Best: Chicago Bears Running Game
This was a big day for the Bears running attack. I mean a BIG day. Chicago won in Philly 24-15 and a lot of it was thanks to the 255 yards gained on the ground. That was from two guys. D'Andre Swift had 125 yards and Kyle Monangai ran for 130 yards. Each guy scored a touchdown a piece. That's a major day if I ever saw one.
Best: Adonai Mitchell, Wide Receiver New York Jets
When the Jets picked him up, he was seen as mostly a throw in with the Jets sending Sauce Gardner to the Colts. There wasn't much in the way of expectations. The Jets are looking to find a secondary target behind Garrett Wilson when he does come back. Mitchell took a step in that direction with his performance on Sunday in the Jets surprising 27-24 win over the Falcons. Mitchell hauled in eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown. Those 102 yards are a new career high for the second year receiver, and almost half of his total from his rookie year with the Colts.
Best; Joe Burrow, Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals
Welcome back Joe Burrow. In his first game back from injury, he'd been out with a bad case of Turf Toe. His first game back, Burrow lead the Bengals to a healthy 32-14 win over the Ravens. Him throwing 46 times was a bit much for his first game back, but he did complete 24 of his passes for 261 yards. Oh and he also throw for two touchdowns. The numbers weren't the most eye popping but it was more from an emotional standpoint having Burrow back under center that was the booster for the team. If BUrrow can keep putting up better numbers then this could be what is needed to get the Bengals back on track.
Worst: Max Brosmer, Quarterback Minnesota Vikings
It's tough enough coming into a start on the road. It's even worse when its against one of the hottest teams in football in the form of the Seattle Seahawks. It was Brosmer's first NFL start and it did not go well. Not only did Seattle come away with a 26-0 win, but Max had a day, to say the least. The thought process was that maybe sitting down JJ McCarty would help the Vikings try and get back on track. Yeah that notion went sideways when Brosmer threw four interceptions. It's not all on the kid for coming under pressure with JJ out, but this kind of start didn't instill much confidence.
Worst: Eagles One Two Punch
When you think of the Eagles offense, you think of Hurts and Barkley. The Eagles rolled into their Black Friday game with the Bears on an 8-3 run. Chicago came in and beat up the Champs, walking away with a 24-15 win. Barkley and Hurts were both quiet. Hurts threw for 230 yards sure, but he went 19 of 34, leading for a 19.4 QBR. And then Barkley, who's one of the leading backs in football, was held to just 56 yards on the ground. This also marks the 11th time in 12 games this season he's failed to reach a 100 yard game on the year. IF the Eagles want to go back on a deep playoff run, they need these two guys to start playing better.
Worst: Aaron Rogers, Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers
There was some hope when the Steelers brought Aaron Rogers on board that they would be able to turn back the hands of time. They took the field at home against Buffalo and laid a total egg. The Bills won 26-7, but then again the Bills are a really good team. Rogers went 10 for 21 for just 117 yards. The Steelers as a team gained a total of 166 yards on the day. Pittsburgh had kept it close till Joey Bosa got to Rogers and caused a fumble that was returned to the score. It was a bad day for the former MVP
