We had some incredible developments in the NFL this past week. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Lamar Jackson bested Jayden Daniels and the red-hot Washington Commanders in the Battle of the Beltway, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped a franchise-record 594 yards of total offense against the rival New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions ruined Jerry Jones’ 82nd birthday with a 47-9 beatdown of his Dallas Cowboys.
As we do every week, we are going to examine some of the biggest questions in the NFL following Sunday’s action. The Lions lost arguably their best player to a season-ending injury, the Cowboys are completely flailing and there’s now a discussion about the Bears’ ceiling this season. So, let’s take a deep dive into some of these topics.
The Hutchinson injury, unfortunately, was the headline of Week 6, as the Lions’ star pass rusher broke his tibia and fibula against the Cowboys. It was a pretty frightening scene. When Hutchinson remained down on the ground after the play, he removed his gloves as if he had a hand injury. Then you saw a replay, and you probably audibly gasped like I did.
If I was creating my own personal NFL MVP rankings, I would have had Hutchinson in the top three through the first five weeks of the season. He entered Week 6 the NFL leader in sacks (6.5), QB hits (14) and pressures (40), and didn’t even play a game last week because of Detroit’s bye. Hutchinson notched another sack against the Cowboys before suffering his injury.
The loss of Hutchinson is absolutely massive for the Lions. Not only is this Detroit’s best defensive player, but one of the best players in the NFL. Then, you take a step back and remember the Lions reside in the extremely competitive NFC North — which has been the best division in the NFL up to this point. The NFC North (17-5, .773 win pct) has the best record by any…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-10-15 13:29:10
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