Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come and gone. Week 14 provided us some interesting storylines. Such storylines like: Baker Mayfield making the most of his new opportunity on Thursday night, a blowout in New Jersey, a close call in Dallas, and a new chapter of the Ravens-Steelers rivalry. All those storylines and more in this week's recap post! Let's get to work!
Week 14 Recap
Las Vegas 16, LA Rams 17: TW: Raiders; CV: Raiders
It was a Hollywood script that was a remake of the Saints-Bucs game last Monday. Derek Carr wasn't much of a factor in this game as he completed just 11 of his 20 passes for 137 yards with two passes intercepted. Josh Jacobs would be one of the bright spots in the game with his 99 yards rushing with a touchdown run in the 1st quarter. It was the only offensive score the Raiders would put forth in the game. Davante Adams would make some spectacular catches including a one-handed catch early in the Raiders first drive. He finished with three catches for 71 yards. Penalties would hurt the Raiders in this game who'd get flagged seven times for 94 yards. One of the infractions was a Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Jerry Tillery who'd knocked the ball down from Baker Mayfield's hands on the Rams last drive. Baker Mayfield, who was picked up via waivers on Tuesday, wouldn't start as John Wolford got the nod. Wolford wouldn't throw a pass. Baker Mayfield completed 22 of 35 passes for 230 yards with a touchdown pass to Van Jefferson. The Jefferson catch was from a deep pass on a 23-yard connection that gave the Rams the tie and eventually the lead with the point after. Cam Akers rushed for 42 yards with a touchdown. Like the Bucs, the Rams offense wouldn't get a lot of offense for the first 55 minutes of the game. Unlike the Bucs, the last scoring drive for LA was from their own 2-yard line. For the Raiders, the loss snaps a 3-game winning streak to a 5-8 record. The Raiders were 10-7 last season. For the Rams, the win is their first win since Week 6 against Carolina. The starting quarterback for the Panthers wasn't Baker Mayfield but I guess we don't always get nice things.
Next week:
Las Vegas: vs New England
LA Rams: @ Green Bay (Monday night)
TW: 0-1; CV: 0-1
Cleveland 10, Cincinnati 23: TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
Joe Burrow finally gets a win against the rival Browns. DeShaun Watson completed 26 of 42 passes for 276 yards with a touchdown and an interception. David Njoku was the one that got that pass and ran it in for six points. Cleveland's running game wasn't a factor in this game as they ran for a combined 71 total yards. Nick Chubb had 34 yards and Watson had 33 yards. Not quite the game for them. Cleveland finished the game with 344 total yards and would spend a majority of the first half with 0 points. They also went 0 for 3 in 4th down conversions. David Peoples-Jones had 114 receiving yards. Joe Burrow did well enough in the win with 18 of 33 passes completed for 239 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Ja'Marr Chase and Trenton Irwin each scored a touchdown on throws by Burrow. Cincinnati had a better game on the ground with 136 total yards. Joe Mixon owned 96 of those yards. Samaje Perine scored a rushing touchdown while getting 22 yards rushing. Cincy did most of their damage on offense in the 2nd quarter with two drives that resulted in touchdowns. Welcome back Joe Mixon. For the Browns, they drop to 5-8 in 2022. For the Bengals, they keep up pace with the Ravens in the AFC North with a 9-4 record.
Next week:
Cleveland: vs Baltimore (Saturday afternoon)
Cincinnati: @ Tampa Bay
TW: 1-1; CV: 1-1
Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 14: TW: Steelers; CV: Ravens
A low-scoring affair, what else is new in the Ravens-Steelers rivalry. Tyler Huntley started for the Ravens but wouldn't finish the game. Huntley hit 8 of 12 passes for 88 yards before leaving with a concussion. To replace him would be Anthony Brown, an undrafted free agent from the University of Oregon, hit 3 of 5 passes for 16 yards. Baltimore would lean on their running game to get the job done. The only offensive score would be off of a JK Dobbins run to the right for a 4-yard score. Justin Tucker hit 3 field goals in the game. Gus Edwards had 66 yards rushing. Kenny Pickett started for Pittsburgh but was sacked hard by Roquan Smith and left the game with a concussion. Mitchell Trubisky would come in for relief. He hit 22 of 30 passes for 276 yards with a touchdown pass to Pat Friermuth and threw three interceptions. Najee Harris got a rushing touchdown on 33 yards rushing on the day. Just wasn't enough to get it done. Turnovers hurt an offense as they really left points on the board for the Steelers. For the Ravens, the win keeps them in 1st place in the AFC North with a 9-4 record. For the Steelers, their 2022 season dwindles down to 5-8 with great risk to head coach Mike Tomlin having his first losing season as Steelers head coach.
Next week:
Baltimore: @ Cleveland (Saturday afternoon)
Pittsburgh: @ Carolina
TW: 1-2; CV: 2-1
Houston 23, Dallas 27: TW: Cowboys; CV: Cowboys
Oh boy, if Dallas lost this game. They'd have to pack it in. Davis Mills started the game for the Texans and hit 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards with an interception. Houston gave backup quarterback Jeff Driskel some play time as he hit 4 of 6 passes for 38 yards with a touchdown pass. Amari Rodgers was the guy who caught the pass from Driskell. Dameon Pierce had 78 yards rushing with a touchdown. The Texans controlled the score for most of the game before Dallas stormed back with 10 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. Dak Prescott wasn't his best version in the game as he hit 24 of 39 passes for 284 yards with a touchdown to Tony Pollard and two interceptions. Pollard had also a rushing touchdown with 42 yards rushing. Down 23-20 with less than a minute, the Cowboys called on Ezekiel Elliot to run it up the middle for two yards with 46 seconds left in the game. He had 62 yards rushing. Dallas also fumbled in the game along with the two interceptions. For the Texans, the season has four games left but they have a 1-11-1 record staring at them. For the Cowboys, the win moves them to 10-3 in 2022.
Next week:
Houston: vs Kansas City
Dallas: @ Jacksonville
TW: 2-2; CV: 3-1
Jacksonville 36, Tennessee 22: TW: Jaguars; CV: Titans
A shocker in the AFC South. Trevor Lawrence was a gang buster in this game. He hit 30 of 42 passes for 368 yards with three touchdowns and had zero interceptions. Zay Jones had one and Evan Engram had two passes that were caught and ran it in for the endzone for six points. Travis Etienne had 32 yards rushing with 17 carries. The Jaguars offense, which had its ups and downs this season, had 428 total yards in the game. Trevor Lawrence's 30 completions for 368 yards would come with a 8.8 yards per pass average. Not bad. The Jaguars six of their eight drives resulted in either a field goal or touchdown. Ryan Tannehill completed 25 of 38 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Nick Westbrookikhine and Chigoziem Okonkwo were the players that got those passes for touchdowns. Derrick Henry, the bulldozer, ran for 121 yards with a 3-yard touchdown on 17 carries. Fumbles were an issue for the Titans as they fumbled three times that ended drives. In the first half, they fumbled twice. For the Jaguars, they improve to 5-8 on the season with a closer distance to the Titans in the AFC South. For the Titans, they've lost their third straight game and drop to 7-6.
Next week:
Jacksonville: vs Dallas
Tennessee: @ LA Chargers
TW: 3-2; CV: 3-2
Minnesota 23, Detroit 34: TW: Lions; CV: Vikings
The Lions keep on rolling. Kirk Cousins had a solid game for the Vikings with 31 of 41 passes completed for 425 yards with two touchdowns. Adam Thielen and KJ Osborn were the players that got those passes and scored touchdowns. Dalvin Cook was fairly quiet in the game but scored a touchdown with 23 yards rushing on 15 carries. The 22 total rushing yards has to be Minnesota's lowest in a long time. Despite the loss, Justin Jefferson had 223 receiving yards that became a franchise record. Key inactives in the game were Harrison Smith and offensive lineman Garret Bradbury and Christian Darrisaw. Jared Goff had a great game with 27 of 39 passes for 330 yards with three touchdowns. DJ Chark, Jamaal Williams and Josh Reynolds were the ones that got those passes for scores. CJ Moore had 42 yards rushing. Justin Jackson ran it in for a score with 19 yards rushing. Jamaal Williams had 37 yards rushing in the game. For the Vikings, the loss moves them down to 10-3 but still have a sizeable cushion in the division. For the Lions, the win is their sixth of their seven games, their best stretch of football since 2016.
Next week:
Minnesota: vs Indianapolis (Saturday afternoon)
Detroit: @ NY Jets
TW: 4-2; CV: 3-3
NY Jets 12, Buffalo 20: TW: Bills; CV: Bills
Weather was dreary in Western New York as it was the Buffalo Bills' first game since the loss to the Vikings. Mike White started for the Jets with 27 of 44 passes for 268 yards. Joe Flacco got some playtime after White took a vicious hit to the ground. Flacco completed one of three passes for one yard. Zonovan Knight scored the only touchdown for the Jets while getting 71 yards. The touchdown showcased Knight's ability to drive forward that gave the Jets a 7-7 tie in the 3rd quarter. The Jets bright spot was a Sam Martin punt that was blocked that was recovered in the endzone by Buffalo that turned into a safety. Josh Allen did Josh Allen things in the game. Allen had 16 of 27 passes for 147 yards with a touchdown pass and a touchdown run and 47 yards rushing in the game. Dawson Knox was the player that got the touchdown pass from Allen. Devin Singletary had 39 yards rushing. It was a defensive struggle in the first half as the two teams entered halftime with a 7-0 lead in favor of the Bills. A wintry mix of rain, sleet, snow enveloped Highmark Stadium. For the Jets, the loss drops them to 7-6 with them losing three of their last five games. For the Bills, the win keeps them on top of the AFC with a 10-3 record.
Next week:
NY Jets: vs Detroit
Buffalo: vs Miami (Saturday night)
TW: 5-2; CV: 4-3
Philadelphia 48, NY Giants 23: TW: Giants; CV: Eagles
The I-95 rivalry turned into a Giants feast for the Eagles. Jalen Hurts continues his case for MVP with 21 of 31 passes for 217 yards with two touchdowns and 77 yards rushing with a touchdown run. AJ Brown and Devonta Smith were the players that got those touchdown passes. The big hurt for the Eagles came with their running game. Miles Sanders rushed for 144 yards with two touchdowns. Boston Scott had 33 yards rushing with a touchdown. Philly's defense also feasted on Giants quarterbacks with seven sacks. Brandon Graham had three of those seven sacks. Philadelphia had 437 total yards, 253 of them being from their run game. Daniel Jones started for the Giants. Jones had 18 of 27 passes for 169 yards with a touchdown pass and had 26 yards rushing with a touchdown. Backup Tyrod Taylor had some playtime and hit a perfect 5 of 5 passes for 47 yards with a touchdown. Tyrod Taylor also had 40 yards rushing on two carries with a 32-yard run. Saquon Barkley had 28 yards rushing. New York's offense couldn't keep up with the Eagles as they had a 24-7 deficit at halftime. For the Eagles, they move to 12-1 on the season and a playoff berth for them. For the Giants, the loss drops them to 7-5-1 with their playoff hopes slipping away.
Next week:
Philadelphia: @ Chicago
NY Giants: @ Washington
TW: 5-3; CV: 5-3
Kansas City 34, Denver 28: TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes wasn't himself and the Denver offense came alive for once. Patrick Mahomes started off on fire in the game but slowly sizzled away in the Colorado elevation. He had 28 of 42 pass completions for 352 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Jerrick McKinnon caught two and JuJu Smith-Schuster caught one of Mahomes' passes for scores. Isiah Pacheco rushed for a solid 70 yards on 13 carries. Kansas City scored on their first four possessions. On the next two drives, the passer would get intercepted twice. Jerrick McKinnon finished with seven catches with 112 yards receiving. Russell Wilson started like he had during the season, very slow. Wilson finished the game with 23 of 36 completions with 247 yards with three touchdowns and had a pass intercepted in the 2nd quarter. Wilson wouldn't finish the game as he was taken down by a vicious hit that turned to be a concussion. Brett Rypien came in and provided 16 passing yards with a touchdown and an interception. Before Wilson left he also added 57 yards rushing on four carries. For the Chiefs, the win improves their record to 10-3 in 2022. For the Broncos, the loss drops them to 3-10 and have been eliminated from playoff contention. They haven't made it back to the playoffs since 2015.
Next week:
Kansas City: @ Houston
Denver: vs Arizona
TW: 6-3; CV: 6-3
Carolina 30, Seattle 24: TW: Seahawks; CV: Seahawks
The Panthers play spoiler in Seattle. Sam Darnold played alright in this game as he hit 14 of 24 passes for 120 yards with a touchdown pass to Shi Smith. D'Onta Foreman was part of a tandem that ran over the Seahawks defense. Foreman had 74 yards rushing. Chuba Hubbard and Raheem Blackshear both got a rushing touchdown while getting 74 yards and 32 yards rushing respectively. The 223 total rushing yards have to be a team best for 2022. During the game, Terrace Marshall Jr had one of the more unique catches. He had caught a ball and then caught the ball between his legs and secured it. Geno Smith did not have his best game as he completed 21 of 36 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions. Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf and Marquise Goodwin were the players that caught the Smith passes for touchdowns. I think the loss of Kenneth Walker III is partially the reason why the Seahawks offense was not on their best in this one. Travis Homer rushed for a meager 26 yards on nine carries. For the Panthers, the win moves them to 5-8 with still some hope of a division title. For the Seahawks, the loss drops them to 7-6 with their hopes of a NFC West division title slipping away.
Next week:
Carolina: vs Pittsburgh
Seattle: vs San Francisco (Thursday night)
TW: 6-4; CV: 6-4
Tampa Bay 7, San Francisco 35: TW: Buccaneers; CV: 49ers
It was a rough game if you were a Buccaneers fan. Tom Brady did not have one of his best games. He hit 34 of 55 passes for 253 yards with a touchdown pass to Russell Gage in the 3rd quarter. It was the only touchdown the Bucs would get all day. The two interceptions that Brady threw were really off, like they were no players wearing white jerseys in the vicinity. Rashaad White did get some yardage in the game as he rushed for 56 yards on 13 carries. Brock Purdy, the last pick of the NFL Draft, had quite the day. The passer completed 16 of 21 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns to Brandon Aiyuk and Christian McCaffrey and ran it in for a touchdown. McCaffrey rushed for 119 yards with a touchdown. Deebo Samuel had 21 yards rushing with a touchdown and had 43 yards receiving in the game. He wouldn't finish the game as he left the game with an injury. Jordan Mason had 56 yards rushing. Purdy joins only Don Strock as the only quarterbacks to have at least two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in their first start. The 49ers defense played havoc on the Buccaneers as they held them to 322 total yards, 4 for 16 on 3rd down conversions and 4 for 7 on 4th down conversions. Not quite the game for them. For the Buccaneers, the loss drops them to 6-7 with still the division lead. For the 49ers, the win moves them to 9-4 with a shot to clinch the NFC West next week.
Next week:
Tampa Bay: vs Cincinnati
San Francisco: @ Seattle (Thursday night)
TW: 6-5; CV: 7-4
Miami 17, LA Chargers 23: TW: Dolphins; CV: Chargers
The Chargers played arguably their best game of the season but still didn't blow out the Dolphins. Tua Tagovailoa wasn't his best in the game as he hit just 10 of 28 passes for 145 yards with a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill in the 3rd quarter. It would be another touchdown for Tyreek Hill that would be an oddity in this game. The play itself was a run by Jeff Wilson up the middle that was fumbled. The dog pile for the ball looked like it was recovered by the Chargers but Tyreek Hill found the ball and ran it back for a touchdown on a 57-yard play. Raheem Mostert ran the ball for 37 yards on 11 carries. The 219 total yards for Miami was their lowest in quite some time. Especially for an offense that was on a roll the last few weeks. Justin Herbert had quite the game as he hit 39 of 51 passes for 367 yards with a touchdown pass to Mike Williams. Williams finished the game with six catches for 116 yards receiving. Austin Ekeler had 45 yards rushing with a touchdown run. Despite the 432 total yards the Chargers would only get 23 points in this game. They had a chance late in the 4th quarter to put up more than three points. A botched snap would wreck that opportunity. For the Dolphins, the loss drops them to 8-5 with lessen hope of winning the AFC East. They'll have a shot to get back to winning football in Buffalo. For the Chargers, the win was a must as they have the 7th seed at the moment in the AFC playoffs.
Next week:
Miami: @ Buffalo
LA Chargers: vs Tennessee
TW: 6-6; CV: 8-4
New England 27, Arizona 13: TW: Patriots; CV: Patriots
The Patriots keep pace with the AFC Wild Card race. Mac Jones did well enough to get the job done with 24 of 35 passes completed for 235 yards with an interception in the 1st quarter. The Patriots offensive line, under scrutiny all season, would allow only one sack in this game. The key to the game was the running game of New England. Rhamondre Stevenson left the game with an injury. The next man up mentality would be showcased a lot in this game as Pierre Strong Jr and Kevin Harris stepped in to help the team. Strong finished with 70 yards rushing with a touchdown. Kevin Harris had a touchdown and 26 yards rushing. Issues with penalties and 3rd down conversions plagued the Patriots in this game as they were flagged eight times for 80 yards and went 3 for 11 on 3rd down. Not quite getting it done on offense. Defense turned into offense as Raekwon McMillan recovered a DeAndre Hopkins fumble and ran it back for a 23-yard touchdown. Arizona wouldn't fare well in this game. Kyler Murray started the game but left the game in the 1st quarter with a non-contact knee injury but did complete a pass for nine yards. Colt McCoy stepped in with 27 of 40 passes for 246 yards with an interception. The only offensive score for the Cardinals was from a run up the middle for 10 yards in the 2nd quarter. Colt McCoy added some rushing yards in the game as he hit 24 yards. DeAndre Hopkins had a good day with 79 yards receiving with seven catches. Pass protection was a factor in the game as the Patriots sacked Cardinals quarterbacks six times for 45 yards. Josh Uche had three of those sacks. For the Patriots, the win moves them to 7-6 and usurp the Chargers in the 7th seed of the playoffs. For the Cardinals, the loss will be a bitter one to swallow as they drop to 4-9.
Next week:
New England: @ Las Vegas
Arizona: @ Denver
TW: 7-6; 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
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 10-6
Week 13: 11-3-1
Week 14: 7-6
Total: 126-80-2
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
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 8-6-1
Week 14: 9-4
Total: 112-92-2
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
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