Seahawks 27, Packers 24
The Seahawks trailed for most of the evening, losing after every single quarter, as Russell Wilson saw tons of pressure in the pocket, particularly from young edge rusher Kyler Fackrell. However, three primary factors allowed Seattle to rally to a three-point victory, improving its record to 5-5.
All three factors were related, and Wilson happened to be one of them. Wilson was prolific on some downfield throws. He struggled early, whiffing on a few passes, including a potential touchdown to Doug Baldwin. However, Wilson was on fire in the second half, connecting on all but four of his throws.
One of those deep passes was a 34-yard bomb to Tyler Lockett to move Seattle into the red zone in the fourth quarter. And that gets us to the second factor, which was Mike McCarthy. The long-time Packer head coach had a chance to challenge Lockett’s reception, but didn’t, perhaps because he had just one timeout remaining. All three FOX announcers believed Lockett let the ball hit the ground, and that’s certainly what it looked like. Yet, McCarthy kept the red flag in his pocket, allowing play to continue. Moments later, Wilson threw the game-winning touchdown to Ed Dickson.
Part of the reason why Wilson was so incredible in the second half, particularly in the fourth quarter, gets me to the third factor, and that would be Green Bay’s injuries. The Packers came into this game very banged up, and things only got worse. They lost two of their best defensive players, Mike Daniels and Kenny Clark, as well as safety Raven Greene. The Packers’ skeleton crew defense had no chance of stopping the Seahawks on the decisive drive, and it couldn’t get Wilson off the field as Seattle was attempting to run out the clock at the end of the game.
That said, the Packers may have won this game if it wasn’t for McCarthy’s gaffe. As mentioned, they were leading the entire time. They also averaged two more yards per play than Seattle.
Rodgers was terrific, showing no ill effects of his knee injury. He was 21-of-30 for 332 yards and two touchdowns. He hit multiple bombs throughout the evening, but a rare, poor throw to Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a third-and-2 prevented Rodgers from extending his offense’s final drive of the game.
Cowboys 22, Falcons 19
The Falcons had an arrogant attitude heading into this game, and that translated to the field. They made several key mistakes. For instance, Matt Ryan took a horrible sack to knock his team out of field goal range in the opening half, which obviously had an impact, given what the final result was. Later, Ryan threw an interception which was the result of a drop by Calvin Ridley. The Cowboys took over in favorable field position and scored a touchdown to go up 10. The Falcons ultimately came back to tie the game at 19, but their defense, missing Jones, couldn’t hold up on the final drive. Dallas moved the ball into field goal range, and Brett Maher drilled the kick as time expired.
The Falcons are now at 4-6, meaning their season is effectively over. Unless they upset the Saints in New Orleans on Thanksgiving night, the best they can finish is 9-7, which is highly unlikely to be good enough to make the playoffs, especially when considering that they’ve lost possible tie-breakers to the Eagles and Cowboys for the final wild-card spot.
Elsewhere in Atlanta’s receiving corps, Mohamed Sanu (4-56) was next in the box score, followed by Ridley (3-32), who was responsible for Ryan’s sole interception. Austin Hooper (4-27) was a disappointment, as he reeled in just half of his targets. Hooper also dropped a pass.
Elliott had a monstrous afternoon as a result. With an absent Jones unavailable to check him, Elliott dashed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Elliott also led the Cowboys in receiving with seven catches for 79 receiving yards. His only blemish was a fumble, but a teammate of his recovered. Again, Jones would’ve prevented this from happening, but the Falcons opted to keep him sidelined. They paid the price as a result.
Colts 38, Titans 10
With Pees taken to the hospital and Marcus Mariota injured, this game was a complete nightmare for the Titans. Mariota had to leave the field late in the second quarter when he injured his arm on a sack. Mariota, of course, missed a game-and-a-half earlier in the year because he lost feeling in his hand. If he’s sidelined for multiple contests, that would effectively end Tennessee’s playoff aspirations.
Luck misfired on just six throws, going 23-of-29 for 297 yards and three touchdowns. He threw all over Tennessee’s middling cornerbacks, and he could’ve approached a 400-yard day had the Colts not taken their foot off the gas. Luck had 195 yards by halftime, but didn’t have to throw very much following intermission because the Colts were up 24-3 at that point. Luck, by the way, nearly caught a touchdown on the Philly Special play, but Eric Ebron overthrew him.
Luck’s third touchdwon was thrown to Dontrelle Inman, who is quietly becoming a dependable weapon in this offense. Inman, who caught four passes for 34 yards, saw six targets. Both Luck and Frank Reich discussed how instrumental Inman has been in Indianapolis’ receiving corps, which was starved for talent beyond Hilton.
As for the tight ends, neither Ebron nor Jack Doyle (4-43) did much. Ebron wasn’t even targeted, though he almost threw a touchdown pass to Luck.
The Titans are going to be in deep trouble with Gabbert, though there’s no telling if Mariota will be 100 percent even if he plays. Mariota, who went 10-of-13 for 85 yards and an interception on a telegraphed pass, has been better in recent weeks, but we’ve seen him look like a completely different quarterback when he’s dealing with an injury.
Giants 38, Buccaneers 35
Manning played very well once again, but did so against another horrible defense. The Buccaneers entered this game down a couple of defensive linemen, their entire starting linebacking corps and their best safety. They had absolutely no chance to stop anything the Giants were doing, as New York established a 31-14 lead before garbage time.
Manning was as good as those numbers indicate. He opened with a 41-yard bomb to Odell Beckham Jr. and then found Saquon Barkley for a score in the flat, as no one was covering him. Manning hit his first 11 attempts for 128 yards, torching the Buccaneers mercilessly. Had the Buccaneers kept this game close before garbage time, Manning’s yardage total would’ve been much better.
The poor play continued after intermission. Fitzpatrick was responsible for a pick-six on a weird play in which Janoris Jenkins dropped the interception, but the ball popped into the arms of Alec Ogletree, who ran back the other way for a touchdown. Fitzpatrick was given one more chance, and he lobbed up a lollipop throw into the end zone that was easily picked off.
Fitzpatrick’s day was over at 13-of-21 for 167 yards and three interceptions. Jameis Winston entered the game and engineered some scoring drives, albeit in garbage time. Winston went 12-of-16 for 199 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Winston also fumbled in the red zone, but Mike Evans was able to fall on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.
Winston looked good, but the Giants weren’t exactly trying because they were up 31-14. Besides, we’ve seen Tampa quarterbacks thrive in late, meaningless action off the bench. Winston could just as easily revert to the interception machine we saw at Cincinnati. At this rate, the Buccaneers might as well give Ryan Griffin a shot.
Elsewhere in the receiving corps, both Chris Godwin (3-50) and DeSean Jackson (4-38) had disappointing afternoons. Howard (5-78) was second on the receiving list.
Texans 23, Redskins 21
Smith’s season is over, and his future as a starter in the NFL is in doubt. Smith had a failed year in Washington, and the consensus might be that his success in the NFL has been because of the coaching he received from Jim Harbaugh and Andy Reid. Teams may doubt Smith coming off this injury, so he may have to settle for a backup role, assuming he can ever play again.
The Redskins’ season isn’t over because they have a solid backup quarterback in Colt McCoy. The long-time Redskin was able to lead the team into the end zone twice, even giving his team the lead at 21-20. The Texans ultimately took the lead, but McCoy once again moved his team into Houston territory. Unfortunately for him, he ran out of time, and the Redskins had to try a 63-yard field goal to get the victory. The kick appeared to hit the crossbar due to an optical illusion on TV, but the attempt was actually well short.
Washington lost, but at least it knows that it’s in capable hands with McCoy. The backup completed just half of his passes – 6-of-12 – for 54 yards and a touchdown. He also scrambled well, gaining 35 yards on the ground on five rushes. The numbers aren’t pretty, but McCoy was dealing with a ferocious Houston front that had a big advantage against his banged-up offensive line. However, when Trent Williams is able to return from injury, the Redskins will be in better shape, and they’ll have a chance to win the division with McCoy.
Like McCoy, Smith was dealing with immense pressure throughout the afternoon, and the pair took five sacks in total. Smith also fumbled, but a defensive hold negated it. Neither Redskin quarterback had much of a chance, which makes McCoy’s multiple scoring drives that much more impressive.
Thanks to the poor blocking, the Texans converted just four of their 11 third downs. Deshaun Watson had no time to throw either on many occasions. There was one sequence in the opening half where Watson was strip-sacked (his teammate recovered) and then was picked when he was hit as he released the ball.
Watson finished 16-of-24 for 208 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. The second pick was the result of a tipped pass. Watson could’ve been picked on another occasion, but a Redskin defender dropped the ball. Houston settled for a field goal on the drive, which was another instance in which the team failed in the red zone. That’s been a major issue that has plagued the Texans all year, as their problems deep in enemy territory have been the result of a poor offensive line, horrible coaching and a pedestrian running game.
Hopkins trailed Keke Coutee (5-77) on the receiving list. Demaryius Thomas, meanwhile, did absolutely nothing. He saw one target, yet failed to catch it.
Ravens 24, Bengals 21
Jackson would eventually attempt some passes, as offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg would make sure that his rookie quarterback would be able to have some simple throws on bootlegs and other play-action opportunities. Given that the Ravens were able to ram the ball down Cincinnati’s throat, the Bengals couldn’t exactly play the pass. Jackson had some success on his throws, and he even had a completion to Willie Snead wiped out by offensive pass interference at one point. However, Jackson didn’t have a completion longer than 23 yards, and he was also responsible for an interception in the second half that set up a Cincinnati touchdown. Jackson tried to make something happen with a late throw to the sideline, and it was easily picked off.
The Jackson interception allowed the Bengals to take the lead, and Cincinnati eventually led by eight. However, the Ravens went back to the ground game, and they were able to put together two scoring drives that had a total of 23 plays that ultimately gave Baltimore the victory.
Jackson finished 13-of-19 for 150 yards and an interception. The passing numbers weren’t pretty, but he was stellar as a rusher, tallying 117 yards on the ground on 27 scrambles. Jackson is a dynamic threat as a runner, but still needs to learn how to play quarterback in the NFL. In addition to his interception, Jackson was nearly picked on the second drive of the game after inexplicably breaking out of a sack. However, there was another occasion where Jackson escaped a sack and connected with John Brown for a 23-yard completion to set up a field goal just before halftime.
Dalton’s afternoon was a mixed performance. Things nearly started horribly when two of his passes were dropped interceptions on the second drive. He eventually improved and made some clutch throws with pressure in his face. Baltimore’s pass rush ultimately won out, however, as Dalton’s offensive line couldn’t hold up versus the Ravens’ stalwart front seven.
Dalton’s touchdowns went to second-year receiver John Ross and someone named Matt Lengel. Ross caught two balls for 27 yards on seven targets and dropped a pass. It’s not a surprise that Ross was so woefully inefficient.
Lions 20, Panthers 19
By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell
Stafford led a drive into Carolina territory late in the opening half, but the Lions had to settle for a 54-yard field goal from Matt Prater. Newton then made a mistake in throwing a ball up for grabs, which was picked off by Lions cornerback Tracey Walker. Carolina’s defense came up with a stop, and Detroit took a 10-7 lead into the half.
Early in the third quarter, Newton connected with D.J. Moore about 15 yards downfield, and then Moore exploded down the field for an 82-yard gain to the Detroit 12-yard line. A sack by Jarrad Davis held the Panthers to a field goal attempt, and Gano missed that 34-yard kick. Detroit took advantage with Stafford distributing the ball to his receivers, including chunk gains to Theo Riddick (5-30) and Bruce Ellington (6-52) for about 40 yards to set up a short Prater field goal.
Newton got in rhythm early in the fourth quarter, using five different receivers to move the ball from his 8-yard line. Curtis Samuel (5-55-1) made a superb leaping touchdown grab, but Gano missed the extra point, leaving the game tied at 13.
The Lions got in position to take the lead thanks to a third-down conversion with a shovel pass to Riddick and then finding Kenny Golladay for a 36-yard gain. To finish the drive, Golladay made a great touchdown catch, with Stafford throwing a beautiful pass, for a 19-yard score.
Christian McCaffrey got wide open for a 34-yard gain into Detroit territory late in the fourth quarter. A pass to Samuel moved it inside the 30-yard line, and then a 21-yard pass to Jarius Wright got Carolina inside the Detroit 10-yard line. Newton then found D.J. Moore for the touchdown. At 20-19 with just over a minute remaining, the Panthers decided to go for two, but Newton overthrew a wide open Wright.
Steelers 20, Jaguars 16
By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham
Jacksonville’s defense was truly dominant, forcing three interceptions, a turnover on downs and five punts through the first 43 minutes of the game. Roethlisberger couldn’t get anything going, plus Jalen Ramsey made two great interceptions, with one being a great juggling grab in the end zone, while covering Antonio Brown, on the Steelers’ only strong drive out of their first nine.
The sheer dominance wasn’t only defensively either, as the Jaguars had no trouble picking up chunk yardage every time they ran the ball. On the day, they ran it 43 times for 179 yards and a touchdown, which is dominant, but in the first half, it looked like they were on track for 300 yards rushing. And even though the Steelers couldn’t make a first down without a Jacksonville penalty through most of the first half, the Jaguars had trouble finishing off their drives for more than a field goal, which gave them just a 9-0 lead going into halftime.
The Jaguars did finally put together a big-time touchdown drive after Roethlisberger’s third interception, the back-breaker in the end zone by Jalen Ramsey. Jacksonville took that possession midway through the third quarter and marched down the field 80 yards, fueled by two big catch-and-runs by Fournette and plenty of Fournette and Carlos Hyde running the ball. Fittingly, Fournette took it in for a 2-yard dive into the end zone to make it 16-0.
Losing a chance to cut the game to a two-point deficit with the end zone interception and then allowing the Jaguars to go 80 yards in six minutes looked like the end for Pittsburgh, but with their offense, one big play can set things back on course. That came on their very next drive, as Roethlisberger pump faked the safety out of position and hit Antonio Brown for a 78-yard touchdown. The Steelers then missed the two-point play and were still down 16-6 with a quarter left.
After that touchdown, Pittsburgh’s defense stepped up and forced four straight punts, while the Jacksonville offense tallied negative three yards. And that was the Jaguars’ downfall, as their defense couldn’t stop a Steelers team that has averaged 31 points a game this year, from finally getting their offense moving.
It wasn’t easy though. The Steelers had to punt after going backward on the possession after their big touchdown, and then, still down 10, they went for it on fourth down on their possession after that and the Jaguars stopped them. That left Pittsburgh down 10 points with fewer than seven minutes remaining in the game, but the Steelers’ defense continued to dominate and got the ball back to their offense. Finally, Pittsburgh put its own 80-yard drive together with JuJu Smith-Schuster leading the way and Vance McDonald making a terrific 10-yard touchdown grab in the back of the end zone to pull the Steelers within three points with 2:28 left on the clock.
With little time on the clock, the Steelers had to think about an onside kick, but the way their defense had been getting to Blake Bortles and the conservative offense the Jaguars had been running, made it an easy decision to kick away. That turned out to be the correct decision, as the Jagaurs ran Fournette up the middle three times for six yards and punted away, giving Roethlisberger and company 1:37 on the clock at their own 32-yard line.
The inevitable ended up happening, as Roethlisberger hit Smith-Schuster for a 35-yard gain and Brown for a 25-yard gain, setting up Roethlisberger for an old-man 1-yard touchdown dive to put his team on top for the first time, with five seconds left.
That final scoring drive was not without its craziness, as James Conner dropped a sure touchdown pass – prompting Twitter to report that “Le’Veon Bell would have caught have caught that!” – and an interception in the end zone was rightfully overturned after a facemask penalty.
The Steelers ended up sacking Bortles six times, which was not helped by Jacksonville being forced to play Ereck Flowers at left tackle, who was their fourth left tackle to play this season. T.J. Watt got to him twice to push his sack total up to 10 on the year.
The Jaguars have now lost six in a row and better be planning on finding a quarterback to match their defensive efforts, while the Steelers have won six in a row. With the upset thwarted, the Steelers will stay on the road and head to Denver, while the Jaguars will go to Buffalo, which will likely be the must-not-watch game of the week.
Raiders 23, Cardinals 21
By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell
Rosen threw another interception via an inaccurate pass that was tipped in the air and picked off by Karl Joseph. Good runs by Doug Martin (10-52) and DeAndre Washington (12-39) moved the ball close to the end zone, and Carr threw a bullet to Brandon LaFell (2-29-1) who got open against Patrick Peterson for the touchdown. That tied the game at 14 at halftime.
To open the third quarter, Jalen Richard ripped off a 24-yard run and a 16-yard catch to get Oakland a field goal. A pass to LaFell and Cardinals penalties set up another field goal for the Raiders. Arizona’s offense was pathetic in the second half until David Johnson broke off a 53-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. Rosen was lucky not to have thrown an interception from there, as he got away with a telegraphed pass to Kirk for about 15 yards. On the next play, Rosen threw a short touchdown strike to Fitzgerald. That put Arizona up 21-20 with about five minutes remaining.
The Raiders had a few more possessions because the Cardinals could not run the clock out. Arizona made some terrible mental mistakes and let the win get away. Jermaine Gresham had an unnecessary roughness way after the play, and that stopped the clock with about two-and-a-half minutes remaining when the Raiders were out of timeouts. The yardage also also helped set up manageable field position for the Raiders when they should have been pinned deep in their own territory. On the final drive of the game, Carr hit rookie Marcell Ateman (4-50) for two receptions of over 40 yards, and then a 20-yard pass to Seth Roberts set up Daniel Carlson to make a 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game.
Broncos 23, Chargers 22
Despite the Liuget injury, it’s still mildly surprising that the Chargers lost to the Broncos. This was the stereotypical Charger loss, as they constantly made mistakes. Their first two possessions featured trips deep into Denver territory, yet the Chargers came away with just six points because of four combined penalties on those possessions once they crossed midfield. The Chargers, who committed eight penalties in the first 20 minutes, also allowed a fake punt conversion that set up a touchdown. Meanwhile, their kicker missed an extra point.
Philip Rivers was at fault as well, as he made two absolutely crushing mistakes in the second half. The first occurred when his team was up 19-7. Rivers threw an interception when Von Miller made a great read on a screen attempt, which set up a Royce Freeman touchdown to cut the margin to five.
Rivers’ second horrible mistake occurred on his final snap. Rivers was planning to attempt a pass on a third down near midfield while trying to run out the clock. Rivers saw some pressure and threw the ball away to avoid a sack. This was a huge blunder, as Rivers would’ve been better off taking the sack. Had he gone down, the clock would’ve kept moving. Instead, the Broncos were granted an extra stoppage, and the yards Rivers saved were irrelevant because the ball was close to midfield. With these extra 40 seconds, the Broncos had just enough time to engineer a game-winning drive, featuring 38- and 30-yard receptions by Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton, respectively.
Rivers’ second touchdown was thrown to Antonio Gates (5-80), who became the latest tight end to torch Denver’s inept linebackers. Mike Williams also contributed with two grabs for 56 yards.
Keenum finished 19-of-32 for 205 yards. His depleted offensive line struggled mightily against the Chargers’ great pressure.
Saints 48, Eagles 7
The Eagles came into this game down numerous players, and they just kept watching key individuals go down. This week, it was Pro Bowl center Jason Kelce, who suffered a wrist injury in the opening quarter and barely played as a result. Meanwhile, the Eagles lost two more cornerbacks, as Sidney Jones and Avonte Maddox both left the field in the opening half. Already down two of their top three cornerbacks, the Eagles are completely decimated at the position.
With a banged-up group of cornerbacks to throw against, Drew Brees didn’t face much of a challenge. He completely annihilated Philadelphia’s skeleton-crew defense. The Saints scored on nearly every possession, and they could’ve posted 60-plus on the scoreboard had they not taken their foot off the gas in the fourth quarter.
Wentz finished 19-of-33 for 156 yards and three interceptions, two of which were underthrown deep balls into double coverage. Wentz was just trying to make something happen in what he figured would be a shootout, but the Eagles couldn’t keep up.
Jordan Matthews (3-37) and Alshon Jeffery (4-33) followed Tate in the box score. Zach Ertz (2-15) was much lower, as the Saints sent constant double teams his way. With Ertz taken out of commission, Wentz appeared to be completely discombobulated.
Bears 25, Vikings 20
That said, the Bears should’ve won this game by more than five points. Minnesota shouldn’t have had a chance at the end. By halftime, the Bears were outgaining the Vikings, 202-77, and they were averaging 1.8 more yards per play. Yet, the Bears were up just 14-0 at that point, and it appeared as though they might suffer a meltdown like they did against the Packers and Dolphins earlier in the year. It started when Mitchell Trubisky overthrew Allen Robinson and was intercepted as a result. They set up a Minnesota field goal. Tarik Cohen then fumbled the ball as he was dancing around in the backfield, and after recovering, the Vikings kicked another three. It was suddenly a one-score game, and this contest was nearly tied when Trubisky had a pick-six that was dropped.
Chicago’s offense, initially very hot, was suddenly reeling, but the defense helped them out greatly with a pick-six, as Kirk Cousins overshot Laquon Treadwell. This put the Bears up 16, and the Vikings simply didn’t have enough time to mount a comeback.
Cousins finished 30-of-46 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and the pair of interceptions. Cousins should’ve thrown just one score, but was gifted a second when a late drive was kept alive with a horribly called helmet-to-helmet penalty on a throw to Kyle Rudolph that was really a hit to the shoulder. Fortunately for the Bears, this awful call didn’t cost them the game.
Rams 54, Chiefs 51
The Chiefs had the first big defensive play when Jared Goff was strip-sacked, setting up a Chiefs touchdown. They later scored on another turnover when Justin Houston beat left tackle Andrew Whitworth to strip-sack Goff once again. However, the Rams had the more significant defensive plays. Aaron Donald forced a fumble from Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter, which was returned by Samson Ebukam for a touchdown. Mahomes was then pick-sixed by a defensive lineman on a battled ball to extend the Rams’ advantage to 40-30.
The Chiefs fought back and took the lead. The two teams were then on the seesaw, trading touchdowns, but Mahomes had a pair of chances to win the game at the end. Mahomes fell short, however, because of two more turnovers. Both were interceptions. The first occurred because Ebukam hit Mahomes as he released the ball. The second was a desperation heave with less than 20 seconds remaining in regulation, and it iced the victory for the Rams.
This game was a mirror image of the Patriots-Eagles Super Bowl thriller, where both offenses were humming, and yet a big defensive play decided the contest. That’s what happened here, except it was two big turnovers at the very end.
Along with his six scores, Mahomes went 33-of-46 for 478 yards and three interceptions. Mahomes should’ve been able to eclipse the 500-yard barrier, but was betrayed by some drops. Travis Kelce had two of them, including one on a crucial third down. The other drop was on the final drive of the game that would’ve gone for 15 yards or so.
Jared Goff, meanwhile, battled Mahomes brilliantly, and he compared this game to a Cal versus Texas Tech bout. That’s what it felt like. Goff wasn’t as great as Mahomes on the stat sheet, but he came up huge in the fourth quarter. Goff finished 31-of-40 for 413 yards and four passing touchdown. He also had a rushing score.
As with Mahomes, Goff’s numbers could’ve been better. Several of his receivers drew interference flags, so those were yards that Goff lost. Brandin Cooks, who drew one of those flags, also dropped a deep ball. That said, the Chiefs had a chance to seal this game away with a Goff interception. Kansas City cornerback Orlando Scandrick, who was picked on all night, had a Goff pass go right through his hands in the final minutes in Rams territory. An interception there not only would’ve taken time off the clock, but it also would’ve given the Chiefs at least three more points. Instead, Scandrick dropped the ball, and Goff ultimately scored a touchdown on the drive.
Chris Conley also scored twice, catching seven of his eight targets for 74 yards. Kelce (10-127), meanwhile, also scored. He had a big stat line despite the two drops.
On the other side, Cooks led the Rams in receiving with eight grabs for 107 yards. As mentioned, he dropped a deep ball. He didn’t score either, but he at least drew an interference flag. Robert Woods (4-72) did as well, and he found the end zone. Josh Reynolds also had a huge night, as he caught six of his eight targets for 80 yards and a touchdown. Goff’s other two scores went to tight end Gerald Everett (3-49), including the game-winner.
Todd Gurley, meanwhile, was limited to 55 yards on 12 carries while also catching three balls for 39 receiving yards. This was a frustrating night for Gurley fantasy owners, considering that there were 105 points scored in this game. Gurley was due for some regression after scoring an unreal number of touchdowns in the first 10 weeks of the season, but he’ll bounce back after the bye.
For more thoughts, check out my updated NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Tuesday morning.
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2017 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 9
2017 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 16
2017 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 23
2017 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 30
2017 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 6
2017 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 13
2017 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 20
2017 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 27
2017 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 4
2017 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 11
2017 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 18
2017 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 25
2017 NFL Week 17 Recap - Jan. 1
2017 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 8
2017 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 15
2017 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 22
Super Bowl LII Recap - Feb. 5
2017: Live 2017 NFL Draft Blog - April 30
2017 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 12
2017 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 19
2017 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 26
2017 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 2
2017 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 9
2017 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 16
2017 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 23
2017 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 30
2017 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 6
2017 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 13
2017 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 20
2017 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 27
2017 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 4
2017 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 11
2017 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 18
2017 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 25
2017 NFL Week 17 Recap - Jan. 1
2017 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 8
2017 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 15
2017 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 22
Super Bowl LII Recap - Feb. 5
2016: Live 2016 NFL Draft Blog - April 30
2016 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 12
2016 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 19
2016 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 26
2016 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 3
2016 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 10
2016 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 17
2016 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 24
2016 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 31
2016 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 7
2016 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 14
2016 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 21
2016 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 28
2016 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 5
2016 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 12
2016 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 19
2016 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 26
2016 NFL Week 17 Recap - Jan. 2
2016 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 9
2016 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 16
2016 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 23
2016 NFL Week 21 Recap - Feb. 6
2015: Live 2015 NFL Draft Blog - April 30
2015 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 12
2015 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 17
2015 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 24
2015 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 1
2015 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 8
2015 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 15
2015 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 22
2015 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 29
2015 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 5
2015 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 12
2015 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 19
2015 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 26
2015 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 4
2015 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 11
2015 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 18
2015 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 25
2015 NFL Week 17 Recap - Jan. 4
2015 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 11
2015 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 18
2015 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 25
Super Bowl 50 Recap - Feb. 8
2014: Live 2014 NFL Draft Blog - May 8
2014 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 5
2014 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 12
2014 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 19
2014 NFL Week 4 Recap - Sept. 26
2014 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 3
2014 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 10
2014 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 17
2014 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 24
2014 NFL Week 9 Recap - Oct. 31
2014 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 6
2014 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 13
2014 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 20
2014 NFL Week 13 Recap - Nov. 27
2014 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 5
2014 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 12
2014 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 19
2014 NFL Week 17 Recap - Dec. 29
2014 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 4
2014 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 11
2014 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 18
Super Bowl XLIX Live Blog - Feb. 1
Super Bowl XLIX Recap - Feb. 2
2013: Live 2013 NFL Draft Blog - April 26
2013 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 10
2013 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 17
2013 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 24
2013 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 1
2013 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 8
2013 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 15
2013 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 22
2013 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 29
2013 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 4
2013 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 11
2013 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 18
2013 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 25
2013 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 2
2013 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 9
2013 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 16
2013 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 23
2013 NFL Week 17 Recap - Dec. 30
2013 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 6
2013 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 13
2013 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 20
Super Bowl XLVIII Recap - Feb. 3
Super Bowl XLVIII Live Blog - Feb. 2
2012: Live 2012 NFL Draft Blog - April 26
2012 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 10
2012 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 17
2012 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 24
2012 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 1
2012 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 8
2012 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 15
2012 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 22
2012 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 29
2012 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 5
2012 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 12
2012 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 19
2012 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 26
2012 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 3
2012 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 10
2012 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 17
2012 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 24
2012 NFL Week 17 Recap - Dec. 31
2012 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 7
2012 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 14
2012 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 21
Super Bowl XLVII Recap - Feb. 4
Super Bowl XLVII Live Blog - Feb. 4
2011: Live 2011 NFL Draft Blog - April 28
2011 NFL Week 1 Recap - Sept. 12
2011 NFL Week 2 Recap - Sept. 19
2011 NFL Week 3 Recap - Sept. 26
2011 NFL Week 4 Recap - Oct. 3
2011 NFL Week 5 Recap - Oct. 10
2011 NFL Week 6 Recap - Oct. 17
2011 NFL Week 7 Recap - Oct. 24
2011 NFL Week 8 Recap - Oct. 31
2011 NFL Week 9 Recap - Nov. 7
2011 NFL Week 10 Recap - Nov. 14
2011 NFL Week 11 Recap - Nov. 21
2011 NFL Week 12 Recap - Nov. 28
2011 NFL Week 13 Recap - Dec. 5
2011 NFL Week 14 Recap - Dec. 12
2011 NFL Week 15 Recap - Dec. 19
2011 NFL Week 16 Recap - Dec. 26
2011 NFL Week 17 Recap - Jan. 2
2011 NFL Week 18 Recap - Jan. 9
2011 NFL Week 19 Recap - Jan. 16
2011 NFL Week 20 Recap - Jan. 23
Super Bowl XLVI Live Blog - Feb. 6
2010: Live 2010 NFL Draft Blog - April 22
2010 Hall of Fame Game Live Blog - Aug. 8
2010 NFL Kickoff Live Blog - Sept. 9
2010 NFL Week 1 Review - Sept. 13
2010 NFL Week 2 Review - Sept. 20
2010 NFL Week 3 Review - Sept. 27
2010 NFL Week 4 Review - Oct. 4
2010 NFL Week 5 Review - Oct. 11
2010 NFL Week 6 Review - Oct. 18
2010 NFL Week 7 Review - Oct. 25
2010 NFL Week 8 Review - Nov. 1
2010 NFL Week 9 Review - Nov. 8
2010 NFL Week 10 Review - Nov. 15
2010 NFL Week 11 Review - Nov. 22
2010 NFL Week 12 Review - Nov. 29
2010 NFL Week 13 Review - Dec. 6
2010 NFL Week 14 Review - Dec. 13
2010 NFL Week 15 Review - Dec. 20
2010 NFL Week 16 Review - Dec. 27
2010 NFL Week 17 Review - Jan. 3
2010 NFL Week 18 Review - Jan. 10
2010 NFL Week 19 Review - Jan. 17
2010 NFL Week 19 Review - Jan. 24
Super Bowl XLV Live Blog - Feb. 6
2009: Live 2009 NFL Draft Blog - April 25
2009 Hall of Fame Game Live Blog - Aug. 10
2009 NFL Kickoff Live Blog - Sept. 10
2009 NFL Week 1 Review - Sept. 14
2009 NFL Week 2 Review - Sept. 21
2009 NFL Week 3 Review - Sept. 28
2009 NFL Week 4 Review - Oct. 5
2009 NFL Week 5 Review - Oct. 12
2009 NFL Week 6 Review - Oct. 19
2009 NFL Week 7 Review - Oct. 26
2009 NFL Week 8 Review - Nov. 2
2009 NFL Week 9 Review - Nov. 9
2009 NFL Week 10 Review - Nov. 16
2009 NFL Week 11 Review - Nov. 23
2009 NFL Week 12 Review - Nov. 30
2009 NFL Week 13 Review - Dec. 6
2009 NFL Week 14 Review - Dec. 13
2009 NFL Week 15 Review - Dec. 20
2009 NFL Week 16 Review - Dec. 27
2009 NFL Week 17 Review - Jan. 4
2009 NFL Week 18 Review - Jan. 11
2009 NFL Week 19 Review - Jan. 18
2009 NFL Week 20 Review - Jan. 25
Super Bowl XLIV Live Blog - Feb. 7
2008: Live 2008 NFL Draft Blog - April 26
2008 NFL Kickoff Blog - Sept. 4
NFL Week 1 Review - Sept. 8
NFL Week 2 Review - Sept. 15
NFL Week 3 Review - Sept. 22
NFL Week 4 Review - Sept. 29
NFL Week 5 Review - Oct. 6
NFL Week 6 Review - Oct. 13
NFL Week 7 Review - Oct. 20
NFL Week 8 Review - Oct. 27
NFL Week 9 Review - Nov. 3
NFL Week 10 Review - Nov. 10
NFL Week 11 Review - Nov. 17
NFL Week 12 Review - Nov. 24
NFL Week 13 Review - Dec. 1
NFL Week 14 Review - Dec. 8
NFL Week 15 Review - Dec. 15
NFL Week 16 Review - Dec. 22
NFL Week 17 Review - Dec. 29
NFL Wild Card Playoffs Review - Jan. 4
NFL Divisional Playoffs Review - Jan. 11
NFL Championship Sunday Review - Jan. 19
Super Bowl XLIII Live Blog