Best & Worst NFL Week Eleven

Week eleven has come and gone in the NFL, which saw a mixed bag of performances. We had big upsets and performances, looking at you Colts and Justin Jefferson. Then we also have some bad performances as well, Tim Boyle raise your hand. All three teams in the state of New York laid an egg this weekend, while Green Bay and Kansas City found more of their footing again. All in all, a solid weekend of NFL action. That being said, here's a look at some of the best, and worst, from week eleven.

Best: Jonathan Taylor, Running Back Indianapolis Colts
Another week, another dominating performance by Jonathan Taylor. He's starting to really put his name into the MVP conversation with his performance during the Colts 41-15 over the Bills. Taylor had 32 carries for 185 yards and four touchdowns. He added a 5th touchdown, with three catches for 19 yards. He had over 200 yards with five touchdowns on the day, and doing it against a pretty good Bills team. Oh and those five total touchdowns were the first time ever that a Colts player has done that. He's been doing this since Wentz has struggled. They are going to need him to come up big over the next few games, playing the Bucs, Texans, Patriots and Cards.

Worst: Buffalo Bills
Talk about a Jeckyll and Hyde team. Buffalo got spanked by the Colts 41-15. This was a test for the Bills, having faced bad football teams the last three weeks. They went up against a red holt Colts team, and it didn't end well, as listed above. Facts are Buffalo was supposed to be, along with Kansas City, near the top of the heap in the AFC. At times they have shown it. And at times like last week, they look like they totally out of sync.

Best: Kirk Cousins, Quarterback Minnesota Vikings
Talk about having yourself a day. In a big division matchup against the Packers, Minnesota pulled off a major upset, with a 34-31 win over Green Bay. Cousins was a big factor in that, as he outplayed Aaron Rogers. Sure, Rogers put up outstanding numbers, so did Cousins. Kirk went 24 of 25 for 345 yards and three touchdowns. His 128 passer rating stands out as well. He's keeping the Vikings alive in the races and gave the Pack a serious run for their money on Sunday.

Worst: Tim Boyle, Quarterback Detroit Lions
When your being consider a worse quarterback in the NFL then Nathan Peterman, something isn't quite right. Enter Tim Boyle, who took over for an injured Jared Geoff as the Lions starter on Sunday. Detroit lost 13-10 to Cleveland and Boyle was beyond horrible. 77 total passing yards on the day. SEVENTY SEVEN. And he was picked off twice, which is all that he seems he can do. And this was a winable game for the Lions too, who had 136 rush yards from D'Andre Swift. But because the quarterback play was so horrible, this game ended the way it did. I mean there's bad, but this is just horrible levels of bad. There's a reason why he never got playing time in Green Bay.

Best: Colt McCoy, Quarterback Arizona Cardinals
For a guy who is 35 years old, Colt is still a pretty good ball player. He powered the Cardinals to a 23-13 win over Seattle. McCoy showed that he could still make plays at his age, and he made some plays in the vein of Cards regular starter Kyler Murray. Colt finished going 32 of 44 for 328 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He's now 3-0 as a starter in his career against Seattle, whereas he's won a total of 7 games against the rest of the league. No idea what it is that allows McCoy to perform this well against the Seahawks, but he always finds a way to.

Worst: Russel Wilson Quarterback Seattle Seahawks
While McCoy was having himself a pretty good day, the other starter, Russel Wilson, was not. McCoy outplayed Wilson in the Arizona win (see above). Wilson wasn't totally horrible, he threw for 207 yards and no picks. But he couldn't find the endzone, was sacked four times and has now lost three straight games for the first time in his careers. He's been really off his game since coming back from injury and it a glaring statement about Wilson. We knew he wanted out of Seattle after going 12-4 there last season. So what is this season telling you now about how he feels?

Best: Austin Ekler, Running Back Los Angeles Chargers
OK so Ekler didn't have quite the same day that Jonathan Taylor did, but boy did he come close. In a Chargers 41-37 win over the Steelers, Ekler had himself a solid day, 11 carries for 50 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and added six more catches for 65 yards and two more scores. Four touchdowns and 115 yards of total offense is a pretty good day for anybody in this league. It also goes to prove that Ekler is still a pretty good dual threat.

Worst: New Orleans Saints Defense
One of the big things that this Saints team was supposed to be know for was being able to stop the run. Yeah about that. New Orleans got blasted 40-29 by the Eagles, in Philly on Sunday. Four different eagles runners had a total of 50 carries for 242 rushing yards against what we thought was a tougher Saints D. Its pretty bad getting whipped that badly by six guys in the run game, but that's what happened to New Orleans. Its not looking to good right now for the Saints.