Best: Joe Burrow, Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals
Burrow was good, we all knew that. This year he healthy again too. Sunday, he went off. Bengals put a 41-21 hurting on the Ravens and Burrow had the game of his career so far. He went 37 of 46 for an eye popping 525 yards and four touchdowns. It was a dominating performance against the Ravens who were down guys but it didn't matter to the Bengals, who kept the pressure on all day and moved into the 3rd seed in the AFC. Burrow had hit a mark that has now only been done four times in a game in league history. And this was a guy coming off major knee issues in the past. Didn't look that way Sunday.
Worst: Ben Roethlisberger, Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers
Yes I know your going against the defending AFC champions this week, but come on, you have to give me a little more then that in a performance like this. This was a 36-10 drubbing by KC, which pretty much put the Steelers almost out of reach for a playoff spot. The Steelers offense was anemic at best, with Ben throwing for 159 yards and seeing Mason Rudolph, who wasn't much better, getting snaps in this game. Just a bad day all around and looks like it could be the signal of nearing the end of the road for Ben in Pittsburgh
Best: Big Men Touchdowns
Seeing those big lineman score in the NFL brings a joy to fans anywhere you see it. Well we had not one, not two, but three of them this weekend. Conor McDermitt of the Jets, Terrence Steele of the Cowboys and Lane Johnson of the Eagles, all scored touchdowns Sunday in their respective wins. It feels good to see the big linemen score in this league, and it gets made even better when they all have receiving touchdowns to boot.
Worst: Washington Defense
This was a bad night in Dallas for Washington. You were supposed to have one of the top five defenses in all of football, yet Dallas came in and beat the tar out of you. Dallas won 56-14 and at no point was this game ever even remotely close. Dallas had a defensive touchdown, a blocked punt for a touchdown, a rushing touchdown by Ezekiel Elliott. Oh and there were five passing touchdowns on the day, four for Dak Prescott and one for Cooper Rush. Whatever hopes or dreams Washington had at the playoffs are now slipping.
Beast: T.J. Edwards, Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles
This was a dominating win by the Eagles on Sunday. Yes it came at the expense of the lowly Giants, but still its a dominating win never the less. Philadelphia came away with a 34-10 win over a hapless Giants team. One of the big stories from this day was the play of linebacker TJ Edwards, who was a force on the defensive side of the football. He had 16 tackles on the day, six of which were solo hits. He was basically hitting anything and everything in a Giants Jersey that moved. Oh and with this loss, its making stock in draft picks for the Giants fall just a tad in the first round
Worst: Trevor Lawrence Quarterback Jacksonville Jaguars
It was a battle of #1 vs #2 on Sunday as Lawrence and the Jags took on Zach Wilson and the Jets in Jersey It turned out to a 26-21 win for the Jets, and Trevor Lawrence had a moment where he forgot where he was and what he was doing. Sure throwing for 280 yards was nice on paper. But not throwing a touchdown pass seems to like its turning into a bad habit for Lawrence. Oh and his brain fart at the end of the game didn't help matters. He tried spiking the ball on the goal line to stop the clock. The issue is that the clock didn't need to be stopped, and his decision left the Jags with just one play to score at the end of the game. The Jags then failed from the one-yard line, giving the Jets the win. Can't blame the coaching staff on this one, this all falls right on Tevor
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