Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action is in the books as we had another week of blowouts and more upsets. It almost feels like Week 9.5 for some reason. We had a shocker in Miami, a game finishing in a tie for the 4th straight season, and yours truly having a birthday today. We'll get to those games and more in this week's recap post! Let's get to work!
Week 10 Recap
Baltimore 10, Miami 22: TW: Ravens; CV: Ravens
Don't look now but the Dolphins are on a two-game winning streak. Lamar Jackson looked really off in this one with 26 of 43 passes completed for 238 yards with a touchdown pass to Mark Andrews and a interception that was grabbed by Justin Coleman. Jackson would once again be the leading rusher for Ravens as he had 39 yards on nine carries. Jacoby Brissett would start for the Dolphins and complete 11 of 23 passes for 158 yards. He would leave the game after hurting his knee. Tua Tagovailoa would come into the game and complete 8 of 13 passes for 158 yards and would score the only offensive touchdown on a run up the middle. Xavien Howard would score a fumble-six on a Lamar Jackson pass to Sammy Watkins for 49 yards. Myles Gaaskin rushed for 31 yards on 14 carries. Who would've thought slow starts would hurt a team like the Ravens.
Next week:
Baltimore: @ Chicago
Miami: @ New York Jets
TW: 0-1; CV: 0-1
Atlanta 3, Dallas 43: TW: Cowboys; CV: Cowboys
Safe to say, the Cowboys are back on track. Matt Ryan would complete 9 of 21 passes for a doozy 117 yards with two passes to Dallas jerseys like Anthony Brown and Jourdan Lewis. Cardinal Viking's adopted son Josh Rosen would come into the game and provide 14 yards passing with an interception. Wayne Gallman rushed for 55 yards on 15 carries and Cordarrelle Patterson rushed for 25 yards on four carries. Dak Prescott would come back to form and threw 24 completions out of 31 passes attempted for 296 yards with two touchdowns. Prescott rushed for five yards with a touchdown. Tony Pollard rushed for 42 yards on 11 carries and Ezekiel Elliot rushed for 41 yards with two endzone trips. Really speaks for itself when it comes to the team stats as the Falcons averaged 4.0 yards/play and Dallas averaged 6.0 yards/play. Dallas ran 72 plays in this game.
TW: 1-1; CV: 1-1
Next week:
Atlanta: vs New England
Dallas: @ Kansas City
Buffalo 45, NY Jets 17: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
Like Dallas, the Buffalo Bills got back to form this week. Josh Allen completed 21 of 28 passes for 366 yards with two touchdown passes and had an interception as well. Stefon Diggs and Matt Breida would be the scorers of those Allen passes. Buffalo wouldn't get a lot of yardage out of their runners but would get scores out of them. Devin Singletary would score a touchdown with 43 yards on seven carries. Matt Breida scored a touchdown with 28 yards rushing. Zach Moss would score a touchdown on 27 yards rushing. Isiah McKenzie rushed for 17 yards with a touchdown. Mike White would get the start for the Jets. The game would turn out not like his previous starts as the quarterback threw 24 completions out of 44 passes for 251 yards with four interceptions. The takeaways for Buffalo were from Levi Wallace, Tredavious White, Taron Johnson, and Jordan Poyer. Joe Flaco would come in and provide 47 yards passing with a touchdown pass to Elijah Moore. Michael Carter rushed for 39 yards with a touchdown run. Well New York, your 15 minutes of fame are done.
TW: 2-1; CV: 2-1
Next week:
Buffalo: vs Indianapolis
NY Jets: vs Miami
Cleveland 7, New England 45: TW: Patriots; CV: Patriots
Good news: the Ravens and Steelers lost so Cleveland still has a shot to win the division. The bad news: Baker Mayfield could be out for a while. Mayfield would throw 11 completions for 21 passes thrown with 73 yards passing with a touchdown pass to Austin Hooper that would be the only score for the Browns. Case Keenum would complete 8 of 12 passes for 81 yards. Dernest Johnson rushed for 99 yards on 19 carries. Mac Jones was spectacular in this game. He had 19 of 23 passes completed for 198 yards with three touchdown passes. Two of those touchdown passes were to Hunter Henry. Brian Hoyer would see some action and add 85 yards passing with a touchdown pass to Jakobi Meyers. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 100 yards and had two touchdowns. Kendrick Bourne rushed for 43 yards. Brandon Bolden rushed for 32 yards on three carries. Cleveland hasn't won in New England since 1992.
TW: 3-1; CV: 3-1
Next week:
Cleveland: vs Detroit
New England: @ Atlanta
Detroit 16, Pittsburgh 16 (F/OT): TW: Steelers; CV: Steelers
Football ties baby! HELL YEAH! Jared Goff would throw 14 completions out of 25 passes thrown for 114 yards. Dandre Swift was a factor in the game for the Lions as he had 130 yards rushing with 33 carries. Godwin Igwebuike had a touchdown with 56 yards with a 42-yard run being the longest in the game. Jamal Jefferson rushed for 41 yards with a touchdown with a 28-yard run being the longest for him. Mason Rudolph would get the start over Ben Roethlisberger as he would test positive for COVID. Roethlisberger had been vaccinated prior to the positive test. Rudolph wouldn't really be much of a factor as he threw 30 completions out of 50 passes thrown for 242 yards with a touchdown pass to James Washington. Najee Harris would continue to add to his statsheet and case for Rookie of the Year with 105 yards rushing on 26 carries. I could say a lot about the plethora of errors like the Pat Friermuth fumble or Ryan Santoso's inability to hit a field goal but neither team didn't want to win nor lose. Want a crazy stat? The last time the Detroit Lions had a non-loss against the Steelers on the road was back in 1959. The Steelers were still in Forbes Field at that time.
TW: 3-1-1; CV: 3-1-1
Next week:
Detroit: @ Cleveland
Pittsburgh: @ LA Chargers
Jacksonville 17, Indianapolis 23: TW: Colts; CV: Colts
Thank god for Jonathan Taylor. Trevor Lawrence didn't throw well in the game as he only had 16 completions out of 35 passes thrown. He finished the game with 162 yards passing and 33 yards rushing. James Agnew rushed for 79 yards with a touchdown. The touchdown would come on a 66-yard run that would give the Jags some points in the game. James Robinson rushed for 57 yards with a touchdown. Carson Wentz would fare a bit better with his play as he had 22 of 34 passes completed with 180 yards passing. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 116 yards with a touchdown run, with a 34-yard run being his longest in this game. Indianapolis would score on a blocked punt as EJ Speed would speed in for a 12-yard scoring play. I feel the special teams contribution was the biggest factor in the Colts win as they really had no reason to keep this game this close as it was.
TW: 4-1-1; CV: 4-1-1
Next week:
Jacksonville: vs San Francisco
Indianapolis: @ Buffalo
New Orleans 21, Tennessee 23: TW: Saints; CV: Saints
Close but no cigar for you New Orleans. Trevor Siemian finished with 19 of 34 passes completed with 298 yards with two touchdown passes to Marquez Callaway and Trequan Smith. Taysom Hill would see some action and provided 11 yards passing on 2 of 2 passes completed. Mark Ingram rushed for 47 yards with a touchdown run. The Saints had a chance to tie the game on a two-point conversion but it would fail as a Trevor Siemian pass to Mark Ingram would go incompleted. Ryan Tannehill would be the scorer for the Titans as he had 19 of 27 passes completed for 213 yards with a touchdown pass thrown to Mike Pruitt in the 3rd quarter. Tannehill would rush for a touchdown on a play up the middle for 1 yard. Titans kicker Randy Bullock would kick well as three of his field goals would would be good.
TW: 4-2-1; CV: 4-2-1
Next week:
New Orleans: @ Philadelphia
Tennessee: vs Houston
Tampa Bay 19, Washington 29: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
Biggest surprise of the week. Tom Brady would have a very slow start as he threw 2 for 6 completions for 5 yards with two interceptions. He would bounceback and have 220 passing yards with two touchdowns thrown to Mike Evans and Cameron Brate. Leonard Fournette rushed for 47 yards with 11 carries. Taylor Heinicke would seem to be the better quarterback in the game as he had 26 completions out of 32 passes attempted. He had 256 yards with a touchdown pass to Deandre Carter. Washington's running game would provide the scoring in this game as Antonio Gibson rushed for 64 yards on 24 carries and had two touchdown runs. His 15-yard run would be the longest in this game. The win would be costly as Washington would lose defensive end Chase Young to a right knee injury. At least Washington would get some measure of revenge over their Wild Card loss last January.
TW: 4-3-1; CV: 4-3-1
Next week:
Tampa Bay: vs NY Giants
Washington: @ Carolina
Carolina 36, Arizona 10: TW: Cardinals; CV: Cardinals
Superman returns! PJ Walker would get the start for the Panthers and played for most of the game. He had 22 passes completed out of 29 for 167 yards with an interception that was grabbed by Jalen Thompson. Cam Newton would sign a deal with Carolina on Friday and would get a chance to show off his old style of play as the former MVP threw for 8 yards with a touchdown pass to Robby Anderson. Christian McCaffrey would see a return to his old form as he rushed for 95 yards on 13 carries with a 15-yard run being the longest in the game. Chuba Hubbard and Cam Newton would add to the rushing scoring with 27 yards and 14 yards of production for the game. Colt McCoy would get his second consecutive start for the Cards and had 107 yards passing with an interception. Third-string quarterback Chris Streveler would only add 36 yards passing with his play. James Conner would be the only scoring for Arizona as the back would have 39 yards rushing with a 11-yard run being his longest. Definitely will need to have Kyler Murray and Deandre Hopkins back if the Cards want to win and go far.
TW: 4-4-1; CV: 4-4-1
Next week:
Carolina: vs Washington
Arizona: @ Seattle
Minnesota 27, LA Chargers 20: TW: Chargers; CV: Vikings
The Chargers are just imploding before our eyes. Kirk Cousins would play better than his last start against Dallas a few weeks ago. Cousins threw 25 completions out of 37 passes for 294 yards with two touchdown passes to his tight end Tyler Conklin. Dalvin Cook would play in the game despite currently dealing with legal issues with his ex-girlfriend. Cook would be on fire in the game as he rushed for 94 yards with a touchdown run. Justin Herbert would look a bit off again for the 2nd-straight game as he had 20 completions out of 34 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown to Austin Ekeler but also had an interception. Austin Ekeler would run the football alright but he would have 44 yards rushing on 11 carries. Larry Roundtree III would contribute a score on a one-yard run. At least the Vikings didn't go to overtime this time.
TW: 4-5-1; CV: 5-4-1
Next week:
Minnesota: vs Green Bay
LA Chargers: vs Pittsburgh
Philadelphia 30, Denver 13: TW: Broncos; CV: Broncos
Well I really should've took the Eagles if the Denver Broncos were going to shit the bed. Jalen Hurts played fairly well who had 16 of 23 passes completed with 178 yards passing with two touchdown passes to Devonta Smith but had a pass picked off. Hurts also had 53 yards rushing in the game. Jordan Howard and Boston Scott contributed to the rushing offense as both Howard and Scott added 83 and 81 yards rushing respectively. Teddy Bridgewater threw the ball alright but wasn't stellar as he had 22 of 36 passes completed for 226 yards. Javonta Williams rushed for 48 yards on eight carries. Melvin Gordon rushed for 45 yards with a touchdown run. It would be the only offensive score for the Broncos. The big play would come off of a Melvin Gordon fumble as Darius Slay would take the gift and run it back for 83 yards for a touchdown. Still, its not like the AFC West is up for grabs.
TW: 4-6-1; CV: 5-5-1
Next week:
Philadelphia: vs New Orleans
Denver: Bye
Seattle 0, Green Bay 17: TW: Packers; CV: Seahawks
It was a weird game in a weird week and a weird season. Russell Wilson would return after missinga few games due to a finger injury. Wilson would complete 20 of his 40 passes for 161 yards with two interceptions that were thrown to Packers players in the endzone. For sure not one of his better days. Perhaps it was his finger that was keeping him from making better throws. Anthony Collins would put up decent numbers as he rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries. Aaron Rodgers made his return after testing positive for COVID that would put him out of playing for 10 days. The reigning MVP wasn't particularly solid either as he completed 23 of 37 passes for 292 yards with an interception that was caught by Jamal Adams. AJ Dillon would provide all the offense in this game as he rushed for 66 yards with two touchdown trips on 21 carries. Aaron Jones would play but would leave the game due to an MCL sprain that will keep him out for at least 1-2 weeks. Jones would have 25 yards rushing on seven carries. Interesting fact: Russell Wilson had never been shutout in his NFL career prior to this game.
TW: 5-6-1; CV: 5-6-1
Next week:
Seattle: vs Arizona
Green Bay: @ Minnesota
Kansas City 41, Las Vegas 14: TW: Raiders; CV: Raiders
So I guess the sleeping giant woke up. Patrick Mahomes returned to his old form and threw 35 completed passes out of 50 and had 406 yards passing. Tyreek Hill would be the one that would get the football the most to the endzone with two touchdowns, while Damien Williams, Byron Pringle and Noah Gray would get one. Damien Williams rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries with a 21-yard run being his longest in the game. Derek Carr would complete 25 of 35 passes with 261 yards and had two touchdown passes but also threw an interception to Daniel Sorenson. Carr would add 18 yards rushing to his total. Josh Jacobs would account for only 16 yards in the game. The game was close relatively going into the 3rd quarter but the Chiefs just went on a tear and the Raiders just had no answer to it. Las Vegas was 1 for 9 on 3rd down conversions. You would have to cast blame on DeSean Jackson for that fumble as he had a clear way to the endzone and for him to turn around and fumble the football is inexcusable.
TW: 5-7-1; CV: 5-7-1
Next week:
Kansas City: vs Dallas
Las Vegas: vs Cincinnati
LA Rams 10, San Francisco 31: TW: Rams; CV: Rams
The football gods hate me. There's no other reason. Matthew Stafford threw the ball well completing 26 of 41 passes for 243 yards with a touchdown pass to Tyler Higbee. He would have two passes intercepted by Jimmie Ward during the game when the Rams looked overmatched and outcoached. Darrell Henderson rushed for 31 yards with a 11-yard run being his longest. Los Angeles wouldn't convert 3rd down opportunities a lot as they would be 3 of 10 on those conversions. What ultimately proved to be the key play in the game was a fake field goal attempt in the early part of the game. Jimmy Garoppolo was efficient in passing as the quarterback completed 15 of his 19 passes for 182 yards with two touchdowns. One of the bigger questions is if San Francisco could find success in running the football and they did. Elijah Mitchell rushed for 91 yards on 27 carries with a 17-yard run being his longest. Deebo Samuel saw some action in the ground game as he had 36 yards with a touchdown run. San Francisco had the football for close to 40 minutes of time of possession. They really kept the Rams offense from really firing on all cylinders. That and turnovers can be key.
TW: 5-8-1; CV: 5-8-1
Next week:
LA Rams: Bye
San Francisco: @ Jacksonville
Birthday
So yours truly had a good birthday. I worked today and had dinner over at a restaurant that had a free entree if it was your birthday. Had that and watched football and it was a good time by all. I turned 33 years old this year.
2021 Pick'em Records:
My record:
Week 1: 7-9
Week 2: 10-6
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 9-7
Week 5: 12-4
Week 6: 11-3
Week 7: 10-3
Week 8: 7-8
Week 9: 7-7
Week 10: 5-8-1
Total: 88-61-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 6-10
Week 2: 12-4
Week 3: 13-3
Week 4: 10-6
Week 5: 10-6
Week 6: 12-2
Week 7: 10-3
Week 8: 7-8
Week 9: 8-6
Week 10: 5-8-1
Total: 93-56-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
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