardner Minshew. Not even Minshewmania could save him. Gardner Minshew threw for 226 yards with two touchdown passes. James Robinson rushed for 35 yards. Lamar Jackson threw for 243 yards with three touchdowns and had an interception in the game. JK Dobbins rushed for 64 yards with a touchdown run. Lamar Jackson rushed for 35 yards with a touchdown run. Quick recap, not much else to say. How are you doing?
Next week:
Jacksonville: vs Chicago
Baltimore: vs NY Giants
TW: 7-1; CV: 7-1
Houston 20, Indianapolis 27: TW: Colts; CV: Colts
Fumbles all over in this one! DeShaun Watson threw for 373 yards with two touchdowns. David Johnson could only get 27 yards rushing in this one. Houston had three fumbles in this one, two of them were lost. One of them was a fumble in the endzone that ended any hopes of a score for the Texans. Phillip Rivers threw for 228 yards with two touchdowns. Johnathan Taylor rushed for 83 yards with a touchdown run. It seemed more closer to me than the stats show. Either that or the Colts aren't great at blowing out opponents.
Next week:
Houston: vs Cincinnati
Indianapolis: @ Pittsburgh
TW: 8-1; CV: 8-1
Chicago 33, Minnesota 27: TW: Vikings; CV: Bears
Both sides of the ball sucked for the Vikings. Mitchell Trubisky threw for 202 yards with a touchdown pass and also threw an interception. David Montgomery somehow outrushed Dalvin Cook in this game as the Bears runner rushed for 146 yards with two touchdowns. Kirk Cousins threw for 271 yards with two touchdown passes and threw an interception in the game. Dalvin Cook had a good game in this one as he rushed for 132 yards with a touchdown run. Minnesota had a chance to tie the game with a hail mary. Ultimately, it didn't go as well as it had hoped and Chicago intercepted.
Next week:
Chicago: @ Jacksonville
Minnesota: @ New Orleans
TW: 8-2; CV: 9-1
Detroit 25, Tennessee 46: TW: Titans; CV: Titans
Derrick Henry stiff armed a guy and threw him to the ground so hard you could feel it. Kind of proved what this game was all about. Matthew Stafford threw for 252 yards with a touchdown pass. Chase Daniel would see some action in this one as he threw for 55 yards and had an interception. Dandre Swift rushed for 67 yards with a touchdown run. Ryan Tannehill had a great day in this one. Tannehill threw for 273 yards with three touchdowns and had 21 yards rushing with two touchdown runs. Derrick Henry rushed for 147 yards with a touchdown run.
Next week:
Detroit: vs Tampa Bay
Tennessee: @ Green Bay
TW: 9-2; CV: 10-1
NY Jets 23, LA Rams 20: TW: Rams; CV: Rams
Good news: Jets won a game. Bad news: Jacksonville holds the #1 draft pick now. Sam Darnold threw for 207 yards with a touchdown pass. Frank Gore rushed for 59 yards in this one and had a touchdown run. Jets kicker Sam Ficken hit 3/3 in field goals in this game. Jared Goff threw for 209 yards with two touchdown passes with an interception in the game. Cam Akers had a quieter game in this one with 63 yards. Interesting stat: the Jets were 18-point underdogs to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, the Jets were 17-point underdogs in this game. Crazy!
Next week:
NY Jets: vs Cleveland
LA Rams: @ Seattle
TW: 9-3; CV: 10-2
Philadelphia 26, Arizona 33: TW: Cardinals; CV: Cardinals
This one was a fun little slugfest. Jalen Hurts threw for 338 yards with three touchdown passes and didn't throw an interception. Miles Sanders rushed for 64 yards and Jalen Hurts rushed for 63 yards with a rushing touchdown. Kyler Murray threw for 406 yards with three touchdowns with an interception. His 406 yards yards was his career high. Chase Edmonds rushed for 47 yards. Kyler Murray rushed for 29 yards with a touchdown.
Next week:
Philadelphia: @ Dallas
Arizona: vs San Francisco
TW: 10-3; CV: 11-2
Kansas City 32, New Orleans 29: TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
The game played up to expectations. Patrick Mahomes threw for 254 yards with three touchdown passes. Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 79 yards in the game. Le'Veon Bell rushed for 62 yards with a touchdown. Drew Brees made his return to the fray. Brees threw for 234 yards with three touchdown passes but also threw an interception. Taysom Hill went back to a secondary role in the running game with three yards rushing with a touchdown. Alvin Kamara rushed for 54 yards in the game. It seems the wheels are falling off a bit for New Orleans.
Next week:
Kansas City: vs Atlanta
New Orleans: vs Minnesota
TW: 11-3; CV: 12-2
Cleveland 20, NY Giants 6: TW: Browns; CV: Browns
Cleveland has double-digit wins for the first time since 2007. Baker Mayfield threw for 297 yards with two touchdowns. Nick Chubb rushed for 50 yards in the game. Colt McCoy would start in place of injured starter Daniel Jones in the game. McCoy threw for 221 yards in the game and didn't throw a touchdown in the game. Alfred Morris rushed for 39 yards and Wayne Gallman rushed for 29 yards in the game. Not much for the running game it seems. Giants kicker Graham Gano would hit two field goals to give the Giants the offense it would get in this one. I would say one more win and the Browns could be playing January football.
Next week:
Cleveland: @ NY Jets
NY Giants: @ Baltimore
TW: 12-3; CV: 13-2
Pittsburgh 17, Cincinnati 27: TW: Steelers; CV: Steelers
Honestly, how do you lose to a quarterback that puts up only 89 yards passing? Oh right you're offense is terrible and has that much talent. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 170 yards with a touchdown but also threw an interception. It was also a bonehead interception as well. Benny Snell rushed for 84 yards with a touchdown run. Ryan Finley got the start for the Bengals in the game. Finley threw for 89 yards with a touchdown pass. Cincinnati's running game was pretty good in the game. Giovanni Bernard rushed for 83 yards with a touchdown run. Ryan Finley used his legs in this game as well as he rushed for 47 yards with a touchdown run of his own. Trending downward for Pittsburgh. Surely I thought they'd figure their shit out in this one. Apparently not.
Next week:
Pittsburgh: vs Indianapolis
Cincinnati: @ Houston
TW: 12-4; CV: 13-3
2020 Week by Week Record:
TW's record:
Week 1: 8-8
Week 2: 15-1
Week 3: 9-6-1
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 9-5
Week 6: 7-7
Week 7: 12-2
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 10-4
Week 10: 10-4
Week 11: 7-7
Week 12: 11-5
Week 13: 10-5
Week 14: 7-9
Week 15: 12-4
Total: 145-78-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 10-6
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 8-7-1
Week 4: 7-8
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 11-3
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 11-3
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 11-4
Week 14: 11-5
Week 15: 13-3
Total: 143-80-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
-Tom
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