Sunday’s flyer saw some interesting developments as the second half of the season gets underway — a perfect time for overreactions and reality checks from Sunday afternoon. Overreaction or reality: Overreaction The Vikings are a Super Bowl contender and one of the best teams in the league, but it’s fair to wonder if Cousins can get them to Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl LVII. Cousins finished 30 of 50 for 357 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the crucial win over the Bills, but he couldn’t win the game on his own merit. Cousins was bailed out of a failed fourth-and-goal, where he didn’t go in, thanks to a Beal peek at his own 1-yard line on the next play. The hit resulted in a touchdown and gave Minnesota the lead. After the Vikings got the ball first in overtime, Cousins had a chance to win the game with a first-and-goal at the Bills’ 2-yard line with a touchdown. Instead, he was sacked for a 10-yard loss and threw an incomplete pass — which led to a field goal and gave Buffalo a chance to win the game. The Vikings won because of Bill’s mistakes, not because of Cousins and his play. They are Super Bowl contenders, but Cousins must play better to get the first title the franchise has been looking for.
Josh Allen has regressed this season
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction Allen isn’t at his football best right now. In his last three games, Allen has seven sacks with six interceptions — three in the red zone. Through his first six games, Allen had just four interceptions and six fumbles. Allen has completed 58.8% of his passes for 753 yards with three touchdowns to six interceptions in his last three games (67.2 rating). The Bills are 1-2 in those starts, relying on Allen’s play to get them out of trouble. Leading the league with 10 interceptions and having 13 sacks, Allen is not your typical MVP self. While this is a bad piece of football, the Bills quarterback hasn’t backed down. It is too little to make that statement. Overreaction or Reality: Reality There hasn’t been a single Packers pass rusher who could do what Watson did Sunday, make a difference in the offense. Watson was able to make the difference for the Packers, catching four passes for 107 yards and three touchdowns in Green Bay’s overtime win over Dallas. Watson caught both touchdown passes in the Packers’ 14-point fourth-quarter comeback against Dallas. He always has as many touchdowns as Romeo Doubs and as many 100 yard games as Allan Lazard. Watson can get Green Bay’s offense clicking, which could be enough to get the Packers into the playoffs.
The Cowboys are out of the NFC East race
Overreaction or Reality: Reality Dallas blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead against Green Bay in Sunday’s loss, the longest fourth-quarter collapse in franchise history. The collapse also significantly damaged any hopes Dallas had of winning the NFC East. The Cowboys are 2.5 games behind the Eagles with eight games to play (the Eagles play Monday night). If Philadelphia wins, the Eagles will have a three-game lead over the Cowboys with eight games remaining — and the tiebreaker. The Cowboys have the Vikings next Sunday and the Giants on Thanksgiving. Good luck catching Philadelphia.
Josh McDaniels should be fired this week
Overreaction or Reality: Reality The Raiders’ last three weeks went like this: Lost to the Saints, blew a 17-point lead to the Jaguars, lost to a coach in his first game as a coach with no professional or college experience. This is a 2-7 Raiders team that has given up over 20 points in every game this season, has a turnover from the quarterback for the team’s performance and no sense of direction on either side of the ball. This is a bad football team that is not improving. Remember, the Raiders made the playoffs last season and added Chandler Jones and Davante Adams to their roster. McDaniels should be let go – he’s not an NFL coach. Overreaction or Reality: Reality We can say that now, right? Tagovailoa completed 78.1 percent of his passes for 285 yards with three touchdowns to zero interceptions in Sunday’s win over the Browns, the third straight game he’s thrown for three touchdowns to zero interceptions. He’s the only quarterback in Dolphins history to accomplish that feat (three straight games with three touchdowns and zero interceptions) — not even Marino did that. In the seven games Tagovailoa has started and finished, the Dolphins are 7-0. Tagovailoa has completed 71.8% of his passes and has thrown for 2,155 yards with 18 touchdowns to two interceptions in those games (122.4 rating). He’s the Dolphins’ best quarterback since Marino retired — bar none.
The Giants will make the playoffs
Overreaction or Reality: Reality At this rate, wins don’t have to be pretty. The Giants are off to a 6-2 start and need to keep picking up wins as they prepare for a playoff spot. To win 10 games, the Giants need to go just 3-5 the rest of the way. After Sunday’s win over the Texans, the playoffs appear to be a real possibility based on the current state of the NFC. The Giants are three games ahead of the Commanders and 3.5 games ahead of the Falcons for the final conference playoff spot. As the weeks get closer and the wins get closer, the playoffs are becoming more of a reality in New York. Having the Lions and Colts on the schedule certainly helps. Overreaction or reality: Overreaction First things first: it’s hard not to vote for Mahomes as the MVP for 10 weeks. The Chiefs quarterback was 26 of 35 for 331 yards with four touchdowns to one interception (129.6 rating) in Sunday’s win over the Jaguars. For the season, Mahomes has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 2,936 yards with 25 touchdowns to seven interceptions and a 106.1 passer rating as the Chiefs are 7-2 on the year. Mahomes is on pace for 5,546 yards and 47 touchdowns — definitely MVP numbers. Why isn’t he MVP? Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa have impressive cases themselves, as the Eagles are the only undefeated in the league and the Dolphins are 7-0 in games Tagovailoa starts and finishes. Both are putting up crazy numbers in the process. Mahomes is the leader in the clubhouse, but he is not a clear frontrunner.
The Buccaneers are Super Bowl contenders in the NFC
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction Tampa Bay has a lot more to prove after getting back to .500 with a win over NFC West-leading Seattle in Germany. The Buccaneers have won two straight and have a new commitment to the run game thanks to the emergence of Rachaad White. Are the Buccaneers better than the Eagles, Vikings and Cowboys right now? That remains to be determined, but any team with Tom Brady at quarterback cannot be ruled out. The Buccaneers have taken control of a bad NFC South, so a playoff spot seems inevitable. How far can Tampa Bay go in January? They’ll have a chance to improve their chances in the final seven games, but we can’t call them Super Bowl contenders just yet.
Justin Fields is about to break the rushing yards record for a QB
Overreaction or Reality: Reality What Fields has accomplished in the last two games is unlike anything we’ve seen in NFL history. After rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday’s loss to the Lions, Fields has 325 rushing yards over the last two games — the most of any quarterback in a two-game streak in NFL history. Fields has 602 rushing yards over the past six games, the most ever by a quarterback over six games. He has 749 rushing yards on the year and is on pace for 1,273 on the season — the most by a quarterback in NFL history. Lamar Jackson holds the record with 1,206. Fields seems set to rewrite the history books.
Alex Highsmith will make the Pro Bowl this year
Overreaction or Reality: Reality The Steelers defense lost TJ Watt badly over the past two months, but they found a player in Highsmith. Finishing with three tackles and two sacks in Sunday’s win over the Saints, Highsmith has 29 tackles and is tied for third in the NFL with 8.5 sacks. He only has 10 quarterback hits and 20 hurries, but those numbers should go up with Watt back in the pass rush. If his sack numbers remain top-10 in the league, Highsmith will be in the Pro Bowl. He has an impact on the Steelers defense, which will be significantly better with Watt back.
title: “Nfl Week 10 Overreactions And Reality Checks Can Kirk Cousins Reach The Super Bowl Is Josh Allen Regressing " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Lawrence Declue”
Sunday’s flyer saw some interesting developments as the second half of the season gets underway — a perfect time for overreactions and reality checks from Sunday afternoon. Overreaction or reality: Overreaction The Vikings are a Super Bowl contender and one of the best teams in the league, but it’s fair to wonder if Cousins can get them to Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl LVII. Cousins finished 30 of 50 for 357 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the crucial win over the Bills, but he couldn’t win the game on his own merit. Cousins was bailed out of a failed fourth-and-goal, where he didn’t go in, thanks to a Beal peek at his own 1-yard line on the next play. The hit resulted in a touchdown and gave Minnesota the lead. After the Vikings got the ball first in overtime, Cousins had a chance to win the game with a first-and-goal at the Bills’ 2-yard line with a touchdown. Instead, he was sacked for a 10-yard loss and threw an incomplete pass — which led to a field goal and gave Buffalo a chance to win the game. The Vikings won because of Bill’s mistakes, not because of Cousins and his play. They are Super Bowl contenders, but Cousins must play better to get the first title the franchise has been looking for.
Josh Allen has regressed this season
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction Allen isn’t at his football best right now. In his last three games, Allen has seven sacks with six interceptions — three in the red zone. Through his first six games, Allen had just four interceptions and six fumbles. Allen has completed 58.8% of his passes for 753 yards with three touchdowns to six interceptions in his last three games (67.2 rating). The Bills are 1-2 in those starts, relying on Allen’s play to get them out of trouble. Leading the league with 10 interceptions and having 13 sacks, Allen is not your typical MVP self. While this is a bad piece of football, the Bills quarterback hasn’t backed down. It is too little to make that statement. Overreaction or Reality: Reality There hasn’t been a single Packers pass rusher who has been able to do what Watson did on Sunday, make a difference in the offense. Watson was able to make the difference for the Packers, catching four passes for 107 yards and three touchdowns in Green Bay’s overtime win over Dallas. Watson caught both touchdown passes in the Packers’ 14-point fourth-quarter comeback against Dallas. He already has as many touchdowns as Romeo Doubs and as many 100-yard games as Allan Lazard. Watson can get Green Bay’s offense clicking, which could be enough to get the Packers into the playoffs.
The Cowboys are out of the NFC East race
Overreaction or Reality: Reality Dallas blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead against Green Bay in Sunday’s loss, the longest fourth-quarter collapse in franchise history. The collapse also significantly damaged any hopes Dallas had of winning the NFC East. The Cowboys are 2.5 games behind the Eagles with eight games to play (the Eagles play Monday night). If Philadelphia wins, the Eagles will have a three-game lead over the Cowboys with eight games remaining — and the tiebreaker. The Cowboys have the Vikings next Sunday and the Giants on Thanksgiving. Good luck catching Philadelphia.
Josh McDaniels should be fired this week
Overreaction or Reality: Reality The Raiders’ last three weeks went like this: Lost to the Saints, blew a 17-point lead to the Jaguars, lost to a coach in his first game as a coach with no professional or college experience. This is a 2-7 Raiders team that has given up over 20 points in every game this season, has a turnover from the quarterback for the team’s performance and no sense of direction on either side of the ball. This is a bad football team that is not improving. Remember, the Raiders made the playoffs last season and added Chandler Jones and Davante Adams to their roster. McDaniels should be let go – he’s not an NFL coach. Overreaction or Reality: Reality We can say that now, right? Tagovailoa completed 78.1 percent of his passes for 285 yards with three touchdowns to zero interceptions in Sunday’s win over the Browns, the third straight game he’s thrown for three touchdowns to zero interceptions. He’s the only quarterback in Dolphins history to accomplish that feat (three straight games with three touchdowns and zero interceptions) — not even Marino did that. In the seven games Tagovailoa has started and finished, the Dolphins are 7-0. Tagovailoa has completed 71.8% of his passes and has thrown for 2,155 yards with 18 touchdowns to two interceptions in those games (122.4 rating). He’s the best quarterback the Dolphins have had since Marino retired — bar none.
The Giants will make the playoffs
Overreaction or Reality: Reality At this rate, wins don’t have to be pretty. The Giants are off to a 6-2 start and need to keep picking up wins as they prepare for a playoff spot. To win 10 games, the Giants need to go just 3-5 the rest of the way. After Sunday’s win over the Texans, the playoffs appear to be a real possibility based on the current state of the NFC. The Giants are three games ahead of the Commanders and 3.5 games ahead of the Falcons for the final conference playoff spot. As the weeks get closer and the wins get closer, the playoffs are becoming more of a reality in New York. Having the Lions and Colts on the schedule certainly helps. Overreaction or reality: Overreaction First things first: it’s hard not to vote for Mahomes as the MVP for 10 weeks. The Chiefs quarterback was 26 of 35 for 331 yards with four touchdowns to one interception (129.6 rating) in Sunday’s win over the Jaguars. For the season, Mahomes has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 2,936 yards with 25 touchdowns to seven interceptions and a 106.1 passer rating as the Chiefs are 7-2 on the year. Mahomes is on pace for 5,546 yards and 47 touchdowns — definitely MVP numbers. Why isn’t he MVP? Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa have impressive cases themselves, as the Eagles are the only undefeated in the league and the Dolphins are 7-0 in games Tagovailoa starts and finishes. Both are putting up crazy numbers in the process. Mahomes is the leader in the clubhouse, but he is not a clear frontrunner.
The Buccaneers are Super Bowl contenders in the NFC
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction Tampa Bay has a lot more to prove after getting back to .500 with a win over NFC West-leading Seattle in Germany. The Buccaneers have won two straight and have a new commitment to the run game thanks to the emergence of Rachaad White. Are the Buccaneers better than the Eagles, Vikings and Cowboys right now? That remains to be determined, but any team with Tom Brady at quarterback cannot be ruled out. The Buccaneers have taken control of a bad NFC South, so a playoff spot seems inevitable. How far can Tampa Bay go in January? They’ll have a chance to improve their chances in the final seven games, but we can’t call them Super Bowl contenders just yet.
Justin Fields is about to break the rushing yards record for a QB
Overreaction or Reality: Reality What Fields has accomplished in the last two games is unlike anything we’ve seen in NFL history. After rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday’s loss to the Lions, Fields has 325 rushing yards over the last two games — the most of any quarterback in a two-game streak in NFL history. Fields has 602 rushing yards over the past six games, the most ever by a quarterback over six games. He has 749 rushing yards on the year and is on pace for 1,273 on the season — the most by a quarterback in NFL history. Lamar Jackson holds the record with 1,206. Fields seems set to rewrite the history books.
Alex Highsmith will make the Pro Bowl this year
Overreaction or Reality: Reality The Steelers defense lost TJ Watt badly over the past two months, but they found a player in Highsmith. Finishing with three tackles and two sacks in Sunday’s win over the Saints, Highsmith has 29 tackles and is tied for third in the NFL with 8.5 sacks. He only has 10 quarterback hits and 20 hurries, but those numbers should go up with Watt back in the pass rush. If his sack numbers remain top-10 in the league, Highsmith will be in the Pro Bowl. He has an impact on the Steelers defense, which will be significantly better with Watt back.
