Best:
DeAndre Hopkins, Wide Receiver, Houston Texans
He's been getting thrown to more than any other wide receiver in the NFL. He's been thrown to a total of 89 times this season, including a single game high of 15 times Sunday in the Win over Jacksonville. He made ten catches for 148 yards and a pair of scores. He's really making those targets count this year too. He's caught 52 of the 85 passes thrown his way. So yeah in all likelyhood, if a ball gets thrown in the direction of Hopkins, he's going to catch it. Jacksonville stood no chance of really stopping him on Sunday that's for sure.
Worst:
Emmanuel Sanders, Wide Receiver Denver Broncos
He had an alright day in the receiving game, finishing with four catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. So why is he on this list here? Because he lost his head for a moment. He has to know the clock, especially late in a football game. Denver and Cleveland are tied late in the ball game, Denver has no timeouts left. He made a huge catch to get the Bronco's within scoring range (which turned out not to be a catch at all upon review), then rolled into the endzone and soaked up the glory of the play. But he didn't score and Denver ran out of time. He needs to be smarter than that, which I know he is. Again his team got the “W” but he looked clownish in the process.
Best:
Chris Ivory, Running Back New York Jets
Maybe Brandon Marshall has a point after all. Last week, when asked who the best running back in the NFL was, Marshall said Chris Ivory. He has looked like it the last few games. He has the 3rd most rushing yards in the league (trailing only Matt Forte and Devonta Freeman). Ivory had another fantastic day Sunday against the Rediskins, finishing 20 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown. When he goes well, the Jets win. When he is not getting off, there’s too much pressure on Ryan Fitzpatrick. And, in years past, coming out of the bye week has been a struggle for the Jets. Thanks to the outstanding running of Chris Ivory, they picked up a big win heading into New England next week.
Worst:
Melvin Gordon, Running Back San Diego Chargers
He really hasn't looked good rushing the ball as of late. In fact, in the six games he has played this year, the Chargers running back hasn't cracked the 100 yard mark (his single season best is 88 yards against the Bengals in week two). This week, against the Packers, he finished with seven carries for 29 yards. What made matters worse was the fact that he fumbled twice. And this bad play caused him to get benched late for Branden Oliver and Danny Woodhead. When you fumble twice, of course your going to see the bench. It laso doesn't help your cause when you fumble four times in six appearances, and have five games under 60 yards rushing
Best:
Matthew Stafford, Quarterback Detroit Lions
Welcome back Matthew Stafford. He finally helped the Lions get into the win column for the season. This coming after getting benched last week, Stafford had a good week this week. The Lions quarterback threw for a season-high 405 yards and four touchdowns during Detroit’s overtime win over the Bears. Stafford finished the day throwing 27 of 42 for those 405 yards, the four touchdowns and one pick. He gave the Lions a lead late in the fourth quarter with a score, and then set up the game-winning field goal in overtime with a deep heave to Calvin Johnson. I guess that benching he got last week must have been the slap in the face that Stafford needed to get his team back on the winning track.
Worst:
Michael Vick, Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers
A small part of me feels a little bit bad for Vick. It might have been one of the last times we see him on an NFL field. I know the Steelers needed him since Big Ben is hurt and missing time. But Vick finished by completing three passes for six yards total. Plus the fact that he got hurt with a hamstring injury and was outplayed by his replacement, Landry Jones. Jones played exceedingly well, leading one to wonder if Vick will be healthy for Week 7, but it seems likely that the Steelers will either start a returning Ben Roethlisberger or give the keys to Jones. Pittsburgh punted on five of its seven possessions with Vick in the game on Sunday.
Best:
Benjamin Watson, Tight End New Orleans Saints
Coming into this game between the Saints and Falcons, Atlanta had been undefeated. They didn't come out of the game that way.New Orleans walked away with a 31-21 win, their 2nd win of the year (both of which have come at home this season). Benjamin Watson was a big reason for that. He finished the day with 10 catches for 127 yards and a touchdown. There were some questions as to whether or not he can fill the void left by Jimmy Graham getting sent to the Seahawks. It may not be much but its a step in the right direction to filling that hole and giving Drew Brees more weapons to work with in the offense. Hopefully the Seahawks can build off of it and maybe pick up a little momentum.
Worst:
Seattle Seahawks Defense
My how the mighty have fallen. They were outplayed by Carolina all game long on Sunday, eventually falling by four to the Panthers. You know there are cracks in the lineup when the Legion of Boom arguing over who let Greg Olsen score at the end of the game. The cracks are starting to become bigger in this Super Bowl regular. Contract issues, lack of offense, Lynch injuries, and now on the field bickering. Hard to stay on top ain’t it fellas?
Best:
Philip Rivers, Quarterback San Diego Chargers
San Diego's bid to be the first team to knock off the Green Bay Packers fell just short, as the Packers pulled out a 27-20 victory. But Philip Rivers did all his best to keep San Diego in this football game. Rivers sliced and diced the Packers defense, throwing for a career-high 503 yards on 43 completions and out-dueling Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field. He finished by going 43 of 65 (throwing 65 pass attempts is pretty insane I have to say) for those 503 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He became just the third quarterback to throw for over 500 yards and lose since 2006. A chance to get to overtime in Green Bay was lost when Rivers’ 65th attempt of the contest was broken up by Packers rookie Damarious Randall in the end zone on fourth down. This would have been a monumental performance for the ages had San Diego managed to pull off the win. Still the fact that Rivers managed to launch over 500 passing yards is still a very impressive performance.
Worst:
Peyton Manning, Quarterback Denver Broncos
It does pain me to have to say this as I've been a supporter of Peyton Manning for a long time now. BUt I'm sorry he doesn't look like himself this year. Denver continues to rely on their defense with Peyton and his arm now being sponsored by Ramen Noodles. Denver’s defense and special teams are outscoring the offense on the year. The Broncos stayed undefeated against Cleveland, but Peyton was not an asset once again. Its getting tough to watch but the Broncos still have a perfect record. Maybe its time Peyton should consider calling it a career.
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