The Minnesota Vikings have been really poor with ball management this season. They have turned it over 12 times with four interceptions and eight fumbles.
In the second quarter, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was pressured quickly and pitched it backward to Cam Akers. He couldn’t corral the football and eventually tried to knock it out of bounds. The ball was recovered by Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards but he was ruled to be out of bounds and the Vikings kept the ball.
This was the first Vikings fumble that wasn’t recovered by the defense but it enraged the fanbase just the same. They took to Twitter to express their frustration;.
The Vikings have lost a key piece of the defense, as edge rusher Marcus Davenport has left the game with an ankle injury
The Minnesota Vikings defense took a hit early in the second quarter, as edge rusher Marcus Davenport left the game with an apparent ankle injury.
Davenport was injured on the Bears’ field goal drive, as he appeared to get rolled up on by his own teammate while coming in to help stop quarterback Justin Fields on a scramble. As he was coming off the field, Davenport was in visible discomfort and, at times, unable to put weight on his leg.
The Vikings’ defense has been bringing a considerable amount of pressure early against the Bears, and they’ve had significant success with it. They’ve been able to speed up the process Fields goes through, and have been able to sack him once and hit Fields several times.
Losing Davenport is likely to have a major impact on the Vikings ability to continue bringing pressure. No one in the league blitzes more than this defense, and Davenport has been an integral part of that pressure the past few weeks.
The official word on Davenport is that he is questionable to return with an ankle injury. As of this writing, it’s unclear if the ankle injury is on the same ankle he injured in practice before week one.
Kyle Hamilton was ejected from the Baltimore #Ravens matchup against the Tennessee Titans and here’s the national reaction
The Ravens hold an 18-13 lead over the Titans in London early in the fourth quarter, and they’ll have to finish without star safety Kyle Hamilton, who was ejected for targeting.
Hamilton closed quickly on Tennessee’s Chris Moore, and landed a massive blow, including what the officials deemed as a helmet to helmet hit.
Ravens S Kyle Hamilton was ejected from the game for this hit against Titans WR Chris Moore pic.twitter.com/Fu7njb0ucR
The Minnesota Vikings released the inactives list for Sunday’s week six game against the Chicago Bears
The Minnesota Vikings have released their inactives for Sunday’s week six matchup with the Chicago Bears.
S Lewis Cine
OLB Andre Carter II
TE Nick Muse
OT Hakeem Adeniji
DL Jaquelin Roy
This is Cine’s third game inactive after suffering a hamstring injury against the Los Angeles Chargers in week three. Considering he was removed from the injury report, this would be a healthy scratch.
Carter has played in one game thus far and got three pressures in 13 pass rush reps against the Carolina Panthers.
Muse has yet to be active this season after making the roster this year.
Adeniji was signed to the active roster last week but was signed for depth purposes. Not a surprise to see him inactive.
Roy being inactive is a slight surprise. In his place is Khyiris Tonga who has for some reason been inactive for the last five games.
We’re looking at the key takeaways and highlights from first half of #Ravens Week 6 matchup vs. Titans with Baltimore holding an 18-3 lead over Tennessee
Lamar Jackson finished the first half 13 of 17 passing, for 149 passing yards, 28 rushing yards, and one touchdown.
The Baltimore defense was dominant and Super Bowl caliber in the first half, as John Harbaugh’s team jumped out to an 18-3 lead.
With the second half set to begin, here are takeaways and highlights from the first 30 minutes of play.
Baltimore rookie Zay Flowers scored his first NFL touchdown in London against the Titans and fans reacted to the #Ravens young star getting on the board
Zay Flowers is playing his first International Series matchup on Sunday, and the young rookie has been impressive, logging three catches for 28 yards on four targets.
Flowers also scored his first NFL touchdown, snagging a 10 yard grab from quarterback Lamar Jackson, and doing the rest to make history.
Lions vs. Buccaneers: Last-minute thoughts on the Week 6 matchups and final score prediction
The 4-1 Detroit Lions visit the 3-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a key early-season NFC matchup. Both teams are looking to solidify their early divisional leads in a late-afternoon kickoff that much of the nation will get to watch.
It’s an interesting matchup, one that has my head spinning in several different directions as I drain the Sunday morning pot of coffee. Here’s what I’m feeling in the hour leading up to the Week 6 kickoff.
Why I think the Lions will win
Detroit’s run defense is a top-5 unit across the board. Tampa Bay’s rushing offense is the worst in the league, both in yards per carry (3.0) and the number of explosive runs of 15 yards or more; they’re the only team without a single run longer than 15 yards. The interior matchup of Alim McNeill, Isaiah Buggs and John Cominsky (when he kicks inside) against the Buccaneers IOL combination of Robert Hainsey, Cody Mauch and Matt Feiler is the single biggest advantage either team has in any matchup.
The Lions are well-equipped to win a scoring war against Tampa Bay. It’s not that the Bucs lack weaponry with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Cade Otten around a resurgent Baker Mayfield. They simply don’t score a lot. Their offense has just eight touchdowns in four games, while Detroit’s attack has posted 18 in five games — against a tougher overall defensive slate, too.
David Montgomery has emerged as one of the best running backs in the league at forcing missed tackles (21 on 88 attempts, 4th in the league). The Buccaneers, specifically LB Devin White, are one of the worst-tackling defenses in the NFL in run defense. While the Pro Football Focus tackling grades are nearly the same, the Buccaneers get bumped up because their defensive backs tackle after the catch extremely well and their pass rushers don’t miss sack attempts. The Bucs have actually missed more tackles in run defense than the Lions despite playing one fewer game.
The coaching staff has done a very good job of keeping the 4-1 team hungry and focused. Complacency is not an issue. Game preparation should not be an issue. Handling what looks like a pretty good football team is what Dan Campbell and his staff have prepared this Lions team to be. I don’t think they’ll overlook the Bucs or be caught off-guard by anything they see.
What worries me about Tampa Bay
Relative health of the two teams could be a very big issue. Tampa Bay is coming off a bye and has every key player available. The Lions will be without at least three key players (LG Jonah Jackson, DB Brian Branch, RB Jahmyr Gibbs) and they don’t have depth players who can fully replace what any of them give at their respective positions. Sam LaPorta looks like he’ll play, but how limited will he be? How limited will Taylor Decker continue to be at left tackle? How will Amon-Ra St. Brown look in his return? Meanwhile, the Bucs had a week off to ease up the thigh bruises, the sore shoulders, the tired knees, etc. Freshness matters.
Baker Mayfield is dangerous. He’s inconsistent and prone to occasional disaster, but he’s also handily the best quarterback the Lions have seen since Geno Smith back in Week 2. In fact, he plays a lot like Geno Smith–using his agility to keep downfield passing plays alive. He’s the best QB in the NFL on third down through Week 5. Detroit struggles against that type of QB, especially one with the receivers Mayfield (and Smith) have to work with. Mayfield is playing the like Baker in Cleveland who led the Browns to a playoff win in Pittsburgh not that long ago a lot more than he resembles the player who bounced between three teams in 2022.
Tampa Bay’s defense creates takeaways better than they get stops. While Jared Goff remains excellent with his decisions and execution, he can’t have slip-ups. Shaq Barrett and Vita Vea are very good at creating pressure. Antoine Winfield Jr. is an exceptional blitzer from the safety spot. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is a tough matchup on the edge. The defense around the top dogs is very adept at capitalizing on mistakes.
Final score prediction
I think this is a 50/50 game. If they played 100 times right now, I think they’d split those outcome evenly. As long as the Lions don’t lose the turnover battle and can convert in the red zone, they’ve got a very good shot to improve to 5-1. The rested Bucs team with a smart defensive head coach and time to plan for the banged-up Lions worries me more than a little, however. Lions 24, Buccaneers 21
Third-string tight end Charlie Kolar is active, while Odell Beckham will look for his breakout performance against a Titans defense ranked 23rd against the pass.
We’re looking at nine stats to know ahead of the Baltimore #Ravens Week 6 matchup against the Tennessee Titans
The Ravens will play their third-straight road game (and fourth over the past five) when Baltimore (3-2) battles the Tennessee Titans (2-3) from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
Kickoff for the matchup is set for 2:30 p.m. BST (9:30 a.m. ET).
The team traveled to London on Monday (Oct. 9) and spent a week acclimating while practicing at the Tottenham Hotspur Training Ground (THTG).
This trip marks the Ravens’ second-ever game in London, with Baltimore last playing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in 2017.
Tennessee leads the all-time regular season series, 11-10.
Baltimore holds a 3-2 edge in postseason play, including a 20-13 victory at Tennessee in the 2020 Wild Card round, when these two teams last faced each other.
With kickoff fast approaching, here are ten stats for the matchup.
