Ranking all 32 NFL teams from first to worst, plus Monday night grades and early picks for Week 5

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! 

It’s the first day of October and I’d like to congratulate every NFL team — except for the Jaguars — for making it out of the first month of the season with a win. The Titans cut things pretty close: They had an 0-3 record going into Monday night, but they destroyed the Dolphins to pick up their first win of the season and they waited until the last day of the month to do it. 

Although that game was probably exciting for Titans fans, it wasn’t very exciting for anyone else. The good news is that there were two games last night and the other game was a wild one with the Lions beating the Seahawks 42-29. 

We’ll be handing out grades for both games today, plus Pete Prisco will be unveiling his Power Rankings and I’ll be making some early Week 5 picks. 

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1. Monday night grades: Lions and Titans shine

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We hand out grades for every game each week and that includes the two games that went down on Monday night. Let’s check out the grades from the doubleheader: 

Titans 31-12 over Dolphins (Click here for our full recap)

Titans takeaway: For the first time in three years, the Titans hit the 30-point mark, and they did it even though their starting QB got knocked out of the game in the first quarter. With Will Levis out and Mason Rudolph in, the Titans turned to their rushing attack and that strategy worked with Tyjae Spears (39 yards, 1 TD) and Tony Pollard (88 yards, 1 TD) pacing a group that ran for 142 yards. The Titans’ defensive performance might have been the highlight of the game for either side. The Tennessee secondary…


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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-10-01 16:59:06

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