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Tuesday was a crazy day in the NFL.
There are a lot of things to do with the deadline and the deadline, with the two biggest names changing jerseys being wide receivers. Golden Tate and Demaryius Thomas. To go along with them, 2015 No. 3 overall pick Dante Fowler Jr. and now-train Green Bay Packers Ty Montgomery and Ha Ha Clinton-Ten also are on the move.
With the season halfway over, some teams made moves to the playoffs, while others failed to do so. Here are the winners and losers from the 2018 NFL trade deadline.
Winners:
Houston Texans
In Week 8, Deshaun Watson and the entire Texans offense started to look like they did before ACL injury ended in Watson's season last year. Watson has two touchdowns, and has become the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to have multiple touchdown pbades games within his first two seasons. Although the offense looked good, Houston lost Will Fuller V for the season to an ACL injury of his own. Rather than regressing, the Texans went out Tuesday and traded the Denver Broncos to 2019 fourth-round pick and a swap of seventh-round picks for Thomas, a four-time Pro Bowler to fill the void left by Fuller.
With the presence of DeAndre Hopkins, Thomas is one of the most dangerous people in the world. The Texans did not give up much, but still gave Watson a reliable veteran weapon to add to his arsenal. If the two can sync up quickly, Thomas could find himself crossing the 1,000 yard threshold for the first time since 2016.
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles were third in the NFL in points per game in 2017 with 28.6, but have not been successful in this season at 22.3 points per game. To counteract this problem, Philadelphia went out Tuesday and acquired Tate for a 2019 third-round pick.
Tate has been shot with 44 receptions and 517 yards in just four starts and seven games total. The Eagles are 11th in the league in receiving yards per game (281.8), but now add a surefire weapon to pair with Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and Zach Ertz. The defending fields have not looked after the same, but the addition of Tate will help jumpstart the offense.
Los Angeles Rams
The rich just keep getting richer. The undefeated Rams have been better off with the acquisition of Fowler from the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team gave up a 2019 third-round pick and 2020 fifth-round pick. The Rams Now Can Pair Fowler alongside five-time Pro-Bowler Ndamukong Suh and 2017 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald to form one of the most ferocious front sevens in football.
Losers:
Green Bay Packers
The Packers is currently in third place in the NFC North (3-3-1) and traded away two veteran players Tuesday. Green Bay traded Montgomery to the Baltimore Ravens for a 2020 seventh-round pick and Clinton-Ten to the Washington Redskins for a 2019 fourth-round pick.
Denver Broncos
The Texans made a great move Thomas snatching up from the Broncos, but it was not good for Denver. The Broncos are receiving a fourth- and seven-round pick for Thomas.
The Broncos have not been the same since the retirement of Peyton Manning, and this move is sure to bring the team down further.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buccaneers actually did not make a move on Tuesday, but they probably should have. The Bucs are in last place in the NFC South (3-4), but actually have had a solid offense this year. Tampa Bay ranks first in total yards per game (467.6) and pbading yards per game (376.3), but have been atrocious defensively.
The Buccaneers are giving up the fourth-most yards per game (415.3) and second most pbading yards per game (318.4). If they want any chance of making the playoffs, do not miss the defensive side of the ball. If they went out and got a good defensive back or someone to pressure the quarterback, that could've been the person they needed.
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