Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. The week that was offered us fans such storylines like: an upset in New Jersey, a drubbing in Cincy, many games with a 20-17 final score, and Tom Brady leading his team to a comeback win. All those storylines and more in this week's recap post for Week 9. Let's get to work!
Week 9 Recap
Philadelphia 29, Houston 17: TW: Eagles; CV: Eagles
For Philadelphia, at least you have the Eagles. For Houston, you have the Astros World Series championship to hang your hat on. Jalen Hurts did well in this game as he had 21 of 27 passes completed for 243 yards with two touchdown passes to Dallas Goedert and AJ Brown. The Eagles running game would provide scoring as well. Miles Sanders did most of the damage on the ground with 93 yards rushign with a touchdown on 17 carries. Kenneth Gainwell had 22 yards rushing with a touchdown. Philadelphia would score a touchdown in each quarter. Davis Mills would have a decent showing as he had 13 of 22 passes completed for 154 yards with touchdown passes to Teagan Quitoriano and Chris Moore. He wouldn't help the cause as he did have two passes intercepted. Dameon Pierce would have a great game on the ground for Houston with 139 yards rushing on 27 carries. He had a run that was for 36 yards that was his longest in the game. Along with the turnovers, the Texans went 2 for 9 on 3rd down conversions and were 2 for 4 in the redzone. For the Eagles, the 8-0 start is their best start in the 90-year history of the team. For the Texans, the loss keeps them in the cellar of the AFC South at 1-6-1.
Next week:
Philadelphia: vs Washington (Monday night)
Houston: @ NY Giants
TW: 1-0; CV: 1-0
Buffalo 17, NY Jets 20: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
Well this was a bit of a surprise of the week. Josh Allen would be the lone man wrecking crew for the Bills. Allen had 18 of 34 passes completed for 205 yards with two interceptions. His two rushing touchdowns would be the only offensive scores that the Bills would put up. He had 86 yards rushing. The Jets would hold the Bills passing game to 183 yards where they averaged 315.1 yards/game. Another reason would be the Jets sacked Josh Allen five times. Zach Wilson completed 18 of 25 passes for 154 yards with a touchdown pass to James Robinson. Michael Carter had 76 yards rushing with a touchdown run. One of the reasons for the Jets victory was that they protected the ball better than last week where Wilson was picked off three times. It's the first Jets victory at home against Buffalo since 2017 where they beat the Bills 34-21. For the Bills, the shock still keeps them at 6-2 but the resurgence of the Dolphins are slowly at their rear view mirror. For the Jets, the win puts them at 6-3 in a battle for 2nd against the Dolphins.
Next week:
Buffalo: vs Minnesota
NY Jets: Bye
TW: 1-1; CV: 1-1
Carolina 21, Cincinnati 42: TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
Joe Mixon's critics were put on ice in this game. PJ Walker would start in the game but the passer had 3 of 10 passes completed for nine yards and had two passes picked off. Baker Mayfield would come off the bench and provided 155 yards with two touchdowns to Terrace Marshall Jr and Tommy Tremble. Donta Foreman would have the leading rusher honors for the Panthers with 23 yards. Raheem Blackshear would have 13 yards rushing with a touchdown. The Panthers scoring would come in the 2nd half as they were shutout at halftime 35-0. Joe Burrow had a better game than last week as he completed 22 of 28 passes for 206 yards with a touchdown to Joe Mixon. He also had a rushing touchdown. The game would belong to Joe Mixon who had 22 carries for 153 yards with four touchdown runs. His longest run was for 29 yards. Samaje Perine had 51 yards rushing. Cincinnati's offense had 30 first downs had 6.8 yards per pass and had 6.2 yards per rush. For the Panthers, the loss pushes them to 2-7 with nine more weeks left to go in the season. For the Bengals, the win moves them back to 5-4 with a bye week in their horizon.
Next week:
Carolina: vs Atlanta
Cincinnati: Bye
TW: 2-1; CV: 2-1
Green Bay 9, Detroit 15: TW: Lions; CV: Packers
It was certainly an upset and the Lions do well against the Packers at home. Aaron Rodgers looked lost and hopeless as he had 23 of 43 passes for 291 yards with a touchdown pass to Alan Lazard in the 3rd quarter. He would be seeing Lions all day as he was picked off three times with at least one of them in the redzone. Rodgers had 40 yards rushing and was the leading rusher for the Pack. The Packers offense would go 0 for 4 in the redzone and 0 for 2 in goal to go situations. They had a 34:42 advantage at time of possession. Jared Goff would have a solid day as a passer as he completed 14 of 26 passes for 137 yards with two touchdowns to Shane Zylstra and James Mitchell. He would have a pass intercepted by Jaire Alexander. Jamaal Williams, the former Packer, had a good day running the ball with 81 yards rushing on 24 carries. The Lions had a better showing on offense as the went 2 of 3 in the redzone and were a perfect 2 of 2 in goal to go situations. For the Packers, the season is starting to slip away and doesn't look to be getting better as take on the Cowboys next week. For the Lions, they get their 2nd win of the season.
Next week:
Green Bay: vs Dallas
Detroit: @ Chicago
TW: 3-1; CV: 2-2
Indianapolis 3, New England 26: TW: Patriots; CV: Patriots
Defense and special teams would rule the day in Foxboro. Samuel Ehlinger had his 2nd start of his career and would face the lions den in it. He completed 15 of his 29 passes for 103 yards with an interception that would lead to a pick-six by Jonathan Jones that would put the nail in the coffin for the Colts. Ehlinger had 39 yards rushing on five carries. The bright spot for the Colts was a fumble and four sacks on Mac Jones. The black hole stat was the nine sacks that the Patriots put on Samuel Ehlinger that totaled up to 60 yards. The Colts were held to 121 total yards. Mac Jones did enough to keep his job as he completed 20 of 30 passes for 147 yards with a touchdown pass to Rhamondre Stevenson. The touchdown pass would come on a special teams blocked punt that would provide the Pats with a drive inside the five yard line. Rhamondre Stevenson had 60 yards rushing in the game. The Patriots would have the higher total yards count with 203 yards of offense. Leading the sack party was Matthew Judon and Josh Uche with three sacks each. For the Colts, the game was an ugly one as their season spirals out of control at 3-5-1. For the Patriots, they get their 2nd straight win with a bye week at 5-4.
Next week:
Indianapolis: @ Las Vegas
New England: Bye
TW: 4-1; CV: 3-2
LA Chargers 20, Atlanta 17: TW: Chargers; CV: Chargers
It came down to Cameron Dicker's leg to put the Chargers on top at Atlanta. Justin Herbert completed 30 of 43 passes for 245 yards with a touchdown pass to Austin Ekeler. Herbert had a pass intercepted that was deflected and ran into the arms of Falcons safety Richie Grant. Austin Ekeler would have a rushing touchdown along with the receiving touchdown as he had 47 yards rushing. In just his 2nd NFL game, kicker Cameron Dicker would hit two critical field goals, one to tie the game on a 31-yard field goal. The 2nd would come from a 37-yard field goal that would lift the Chargers with a dub. Marcus Mariota had 12 of 23 passes for 129 yards in the game. Tyler Allgeier had 99 yards rushing in the game with a 44-yard run being his longest in the game. Cordarrelle Patterson made his return from injury in this game. He had two touchdowns with 44 yards rushing. For the Chargers, the squeaker of a win puts them at 5-3 to keep pace with the Chiefs. For the Falcons, the loss drops them to 4-5 in an ugly NFC South where there is no team above .500 in the division.
Next week:
LA Chargers: @ San Francisco (Sunday night)
Atlanta: @ Carolina (Thursday night)
TW: 5-1; CV: 4-2
Las Vegas 20, Jacksonville 27: TW: Jaguars; CV: Raiders
Another blown lead for the Raiders. Rinse and repeat. Derek Carr had a good game as he had 21 of 36 passes for 259 yards with two touchdowns to Davante Adams that were thrown in the 1st half. Josh Jacobs had 67 yards rushing on 17 carries. The Raiders would put up points compared to last week where they put a 0 burger against the Saints. Las Vegas would score on four of their first five drives that gave the Raiders a 20-7 score towards halftime. Adams had 146 receiving yards on ten catches. Trevor Lawrence had 25 of 31 passes for 235 yards with a touchdown pass to Christian Kirk. He would improve in the turnover department as he threw no interceptions in the game. Travis Etienne had a good game on the ground as he had 109 yards rushing with two touchdown trips on 28 carries. Trevor Lawrence would also play running back for a bit with 53 yards rushing. The 17-point comeback was the 2nd greatest comeback in Jaguars franchise history. The first was a 21-point comeback against the Giants in 2014. One of the biggest reasons why the Raiders wouldn't put up more would be their inefficiencies at 3rd down as the would go 3 of 12 on those conversions. For the Raiders, the season is slipping away from them as they have a 2-6 record staring at them. For the Jaguars, they finally get a win after suffering a five-game losing streak.
Next week:
Las Vegas: vs. Indianapolis
Jacksonville: @ Kansas City
TW: 6-1; CV: 4-3
Miami 35, Chicago 32: TW: Dolphins; CV: Dolphins
It was a shootout in the Windy City. Tua Tagovailoa would lead the Dolphins in this game. He had a great game as he completed 21 of 30 passes for 302 yards with three touchdown passes to Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and newly acquired piece Jeff Wilson from the 49ers. Wilson would provide some help in the running game as he had 51 yards rushing. His former 49er teammate Raheem Mostert had 26 yards rushing with a touchdown run. Miami would score a touchdown on four of their five drives in this game as well as go 5 of 10 on 3rd down conversions. Justin Fields had a great game as the former Buckeye had 17 of 28 passes completed for 123 yards with three touchdowns and had 178 rushing yards with a touchdown. The three touchdown passes would go to Darnell Mooney for one and Cole Kmet for two. Newly acquired receiver Chase Claypool had two catches for 13 yards. There would be five lead changes in this game. For the Dolphins, they have won three straight games after losing three straight games where they also won three straight games. For the Bears, the season not looking good for them as they go 3-6 in 2022.
Next week:
Miami: vs Cleveland
Chicago: vs Detroit
TW: 7-1; CV: 5-3
Minnesota 20, Washington 17: TW: Vikings; CV: Vikings
Minnesota wins its sixth straight game as Kirk Cousins travels back to Washington for the first time since 2017. Cousins would start off slow as he did have a pass intercepted in the first half. He would finish the game with 22 of 40 passes completed for 265 yards with two touchdown passes to Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook. Dalvin Cook had 47 yards rushing with 17 carries. Newly acquired tight end TJ Hockenson had nine catches for 70 yards receiving for his new team. Taylor Heinicke had 15 of 28 passes completed for 149 yards with two touchdown passes to Curtis Samuel and Dax Milne. He would have a pass intercepted in the game. Brian Robinson added 44 yards rushing with 13 carries. The game would feature one of the weirdest plays this season. The play was a Heinicke "hail mary" pass to Curtis Samuel who was in triple coverage. Vikings safety Camryn Bynum would collide with back judge Steve Patrick who had attempted to get out of the way. Samuel would catch the ball on the Vikings goal line. For the Vikings, the win is their 6th straight win since the debacle against the Eagles in Week 2. For the Commanders, the loss brings them back down to below .500 at 4-5.
Next week:
Minnesota: @ Buffalo
Washington: @ Philadelphia (Monday night)
TW: 8-1: CV: 6-3
Seattle 31, Arizona 21: TW: Seahawks; CV: Seahawks
Seattle just keeps winning and proving people wrong. Geno Smith was efficient in this game as he had 26 of 34 passes completed for 275 yards with touchdowns to Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. His lone hiccup was an interception that was grabbed by Zaven Collins that would convert to six points for Arizona. Geno Smith has been efficient in his completion percentage as he leads the league in that category with 70% completion. Kenneth Walker III continues to make his case for Rookie of the Year resume with 109 yards rushing with two touchdown runs. Kyler Murray would play alright in the game as he had 25 of 35 passes for 175 yards with touchdowns to Zach Ertz and DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins who had been on a tear since returning to the Cardinals from a suspension had been putting up numbers. Murray would once again lead the team in rushing with 60 yards. James Connor had 45 yards rushing. Seattle's defense would make things a bit difficult for Kyler Murray as the passer was sacked four times. For the Seahawks, the win keeps them in 1st place in the NFC West at 6-3. For the Cardinals, the loss puts them at 3-6 with their next two games against NFC West opponents. If they want to get back to contention they will need to win those games.
Next week:
Seattle: @ Tampa Bay (Sunday morning)
Arizona: @ LA Rams
TW: 9-1; CV: 7-3
LA Rams 13, Tampa Bay 16: TW: Rams; CV: Rams
Tom Brady returned to his old roots and lead his team to a comeback win. Matthew Stafford would find Tampa inhospitable as he would complete just 13 of his 27 passes for 165 yards with a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp. Stafford would get sacked four times. The offense would only convert on 3rd down four times out of 15 tries. Darrell Henderson had a decent game on the ground as he had 56 yards rushing on 12 carries. Tampa's defense would hold the Rams to 206 total yards with an average gain of 3.7 yards/play. Tom Brady would use his arm a lot in this game as he had 36 of 58 passes completed for 280 yards with a touchdown pass to Cade Otton that would be the game-winning touchdown with nine seconds left in the game. Rashaad White had 27 yards rushing in the game for Tampa. The final drive for Tampa would start on their own 40 yard line that would go 54 yards on six plays. It almost felt like vintage Brady but it also kind of felt numbing as it might be one of the last times that you'll see him lead a team for a win like he has done many times in his illustrious career. For the Rams, the defending of a title proves to be a toughie as they drop to 3-5. For the Buccaneers, they're tied with Atlanta for the rights of 1st place in the putrid NFC South.
Next week:
LA Rams: vs Arizona
Tampa Bay: vs Seattle (Sunday morning)
TW: 9-2; CV: 7-4
Tennessee 17, Kansas City 20 (F/OT): TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
It would be Derrick Henry vs the Kansas City Chiefs in this game. Malik Willis had not a great game as he would only complete five passes for 80 yards with 40 rushing yards. Derrick Henry would ultimately carry the Titans in this game as the runner had 115 yards rushing with two touchdowns and a 56-yard run being his longest in the game. The Titans would put up 229 total yards in the game for offense. Patrick Mahomes had a game like no other in his career with 43 completions out of 68 passes. He threw the ball for 446 yards with a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman early in the 2nd quarter. He also rushed for 63 yards with a rushing touchdown and had an interception in the game. Mahomes' running game would be limited in this game as Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Isiah Pacheco would rush for five yards each. It would be a defensive battle as the Titans would give up quite a bit of yardage but the points they gave up would be limited. It wasn't until the Mahomes running touchdown and the two-point conversion that proved that the Titans really had the Chiefs number in this game. Unfortunately Harrison Butker's go-ahead field goal would give the Chiefs the lead in the game. It would be the Titans that would fail to answer back in overtime. For the Titans, the Malik Willis experiment needs to be tinkered with and be given better preparation. Especially if they know Ryan Tannehill will be out for a duration. For the Chiefs, the win moves them to 6-2 in a rather must win game for them.
Next week:
Tennessee: vs Denver
Kansas City: vs Jacksonville
TW: 10-2; CV: 8-4
Baltimore 27, New Orleans 13: TW: Ravens; CV: Ravens
It was a great night if your name was Kenyan Drake. Lamar Jackson would play well in the game as he had 12 of 22 passes completed for 133 yards with a touchdown pass to Isiah Likely (great last name buddy) late in the 4th quarter on a 24-yard pass play. It would be the longest pass that Jackson would throw in the game. Kenyan Drake would have the honors of the world on his back in the SuperDome as he had 93 yards rushing with two touchdown runs on 24 carries. Lamar Jackson would have a good rushing day as he had 82 yards rushing on 11 carries. It would be a game where the Ravens would control the tempo and protect the ball at all costs kind of game as Baltimore had a time of possession of 37:47. Andy Dalton would do okay but not great as the passer had 19 of 29 passes completed for 210 yards. The "Red Rifle" would have a touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson late in the 4th quarter that would cut the Ravens lead to 14 points. Alvin Kamara would not get a lot going in this game as he had 30 yards rushing on nine carries. He would have a 10-yard run that would be his longest in this game. New Orleans would not have an easy time on offense as they went 3 for 11 on 3rd down conversions and had 243 total yards in the game. With 49 total plays that would make out to 5.0 yards/play in the game.
Next week:
Baltimore: Bye
New Orleans: @ Pittsburgh
TW: 11-2; CV: 9-4
2022 Pick ‘Em Records
My record:
Week 1: 8-7-1
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 5-11
Week 4: 11-5
Week 5: 10-6
Week 6: 8-6
Week 7: 9-5
Week 8: 12-3
Week 9: 11-2
Total: 82-53-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 6-9-1
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 5-11
Week 4: 6-10
Week 5: 9-7
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 8-6
Week 8: 9-6
Week 9: 9-4
Total: 72-63-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
2021: 167-104-1
2019: 161-94-1
2020: 167-88-1
2021: 173-98-1
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