8th NFL: Jameis Winston gets an "F" for interception collapse; The Seahawks get an 'A'

Whether it's a relationship, a friendship or an old jean, we've probably all been holding something longer than expected and we're starting to get the impression that's what Buccaneers do with Jameis Winston.

It's easy to understand why the Bucs do not want to give up Winston: he's an old-time No. 1 pick who's supposed to be the quarterback of the team's future. However, if Winston has proven anything this season, it is probably that he should no longer be the starting quarterback of the Buccaneers, and if it was unclear to the Bucs coach, Dirk Koetter, before this week, you would like to think so. became clear after the collapse of Winston's four interceptions in the 37-34 loss to the Bengals in Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Winston alone cost the match in Tampa. He did it by throwing interceptions that no quarterback of the NFL should launch. For example, this first quarter choice was thrown directly into the hands of Shawn Williams.

You can always forget an error, but with Winston, it's never a mistake, because these elements always seem to be grouped together. Winston has played four games this season and has launched several interceptions at EACH game.

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In fact, with 10 choices over the course of the year, Winston is now tied for the top spot in the NFL interceptions, which is even worse considering he was suspended for the first three games of the NFL. season. By and large, he has played three games less, but has more steals than anyone.

The uglier interception of Winston against the Bengals was not even the one he had launched at Williams. Nope. His ugliest interception came in the third quarter when he launched a choice of six for Bengal security. Jessie Bates who put the Buccaneers behind 34-16.

After seeing Winston launch this choice, Koetter finally decided to sit down Winston and put in Ryan Fitzpatrick and that's when the Fitzmagic arrived. With Fitzpatrick on the field, the Bucs came back and tied the game at 34 after 34-16.

Although Fitzpatrick did not lead the Bucs to victory, he definitely looked like the best quarterback on the field and that's how he showed up all season. In eight weeks, the offense of the Buccaneers seemed better with Fitzpatrick who led it. However, that does not necessarily mean that it will start.

Despite Winston's constant struggles, the Bucs continue to support him and that's exactly what Koetter did after the defeat in Cincinnati.

After watching his starting quarterback throwing 10 interceptions over the past four weeks, Koetter refused to talk about his potential controversy over the quarterback.

"We do not need to talk about it, "Koetter said his potential was to start in the quarter, via athletics." This is not the day I have to decide, right? I have no problem making decisions and I will do it when the time comes, but it is probably not the time to do it. "

It's fine if Koetter does not want to make the decision now, but it's not going to look good even though he's making the same mistake twice. Fitzpatrick has already defeated his opponent's bench and if he left Winston as manager after Sunday's debacle, his coaching job in Tampa would be hot and scolded if Winston continued to struggle.

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If the Bucs stay with Winston, they will owe him $ 20.9 million in pay for next season, which is a lot of money to pay a quarterback who has just gone 4 to 12 in his last 16 starts . Winston might be able to find success elsewhere, but it seems pretty clear that things are not going to work out in Tampa, no matter how much the Bucs want it to happen. Although we know that Fitzpatrick is not the quarterback of the future in Tampa, Winston does not feel like it.

Philadelphia 24-18 above Jacksonville in London

The Eagles took a very bad start in England with Carson Wentz returning the ball to each of Philly's first two properties, but he caught up with him later in the game by throwing three touchdowns, which seems like a magic number for The Eagles. The Eagles are now 8-0 when Wentz made three touchdown passes or more in a game. Of course, Wentz was not the only player to have achieved great success. Chris Long recorded two of four Philadelphia bags while the Eagles' defense spent most of the four quarters harassing Blake Bortles.

The good news for Jacksonville Sunday is that Blake Bortles has not been put on a bench. On the other hand, the bad news concerned everything else. The acquisition of Jags was absolutely atrocious in the first period (only 93 yards) and the Jacksonville defense can not stop anyone. As for Bortles, it's a good thing he was not put on the sidelines because he not only pitched for 286 yards, but also led the team with 43 yards. Of course, this is not necessarily a good thing: the Jags are only 2-11 all the time when Bortles finishes a game as the best rider in the team.

Pittsburgh 33-18 on Cleveland

The Browns actually led the match 6-0 in the second before the wheels started to fall. After taking the lead, they went into full merger mode: they missed a goal in the second quarter, Baker Mayfield launched an interception; Pittsburgh eventually turned into a touchdown in the same quarter, and the Steelers were safe in the third quarter. The Browns seem to find a new way to lose on the road every week, which no doubt explains why they lost 25 straight games on the road, a total just one of the NFL records.

James Conner does his best to make everyone in Pittsburgh forget about the "Veon Bell." The Steelers running backlash exploded for 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns, which was particularly impressive because it was the fourth time of the season that he was past the 100-yard mark and had scored two touchdowns in a match. Guess who has never done this four times in a season, or even four times in their entire career?

James Conner has played four games of more than 100 and more than two TDs this year. The & # 39; Veon Bell has three, for his career.

– ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 28, 2018

Of course, the Steelers needed every parcel Conner had to offer and that's because Pittsburgh made many mistakes in this match, including two turnovers. The Steelers also lost the ball in a strange game after Ryan Switzer forgot to give the Cleveland free kick after Pittsburgh had recorded a safety measure.

Seattle 28-14 against Detroit

The Seahawks offense is virtually impossible to stop when Russell Wilson is on fire and Russell Wilson is on fire against the Lions. Wilson, who had just three incomplete passes (14 of 17), finished with 248 yards and three touchdowns. Wilson has also been successful in getting everybody involved, including players that David Moore probably never heard of. Moore, a seventh-round draft pick in the 2017 NFL draft, captured four passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. The Seahawks also got a huge performance from Chris Carson, who ran for 105 yards and a touchdown. The Seahawks could do nothing wrong in this game and nothing was more convincing than when they converted a false kick from their own goal zone.

With nine yards on the ground, Michael Dickson of the Seahawks had almost as many rushing yards as the Lions for the entire game (32).

A week after racking up 248 yards, the Lions attack hastily returned to hibernation against the Seahawks. Kerryon Johnson was limited to 22 yards rushing in a game where the Lions were only 34, which is a terrible number, even for Detroit. The Lions committed three bad turnarounds. Matthew Stafford, who lost a fumble in the Seahawks' territory, also started an interception after the Lions went to Seattle's 4-yard line. Ameer Abdullah also lost a breakaway at a sendoff, which the Seahawks eventually turned into a touchdown. It was a bad performance at home for a Lions team that now has to hit the road for two consecutive games.

Kansas City 30-23 on Denver

The Broncos have made a lot of mistakes in this game. This is something you absolutely can not do when you try to win a shootout against Kansas City. Case Keenum made two of the biggest mistakes, both in the fourth quarter. The Broncos led 30-20 in the fourth quarter, Keenum returned the ball for two consecutive possessions (lost fumble, interception). The Broncos struggles in the fourth quarter overshadowed the impressive performance of a hasty Denver attack totaling 189 yards.

We seem to be talking every week about the Chiefs offensive. So we will use this game to talk about Dee Ford. Ford abused the Broncos offensive line by up to three sacks, including a fourth-quarter bag that caused a breakaway from Case Keenum that Kansas City recovered. On the whole, the chiefs fired Keenum five times. Offensively, Patrick Mahomes (303 yards, four touchdowns) found someone to pitch alongside Tyreek Hill and this player was Sammy Watkins. Watkins caught eight passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Carolina 36-21 against Baltimore

Last week it was Justin Tucker who was unusually costing a Ravens game. This week was the Baltimore defense. The Ravens' defense gave 36 points and 154 rushing yards, highs of the season. Baltimore entered Sunday's game with the No. 1 ranked defense in the NFL. Of course, the defense was not helped by a Ravens attack that returned the ball three times. These three turnovers led to 13 points for the Panthers.

Cam Newton put on his Superman cape and led the Panthers to defeat the NFL's best defense. Not only did Newton throw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, but he also led the team with 52 yards and another floor score. Newton also received help from rookie receiver D.J. Moore, who proved that he was more than a wide receiver. Moore totaled 129 yards scrimmage, 39 yards rushing and 90 yards receiving.

Chicago 24-10 on the New York Jets

This defeat was a total failure for the Jets, who managed to look bad in almost every facet of the game. Their quarterback completed less than 50% of their passes (14 of 29), no one ran more than 25 yards and the Bears defended the New York defense for 179 rushing yards. Even their kicker struggled with four of his eight raids for 40 yards or less.

The Bears did not have Khalil Mack, but apparently they did not need him because they were able to put an end to the Jets' attack with their stargazer on the sidelines. In the absence of Mack, the Bears defense was still able to smother the Jets, limiting New York to just 57 yards rushing and 207 yards total. In terms of distance, it was the best defensive performance of the Bears of the season. Offensively, the Bears' two-headed attack against Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard won with the Jets defense. Cohen had 110 yards and a touchdown while Howard scored 81 yards and one touchdown.

Washington 20-13 against the New York Giants

Two months ago, nobody wanted Adrian Peterson, and now he is destroying the opposition and leading his team to victory. As Alex Smith struggled, the Redskins turned to their 33-year-old runner, who was more than happy to carry the burden against the Giants. Peterson carried the ball 26 times for 149 yards and one touchdown, a total that included 64 yards in the fourth quarter that made the difference. Peterson also got a TD pass, which is remarkable because it was the first time since 2013 that he was receiving a touchdown. Defensively, Matt Ioaniddis had 2.5 sacks while the Redskins defeated Eli Manning for a total of seven sacks.

This match was a disaster for a Giants offensive that could finally hit bottom after weeks of hovering. Saquon Barkley was held under 40 yards, Eli Manning launched two interceptions and when he did not initiate interceptions, he was fired. The Redskins have fired Manning seven times in total, which is the largest number of bags the Giants have been to since October 2014. At this point, the only game that seems to be working is the one Manning throws at Odell Beckham. Beckham finished with 136 yards of profit, which represents about 45% of the Giants offensive production in the 303 yards.

Cincinnati 37-34 above Tampa Bay

The Fitzmagic rug race continued for the Bucs on Sunday, while Ryan Fitzpatrick nearly pulled Tampa back to a 34-16 deficit. After Winston was stopped in the third quarter, Fitzpatrick came in and worked his magic, scoring 11 of 15 for 194 yards and two touchdowns in less than two quarters of work. The Buccaneers tied the game at 34 after Fitzpatrick hit O.J. Howard with an 18-yard touchdown pass with only 1:05 remaining.

After playing an "A +" in the first half, the Bengals' offense was absolutely gone in the second half. One of the main reasons the Bucs were able to make their comeback is that the Bengals scored three and a half goals on their first four possessions in the second half. They also failed their first try of halftime before less than five minutes. play in the game

Indianapolis 42-28 on Oakland

Prior to last week, Andrew Luck had never received at least 200 yards of help in a game and has now arrived twice in a row. The Colts offensive line destroyed the Raiders in seventh and opened the way for Marlon Mack to run for 132 yards and two touchdowns. The Colts 222 total rushing yards was the team's highest total since 2007. With the game in motion, he opened the door for Luck, who had 239 yards and three touchdowns. We should also probably mention Adam Vinatieri, who scored 10 points and is now the all-time leading scorer in the history of the NFL.

The good news for Derek Carr in this game is that Jon Gruden will certainly not be able to blame him for the loss. Carr had a huge day with three touchdowns and his first career touchdown (that's right, Carr had the first four seasons of his career without touching the race). Unfortunately for Oakland, the Raiders defense was as bad as Carr was good. They could not stop the Colts on the third run (Indy converted 9 out of 13), they could not put pressure on Andrew Luck and they could not stop the race. When you can not do these three things, you will almost always lose.

Los Angeles Rams 29-27 on Green Bay

The Packers played an almost perfect match, but they lost largely because of a big mistake in the end. After the Rams took a 29-27 lead with 2:09 to go, Aaron Rodgers never had the chance to win because Ty Montgomery missed the kickoff that followed. One of the main reasons why the Packers were able to keep this distance is due to Davante Adams (Five catches, 133 yards) and the Green Bay defense that sent Jared Goff five times. The Packers have forced the Rams to play seven times in this game, which is surprising when you know that the Rams were forced to play only eight times the entire season before Sunday.

The Rams have a lot of weapons on the ground and they needed each one of them to fight a brave Packers team. Jared Goff had 295 yards and three touchdowns in a game against Aaron Rodgers. Of course, Goff has a gun that Rodgers does not have, that's Todd Gurley. Gurley played an important role in the Rams' win with 195 yards per win and one touchdown. Oh, and do not forget Aaron Donald, who fired Rodgers twice.

Arizona 18-15 on San Francisco

After stopping the Cardinals for three quarters, the 49ers' defense increased the lead to 15-3 when they collapsed in the last 11 minutes of the game. Offensively, the 49ers had no punches as C. J. Beathard finished with less than 200 passing yards (190). The ground game was not much better as Matt Breida led the team with only 42 yards. The most embarrassing part of the 49ers attack was probably the fact that the match ended on a difficult shot, the 49ers holding a breakeven and being a few meters from the shot on goal.

At 35, Larry Fitzgerald is still able to dominate an NFL game. Fitzgerald had his biggest game of the season on Sunday with eight receptions for 107 yards. The ageless also featured two huge games in the fourth quarter with a touchdown and a two-point conversion after a touchdown by Christian Kirk. The Cardinals have not been great this season, but if they do well, it's better than the 49ers. Arizona is 2-0 against the 49ers but 0-7 against everyone this year.