S15 | League News and Notes

[coachmg]

Week 11
Bucs @ Saints

New Orleans jumped out to a 13-6 lead after the 1st quarter, then the Bucs outscored the Saints 13-0 in 2nd to take the lead at half time 19-13. Bucs then scored the 1st in the 3rd to take a lead 26-13. Saints scored 13 late in the 4th to send the game to overtime. Bucs won the toss, the D stepped up for the Saints to get a stop and the ball to there O and drive down for the game winning FG.


Key Performers
Evan Slate 23/40 426 yds 2 tds
Jhurell Pressley 18 carries 91 yds 1 td
Michael Thomas 7 rec 110 yds
Darren Carrington II 6 rec 119 yds 1 td
Courtland Sutton 5 rec 101 1 td
Kenny Vaccaro 9 tackles 1 sack
Cameron Jordan 5 tackles 2 sacks

 

[firedup24]

Week 11: Lions at Raiders:

The Lions had a very solid performance overall as they were able to defeat the Raiders 27-3 on the road to move to 8-2 on the season. The defense held the Raiders to 152 total yards and forced 5 turnovers. Once again, Josh Rosen didn't put up great numbers but didn't turn it over and did enough to get the win. The Lions were up 24-0 at the half and basically played a conservative ball-control offense the rest of the way to secure the win.

Josh Rosen - 15-22 176 YDS 3 TDs 0 INTs
Keith Marshall - 19-79
Jeffrey Session - 4-85 2 TDs
Allen Hurns - 4-48 1 TD
Miles Killebrew - 2 INTs 8 TKLs
Darius Slay - 2 INTs 5 TKLs

 

[majesty95]

Week 11 - Vikings 48, Giants 17

The Minnesota defense dominated this game as they picked off rookie QB Denton Bannon 3 times and also recovered a fumble. The Vikings, meanwhile, put up 474 yards of offense including a 113 yard, 2 TD performance from Latavius Murray and a 161 yard, 2 TD game from Laquon Treadwell.

Key performances:

• T. Bridgewater 16/19, 287 yards, 3 TD
• L. Murray 11 car, 113 yards, 2 TD
• L. Treadwell 4 rec, 161 yards, 2 TD
• S. Cravens 6 tck, 1 TFL, INT, TD

 

[LostsniperLV]

Week 11- Bengals vs Seahawks

Seattle starts to see thier playoff hopes slip away with a home loss vs. a strong AFC Team.

Despite giving up two early runs to Bernard, the Seattle D kept it Close until late in the third. A huge 74 yard deep pass to Ridley all but sealing the game. With all players coming back from injury in week 12, Seattle needs to win almost all thier games and get some luck to have a shot in the NFC West.

However, Seattle is learning to improve and learning from Mistakes...... don't be surprised for them to steal a few and play playoff spoiler.

Key performances:

• QB Russell "pick"Wilson 16/30 189 Yards, 2 INT
• RB Nick Chubb 18 Carries, 101 yards 1 TD
• WR Doug Baldwin 4 Rec, 74 Yards
• LB Reeves-Maybin 3 Tkl, 1 FF, 1 Sack

 

[WKXT85]

Week 11: Bucs 26, Saints 29

Tampa Bay's offense was as potent as ever despite a case of butterfingers from Winston and an injury scare late in the game. Doug Martin had a big game on the ground and Guice was an incredible contributor. The Bucs defense will have to get it's act together as they go up against the division leader next week.

• Famous Jameis - 16/23, 196 yds, 2 TDs
• Doug Martin - 6 car, 102 yds, 1 TD (LG 81)
• Mike Evans - 5 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
• Kwon Alexander - 1 INT, 2 tak

 

[Duv49ers]

SF 49ers have fallen to dismal 3-7 record after making playoffs previous year. With loss to Arizona in Week 11, 49ers are now 3 GB and 6 games left.

Coach McCarthy has stated that he takes full blame and will make changes for next year.

Week 10 - Loss to Carolina Panthers at home 23-13
Week 11 - Loss to Arizona Cardinals 20-19 on late FG.

 

[coachmg]

Week 12
Saints @ Panthers

The 1st quarter went back and forth with the score being 7-3 saints, after that the Saints took a 27-10 half-time lead and never looked back. Winning the game 41-10. Had 194 rushing yards and 263 passing yards. Defense also forced 3 turnovers, all 3 were Kenny Vaccaro force fumbles, recovered by 3 different players. Big division win for the Saints.

Key Performers
Evan Slate- 22-27 263 yds 3 tds
Jhurell Pressley - 23 carries for 137 yards
Damien Harris 6 carries for 35 yards and 2 tds 1 rec 12 yds 1 td
Micheal Thomas 5 catches for 63 yards 1 td
Cody Fleener 4 catches for 67 yards 1 td
Jason McCourty 7 tackles
Kenny Vaccaro 3 tackles 3 force fumbles

 

[majesty95]

Week 12 - Vikings 20, 49ers 6

This game was dominated by the defense as both QBs posted QB ratings under 50 and neither team had a rusher with over 3 YPC. In the end, deshaun Watson's 3 INTs were enough to stagnate the offense and Minnesota held on for a 20-6 win.

Key Performances:

• M. Williams, SF 7 rec, 103 yds
• A. Donald, MIN 13 tck, 1 TFL, 4 sck
• M. Alexander, MIN 9 tck, 1 TFL, 1 INT
• S. Cravens, MIN 8 tck, 1 TFL, 0.5 sck, 1 INT

 

[WKXT85]

Week 12: ATL @ TB

The Bucs skid continues as they fall to 6-5 with playoffs on the horizon. Winston played well despite a lack of separation from receivers. Mike Evans stepped up late but the OL could not give Winston the help he needed to lead the team to OT.

Big Takeaways:

• Tampa Bay's defense played well early but gave up too many big plays and could not keep the ATL offense away from the redzone
• Doug Martin disappeared after last week, but Guice had a solid day on the ground, this running game should the focal point moving forward with Guice as the lead back
• Conley disappointed, the FA acquisition is going to need to step up in the future.
• Don't let the numbers fool ya! While Coleman and Ajayi appeared to have big games on paper, those numbers are inflated due to TB miscues

Key Performances:

• ATL Offense
  • M. Ryan - 22/35, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 80.4 QBR
  • T. Coleman - 15 car, 78 yds, 5.2 YPC
  • J. Ajayi - 4 car, 77 yds, 19.3 YPC
• TB Offense
  • J. Winston - 17/31, 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 72.1 QBR
  • D. Guice - 7 car, 53 yds, 7.6 YPC
  • M. Evans - 7 rec, 117 yds, 1 TD
• ATL Defense
  • J. Collins - 1 INT, 3 TAK
  • D. Campbell - 1 sack, 4 TAK, 1 TFL
  • D. Easley - 1 sack, 3 TAK, 1 TFL
• TB Defense
  • K. Alexander - 1 INT, 6 TAK, 1 TFL
  • G. McCoy - 1 sack, 6 TAK, 2 TFL
  • V. Hargreaves III - 8 TAK, 1 TFL (led team in TAK)

 

[Omletnator13]

Week 11
Jets @ Browns

After a bit of a stumble against Houston, and a good win against the Chargers, the Jets came into Cleveland looking to be aggressive and keep it rolling. It didn't look like it was going to be good when on the first possession Seth Russell got picked off. But after that, the offense came together and put together 3 scoring drives in the first half and 2 in the second and the defense allowed no points in the second half to secure the win. Jets shutdown Browns in the 2nd Half for 27-6 win moving them to 9-1 on the year and tied with the Steelers for best record in the conference.

Key Performers:

• Seth Russell: 15/21 202 yards 1 td 1 int
• LJ Scott: 11 carries 53 yards 1 td
• Saquon Barkley: 12 carries 52 yards 1 td
• Jerel Vittatoe: 4 catches 64 yards 1 td
• Curtis Samuel: 3 catches 60 yards
• Darron Lee: 7 tackles 1 ff
• Tre'Davious White: 6 tackles 1 int
• Earl Wolff: 5 tackles 3 pdef
• Leonard Williams: 4 tackles 1 tfl 2 sacks

Current Injury List:

• SS Calvin Pryor III: Shoulder Tear 2 weeks
• WR Noah Brown: Broken Collarbone 6 weeks

 

[Danperez]

Week 12
Denver 29, Chargers 9

Denver takes care of business with their divisional game against the Chargers. Rookie RB Demarco Neal is heating up, as Denver has found their new starting back. Neal, rushed 22 for 102 yards. Broncos Defensive line played their guts out sacking Chargers 7 times, leading to Kizer leaving the game with an injury.

Key Performers:

P.Lynch: 12/24 204 Yards 2TD/1int
D.Neal: 22 Carries 102 Yards

S.Shields 4 tackles 1 Int.

 

[Omletnator13]

Week 12
Redskins @ Jets

We got to see a little bit of everything in this one folks. Both teams put together a couple good, long drives and despite those, we saw two very string defensive teams force turnovers and limit yardage. Neither team topped 275 total yards and both were there to win. Kirk Cousins came out firing at first but then sputtered on his way to a 0 td 3 int game. The Jets defense came in and wreaked havoc forcing 4 turnovers and recording 4 sacks. Cousins was in trouble to whole game. In the end, we saw the Jets young signal Caller, Seth Russell, make his first career winning drive and show some unexpected poise after having a less than spectacular game. He delivers a dime in the clutch for the td that would go on to seal the deal. Jets pull out a scrappy, close battle, 27-20 over the gritty Redskins.

Key Performers:

• Seth Russell: 14/25 213 yards 1 td 1 int
• Barkley/Scott/Ward combine for a measly 60 yards
• Curtis Samuel: 5 catches 81 yards 1 td
• Sheldon Richardson: 8 tackles 2 sacks
• Tim Williams: 8 tackles 1 tfl 1 sack 1 ff
• Godwin Igwebuike 4 tackles, 1 int, 1 ff
• Darron Lee, Tre'Davious White: 1 int each
• Julian Stanford: Fumble Recovery TD

 

[firedup24]

Week 12: Lions vs Bears

Once again the Lions defense makes up for the struggling offense. The offense is having a very difficult time consistently moving the ball but they are not turning it over like they did early in the year. The game was Lions 7 Bears 3 with 6 seconds left in the half. The Bears had the ball at the 2 with no timeouts left and they made the gutsy decision to run the ball which paid off as they took a 10-7 lead into the half. After each team had the ball once, the Lions defense really turned the game around. After pinning the Bears at their own 1, Whitehead picked off the pass and scored for a 14-10 lead. The Lions put together a solid drive but were held to a FG to go up 17-10. On the next possession, Myles Garrett was unblocked, sacked Stafford and then scooped and scored to go up 24-10. The Lions were able to hold off the Bears comeback and held on for the 34-10 win.

Not so exciting stats:
Josh Rosen - 13-19 133 yds 1 TD 0 INT
Keith Marshall - 15-63 yds 1 TD
Spencer Ware - 8-34 yds
Allen Hurns - 3-40 1 TD
Tahir Whitehead - 2 INTs 1 TD
Myles Garrett - 4 sacks 1 TD

Bears QBs, Cook and Stafford combined for 19-35, 238 yds 0 TDs 3 INTs
Dalvin Cook - 9-48 1 TD
Delanie Walker - 5-71

 

[coachmg]

Week 13
Jaguars @ Saints

The defense saved the day today. Offense only had 265 yards total. Defense only gave up 240 total, and forcing 3 turnovers and 5 sacks. Jags jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, and it was the only scoring in the 1st quarter. Saints blew up for 20 in the 2nd, taking the lead at half 20-3. 2nd half the only TD for the Saints was a punt return by Damian Harris, making the final score 33-10. Saints are holding the final wild card spot right now. Next couple week they had some very tough games!

Key Performers
Damien Harris 12 car 73 yds 1 td 4pr 138 yds 1 punt return td
Jhurell Pressley 11 car 51 yds 1 td
Brandin Cooks 6 rec 94 yds
Micheal Thomas 4 rec 51 yds
Jason Mccourty 11 tackles 1 int
Stephone Anthony 8 tackles 2 sacks 1 FF
Cameron Jordan 3 tackles 1 sack 1 FF 1 FR
Connor Barth 4-4 FG 3-3 XP

 

[Cgabriel0030]

Week 12

Redskins vs jets

Turnovers was what lead to the demise of the redskins this week. Kirk Cousins throws 3 picks and looses a fumble which resulted in a td for the jets. It was a back and forth game and even with the redskins playing pretty good defense and keeping the jets in check for most of the game the redskins just couldn't pull out the win in the end.

Key performers

• Kirk Cousins 17-25 224 yards 0 td 3 int 1 fumble lost
• Casey Veal 6 rushes 41 yards 1 td
• Jamison Crowder 5 rec 73 yards
• Jimmy Weeks 10 tackles 1 TFL

 

[Cgabriel0030]

Week 13

Redskins vs Dolphins

Washington ran away with this one in the second quarter. After a scoreless first quarter Washington exploded for 23 second quarter points and never looked back. Defense played well holding the Dolphins to just 181 total offense while the offense blew up for nearly 500 yards. A game out of the final wild card spot the redskins will have a big matchup in two weeks with the New Orleans Saints who currently hold the final wild card spot.

Key performers

• Kirk Cousins 16-24 353 yards 4 td
• Casey Veal 21 carries 83 yards 1 td 2 rec 78 yards 1 td
• Julius Childers 2 rec 151 yards 2 td
• Jimmy Weeks 6 tackles 1 TFL 1 int 64 int yards
• Ryan Kerrigan 7 tackles 1 sack

 

[LostsniperLV]

Week 12: Seahawks at Packers

Seattle gets a road win thanks to Wilson (for once) not throwing any interceptions and a big scoring defense play by Free Agent pick up, Talib. Playoff hopes are slim for the Seahawks but the improved team is looking to surprise some people and get a upset along the way.

Key injury:
MLB Wagner goes down for 4 weeks with a shoulder tear. Rookie MLB F Chancellor looks to step up next week and showcase his ability, dispite limited play this season due to injury.

Key Performances:

• QB Wilson: 18/29 213 yards, 2 TDs
• HB Chubb: 16 att, 36 yards. 4 rec, 48 yards 1 TD
• WR Baldwin:4 rec, 51 yards
• TE Andrews: 3 rec, 45 yards, 1TD
• CB Talib: 1 pick 6, 4 tkls
• LE Avril: 2 sacks, 2 tkls

 

[majesty95]

Week 13: Vikings 37, Broncos 3

The Vikings defense is finally coming around as a unit and showed up big in this game holding Denver to only 56 yards of total offense. The unit also picked of Broncos QB Payton Lynch twice and recorded 6 sacks. The bad news for the Vikings is that starting QB Teddy Bridgewater went down with a dislocated knee late in the 3rd quarter and wil miss 6 weeks. He should be back for the playoffs but his loss could affect the Vikings seeding for the post season. Rookie QB Austin Allen, fressh off a callup from the practice squad, will get the start next week vs Detroit.

Key injury:

Teddy Bridgewater - dislocated knee (out 5 weeks)

Key Perfomances:

• T. Bridgewater 12-16, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
• L. Murray 18 car, 117 yds, 2 TD
• L. Treadwell 6 rec, 108 yds
• A. Donald 5 tck, 1 TFL, 3 sck

 

[WKXT85]

Week 13: CHI @ TB

The struggles in Tampa Bay remain as the Bucs continue in their 3 game skid, falling at home 44-24. Despite some admirable performances and contributions, a lack of consistency and discipline on the defensive side of the ball crippled this team. Winston struggled in decision making and had a costly turnover despite leading the team back into the game at one point. This has become a trend of late for the Bucs in their inability to score despite successful drives. Inconsistent OL play and poor decision making by Winston is to blame.

Key Stats:

• CHI Offense
  • Connor Cook - 20/26 (76%), 317 yds, 2 TDs, 142.6 QBR
  • Dalvin Cook - 18 car, 169 yds (9.4 AVG), 2 TDs
  • Kevin White - 5 rec, 95 yds, 2 TDs
• CHI Defense
  • Eric Kendricks - 6 TAK, 2 TFL
  • Cyrus Jones - 5 TAK, 1 INT (Pick 6)
  • Eddie Goldman - 2 TAK, 1 sack
• TB Offense
  • Jameis Winston - 12/31 (38%), 243 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 64.3 QBR
  • Derrius Guice - 7 car, 83 yds (11.9 AVG), 1 TD
  • Chris Conley - 3 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD
• TB Defense
  • Lavonte David - 9 TAK, 1 TFL
  • Kwon Alexander - 7 TAK, 3 TFL, 1 FR (50 yd scoop n score)
  • Noah Spence, Derek Barnett, Gerald McCoy - 1 sack each

 

[Burns]

Week 13: SEA @ ATL

The Falcons were impressive once again this week, racking up over 400 yards of offense en route to a 40-21 victory over the Seahawks. Atlanta was in control the entire game, jumping out to a 17-0 lead to start the game, that blossomed into a 34-7 halftime lead. Atlanta would take their foot off the gas in the 2nd half, but comfortably cruised to the win. Atlanta, with the win, improves to 10-2 on the season, which now makes 4 straight 10+ win seasons.

KEY INJURY

• Star SS Keanu Neal went down with a bad injury the week, and his status for the rest of the season is in doubt.

Top Performers:

• QB Matt Ryan | 22/33 292 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
• HB Tevin Coleman | 15 carries 126 yards 1 TD
• WR Julio Jones | 8 catches 120 yards 2 TD
• CB Jalen Collins | 2 INT