Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. The week that was brought us some sad realities as a new wave of COVID has impacted games from starting in their original times to more stranger times like Tuesday or Wednesday or something. However the week did bring some surprises as the Colts ended the Patriots winning streak, a down to the wire game in Pittsburgh, and a Lions team upsetting the top heavy Cardinals. This post will have a recap of those games and more in this week's recap post. Let's get to work!
Week 15 Recap
Kansas City 34, LA Chargers 28 (F/OT): TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
Holy cow this was a crazy game. Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert put up quite a show. Mahomes completed 31 of 47 passes for 410 yards with three touchdowns and had an interception picked off. He would also get 32 yards rushing and his 32-yard run was the longest in the game. Clyde Edwards-Helaire also would get 32 yards rushing in the game. Michael Burton, the Chiefs fullback, would get a touchdown on a 7-yard run. The touchdown play would come on a 7-yard pass to the right to Travis Kelce. Harrison Butker would be the one to tie it up. Justin Herbert completed 22 of 38 passes for 236 yards with two touchdowns but also threw an interception. He also would get 16 yards rushing with a touchdown. Along with Herbert was Justin Jackson's 86 yards, Austin Ekeler's 59 yards with a touchdown and Justin Kelly's 21 yards rushing. The game-winning touchdown would come from a Mahomes to Kelce pass for 34 yards down the middle for the score.
TW: 1-0; CV: 1-0
Next week:
Kansas City: vs Pittsburgh
LA Chargers: @ Houston
New England 17, Indianapolis 27: TW: Colts; CV: Patriots
Mac Jones would turn mortal for this game. Jonathan Taylor might've just won MVP just in this game alone. Mac Jones completed 26 of 45 passes for 299 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 36 yards in the game. Certainly the Colts defensive gameplan was to slow or limit the effectiveness of the Patriots run game. Carson Wentz completed 5 of 12 passes for 57 yards with a touchdown but also threw an interception. Jonathan Taylor carried the ball 29 times for 170 yards with a touchdown, including a 67-yard run that would result in a score. Indianapolis would also get a score on a special teams play that featured a block punt that was recovered by Elijah Speed for a score. Anything can happen in the NFL and this season is no exception.
TW: 2-0; CV: 1-1
Next week:
New England: vs Buffalo
Indianapolis: @ Arizona
Arizona 12, Detroit 30: TW: Cardinals; CV: Cardinals
Who saw this coming? Not even Lions fans probably. Kyler Murray threw 23 of 41 passes for completion for 257 yards with a touchdown and had a pass that was intercepted. Colt McCoy would play some in this game as he threw 6 of 9 passes for 56 yards. Chase Edmonds rushed the ball for 53 yards on six carries. Jared Goff had one of his best days as a Lion as he completed 21 of 26 passes for 216 yards with three touchdowns. Craig Reynolds, the former product out of Kutztown (apparently there's a school named that), would make the most of his opportunity as Jamaal Williams was out on COVID protocol. Dandre Swift would also not play due to a shoulder injury. Reynolds would rush for 112 yards on 26 carries. Red Zone efficiency hurt the Cardinals in this one as they would go 0-4 inside the 20-yard line. Certainly a shock but a shock that DeAndre Hopkins will be out for the rest of the season.
TW: 2-1; CV: 1-2
Next week:
Arizona: vs Indianapolis
Detroit: @ Atlanta
Carolina 14, Buffalo 31: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
Buffalo gets back on track while Carolina continues to freefall. Cam Newton would continue to his below average play as he completed 18 of 38 passes for 156 yards with a touchdown to Ameer Abdullah but also threw a pass to a Bills player. He also did save himself with a 15 carries, 71 yards rushing, one touchdown performance in the game. Chuba Hubbard had eight carries for 40 yards. Josh Allen would have a better game with a better cast. Allen completed 19 of 34 passes for 210 yards with three touchdown passes but did have an interception. Devin Singletary would have a solid day on the ground with 86 yards rushing with a touchdown. Josh Allen would get 24 yards rushing on three carries.
TW: 3-1; CV: 2-2
Next week:
Carolina: vs Tampa Bay
Buffalo: @ New England
Dallas 21, NY Giants 6: TW: Cowboys; CV: Cowboys
The Cowboys with the more convincing win and the Giants just trying to get out of this season with a better draft position. Dak Prescott completed 28 of 37 passes for 217 yards with a touchdown pass to Dalton Schultz. Tony Pollard would return to action in this game as he rushed for 12 times with 74 yards rushing. Ezekiel Elliot rushed for 52 yards on 16 carries. Mike Glennon would start for the Giants with 13 of 24 passes completed for 99 yards with three interceptions. Jake Fromm would come in and provide 82 yards passing on 6 of 12 passing. Devontae Booker carried the ball eight times for 74 yards. Saquon Barkley would rush for 50 yards on 15 carries.
TW: 4-1; CV: 3-2
Next week:
Dallas: vs Washington
NY Giants: @ Philadelphia
Houston 30, Jacksonville 16: TW: Texans; CV: Texans
Jacksonville fans got an early Christmas present: Urban Meyer got fired! Bad news is that they lost their 12th game this season. Davis Mills completed 19 of 30 passes for 209 yards with two touchdowns to Brandin Cooks but also threw an interception. Rex Burkhead provided 41 yards on the ground on 16 carries. David Johnson added 24 yards on six carries. Trevor Lawrence was alright in the circumstances that he was in with 22 of 38 completions for 210 passing yards. James Robinson rushed for 75 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown. Hopefully the Jaguars actually provide a head coach that can help not hinder Trevor Lawrence.
TW: 5-1, CV: 4-2
Next week:
Houston: vs LA Chargers
Jacksonville: @ NY Jets
NY Jets 24, Miami 31: TW: Dolphins; CV: Dolphins
The Dolphins have now won six straight games. The Jets also lead at halftime in this game for the first time this year. Zach Wilson started and had 13 of 23 passes for 170 yards for the Jets. Tevin Coleman rushed for 50 yards on eight carries. Zach Wilson would get in the endzone while adding 12 yards rushing. Braxton Berrios would also get a touchdown on 10 yards rushing as well. Tua Tagovailoa wasn't too great in this game as he threw 16 of 27 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns but also had two passes picked off. Duke Johnson had a great day on the ground however as the runner had 107 yards rushing on 22 carries as well as two touchdowns. Myles Gaskin had 54 yards rushing with 10 carries. Safe to say the Dolphins are back into the playoff hunt after looking left for dead.
TW: 6-1; CV: 5-2
Next week:
NY Jets: vs Jacksonville
Miami: @ New Orleans
Tennessee 13, Pittsburgh 19: TW: Steelers; CV: Titans
Thank god for that defense. Ryan Tannehill completed 23 of 32 passes for 153 yards with an interception that was grabbed by Justin Schobert. Donta Foreman really did a good job going after the weak Steelers rush defense and had 108 rushing yards on 22 carries. Ryan Tannehill would get the only touchdown for the Titans on a 1-yard run to the right. Ben Roethlisberger completed 16 of 25 passes for 148 yards. He would also score the only touchdown for the Steelers on a 1-yard run. Najee Harris would only get 18 yards on the ground. Pittsburgh's defense would have a field day in the turnover department as they would force five fumbles and recover three of them as well as said interception.
TW: 7-1; CV: 5-3
Next week:
Tennessee: vs San Francisco
Pittsburgh: @ Kansas City
Atlanta 13, San Francisco 31: TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers
It was a thorough demolition in Santa Clara. Matt Ryan completed 19 of 32 passes for 236 with a touchdown pass to Russell Gage. Mike Davis rushed for 21 yards on six carries. Jimmy Garoppolo was good in this game as he completed 18 of 23 passes for 235 yards with a touchdown. San Francisco's running attack would do the scoring. Jeff Wilson did the most damage with his 110 rushing yards with a touchdown. Deebo Samuel would contribute to the scoring as well as he had a touchdown and added 29 yards rushing in the game. Kyle Juszczyk would get a touchdown on a 6-yard run.
TW: 8-1; CV: 6-3
Next week:
Atlanta: vs Detroit
San Francisco: @ Tennessee
Cincinnati 15, Denver 10: TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
Hopefully Teddy Bridgewater is alright after taking a vicious hit to the head. Joe Burrow completed 15 of 22 passes for 157 yards with a touchdown to Tyler Boyd. Joe Mixon carried the ball 17 times for 58 yards. Evan McPherson would hit 3 of 3 field goals that would help the Bengals. Teddy Bridgewater would start for the Bengals. He would complete 12 of 22 passes for 98 yards before getting hit in the head by linebacker Joe Bachie. Bachie would leave the game with a knee injury. Drew Lock would come in and provide 88 passing yards with the only touchdown the Broncos would hit. Javontae Williams rushed for 72 yards and Melvin Gordon rushed for 53 yards. Sucks that bad things happen to good people like Teddy Bridgewater who had gotten his life back together. Football gods giveth and football gods taketh.
TW: 9-1; CV: 7-3
Next week:
Cincinnati: vs Baltimore
Denver: @ Las Vegas
Green Bay 31, Baltimore 30: TW: Packers; CV: Ravens
Once again the analytics would prove to be a costly decision for the Baltimore Ravens. Aaron Rodgers would do Aaron Rodgers things as the passer completed 23 of 31 passes for 268 yards with three touchdowns. AJ Dillon would carry the ball seven times for 22 yards with a touchdown. Aaron Jones would carry the ball 13 times for 58 yards. Tyler Huntley would carry the Ravens on his back in this one as he completed 28 of 40 passes for 215 yards for two touchdowns as well as adding 73 rushing yards with two touchdowns. Bringing his total touchdowns to four. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh would try again to win the game on a two-point conversion. The play itself would be a pass play where Huntley would go to the right and tries to hit Mark Andrews. Huntley would also have an open Malcolm Brown down the middle as well.
TW: 10-1; CV: 7-4
Next week:
Green Bay: vs Cleveland
Baltimore: @ Cincinnati
New Orleans 9, Tampa Bay 0: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Saints
First time since 2006 since Tom Brady had been shutout (last time was a 21-0 defeat to Nick Saban's Miami Dolphins). Taysom Hill completed 13 of 27 passes for 154 yards. The passer would add 33 yards rushing as well. Saints kicker Brett Maher would provide the only scoring in this one as he hit three field goals. His longest was from 42 yards. Tom Brady would hit 26 of 48 completed passes for 214 with an interception. Ronald Jones would rush for 63 yards on eight carries. I don't get it, the Saints in the regular season are somehow Brady's kryptonite. With a depleting receiving corp, will the Bucs make it back to the Super Bowl? Who knows.
TW: 10-2; CV: 8-4
New Orleans: vs Miami
Tampa Bay: @ Carolina
Las Vegas 16, Cleveland 14: TW: Browns; CV: Browns
The game that ended up being on a Monday instead of a Saturday. Thanks COVID. Derek Carr completed 25 of 38 passes for 236 yards with a touchdown and had an interception in the game. Josh Jacobs would get adequate yardage in the game as he had 52 yards rushing on 15 carries. Nick Mullens would get the start for Cleveland in place of Baker Mayfield. Mullens would get 20 of 30 passes completed for 147 yards with a touchdown. Nick Chubb had a good game as the running back had 91 yards rushing on 23 carries. Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson would be the clutch player in the game as he would hit a 48-yard field goal to win it for the Raiders.
TW: 10-3; CV: 8-5
Next week:
Las Vegas: vs Denver
Cleveland: @ Green Bay
Minnesota 17, Chicago 9: TW: Vikings; CV: Vikings
Kind of a boring game, kind of a sleeper. Kirk Cousins completed 12 of 24 passes for 87 yards with two touchdown passes to Justin Jefferson and to Ihmir Smithmarsette. Dalvin Cook would rush for 89 yards on 28 carries. Justin Fields completed 26 of 39 passes for 285 yards with a touchdown pass to Jesper Horsted. The touchdown would come on the last few seconds of the game. David Montgomery rushed for 60 yards on 18 carries. The division is out of the question for the Vikings but the wild card is still in play for them. At least the Bears won't make the playoffs and head coach Matt Nagy won't be the head coach for much longer. Truly a wonderous Christmas gift for the Bears faithful.
TW: 11-3; CV: 9-5
Next week:
Minnesota: vs LA Rams
Chicago: @ Seattle
Seattle 10, LA Rams 20: TW: Rams; CV: Rams
The Rams take care of business and the Seahawks are now losing season bound for the first time since 2011. Russell Wilson would find this one inhospitable as he completed 17 of 31 passes for 156 yards with an interception. DeeJay Dallas rushed for 41 yards and scored the only touchdown for the Seahawks in this game. Rashad Penny would rush for 39 yards in the game. Matthew Stafford was good in this game as he completed 21 of 29 passes for 244 yards with two touchdown passes to Cooper Kupp. He also threw an interception as well. Sony Michel had a solid day running the ball as the former Patriot racked up 92 yards on 18 carries. Darrell Henderson rushed for 23 yards on six carries. With the Cardinals faltering, could the Rams take control of the NFC West? Who knows.
TW: 12-3; CV: 10-5
Next week:
Seattle: vs Chicago
LA Rams: @ Minnesota
Washington 17, Philadelphia 27: TW: Eagles; CV: Football Team
Good old fashioned NFC East football here. Garrett Gilbert would start over the folk hero Taylor Heinicke. The passer would finish with 20 of 31 passes for 194 yards, not a bad start for him given the circumstances. Antonio Gibson would find the endzone but would find it difficult to find holes as he would only get 26 yards rushing on 15 carries. Jaret Patterson rushed for 20 yards on four carries with a touchdown as well. Jalen Hurts would be the one to carry the Eagles in this one as he had three total touchdowns as well as racking up 296 passing yards and 38 rushing yards. Miles Sanders would find holes very well as he rushed 131 yards on 18 carries. Jordan Howard rushed for 69 yards with 15 carries. Philadelphia is still in the drivers seat for a playoff spot.
TW: 13-3; CV: 10-6
Next week:
Washington: @ Dallas
Philadelphia: vs NY Giants
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
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 8-7
Week 13: 10-4
Week 14: 10-4
Week 15: 13-3
Total: 137-86-1
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
Week 11: 10-5
Week 12: 9-6
Week 13: 7-7
Week 14: 9-5
Week 15: 10-6
Total: 138-85-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
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