NFL 2023 Week 11 Recap

 Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come to an end. The week that was Week 11 brought us some crazy storylines. Such storylines like Joe Burrow suffering a season ending injury, a comeback in Detroit, a blowout in Carolina, and a defensive battle in Cleveland. All those games and more in this week's recap post.

NFL Week 11 Freaky Stat

Daron Bland's fourth pick-six ties a record shared by Eagles Eric Allen (1993), Chiefs Jim Kearney (1972) and Oilers Ken Houston (1971) in a single season. 

NFL Week 11 Recap

Cincinnati 20, Baltimore 34: TW: Ravens; CV: Ravens

The Ravens dominate the Bengals without Joe Burrow. Joe Burrow hit 11 of 17 passes for 101 yards with a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon in the 2nd quarter. He would leave the game with an injury to his wrist on his throwing hand after taking a huge hit. Jake Browning would come into the game but wasn't much of a factor with 8 of 14 passes for 68 yards with a touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase. Joe Mixon would provide some good yardage with 69 yards rushing with 16 carries. Cincinnati would get a modest 272 total yards in the game. Lamar Jackson handled his business in this game. He hit 16 of 26 passes for 264 yards for two touchdowns while rushing for 54 yards. Nelson Agholor and Rashod Batemen were the Ravens that caught those passes. Gus Edwards would put forth some scoring of his own while getting 61 yards for two touchdowns. It was a breakout game for Odell Beckham Jr. who has had a bit of a quiet season for the Ravens. During the 1st quarter Mark Andrews would go down with a season-ending ankle injury. Hopefully he will be alright as well as Joe Burrow as both are integral for both teams going into the season and future. If you also had NFL game being stopped because of a Drone on your bingo card, you sure got it. For the Bengals, they will drop to 5-5 on the season with an unknown future for the rest of the 2023 season. For the Ravens, they will improve to 8-3 with some cushion in the hotly-contested AFC North. 

Next week:
Cincinnati: vs Cincinnati
Baltimore: @ LA Chargers

TW: 1-0; CV: 1-0

Chicago 26, Detroit 31: TW: Lions; CV: Lions

Detroit survives a scare against the Bears. Justin Fields made his way back to the field in this game. He hit 16 of 23 passes for 169 yards with a touchdown pass while rushing for 104 yards on 18 carries. D'Onta Foreman rushed for 14 yards with a touchdown run. Khalil Herbert rushed for 35 yards on 16 carries. The key to the Bears success in this game was the takeaways as the Lions willing and able gave away the ball. DJ Moore would have success in this game as he caught seven passes for 96 yards. Chicago would get 334 total yards in the game. Jared Goff would have his challenges in this game as he hit 23 of 35 passes for 236 yards with two touchdown passes to AmonRa St. Brown and Jameson Williams. He would give up the ball three times via interceptions. Detroit would also fumble in the game. David Montgomery, the former Bear, would find some success as he rushed for 76 yards with a touchdown run against his former team. Jahmyr Gibbs would also get a rushing touchdown while getting 36 yards rushing. Detroit would outgain Chicago with 338 total yards but the four giveaways almost made them lose this game. For the Bears, they drop to 3-8 in the basement of the NFC North. For the Lions, they move up to 8-2 and will play on Thursday for Thanksgiving. 

Next week:
Chicago: @ Minnesota (Monday night)

Detroit: vs Green Bay (Thursday)

TW: 2-0; CV: 2-0

Arizona 16, Houston 21: TW: Texans; CV: Texans

The Texans survive against the Cardinals. Kyler Murray would do the scoring in this game. He hit 20 of 30 passes for 214 yards with a touchdown pass to Rondale Moore. Kyler Murray the runner would get into the endzone while getting 51 yards rushing. James Conner would make his way back to this game as he rushed for 62 yards on 14 carries. Houston would giveaway the ball on two consecutive drives in the 4th quarter, the Cardinals failed to do anything with them. Arizona would get 319 total yards in the game. CJ Stroud would start off good enough but late in the game not so much. He hit 27 of 37 passes for 336 yards with two touchdown passes to Nathaniel Dell and Dalton Schultz. Dell would have 149 receiving yards while setting a franchise rookie record with six touchdown catches on the season. Stroud would toss three interceptions in the game which he would only toss just two in the first nine games of his career. Devin Singletary rushed for 112 yards with 22 carries in the game. Despite the turnovers, the Texans would only score in just the first two quarters of the game and wouldn't need to for the rest of the day. For the Cardinals, they drop to a 2-9 record with a fight for the #1 pick with the rest of the basement teams. For the Texans, they move up to 6-4 with a big game against the Jaguars. 

Next week: 

Arizona: vs LA Rams
Houston: vs Jacksonville

TW: 3-0; CV: 3-0

Dallas 33, Carolina 10: TW: Cowboys; CV: Cowboys

I figured that the Cowboys would win this game and they did. Dak Prescott had a game as he hit 25 of 38 passes for 189 yards with two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and Luke Schoonmaker. Tony Pollard hit the ground running with 61 yards rushing on 12 carries, with a 22-yard run being the longest in the game. Daron Bland would get another pick-six off of a Bryce Young pass and returned it to the endzone for the fourth time. Dallas would get 311 total yards in the game. They would also sack Young seven times in the game. Bryce Young would have a rough game as he hit 16 of 29 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown pass to Tommy Tremble in the 3rd quarter. Young would also have a pass intercepted by the aforementioned Daron Bland. Chuba Hubbard rushed for 57 yards while on 10 carries. Miles Sanders rushed for 50 yards with 11 carries. Carolina wouldn't get much out of their offense as they got 187 total yards. For the Cowboys, they move up to 7-3 with a Thanksgiving showdown against rival Washington. For the Panthers, their nightmare of a season stands as they drop to 1-9.

Next week: 

Dallas: vs Washington (Thursday)

Carolina: @ Tennessee

TW: 4-0; CV: 4-0

LA Chargers 20, Green Bay 23: TW: Packers; CV: Chargers

Jordan Love hits two touchdowns in the win. Justin Herbert hit 21 of 36 passes for 260 yards with two touchdown passes while rushing for 73 yards in the game. Keenan Allen and Stone Smartt were the Chargers players that caught those passes for scores. Austin Ekeler hit 64 yards rushing on 10 carries. Keenan Allen would get 10 catches for 116 yards in the game. Los Angeles offense would get 394 total yards in the game while converting 7 of 14 chances on 3rd down. The loss hit for the worse as Joey Bosa would get carted off the field with a foot injury Green Bay would don its 1950's uniforms in this game. Jordan Love hit 27 of 40 passes for 322 yards with two touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson. Jayden Reed would see the endzone while getting 46 yards rushing. Reed's touchdown would come on a 32-yard run play to the right side of the field that would give the Packers a 6-3 lead. Green Bay would get 397 total yards from their offense and would also get 7 of 14 chances on 3rd down. For the Chargers, they drop to 4-6 on the season. For the Packers, they get their 2nd win in three games to improve to 4-6. 

Next week:

LA Chargers: vs Baltimore

Green Bay: @ Detroit (Thursday)

TW: 5-0; CV: 4-1

Las Vegas 13, Miami 20: TW: Dolphins; CV: Dolphins

Turnovers abundant in Miami. Aidan O'Connell would have a trying game as he hit 24 of 41 passes for 271 yards with a touchdown pass to Davante Adams in the 1st quarter. O'Connell would toss three interceptions in the game. Josh Jacobs wouldn't amount to much as he got 39 yards rushing on 14 carries. Las Vegas would put up 296 total yards in the game. Tua Tagovailoa hit 28 of 39 passes for 325 yards for two touchdowns and one interception. Tyreek Hill and Salvon Ahmed were the Dolphins that caught those passes. Hill would catch 10 passes for 146 yards with a 38-yard play for the touchdown that gave the Dolphins a 7-3 lead. Raheem Mostert got 86 yards rushing on 22 carries. Miami put forth 422 total yards in the game with 323 of it coming from the air game. Despite the score, the Dolphins dominated the statline in this game. For the Raiders, their two-game winning streak ends with a 5-6 record. For the Dolphins, they improve to 7-3 with some cushion in the AFC East. 

Next week: 

Las Vegas: vs Kansas City

Miami: @ NY Jets (Friday)

TW: 6-0; CV: 5-1

NY Giants 31, Washington 19: TW: Commanders; CV: Commanders

Of the Giants wins this season, two of the three come against Washington. Tommy DeVito would unleash his inner Godfather as he hit 18 of 26 passes for 246 yards with three touchdown passes to Darius Slayton with one catch for a score and Saquon Barkley for two. Barkley the runner gained some solid yardage with 83 yards rushing on 14 carries with a 36-yard run being the longest in the game. Sam Howell would have a trying game as he hit 31 of 45 passes for 255 yards with a touchdown pass to Jahan Dotson while rushing into the endzone not once but twice on a quarterback scramble. Howell would hinder his team's success in the game with three interceptions with some of them coming from tipped passes or blown coverages. Brian Robinson got 73 yards rushing on 17 carries. Chris Rodriguez rushed for 43 yards on six carries. Washington would outgain New York in this game as they got 403 total yards with 229 of it coming from the air. The good news for the Giants was that they also got three fumbles with six turnovers in total in this game. The bad was that they gave up nine sacks in what would be a rough game for pass protection. For the Giants, they improve to 3-8 on the season. For the Commanders, they drop to 4-7 on the season after starting 2-0. 

Next week: 

NY Giants: vs New England

Washington: @ Dallas (Thursday)

TW: 6-1; CV: 5-2

Pittsburgh 10, Cleveland 13: TW: Steelers; CV: Steelers

An emotional Dorian Thompson-Robinson leads the Browns to victory. Kenny Pickett hit 15 of 28 passes for 106 yards in this game. Jaylen Warren proved his mettle with 129 yards rushing for a touchdown on a 74-yard run to the right side inside the hashmarks. The touchdown would get the Steelers on the board while trailing 10-7 in the game. Pittsburgh's offense would get 249 total yards in the game. TJ Watt would get six total tackles in the game while getting a sack on Thompson-Robinson. Dorian Thompson-Robinson would get the start as DeShaun Watson is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury that got him surgery earlier in the week. Dorian provided 24 of 43 passes for 165 yards with an interception. Kareem Hunt got 36 yards rushing on 12 carries. Jerome Ford got 31 yards rushing with the Browns only touchdown on a controversial 1-yard run. Cleveland would get 259 total yards in the game. Dustin Hopkins was the hero for the Browns as he hit two field goals on kicks for 25 yards and the game-clinching 34 yard field goal that gave the Browns a 13-10 lead. For the Steelers, they drop to 6-4 as they drop their two-game winning streak. For the Browns, they improve to 7-3 with keeping pace against the Ravens in the wild AFC North. 

Next week: 

Pittsburgh: @ Cincinnati

Cleveland: @ Denver

TW: 6-2; CV: 5-3

Tennessee 14, Jacksonville 34: TW: Jaguars; CV: Jaguars

Last week the Jaguars gave up 34 points against San Francisco, this week they put up 34 points. Will Levis would do the scoring in this game as he hit 13 of 17 passes for 158 yards with two touchdowns to DeAndre Hopkins and Jeffery Simmons. Tennessee got its scoring from both the 3rd quarter and 4th quarter. Chris Moore provided a big play on a 38-yard run with his only carry in the game. Derrick Henry got 38 yards rushing on 10 carries. Tennessee's slow start on offense was punctuated with 235 total yards at the end of the game. Trevor Lawrence would eclipse the Titans total yardage in this game alone. He hit 24 of 32 passes for 262 yards with two touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley. Lawrence the runner would also see the endzone on two trips, finishing with 17 yards rushing. Travis Etienne got 52 yards rushing on 14 carries. Jacksonville got 389 total yards in the game. It was a rebound performance of the ages as the Jaguars only put up just three points against the 49ers. For the Titans, they drop to 3-7 on the season. For the Jaguars, they increase their lead in the AFC South with a 7-3 win, setting up a date with the Texans in Houston. 

Next week: 

Tennessee: vs Carolina

Jacksonville: @ Houston

TW: 7-2; CV: 6-3

Tampa Bay 14, San Francisco 27: TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers

San Francisco takes care of business. Baker Mayfield would have an okay game as the passer hit 29 of 45 passes for 246 yards with a touchdown pass to Mike Evans and threw an interception in the game. The Mike Evans touchdown came in the 2nd quarter on a quick pass to Evans on the left side of the field that would cut the 49er lead to 10-7. Rashaad White would score the other touchdown on a 1-yard run up the right in the 4th quarter. White would get 30 yards rushing. Tampa would get 287 total yards in the game. Brock Purdy was superb in this game as he with only miss four times out of 25 pass attempts for 333 yards with three touchdown passes. Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey were the Niners that caught those passes from Purdy. The Aiyuk touchdown would go for a 76-yard big play that Aiyuk would take his time to jot down to the endzone. He would finish with five catches for 156 yards with aforementioned touchdown. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 78 yards on 21 carries while catching five balls for 25 yards. San Fran's offense was firing on all cylinders as they would have 59 total plays with an average gain of 7.1 yards/play. If there was a blemish to the 49ers was seven penalties for 66 yards and four sacks on Brock Purdy. The Niners would put up 420 total yards in the game, nice. For the Buccaneers, they drop to 4-6, losing five of their last seven games since starting out 3-1. For the 49ers, they move up to 7-3 with a big matchup against the Seahawks at Seattle next week. 

Next week: 

Tampa Bay: @ Indianapolis

San Francisco: @ Seattle (Thursday)

TW: 8-2; CV: 7-3

NY Jets 6, Buffalo 32: TW: Bills; CV: Jets

The Bills rebound and get a huge win. Zach Wilson wouldn't amount to much in this one as he hit 7 of 15 passes for 81 yards with the only touchdown the Jets would toss in the game. He also tossed an interception in the game. Wilson would collide with head coach Robert Saleh in the sideline. Perhaps it was a side effect of Saleh coming to his senses and benching the quarterback. Tim Boyle hit 7 of 14 passes for 33 yards but also tossed an interception in the game. The Breece Hall touchdown would come on a 9-yard pass play that cut the Bills lead to a 16-6 score, they would miss on the 2-point conversion. Breece Hall had 23 yards rushing. Josh Allen had success in this game as he hit 20 of 32 passes for 275 yards with three touchdown passes and tossed an interception. Khalil Shakir, Ty Johnson and James Cook were the Bills that caught the passes from Allen. The Khalil Shakir touchdown play was the longest in the game as it went for an 81-yard touchdown where Shakir made a few tight moves.  James Cook rushed for 73 yards in the game on 17 carries. Total yards in the game were skewed to the Bills as the Jets would get a paltry 155 total yards in the game while the Bills got 393 total yards. For the Jets, they fall to 4-6 with 3rd place in their midst in the AFC East. Turnovers costed the Jets in the game as they would have the two interceptions as well as a fumble. For the Bills, they get out of a funk after firing their offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and improve to 6-5. 

Next week: 

NY Jets: vs Miami (Friday)

Buffalo: @ Philadelphia

TW: 9-2; CV: 7-4

Seattle 16, LA Rams 17: TW: Seahawks; CV: Seahawks

A Lucas Havrisik field goal and a late defensive stop give the Rams a win. Geno Smith would do alright in this game as he hit 22 of 34 passes for 233 yards with a touchdown pass to DK Metcalf. Smith would sit out the game for a time with a right elbow injury. In his place Drew Lock hit 2 of 6 passes for three yards with an interception. Zach Charbonnet would get the most of the carries in the Seahawks attack with 15 carries for 47 yards in the game. DK Metcalf caught five passes for 94 yards in the game. Seattle would have its chance to win the game on a Jason Myers 55-yard field goal. The attempt would go to the right. Matthew Stafford made his return after suffering an injury last week. The passer hit 17 of 31 passes for 190 yards with a touchdown pass to Puka Nacua but also tossed an interception. The Puka Nacua play would come on a 4-yard strike to the rookie that would cut the Seahawks lead to a 13-7 score. Darnell Henderson got the other Rams touchdown on a 1-yard run up the middle that would give the game's score a 16-14 margin in favor of the Seahawks. Royce Freeman would get the carries and the yardage in the game with 17 carries for 73 yards. For total yards, the Seahawks would win that battle with 291 total yards and the Rams had 267 total yards. Infractions cost the Seahawks in this game as they got flagged 12 times for 130 yards, whereas the Rams got the yellow laundry nine times for 92 yards. For the Seahawks, they drop to 6-4 and will have a huge game to play against the 49ers on Thursday. For the Rams they get back into the win column and end a three-game losing streak with a 4-6 record. 

Next week: 

Seattle: vs San Francisco (Thursday)

LA Rams: @ Arizona

TW: 9-3; CV: 7-5

Minnesota 20, Denver 21: TW: Broncos; CV: Vikings

Wilson to Sutton prevails the Broncos to Victory. Joshua Dobbs hit 20 of 32 passes for 221 yards with a touchdown pass to Josh Oliver. The Oliver touchdown would come as Dobbs was running towards the sideline and then found Oliver open in the endzone. Dobbs would also toss an interception in what would turn into a field goal for the Broncos. Josh Dobbs the runner would score a touchdown on a scramble play that went for 10 yards. Alexander Mattison rushed for 81 yards on 18 carries while Ty Chandler got 73 yards rushing with 10 carries. Minnesota would get 385 total yards in offense in this game. Russell Wilson would fight hard in this game as he completed 27 of 35 passes for 259 yards with a touchdown pass to Cortland Sutton that would be the game-winning score. The Broncos would make some controversy as they attempted to do a 2-point conversion that made even me scratching my head. Denver's running game hit 37 yards of ground yards in the game. Denver would only get 295 total yards in the game as 249 of it would be from the air. Along with the Dobbs interception, the Broncos took advantage of two Vikings fumbles and recovered them and converted them into points. Wil Lutz would hit a perfect 5 for 5 on field goals, including a 52-yard field goal. For the Vikings, they drop to 6-5 and end their five-game winning streak dating back to a 19-13 win against Chicago. For the Broncos, they improve to 5-5 after starting at 1-5. 

Next week: 

Minnesota: vs Chicago (Monday night)

Denver: vs Cleveland

TW: 10-3; CV: 7-6

Philadelphia 21, Kansas City 17: TW: Eagles; CV: Chiefs

Chiefs turnovers and drops give the Eagles a measure of revenge. Jalen Hurts the passer didn't do much in the game as he hit 14 of 22 passes for 150 yards with an interception. Hurts the runner would do his most damage as he rushed for two touchdowns while getting 29 yards rushing. One of those touchdowns would come on a tush push play that lead to the game-winning touchdown. D'Andre Swift got a touchdown while getting 76 yards. Devonta Smith would have a majority of the receiving yards in this game as he caught six passes for 99 yards, including the 41-yard play that would lead to the touchdown run. Patrick Mahomes would have a trying game in the Kansas City rain as he hit 24 of 43 passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns to Travis Kelce and Justin Watson. Mahomes would also have an interception in this game. Isiah Pacheco got some good yardage in the game as he put up a respectable 89 yards rushing on 19 carries. A lot of Chiefs woes was the amount of pass drops in the game. Marquez Valdes-Scantling was targeted three times and caught no passes. He had a chance at redemption on a deep pass play that Scantling ultimately dropped that would've given the Chiefs a 1st and goal situation. Along with the interception, the Chiefs would fumble the ball on a pass caught by Travis Kelce. Philadelphia got 238 total yards while the Chiefs got 336 total yards in this one. For the Eagles, they move to 9-1 on the season with a good cushion in the division and conference. For the Chiefs, they drop to 7-3 with a big game against the Raiders next week. 

Next week: 

Philadelphia: vs Buffalo

Kansas City: @ Las Vegas

TW: 11-3; CV: 7-7

Records

Cardinal Viking:

2023: 
Week 1: 10-6

Week 2: 10-6

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 13-3
Week 5: 6-8

Week 6: 9-6

Week 7: 4-9

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 8-6
Week 10: 6-8

Week 11: 7-7

Total: 91-73

2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
2021: 167-104-1
2022: 157-112-2

My record: 

2023:
Week 1: 9-7

Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 11-5

Week 4: 14-2

Week 5: 7-7

Week 6: 8-7

Week 7: 5-8

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 7-7

Week 11: 11-3

Total: 102-62

2012: 164-90-2

2013: 162-92-1

2014: 172-83-1

2017: 164-92

2018: 156-98-2
2019: 161-94-1

2020: 167-88-1 

2021: 173-98-1
2022: 166-103-2

See you all on Wednesday/Thursday for the Week 12 Picks post! Enjoy your week!

-Tom