Another week, another full slate of NFL action nearly in the books. Sunday brought plenty of drama, from Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson going head to head in a battle of dual threats to Drake Maye making his anticipated debut as the New England Patriots’ new quarterback.
Here are some of the biggest winners and losers from Sunday’s Week 6 matchups:
Remember the first few games of the season, when it looked as if the No. 1 pick was ill-prepared for the speed of the NFL? That’s all changed of late, including Sunday, when Williams diced up the Jacksonville Jaguars’ secondary to the tune of four scores. Suddenly the Chicago Bears are relevant in the NFC North.
Loser: Doug Pederson
If the Bears’ stock is way up after their trip to London, Pederson’s is near rock bottom. Trevor Lawrence isn’t perfect, but the entire offensive operation was once again a liability in a blowout loss to Chicago. Now 1-5 on the year, Pederson is mirroring his own collapse as lightning-in-a-bottle Philadelphia Eagles coach.
Winner: Texans’ run game
C.J. Stroud finished strong in Houston’s big win over the Patriots, too, but he’s sure benefited from a deep running group this season. Weeks after guys like Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale took the reins of the backfield, Joe Mixon was back at full speed against New England, and Dameon Pierce exploded, too.
Loser: Kevin Stefanski
Yikes. On a day Jim Schwartz’s defense actually kept the A.J. Brown-led Eagles within reach, Deshaun Watson was once again unable to elevate a downtrodden offense, the banged-up line suffered yet another major injury, and both the pre-snap fundamentals and critical-down play calls left a lot to be desired.
The Eagles quarterback started slow coming out of the bye, but he did one critical thing against Cleveland: controlled the ball. More than that, he enjoyed a respectable outing from Vic Fangio’s up-and-down defense, and finally had both A.J….
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-10-13 22:20:39
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