Lions 17 @ Vikings 10
Player of the Game;
Reggie Bush I guess, he had 21 carries for 77 yards and didn't suck I guess. No one really did well enough to deserve this
Interesting Notes;
This is Jarate's Toilet Game of the Week™
The Lions gave up 4 turnovers while the Vikings gave up 3
The Vikings did not convert a 3rd down
Josh Freeman, despite playing like shit the past 2 weeks has the Lions on a 2 game winning streak. He threw for 158 yards and 2 tds while also throwing 4 picks
Teddy Bridgewater struggled mightily, his 121 yards and 2 ints really hurt the Vikings, he did have a 24 yard run
Christian Ponder threw 1 pass for 1 yard. He had the highest QB rating in the game
Adrian Peterson had 12 carries for 62 yards. The Vikings should run the ball more
Calvin Johnson had the best game of any wideout with 6 catches for 61 yards and a TD
Harrison Smith had 8 tackles, by far the most, including a TFL and a INT. If the Vikings somehow won, he was the best player on the field
Honestly, How have the Lions won the past 2 weeks?
Patriots 7 @ Bills 14
Player of the Game;
CB Stephon Gilmore got the Bills that needed win to stay in the division race. He had 2 picks on the night, 4 tackles and a sack for the Bills
Interesting Notes;
What happened to the Pats dominant offense, this is the second straight week they were held in check
The Turnover bug has returned for multiple teams, as once again, we see a game that featured over 5 turnovers
The Bills were in the red zone 4 times, but only came away with 2 scores
Tom Brady had 148 yards and 1 TD and 4 picks, he struggled mightily against the Bills
EJ Manuel had another solid game, he threw for 154 total yards, 2 td's and 1 int.
CJ Spiller had 16 carries for 70 yards and 5 catches for 63 yards and a TD
Stevan Ridley is back to form, carrying the ball 10 times for 30 yards
Nobody on the Patriots caught more then 3 passes
There wasn't a single Pancake in this game
Kyle Williams had 2 sacks
Despite the low score, there were only 3 punts in the game
Panthers 20 @ Bengals 18
Player of the Game;
QB Cam Newton, despite not playing his best game, newton played well enough, he threw for 174 yards and ran for a touchdown in this close victory
Interesting Notes;
The Bengals only had 88 yards passing, they had 120 yards rushing
The Panthers had a TOP of 18:24 compared to the Bengals 9:36
The Panthers converted 6 3rd downs, the Bengals converted 2
Jason Campbell threw for 101 yards and 2 int's. The QB struggles for the Bengals continue
Giovanni Bernard kept them in the game. He had 112 yards rushing on only 12 carries including a TD. Bengals should really be rushing a lot more then they are.
Mike Tolbert also added a rushing td for the Panthers
Nobody in this game caught more the 4 passes or 50 yards. Recievers did not have a prevalent game
Charles Johnson had 2 sacks
Luke Kuechly had an int and 7 tackles
Reggie Nelson had a game high 10 tackles and an int
Steelers 17 @ Browns 20
Player of the Game;
RB Eddie Lacy had a bounce back game after faltering last week. He ran the ball 23 times for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns, helping the Browns upset the Steelers
Interesting Notes;
The Browns might have struggled in the pass game, but their rush defense dominated the Steelers. The Browns had 185 yards of total rushing yards in the game
The Steelers managed 2 more first downs then the Browns
Despite the Browns dominance in the rushing game, the Steelers dominated the TOP, getting a total TOP of 16:08
Ben Roethlisberger threw for 236 yards and a TD for a QB rating of 99.1. He did throw an INT
Johnny Manziel might have struggled, but at least he only threw 1 int. He threw for 138 yards and a pick. Manziel did have a 35 yard rush though
Le'Veon bell had 70 yards on 18 carries, despite the average game, he still leads the league in rushing. He did have 4 catches for 62 yards.
Josh Gordon had 4 catches for 95 yards.
There's a player on the Browns named Barkevious. Im sure I mentioned hgim before, but why in gods name would you name your child Barkevious