Best: Tyler Lockett, Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks
We going to be talking quite a bit about this game. Seattle suffered its first loss of the season in a 37-34 overtime game to Arizona. It wasn't for lack of effort on Lockett who was targeted 20 times and had 15 catches for 200 yards and three touchdowns. The team effort wasn't there from the Seahawks, more on that in a second, but Lockett was a big factor to keeping Seattle in the fight. Having a 200 yard receiving day is something that some wideouts can only dream of. Lockett had it and was a thriving force for Seattle.
Worst: Seattle Seahawks
At the same time, for as great a performance that Lockett had, the rest of the Seahawks failed to really show up and support him. Seattle was outscored 23-7 in the second half, including overtime. They were even given a gift in overtime, with Zane Gonzalez missing a 41 yard field goal early on in OT. But Russel Wilson was off on the day throwing three picks, which is a rarity for him. The third pick went to Isiah Simmons, which set up the winning field goal in OT. Look Seattle is still in good shape and can still make a very deep run. But they came back down to earth this week, and now have to be a bit nervous, with teams like San Francisco and Arizona starting to find their games.
Best: Davante Adams, Wide Receiver Green Bay Packers
Here we have a guy whos been playing with something nagging him since week one. But in the Packers 35-20 win over Houston, Davante Adams went off. He finished with 13 catches for a career high 196 yards and a couple of scores. It seems as Aaron Rogers always finds a way to find a favorite target and this week it was Adams. He got plenty to go and we know he can be a good deep threat. Adams showed off more of that this week in the Packers win, which is making them a more dangerous team as the season wears on.
Worst: New England Patriots Passing Game
New England got blown out to the tune of a 33-6 loss to the 49ers. New England receivers had a grand total of 95 receiving yards on the game. 95! Davante Adams had more yards by himself then anybody on New England combined. To make matters worse, Cam Newton became the 1st Patriots player with no touchdown passes, at least 3 picks and under a hundred passing yards since Steve Grogan in 1983. There was a stretch this year where it looked like the Patriots might be able to keep pace with Buffalo this year, but they have taken several steps backwards and now look out of sync. With the way the passing game looked against the 49ers, they had better get this together otherwise it going to fall apart fast.
Best: Baker Mayfield, Quarterback Cleveland Browns
We talked last week at how bad Mayfield looked for the Browns. Well this week, in a 37-34 win over the Bengals, Baker found himself again. He started the game going 0 for 5 with a pick. After that he was nearly perfect, going 22 of 23 for 297 yards, five touchdowns and an almost perfect passer rating. Something must have finally clicked for Baker as this week he found his groove and became the man under center that the Browns need him to be. It going to be more interesting going down the road without Odell here, because Beckham is now out for the season with an ACL injury.
Worst: Atlanta Falcons
Its been a rough going for the Falcons, as they now sit at 1-6 and are 0-4 at home this year, following a 23-22 loss to the Detroit Lions. They even had a 14-10 lead in this game too, which has been a big problem for the Falcons in the past. All Todd Gurley had to do was fall short of the goal line and help Atlanta kill the clock, but his momentum carried him into the endzone and gave Atlanta a six point lead. It also gave the Lions plenty of time to come back and get the win. This all coming after Atlanta finally got its first win. This team seems to be going down a steep hill and there aren't really any signs of stopping it
Best: Bubba Baker Safety Arizona Cardinals
Arizona pulled off a shocking upset in overtime, knocking off the previously unbeaten Seahawks 37-34. Baker was one of the big reasons why. He had 14 tackles on the day, eleven of which are solo, and one interception. What people are talking about more from this day though was Bakers interception. Not that it was a great catch or a pick six, no. it was the fact that when it looked like he was going to score he got run down by Seattle receiver DK Metcaff, in one of the more entertaining moments of this season. It was a big statement game made by the Cardinals, how well they played on the defensive side of the football. And doing it against one of the best teams in the league. Baker had a huge hand in this win
Worst: Dallas Cowboys Coaching
There had been a lot of hype for Dallas this year, even in a poor NFC East. Once Dak went down with the injury, things went from interesting Now Dallas gets blown out 25-3 by the Washington Football Team. They haven't gotten much right this year. Injuries to Dak two weeks ago, and now Andy Dalton getting taken out with a concussion this week hasn't helped the cause. But even before the injuries struck Dallas, this team was almost as poorly coached as the Jets, which is saying something. Now the Jets are a horribly run team, so Dallas gets a bit of a break but they have had some bad games this year. Too many mental mistakes and bad turnovers. That's not on the coaching staff, but what is is how un prepared that Dallas looked against Washington on Sunday
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