Last night, the Minnesota Vikings held off the Washington Redskins in Adrian Peterson's first visit to Minnesota since he left. Peterson ran for 77-yards and jumped two spots and is currently the 6th all-time rusher in NFL history, he passed Jerome Bettis and LaDanian Tomlinson. AP is only 400-yards behind Curtis Martin for 5th all-time, he may reach that goal if Washington continues to start him.
During the off-season, the Philadelphia Eagles extended their quarterback Carson Wentz for 4-years at $128-million. Dak Prescott, who has a better record (36-19 - 65%; 26-21 - 55%), a better quarterback rating (96.9 to 79.9), and over a thousand yards more passing (12,990 to 11,801) is still waiting on Dallas to reward him for his brilliant quarterback play. Yes, Wentz has a ring. He was part of the team that won the Super Bowl two years ago. But he's not proved he can stay healthy an entire season, and until he does, I honestly don't think he's worth more than someone that was drafted at the same time as him and doesn't play as well.
In their game last Thursday v the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback attempted to gain a yard for a first down and ended up dislocating his kneecap. This sounds like the kind of pain I never want to experience. He has practiced and participated some in team drills, but as of Friday evening, at almost 7 Eastern, he's been ruled out in their contest v Green Bay Sunday night. I really think this will hinder the Chiefs from being able to best the Pack, but they're at Arrowhead and maybe they can use that to some advantage.
Games of the week (7)
Cardinals (27) @ Giants (21) — This was actually a pretty decent game. Both franchises are clearly in a rebuild mode, but Arizona is further along than are Big Blue. Rookie sensation Kyler Murray had a good game, passing for 104 yards and adding another 28 on the ground, his passer rating was only 78.27, whereas Daniel Jones threw for 223 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 pick, his passer rating was a tad better at 78.63. They're both young, I look forward to this matchup in the years to come.
Houston (23) @ Indianapolis (30) — Frankly I was shocked by this result of this game. The Texans have been on a tear lately and they let the Colts get the better of them. Another pair of young quarterbacks that will be meeting up twice a year in this divisional rivalry. Typically, the Colts have been very successful against the Texans, only having lost to them 8 times since Houston started playing in 2002. Currently, including this game, they are 27-8 (77%) against Houston.
Minnesota (42) @ Detroit (30) — Something happened to Kirk Cousins in the last month. He has started playing very good professional football. Apparently the Vikings had a team meeting where they aired some concerns and got everyone back on the same page. Detroit started out looking very good, but have fallen some since their loss to Green Bay a couple weeks ago.
Baltimore (30) @ Seattle (16) — Lamar Jackson continues to impress. He went into a hostile environment and beat a very good Seahawks team. I think everyone should watch out for these Ravens they could cause some ugliness in January...maybe in February.
Philadelphia (10) @ Dallas (37) — Yes, I know, last week I predicted that Jason Garrett would be looking for work this week. He isn't, but Dallas still hasn't extended him. Apparently Urban Meyer is absolutely interested in a job under Jerry Jones, and I'm sure there are others. I do know that Lincoln Riley is not interested in leaving the college ranks right now, he's having too much success with a revitalized Sooner defense. That leave us with one question...What's wrong with the Eagles? After their game, in which Cowboys' receivers were pretty much open all night, they cut one of their defensive backs, Orlando Scandrick. Scandrick didn't have a lot of positive things to say about what's going on in the locker room in Philly. I'm interested to see how this whole situation plays out. I don't think Doug Pederson's job is in trouble, he's only a couple years out from a Super Bowl win, but if they don't make the playoffs some heads will roll.
Games to watch...
Arizona (3-3-1) @ New Orleans (6-1) — Is Drew Brees returning this week? Can a smoking hot Cardinals team that's won 3-straight keep rolling? Brees is listed as questionable to start for the Saints. Personally, I think he should give it another week. They're playing well with Teddy Bridgewater and they have a bye next week. Only thing two more weeks will do is help him be sure he's healed and not cause further damage to that thumb.
Carolina (4-2) @ San Francisco (6-0) — Kyle Allen has got the Panthers rolling hard. They are having a fantastic season thusfar, even encouraging some people to predict that Cam Newton will soon be wearing another jersey. The 49ers I don't think can be topped right now. Their offense is good, but their defense is AMAZING!! With that combination they will be tough to beat.
Green Bay (6-1) @ Kansas City (5-2) — This game will be the most exciting one this week, with one exception. Matt Moore doesn't have the firepower that Patrick Mahomes does. He's not a horrible quarterback, but there is a reason he's been mostly a backup in his 8-years in the NFL. Of the 51 games in which he's appeared, he's only started 30. Aaron Rodgers, well, not a lot to say there. He will be fitted for a bust in Canton 5-years after he retires. He's still good, last week was responsible for 6 touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing) against the Oakland Raiders.
What to watch for...
Robbie Gould (SF) can surpass Al Del Greco with 5 points, that would make him the 22nd all-time scorer in NFL history.
Frank Gore (Buf) can pass John Riggins, Adrian Peterson, Antonio Gates, and Lenny Moore with 1 touchdown giving him sole possession of the 14th most touchdowns scored in NFL history. Gore can also, with 131-yards, can pass Barry Sanders and be the number 3 all-time rusher.
LaSean McCoy (KC) can hold the 22nd spot for all-time rusher in the NFL with only 40-yards.
Terrell Suggs (AZ) needs just one sack to pass Richard Dent, and John Randle.
Next week will be a full review of all the trades that have happened prior to the trade deadline. Emmanuel Sanders has moved to San Francisco; Michael Bennett has been traded to Dallas; it also looks like Josh Gordon will soon be waived by New England. More details on all those in next weeks' blog.
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