Best: Saquan Barkley, Running Back Philadelphia Eagles
There may have been some questions about Barkley's running ability coming into this season when he signed with the Eagles. Those worries are starting to get put to bed more and more as each week goes by. Barkley is the second leading rusher in the NFL this year, behind only Derrick Henry. We saw more of that skill on display in the Eagles 28-23 win over the Jaguars on Sunday. Barkley finished with 27 carries for 159 yards and a touchdowns. Those yards were the most by any running back in the league this season. He's been good, like really good.
Worst: New Orleans Saints
There had been a lot of high hopes for the Saints this year. A lot of it was off to the great start, winning their first two games. Now the wheels have fallen off in New Orleans. Seven straight losses, including a 23-22 loss in Carolina on Sunday. Here's a perfect example off how bad the things have gotten for the Saints over the last month and a half. They outrushed the Panthers by over 150 yards. and outgained the Panthers by 150 yards. They still lost to Carolina. That's the only time in NFL history that something like that has ever happened. Things just keep going down for New Orleans this season.
Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks
Yes it came in a losing effort, but its a performance that needs to be talked about. Sure, Seattle lost 26-20 to the Rams, but it wasn't for lack of trying by Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Seven catches for 18- yards and a pair of touchdowns. It was the 2nd time in his career that he's had a 100 yard receiving game. Last one was in week two against New England this season. Yes the Rams took the game in overtime, but the Seahawks got there thanks to Smith-Njigba performance. His yard total was the tops out of any pass catcher in the league this week.
Worst: Jordan Love, Quarterback Green Bay Packers
He was supposed to be the guy to take over in Green Bay. This season at least, we haven't quite seen it just yet. Now to be fair, the Packers went up against a powerhouse this week in the Detroit Lions. Lions won it 24-14, thanks to their run game. But that wasn't the only story to come out of this night. The play of Jordan Love is something to talk about. Sure the 274 pass yards are nice, but that can be deceiving. He threw for no touchdowns, at least not for this own team. The one touchdown toss he had was a pick six. It also is somewhat glaring that he was 23 of 38 passing. This bye week for Green Bay is coming at a good time, as it allows them to get it together and it starts with Love having to start playing better.
Best: Tyler Bass, Kicker Buffalo Bills
To say that things have been kind of rough for Tyler Bass in Buffalo have been a totally fair assessment. He missed what would have been a game tying field goal against Kansas City last year in the playoffs. That kind of carried over to a rough start this year. It wasn't getting any better at the start of things on Sunday at home against Miami. Then, things changed as the game went on. Coach Sean McDermott put faith in his kicker. he sent Bass out in a tie game with ten seconds left. Bass went out to drill the kick, which by the way was a 61-yarder, to win the game 30-27 for the Bills. It was not only the longest of Bass's career, but the longest in Bills history.
Worst: Caleb Williams, Quarterback Chicago Bears
Yes, the numbers were OK for Williams on Sunday. He did throw for 271 yards. But that wasn't good enough. Chicago scored just nine points on Sunday in a 29-9 loss to the Cardinals. And this was coming a week after Jayden Daniels beat the Bears with the walk off Hail Mary. What made this week worse for Williams, aside from the fact that he looked average at best against a spotty Arizona defense, was the fact that he limped off at the end of the game with an apparent leg injury. Oh and the Bears are now 0-4 on the road this season. Ouch
