The eleventh week of the NFL is sort of within the books, with only one sport left to play. A number of gamers had unimaginable performances, together with stunning outcomes from a number of groups.
Arguably the perfect efficiency got here from Josh Allen and the Payments, who managed to finish the Chiefs‘ undefeated season. There have been so many nuggets to contextualize the win, so we broke them down under:
- Josh Allen obtained his fourth profession win vs Patrick Mahomes, which is probably the most of any quarterback (common season); he’s 0-3 in opposition to him within the playoffs.
- The Payments 9-2 file is their finest begin via 11 video games since 1992.
- That is the primary time ever the Payments have defeated a group that enters a sport 6-0 or higher (had been 0-8 in such video games getting into Sunday).
- The Chiefs streak of successful after trailing within the second half ends at 9 wins, the longest such streak in NFL historical past (together with playoffs).
- The Chiefs win streak ends at 15 (common season + playoffs), the longest in franchise historical past.
- Getting into as we speak, the Chiefs had not allowed 28+ factors in a sport in 30 consecutive video games (together with the playoffs).
- Patrick Mahomes is now 1-4 in opposition to the Payments within the common season.
Buffalo’s win wasn’t the one spectacular factor to occur this weekend. FOX Sports activities Analysis broke down ten extra eye-opening nuggets for you. Let’s have a look
1. Tremendous Saquon
Saquon Barkley’s addition to the Eagles roster is trying like probably the most impactful offseason transfer thus far. He is rushed for 1,137 yards in 10 video games and trails solely Derrick Henry by 48 yards, to not point out that Henry has additionally performed an additional sport. In Thursday’s win in opposition to the Commanders, he put up 146 dashing yards, two dashing scores, and added two receptions for 52 yards. Barkley’s six video games with 100+ dashing yards is probably the most within the NFL, and for perspective— he had six such video games in his final 4 seasons with the Giants (2020-2023).
He additionally has 4 video games with 140+ dashing yards, which is as many as New York has as a group this season. What’s much more spectacular is his tendency to dominate late within the sport. Going again to the 1995 season, no working again has averaged extra dashing yards per sport within the second half/OT of video games than Barkley this 12 months— at 73.8 per outing.
Takeaway:
This 12 months’s dashing title shall be an unimaginable battle between Barkley and Henry. Will both attain 2,000?
2. Can anybody cease the Lions?
The Lions dismantled the Jaguars on Sunday, successful 52-6 to enhance to 9-1— their finest begin via 10 video games since 1934. That is the second time they’ve scored 50 factors in a sport this season, one thing that they had solely accomplished thrice mixed from 1930 to 2023. The NFL file for 50-point video games by a group in a single season is three, accomplished by 5 groups: the 2013 Broncos, the 1969 Vikings, the 1966 Cowboys, the 1950 Giants, and the 1950 Rams.
Detroit additionally turned the primary group because the 2007 Patriots (Week 11 at Payments) to attain a landing on every of their first seven drives in a daily season sport. A lot of that needed to do with the terrific play from their talent positions. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery turned the fifth pair of teammates in NFL historical past to every have eight-or-more dashing touchdowns via the primary 10 video games of the season.
Amon-Ra St. Brown additionally joined the enjoyable, changing into the fifth receiver since 2000 to attain a receiving landing in eight consecutive video games inside a single season. He joined A.J. Inexperienced, Davante Adams, Antonio Brown, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Takeaway:
The Lions are the perfect group within the NFL. Plain and easy.
3. Bowers on historic tempo
Brock Bowers had one other monster sport this Sunday, recording 13 receptions for 126 yards and a landing catch in a loss in opposition to the Dolphins. He turned the third rookie to have a sport with 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards, and a receiving rating within the final 5 seasons— becoming a member of Malik Nabers (vs Commanders in Week 2) and Ja’Marr Chase (vs Chiefs in Week 17 of the 2022 season).
The rookie leads all tight ends with 706 receiving yards, 146 greater than the following participant— George Kittle with 560. He’s presently on tempo to interrupt the rookie file for receptions in a season, presently held by Puka Nacua with 105. He’s additionally on tempo to interrupt Mike Ditka’s file for many receiving yards by a rookie tight finish in a season, with the Corridor of Famer recording 1,076 within the 1961 marketing campaign.
Takeaway:
Bowers is on his approach to be the best tight finish within the league. He would possibly already be.
4. Hill’s heroics
Taysom Hill had some of the distinctive stat-lines in latest reminiscence together with his dominant efficiency in opposition to the Browns. He completed the sport with one-of-two for 18 go yards and an interception, recorded seven carries for 138 dashing yards and three dashing touchdowns, had eight receptions for 50 yards, and recorded one fumble.
Hill turned the primary participant since no less than 1950 to attain a number of scrimmage touchdowns in a sport with no less than one catch, one completion, one interception, and one misplaced fumble misplaced to go together with it.
His 138 dashing yards are probably the most in NFL historical past by a good finish. He’s additionally the primary non-running again ever with 130+ dashing yards and 50+ receiving yards in a sport.
Takeaway:
Hill is the definition of a gadget participant. He is carved out some of the distinctive careers in NFL historical past, and it will be attention-grabbing to see how Darren Rizzi continues to make use of him.
5. Van Ginkel joins elite firm
With two sacks on Sunday, Andrew Van Ginkel is now as much as eight on the 12 months— tied for the fifth most within the league this season. With two interceptions returned for a landing this 12 months, he turned the third participant ever with eight or extra sacks in a season and a number of interceptions returned for a rating. He joined Terrell Suggs (2008) and Jason Taylor (2006). Discuss some elite firm.
Takeaway:
Van Ginkel is without doubt one of the most underrated defensive gamers within the league, and he is an enormous motive why the Vikings are 8-2.
6. How ’bout Bo?
All season, Broncos followers have been ready for Bo Nix to placed on a prolific passing efficiency. It lastly occurred this week in a 38-6 blowout victory in opposition to the Falcons. The Oregon product completed 28-of-33 for 307 yards and 4 landing throws, together with no interceptions or turnovers. Nix turned the primary rookie in NFL historical past to finish 80 p.c of his passes whereas throwing for no less than 4 touchdowns and 300 yards. He’s additionally the one rookie since no less than 2000 with 18+ complete touchdowns and two or fewer turnovers in a nine-game span. Denver is now 7-3 in opposition to NFC groups because the begin of final season.
Takeaway:
Bo Nix seemed unimaginable this week, however can he hold this up constantly?
7. Go Goff go!
Jared Goff had an exceptional sport within the Lions win over the Jaguars. The ninth-year veteran completed 24-of-29 for 412 yards and 4 landing passes, giving him an ideal passer score on the day (158.3). He’s now the one quarterback in NFL historical past to have a number of video games with 400+ passing yards and an ideal passer score, together with his first such sport coming in 2018 with the Rams. Since 2018, Lamar Jackson is the one different quarterback with a number of video games recording an ideal passer score.
Takeaway:
We talked about the Lions are the perfect group within the NFL, and Goff’s play is the primary motive why.
8. Steelers hold successful
Russell Wilson simply retains on successful. The Steelers are 4-0 with him because the starter and obtained a large win in opposition to the Ravens on Sunday to remain on the high of the AFC North. Nonetheless, Wilson did not have his finest sport and Pittsburgh managed a really uncommon win. For the second time this season, Mike Tomlin’s squad earned a win regardless of scoring no touchdowns. In Week 1 in opposition to the Falcons, they received 18-10 behind Chris Boswell’s six made area targets. This Sunday, they did the identical factor in an 18-16 win in opposition to Baltimore. That is the primary time ever the Steelers have had two wins with out a landing in the identical season, and so they be a part of the 1993 Chargers as the one groups in NFL historical past with six or extra area targets and 0 touchdowns in a number of video games inside a season. Pittsburgh additionally improved to 8-2 within the final 10 conferences in opposition to Baltimore.
Takeaway:
Simply how actual are the Steelers, and the way lengthy can the protection hold doing this? Russ might want to begin cooking once more to ensure that them to maintain successful.
9. Packers take down Bears
The Packers recorded their eleventh straight win vs the Bears, which is the longest win streak by both group within the 104-year historical past of the sequence. Beneath are additionally a couple of attention-grabbing nuggets on the matchup:
- In 1999, the Bears blocked a 28-yard area objective try on the ultimate play of the sport vs the Packers to snap a 10-game shedding streak in opposition to Inexperienced Bay; on Sunday, the Packers blocked a 46-yard area objective try on the ultimate play of the sport to increase their win steak over the Bears to 11 video games.
- The Bears have now allowed their opponent to attain the sport’s first factors in all 10 of their contests, probably the most such video games within the league; the final group to permit their opponent to attain first in all of their first 10+ video games of a season had been the 2004 Saints (13 straight).
- The Bears scored a landing for the primary time since October 27, which ended their drought at 25 consecutive offensive possessions with out a landing, their longest streak since Weeks 12-14 of the 2005 season (30 drives).
Takeaway:
Inexperienced Bay obtained an enormous divisional win, however they will want to scrub up fairly a bit in the event that they wish to have any probability at dethroning the Lions.
10. Seattle snaps streak
Together with the playoffs, the Seahawks snapped a six-game shedding streak to the 49ers with a come-from-behind win on Sunday. The Cardinals sit on the high of the division at 6-4, with the opposite three groups all at 5-5. Since convention realignment befell in 2002, that is the primary time in that span that the NFC West has had three groups at 5-5 via the primary 10 video games.
Takeaway:
The NFC West is broad open. It should be some of the enjoyable divisions to look at for the rest of the season.
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