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Broke the Internet twice. pic.twitter.com/DbH4boKodz
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2022
Lamar Jackson is worth more than 133 million guaranteed
Just before the start of the regular season, Lamar Jackson turned down a $250 million contract extension for 133 guaranteed signings, believing he was worth more. For three weeks, the Ravens quarterback has provided the best justification on the field.
Still unstoppable yesterday against the Patriots (4 touchdowns on the pass, 1 on the run with 107 yards covered) despite injuries on his offensive line, Jackson made a huge start to the season which already propelled him among the favorites for the title of MVP. He is first in the number of touchdowns thrown (10), in the Top 5 of NFL runners (243 yards with 2 touchdowns), and the Ravens have a positive record while they simply have the worst defense in the league in the number of yards granted.
The Chiefs are very generous
In great difficulty over the first two weeks, Matt Ryan’s Colts needed a boost to start their season. They can say thank you to the Chiefs.
A muffed punt, a missed extra point, a messed up fake field goal, another that misses the posts, a crucial penalty in the last minutes, and an interception by Pat Mahomes late in the game. Kansas City, however impressive since the start of the season, did absolutely everything to allow Indianapolis to clinch their first victory 20-17. Nice.
US Football can drive you crazy
The Bills narrowly fell to the Dolphins on Sunday. Despite more than 40 minutes of possession and 31 first downs (twice as many as Miami), Josh Allen and his teammates were limited to 19 points, the fault of several clumsiness and errors in time management. What frustrate the offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, who really freaked out at the end of the match when Buffalo missed when going for a final field goal. Yes, sometimes US Football can drive you crazy.
Bills OC Ken Dorsey was not happy at the end of the game. pic.twitter.com/F7Jp5IMlFP
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 25, 2022
Trevor Lawrence scored a goal
Arrived with a big hype in the NFL, Trevor Lawrence was contaminated by the ambient mediocrity of the Jaguars during his rookie season. But for two weeks and after the initial defeat in Washington, the young quarterback shines: 28/39 passing, 262 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 turnover, here is Lawrence’s stat sheet against the Chargers yesterday, a performance that confirms this he had shown against the Colts the previous Sunday.
Under his leadership and thanks to a defense that continues to impress, the Jaguars yesterday won their first away game in Los Angeles since December 15, 2019. Better still, Jacksonville has a positive record and is alone in the lead. AFC South.
Watching Carson Wentz and the Commanders Isn’t Good for Your Eyes
Faced with his former Eagles team, Carson Wentz necessarily wanted to shine. But very quickly it sank. Here is a summary of Washington’s offensive possessions during the game: punt, punt, punt, fumble lost, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, ball lost on fourth down, ball lost on fourth down. Sacked nine times, including six in the first half alone (!), Wentz experienced a real ordeal and took responsibility for the atrocious performance of his attack.
“Clearly I wasn’t good enough. I have to be better, I didn’t play at my level, especially at the start of the match. »
It took a safety in the fourth quarter to see Washington’s counter unlock, before running back Antonio Gibson saved what remained of the Commanders’ honor with a touchdown in the final minutes.
Winning an NFL game with less than 90 passing yards is possible (against Houston)
82. This is the total number of yards accumulated by the Justin Fields Bears in the aerial game this Sunday against the Texans. The young quarterback still struggled well (8/17, 106 yards, 2 interceptions, 5 sacks), but that did not prevent Chicago from winning 23-20.
Thanks to a huge running game led by Khalil Herbert (157 of 281 Bears yards), a decisive interception by Roquan Smith late in the game and the overall weakness of the Texans, Chicago finds itself today with a positive balance sheet while having less than 300 passing yards in three games…
Lions fans have no right to be happy
As part of the exciting and intriguing teams of this start to the NFL season, the Lions had the opportunity to strike a blow in the event of victory this Sunday on the field of the Vikings, enemies of the NFC North division. And it took the path with a 24-14 advantage at the start of the last quarter.
Except that Detroit cracked in the last 15 minutes. A fourth unconverted down, a long field goal that misses, two touchdowns conceded including one from 28 yards with only one minute to play, and finally an interception from Jared Goff. Result, 28-24 for Minnesota.
It has been three years since the Lions posted a positive record.
Derrick Henry on the decline? Not so fast!
Very far from his standards in a struggling Titans attack in the first two weeks, and remaining on a season disrupted by a nasty foot injury, Derrick Henry wanted to sweep away the doubts against the Raiders on Sunday. He needed it, the Titans too. Its output? 85 yards rushing, 58 through the air, and a touchdown to guide Tennessee to its first win of the season.
Rather reassuring for the future.
The Buccaneers betrayed by their… giant screen
If the long-awaited duel between Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers finally turned into a defensive battle, we were still treated to a suspenseful end to the game. With 15 seconds left, Brady found his receiver Russell Gage to bring the Buccaneers to just two lengths behind the Packers (14-12). But at the time of the two-point conversion, Tampa Bay is penalized for a delay of game which will then condemn the band to Brady. And obviously, Rodgers played a part in that crucial penalty. Here’s what the star Green Bay quarterback said after the game.
“There was delay of game on both actions [le touchdown et la conversion à deux points, ndlr.]. Sometimes you see things in the game, sometimes the big screen shows things it shouldn’t. I saw something, I just relayed the information to the referees. »
Sean McVay, Kliff Kingsbury’s pet peeve
In December 2018, shortly before taking the position of head coach of Arizona, Kliff Kingsbury almost joined the staff of Sean McVay at the Rams. The two are close, with Kliff notably having been a guest at McVay’s wedding last June. But at the edge of the NFL fields on Sunday, no freebies.
Yesterday, Los Angeles beat Arizona 20-12, a refrain we know well since McVay and Kingsbury meet. In eight meetings since 2019, the Rams have won seven times.
Get ready to see Brian Hoyer again
Journeyman par excellence, 36-year-old quarterback Brian Hoyer should take charge of the Patriots’ attack following the injury to Mac Jones. The latter was indeed the victim of a big glitch in the ankle against the Ravens and could miss several weeks, thus giving way to the veteran who will face Aaron Rodgers next weekend.
We wish good luck to the fans of the Patriots.
Brian Hoyer QB1 https://t.co/xzw7c9ZUld pic.twitter.com/0kcig6NaQm
— Obi•Wan (@TMorri_12) September 26, 2022