The Buccaneers crash the top five for the first time this season, adding some much-needed conference balance at the very top of the NFL Power Rankings.
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Mahomes managed just one touchdown pass and 200 yards through the air, but Kansas City still hung a 40-burger on the Broncos because the team made game-changing plays in all phases of the game.
JuJu Smith-Schuster also regained his place in the game plan, finishing with nine catches for 85 yards on a whopping 14 targets.
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passed like it was 2007 on Sunday, rolling up 369 yards and four touchdowns in a blowout of the Raiders in Vegas.
Ngakoue gives John Harbaugh a bookend pass rusher to line up opposite Matthew Judon, bringing more ferocity to a defense that entered the Week 7 bye tops in football in points allowed per game (17.3) and tied for second in sacks (22).
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The All-Pro QB looked to his star receiver early and often on Sunday, turning 16 targets into 13 receptions for 196 yards and two touchdowns in a blowout of the Texans.
It also marked Adams’ second day this season with 13-plus catches -- he gathered 14 back in Week 15
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Sunday was about the long-delayed rise of the Bills defense, which dominated the second half to snap a two-game skid.
Buffalo’s defense allowed just 4 yards in the second half -- not a typo -- and was led by Jerry Hughes, who wreaked havoc in the backfield and came down with the game-sealing interception on a deflection in the final minutes. .
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The veteran passer accounted for three touchdowns and threw for 287 yards, connecting with eight different receivers in a classic Brees clinic of efficiency.
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An incredible comeback win for Kyler Murray and the Cardinals, who rolled up 519 yards on the Seahawks and became the first team this season to put a dent in Seattle’s previously impervious Let Russ Cook campaign.
The Cardinals were gashed for 572 total yards -- including 300 yards of total offense by Russell Wilson in the first half alone -- but they also forced the star QB into three interceptions, including the Isiah Simmons pick in overtime that set up Zane Gonzalez’s game-winner.
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The Niners whipped the Pats by staying true to themselves: According to ESPN, the Niners ran by design or used play-action on 51 of their 63 offensive plays (81%), the highest percentage by any team in a game this season.
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This stat, from ESPN’s Mike Wells, provides a neat summation of the start of the Philip Rivers era in Indianapolis: In the Colts’ four wins, Rivers has thrown for 992 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions.
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The rookie quarterback put together another stellar performance against the Jaguars, setting career highs in passing yards (347) and rushing yards (66) in a 39-29 win.
Those 66 rushing yards also represented a franchise record.
(It’s possible Philip Rivers didn’t have 66 rushing yards total in 16 years with the Bolts.) The Chargers jumped out to an early lead, then fell behind in the third quarter before the Herbert-led attack exploded for 20 points in the final 5:34 of the period.
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If you don't destroy the monster in the first 53 minutes of game time, he will kill your season and haunt your dreams.
Wentz's stat line over the final two drives: 5-for-7, 121 yards, two touchdowns, 153.3 passer rating.
The first of those scoring drives covered 78 yards on four plays; the second, 71 yards on six.
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Cincinnati was beaten in the final minute by Baker Mayfield and the Browns on Sunday; it was the team's third loss of the season in a game in which it entered the fourth quarter with a lead.
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Kyle Allen played a steady game that justified Ron Rivera's decision to move away from former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins, while Antonio Gibson ran for 128 yards and a touchdown, another sign he could be a long-term answer in the backfield?
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Robinson scored twice and had a career-high 119 rush yards and 137 scrimmage yards against Los Angeles, another productive day in a season that's been full of them
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Sam Darnold was sacked six times and threw two interceptions in his return from a shoulder injury, and the Jets managed 4 total yards on 16 plays in the second half
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