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Tuesday Afternoon NFL Recap

noreply • Sep 15, 2020

Rapid Rundown

HOU 20 - KC 34

Belichick 1, Brady 0

Top Passing Performances:

Lamar Jackson, Ravens - 20-25 (80% comp), 275 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, Rating 152.1 (leader through Sun. night), 38-6 W over Browns

Russell Wilson, Seahawks - 31-35 (86.6% comp), 322 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, Rating 143.1, 38-25 W over Falcons

Gardner Minshew, Jaguars - 19-20 (95% comp), 173 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, Rating 142.3, 27-20 W over Colts

Aaron Rodgers, Packers - 32-44 (72.7% comp), 364 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, Rating 127.5, 43-34 W over Vikings

Impressive debut with new team

Phillip Rivers, Colts - 36-46, 363 yards (78.3% comp), 1 TD, 2 INTs
Good: it's been since 2018 since PR threw for over 360 yards in game. Spread the ball around to 9 different receivers who had at least 2 catches.
Bad: 2nd interception was absolutely horrible. 3 drives in which the Colts probably should have resulted in touchdowns ended up with field goals, and the kicker only made two of those.

Cam Newton, Patriots - 15-19, 155 yards (78.95% comp); 15 rush att, 75 rush yards, 2 TDs
Good: After only playing 2 games in 2019, being released by the franchise that drafted him and led to the Super Bowl, and sitting unemployed for nearly 70 days, "Super Cam" was back and made the New England post-Brady era look better than many thought the Patriots would look like 3+ months ago.
Bad:   You tell me.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs - 25 att, 138 yards (5.5 avg), 1 TD
Good:   The rich got richer. He is the 4th player in the last 30 seasons with at least 130 rushing yards and a TD in his NFL debut. Each of the previous 3 either won the Rookie of the Year or the league's rushing title that year. (ESPN Stats & Info)
Bad:   No receptions was surprising. Six carries inside the 5 yard line and zero TDs was more surprising. (FANTASY WARNING!)

Adrian Peterson, Lions - 14 att, 93 yards (6.6 avg); 3 rec (3 targets), 21 rec yards
Good:   This performance was one of the most surprising of the weekend, tied for 3rd most rushing yards on Sunday. AP was cut by Washington a week ago and added to an already muddled running backfield. All he does is come in and be the leading rusher for the game. Is the 35-year old the best RB in the Lions backfield? For one week with little to no practice reps he was.
Bad: I'm less likely to question Peterson's ability to play an entire season, played in 15 and 16 games the last 2 years with Washington, than the Lions commitment to him as the better back given the investment they've made in Kerryon Johnson and 2020 draft pick DeAndre Swift.

DeAndre Hopkins, Cardinals - 14 rec (16 targets) , 151 yards, 10.8 avg.
Good:   What a great trade for the Cardinals! Hopkins has been reliable and productive over the past 6 seasons in Houston - only missed 2 games. He's the perfect person to take the baton from Larry Fitzgerald who has been a great receiver for that franchise for over the past decade.
Bad:   Other than not scoring any touchdowns, I don't see any. And if he puts up those kind of receptions and yards weekly, in a win, fantasy owners will live with it.

Top 5 Teams

Never too early for rankings. Here's my Top 5 teams after Week 1:

  1. Kansas City
  2. Seattle
  3. Baltimore
  4. Green Bay
  5. Buffalo

Best and Worst Divisions

BEST: NFC West
WORST: NFC East

Final Thought

hose steaks will be waiting on the Colts in 2021.

Thanks for taking time to read. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

-B
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