| SUNDAY SALUTES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | Pass-Rush | TD |
| Trevor Lawrence | 262-17 | 4 |
| Brock Purdy | 333-14 | 3 |
| Justin Herbert | 260-73 | 2 |
| Josh Allen | 275-15 | 3 |
| Lamar Jackson | 264-54 | 2 |
| Running Backs | Yards | TD |
| Saquon Barkley | 14-83 4-57 |
2 |
| Jaylen Warren | 9-129 3-16 |
1 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 8-36 6-59 |
1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 21-78 5-25 |
1 |
| Gus Edwards | 12-62 2-8 |
2 |
| Wide Receivers | Yards | TD |
| Calvin Ridley | 7-103 | 2 |
| Tyreek Hill | 10-146 | 1 |
| Tank Dell | 8-149 | 1 |
| Keenan Allen | 10-116 | 1 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 5-156 | 1 |
| Tight Ends | Yards | TD |
| George Kittle | 8-89 | 1 |
| David Njoku | 7-56 | 0 |
| Stone Smartt | 1-51 | 1 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2-32 | 1 |
| Logan Thomas | 5-58 | 0 |
| Placekickers | XP | FG |
| Tyler Bass | 2 | 4 |
| Cairo Santos | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Meyers | 1 | 3 |
| Justin Tucker | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Sanders | 2 | 2 |
| Defense | Sack – TO | TD |
| Bills | 6-4 | 0 |
| Giants | 4-6 | 1 |
| Cowboys | 6-2 | 1 |
| Cardinals | 4-3 | 0 |
| Bears – Comm | 2-4 | 0 |
Bumps, Bruises and Bowouts
QB Geno Smith – Elbow
RB D’Onta Foreman – Ankle
RB De’Von Achane – Knee
RB Aaron Jones – Knee
RB Kenneth Walker – Oblique
WR Darius Slayton – Arm
WR Cooper Kupp – Ankle
WR Tyreek Hill – Wrist
Chasing Ambulances
QB Geno Smith – Injured his elbow and left the game. Drew Lock played for two series in the fourth quarter, but Smith returned for the final drive and got the Seahawks in position for a 55-yard field goal that was missed and prevented a win. Smith has bruised triceps, and his status for Thursday night isn’t certain. Lock would replace him if needed.
RB D’Onta Foreman – He injured his ankle early in the game but returned. He later reaggravated the same ankle and was held out for the rest of the contest. He’ll be examined on Monday to determine the severity. Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson take up the slack if Foreman misses any time.
RB De’Von Achane – The rookie hurt his knee when he was tackled, and HC Mike McDaniel said that Achane wanted back into the game, but was held out because “I was a little worried with the rust.” Which sounds more proactive and preventative than reactive to a serious injury. Practice reports will indicate how much of a setback Achane has (or doesn’t have). Raheem Mostert just handles all the touches if Achane isn’t back this week at the Jets.
RB Aaron Jones – He was no longer on the injury report from his season-long hamstring issue but then injured his knee in the win over the Chargers. He was carted to the locker room, though HC Matt LaFleur said he didn’t believe the issue was severe. AJ Dillon takes over in any absence of Jones, though earlier this year, it happened, and Dillon wasn’t much of a factor. Jones himself said he feared it was an ACL at first but that he didn’t think it would be anything serious. He’ll have an MRI on Monday to determine the prognosis.
RB Kenneth Walker – Injured his oblique and was in a lot of pain. HC Pete Carroll said that Walker’s injury was significant and that he may miss games. Zach Charbonnet will replace him for any missed time, and the Seahawks did not bump up any other backs’ workload. Charbonnet will see a workhorse role if Walker is out.
WR Cooper Kupp – He only caught one pass before the injury when he was blocking for Royce Freeman. HC Sean McVay said after the game that Kupp wanted to return but that he wasn’t 100% healthy, and they held him out. McVay said he did not know how severe the ankle injury might be. We should know more on Monday. Austin Trammel replaced him for the rest of the game. Puka Nacua caught his first touchdown in five games.
WR Tyreek Hill – Left the game in the second quarter with a wrist injury that sent him to the locker room, presumably for X-rays. He returned in the third quarter but then had no catches in the fourth quarter when the Dolphins went to a run-heavy script to finish the game. Apparently, there were no fractures, but it is unknown what soft-tissue injury may still exist.
Free Agents, Flops and Other Notables
QB Trevor Lawrence – He was the top fantasy quarterback for the week despite having been given up on by fantasy owners tired of single-touchdown efforts with 200 yards or so. He threw for 262 yards and two scores to Calvin Ridley and ran in two scores – his first rushing touchdowns of the year. That did reflect a down game for Travis Etienne.
QB Tommy DeVito – Another player that entered Sunday with no expectations and yet left after passing for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the win over the Commanders. The game was still almost entirely about Saquon Barkley as a rusher and a receiver, but DeVito was not a liability like he had been the previous week when he had totaled just 86 passing yards.
RB Devin Singletary – Dameon Pierce disappointed this year and is currently out on injury. But Singletary took the primary role in Week 10 and ran for 150 yards and a touchdown. Yesterday, he gained 112 yards on 22 rushes and another score. His only two starts resulted in the only 100-yard games by a Houston rusher this year. The Texans’ next games are at home versus the Jaguars and Broncos.
RB Ty Chandler – He is still the No. 2 guy in Minnesota, but he just rushed for 73 yards on ten carries at the Broncos and caught a season-high four passes for 37 yards. He had 14 touches to only 15 for Alexander Mattison.
Bears backfield – Khalil Herbert returned from injured reserve and ran 16 times for 35 yards in the loss to the Lions. Roschon Johnson gained 30 yards on six runs, while D’Onta Foreman only ran for 14 yards on six carries but bulled in the score. Foreman injured his ankle, and his status for the matchup with the Vikings this week won’t be known until later, but Foreman is the best back for inside and goal-line work as the most physical rusher. And the Bears are willing to use all three backs, and they still combine for less than what Justin Fields (18-104) turned in as the leading rusher.
QB Jordan Love – Granted, it came at home against one of the worst secondaries in the NFL, but Jordan Love turned in a season-best 322 passing yards and two touchdowns for his best performance of the year. It was his first 300-yard game and primarily relied on the wide receivers who caught both touchdowns.
WR Tank Dell – The Texan’s rookie now owns three 100-yard games and he just turned in a season-best eight catches for 149 yards and a touchdown – his third straight game with a score.
WR Odell Beckham – He played back on Thursday, but he’s one to remember for free-agent pickups. He was just another over-the-hill player latching on to what he described as potentially his final year, and for the first half of the season, that looked like a reality. But he scored in Weeks 9 and 10 with around 50 yards in each. And against the Bengals, he caught four passes for 116 yards. He injured his shoulder, but it’s been described as not an issue. The loss of Mark Andrews means other receivers have to step up. Beckham looks like the most likely of the bunch.
WR Jayden Reed – The Packers’ wideout turned in marginal stats this year but then posted 80+ yards in three of the last four games and scored in both Weeks 10 and 11. Romeo Doubs has been the primary target in the red zone, but now Reed is scoring weekly and gains more yards than the other Green Bay receivers.
Huddle player of the week
Calvin Ridley – He was much-maligned after six sub-40-yard performances that left him unreliable for a fantasy start. Facing the Titans seemed like just another chance to be disappointed but Ridley led all NFL receivers with seven catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns, plus an 18-yard run. That happened on many, many fantasy benches this week, but there had to be a few fantasy owners that started him from a lack of other options and discovered that they had “the guy” for the week.
Salute!
Drama 101 – Somebody has to laugh, somebody has to cry
| Comedy | Yards | TDs | Tragedy | Yards | TDs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Tommy DeVito | 246-7 | 2 | QB | Joe Burrow | 101-7 | 1 |
| RB | Jaylen Warren | 9-129 3-16 |
1 | RB | De’Von Achane | 1-1 1-4 |
0 |
| RB | Devin Singletary | 22-112 2-6 |
1 | RB | Kenneth Walker | 4-18 1-(-2) |
0 |
| WR | Calvin Ridley | 7-103 1-18 |
2 | WR | Cooper Kupp | 1-11 | 0 |
| WR | Khalil Shakir | 3-115 | 1 | WR | Garrett Wilson | 2-9 | 0 |
| WR | Darius Slayton | 4-82 | 1 | WR | Stefon Diggs | 4-27 | 0 |
| TE | Stone Smartt | 1-51 | 1 | TE | Mark Andrews | 2-23 | 0 |
| PK | Cairo Santos | 2 XP 4 FG | PK | Greg Zuerlein | nope | ||
| Huddle Fantasy Points = 157 | Huddle Fantasy Points = 28 | ||||||
Now get back to work…