Best:
Christian McCaffery, Running Back Carolina Panthers
If you are a fan of the Panthers, things didn't look too good after the first two weeks of the season. They were 0-2 and without Cam Newton due to injury. But following Carolina's 34-27 win over the Jaguars on Sunday, they are now a game over .500. A big reason for that has been Christian McCaffery, who's been an explosive weapon over the last number of weeks. Look at what he did against the Jags on Sunday. McCaffrey had 176 yards and two touchdowns rushing, and another 61 yards and a touchdown receiving. He's the leading rusher in all of football with 587 yards on 105 carries and has six touchdowns. He's making a strong case early to be MVP this year. I know that's a long shot since this is a QB driven league. But that the rate that this kid has played the last couple of weeks, if he can keep it up the entire season, he's got a good shot at it.
Worst:
Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback Kansas City Chiefs
For the first time in his career, Patrick Mahomes actually looked human. For the first tiem since he's taken over as a starter, the Cheifs failed to score 25 points in a game. The Colts knocked off the Chiefs 19-13 and Mahomes looked average. Mahomes threw for just one touchdown, only the fifth time in his career he’s failed to throw for multiple scores. He finished the day going 22 of 39 for 321 yards. Those numbers would be solid for most other QB's but not for a guy of his talent level. Plus he was sacked four times on the day. It looked to be an off day for KC all around. But if I were a Chiefs fan, I'd rather have this kind of bump in the road now and be full force at the end of the season come playoff time.
Best:
New England Patriots Defense
New England just kept right on rolling, beating the tar out of the Redskins in a 33-7 win. I know it is against the Redskins, but they kept them in check all day on Sunday. New England is allowing opposing teams to score just 6.8 points per game, which would set an NFL record. At the pace they're going at, New England could break the 2000 Ravens record for lowest points per game against. Sure, they've played bad teams, teams that are 1-17 on the season so far. The only only team that even came close to giving the Pats a fight was the 4-1 Bills. New England has a defense that can be scary good.
Worst:
New York Jets Offense
Six points was all you could bloody do. Its a 31-6 loss to the Eagles and it sucks. No Sam Darnold, no Trevor Simian, both out due to injuries. That happens its sports. But what Adam Gase does is almost inexcusable. He had stale play calling, and seemed to set Luke Faulk up to fail. He was hoping Sam Darnold would be ready to play and he wasn't. Faulk couldn't get enough preptime with the first team. He was sacked ten times on the day. Just a horror show if your a Jets fan.
Best:
Will Fuller, Wide Receiver Houston Texans
Fuller had himself a day on Sunday. Houston as a team had a monster day. They hung 53 points on Atlanta, en rout to a 53-32 win over the Falcons. Fuller was a massive part of that. He finished with 14 catches for an eye popping 217 yards and three touchdowns. The only guy who had more receiving yards than him was Amari Cooper of Dallas, who racked up 226 yards in Dallas loss to Green Bay. That's why Fuller made this list and not Cooper. Fuller had a big impact on the Texans and stepped into a large role as the number two target in Houston behind DeAndre Hopkins. If he can keep this level of play going, then don't be surprised if the Texans start pulling away with the South sooner rather than later.
Worst:
Khail Mack, Linebacker Chicago Bears
Going to London had to be tough on both Chicago and Oakland. This was Mack's first shot at his former team, and he left with a bad taste in his mouth. Oakland walked away with a 24-21 win and Mack had himself an OK day, as he registered three tackles, but only one QB hurry, and recovered a fumble during a quiet day. Oakland, on the other hand, sacked Bears passer Chase Daniel four times. Making matters worse, the Bears were in an early 17-point hole and marched back to take the lead, only to relinquish it late and lose. Bet he wishes he was still a Raider right about now
Teddy Bridegwater, Quarterback New Orleans Saints
There had been some question if Teddy would be able to make big plays and lead the Saints to victory. He did just that in a 34-21 win over the Bucs on Sunday at home. And Teddy had himself a day on Sunday, finishing 26 of 34 for 314 yards and four touchdowns. New Orleans is 3-0 in Bridgewater's starts, but unlike the two prior wins, this one was Teddy magic. The first two wins came on the strength of defense and special teams. This win over Tampa, who was coming in off a huge win over the Rams in week four, and must have been a huge sigh of relief for Bridgewater.
Worst:
Dsan Quinn and Jay Gruden
We had two coaches that were on the hot seat going into this week, and it got turned up even hotter. This week's loss by the Redskins cost Jay Gruden his job. 0-5 to start the season and left a sour taste in everybody's mouth. It cost Jay his job for not being able to motivate his team. To make it worse was his decision on who to start on Sunday,.In the 33-7 loss to New England, Gruden made the odd decision to start Colt McCoy at quarterback over rookie Dwayne Haskins, and McCoy did almost nothing. For Dan Quinn, his Falcons got blown out by Houston, as we already touched on earlier. Atlanta has a 1-4 record, and when they have this kind of top end talent, its amazing that they have that poor of a record. Somethings gotta be up from a coaching perspective.
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