DALLAS COWBOYS- 7-8
The Cowboys have already been eliminated from
playoff contention however, they have continued to fight even without key
players that are pivotal to the structure of their team. They’ve been decimated all year long on
defense with half their starters missing time.
They lost their starting quarterback, Dak Prescott, and were down the
tight end Jason Ferguson to injuries.
DaRon Bland was hurt through the first 11 games of the season. Tonight, he reminded everyone just how
special a player he is. Bland showed up
in a massive way taking his opponents to the turf for 8 tackles, 7 solo, 1 pass
defended, plus the game-winning play, stripping the ball away from Buccaneers
running back Rachaad White. There was
only 1:40 left on the clock when the fumble took place. Tampa Bay was attempting to complete their
fourth-quarter comeback but unluckily it came while being down only two points
and without enough timeouts to help them get the ball back. With the 26-24 loss Tampa no longer holds
their own fate for the postseason.
Dallas has now won four of their last five games, are now 7-8, and
appear a little more like the team we thought they would be this season, at
least from a defense perspective. They
would undoubtedly be better on offense too had Dak and Zack Martin played.
NEW
YORK GIANTS- 2-13
It has been a rough season for the G-men to say
the least. Nothing had seemed to go
right from the offseason losses, most notable being Saquon Barkley and Xavier
McKinney. They finally gave up on their
quarterback Daniel Jones, and not to pile onto all the criticism about Jones
but I’ve been saying ever since the Giants replaced Eli Manning in favor of D.J.
that he didn’t seem like he would be a great starting QB in this league. Maybe he was just in the wrong environment, and
maybe he’ll eventually get another chance to lead another team. Either way, the Giants have moved on and have
something to look forward to next season.
One thing that New York fans should be excited about is this rookie
wideout Malik Nabers. He is the real
deal and will only get better as he matures and develops chemistry with whoever
their new starting quarterback will be next year.
The Giants lost their tenth straight game likely
locking up the number one pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. They need a passer and luckily for them, they
will be able to grab a pretty good one with a few of them at the top of any QB-needy
team’s draft boards. It looks as though
the two favorites for New York to draft with the first pick will be either Cam
Ward out of Miami or Shedeur Sanders from Colorado.
PHILADELPHIA
EAGLES- 12-3
The Philadelphia Eagles came into their week 16
matchup red-hot. They had been rolling
on all cylinders, winners of their last ten straight. The Birds came out with grit and determination
to beat down this Commanders group in all facets. They started the game off with an 8-play
drive that led to a rushing TD by Barkley.
Upon Washington’s first
possession, more specifically on their first offensive play, they fumbled the
ball right back to Philly. Then the
Eagles jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, though on their third possession, they
did have a turnover of their own. Kenny
Pickett threw an interception into the chest of linebacker Frankie Luvu. Yep, that’s right Kenny Pickett threw an INT,
he was brought into the game after quarterback Jalen Hurts had to leave the
game. At first, it seemed as though it
would just be a quick visit to the medical tent, then it proved to be more
serious upon the side reporter making it known that Hurts had been brought back
to the looker room and after a further evaluation he had been downgraded to out
with a concussion. It did feel slightly peculiar
how it went down, Jalen got up on the initial play and gave the sideline a thumbs
up and he didn’t seem to show any signs that would make you think anything was
wrong. Though once the offense left the
field Hurts never came back. It was a tough
loss for the Eagles this past week, losing to the Washington Commanders in the
final moments of the game. However, the
bigger loss was Jalen Hurts, hopefully, he will be able to play next week when
the Birds host the Dallas Cowboys who just shocked the Tampa Bay Bucs on Sunday
Night.
WASHINGTON
COMMANDERS- 10-5
The expected winner of the Rookie of The Year
award, quarterback Jayden Daniels displayed the biggest showing of his inaugural
NFL season on Sunday afternoon. Jayden
completed a monstrous game passing for 258 yards on 24/39 passes, threw 5 TDs,
and sprinkled in 9 carries on the ground adding up to another 81 yards. This was the most impressive game from his
rookie campaign to date. With 339 all-purpose yards while scoring five times;
yea I think we just crowned our ROTY.
Though it wasn’t pretty at times, losing the turnover game; 5-2
(Washington lost 3 fumbles, Daniels threw 2 interceptions) while also ceding 13
more minutes of offense to Philly in the time of possession battle will usually
end in a loss. Daniels led the
Commanders on the final drive of the game with 1:58 seconds left, burning up too
much time for Philly to even have another chance to do anything. The rookie took his team 57 yards on nine
plays and ended the drive on a 2nd & goal from Philly’s 9-yard
line when he found veteran receiver Jamison Crowder between multiple defenders
and made a beautiful throw for the touchdown with only six seconds remaining in
the game. That score put Quinn’s boys up
by one point, so they decided to go for the two-point conversion. It was a massive win for the Commanders and with
another win next Sunday Night at home when they take on the Atlanta Falcons,
they can clinch themselves a playoff berth.
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