32 things we learned from all games

2. At least the Vikings should be cool for Thursday's game against the Rams. Dalvin Cook (hamstring) was inactive – he swore to play in the L.A. category – and quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​(three turnovers) just managed four shots.

3. Exhibit B: If you had the Bears at the top of NFC North after three weeks, then you're lying (almost).

4. Exhibit C: The Jaguars, who climbed to the top of the USA TODAY standings after defeating the Patriots in Week 2, lost to the Titans 9-6, preventing Florida NFL teams from qualifying for the first time. Collective start of 9-0 (2-0 Buccaneers welcome the Steelers on Monday.

5. Quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who threw three passes before the concussion ended prematurely, took the win for Tennessee. He is 2-0 for the Titans 2-1.

6. The Jags and Titans combined for 465 yards of offense. The Rams had 521 … on their own.

7. Exhibit D: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots seemed totally outclassed by a Lions team without a win Sunday night. Naturally. And in part because Detroit got his first 100-yard effort (Kerryon Johnson) in almost five years. Naturally.

8.The Seahawks avoided their first 0-3 start under Pete Carroll beating the Cowboys. It helped Seattle that Earl Thomas deigned to come to work. The unfortunate security ended with seven tackles and two intercepts from Dak Prescott, just the kind of showcase that one would need if one secretly hoped that Dallas would revive his pursuit of an exchange.

9. Participation in the Battle of Los Angeles: 68,947 … about 74% of the capacity of L.A. Coliseum.

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ten. Chargers' special teams continue to be anything but. On Sunday, they blocked a kick for a TD and missed another extra point. Would not be shocking if their season is short-circuited at some point by their inability to clean their kicking games.

11. One day, Clay Matthews will retire with a CV that requires high regard in the Hall of Fame. But at present, his legacy could include what appears to be the inevitable "Clay Matthews Rule" since the NFL must clearly rethink the flags that the Packers star has known over the last two weeks for perfectly legitimate successes on Kirk Cousins And Alex Smith. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Matthews has three penalties for smugglers this year and four for the rest of his 10-year career.

12. Start the year 3-0 and you have a 73.9% chance to play in the playoffs. Salud to the Chiefs, Dolphins, Rams … and maybe Bucs, waiting for Monday's result. Conversely, start 0-3, and your playoff dreams are essentially reduced to a probability of 2.2%. Good night to the Raiders, Texans and Cardinals.

13. Drew Brees of New Orleans and Matt Ryan of Atlanta clashed Sunday for the twentieth time, the biggest two-quarter game at the time of the Super Bowl. And that was perhaps their best battle – it was definitely the highest score – while the Brees overtime TD race gave the Saints a 43-37 victory.

14. Brees could complete 7,000 passes before calling it a career. He now has 6,326 players after breaking Brett Favre's all-time record (6,300) on Sunday.

15. Ryan, who had not won three touchdowns in a match since Kyle Shanhan was his offensive coordinator at the Atlanta Super Bowl in 2016, hit a career record Sunday. He needed six

16. Saints WR Michael Thomas took 10 more passes on Sunday, earning him a NFL 38, the highest level in the first three weeks of the season.

17. Patrick Mahomes' championship lead TD is 13, another NFL record in three games. But even if his fast pace allowed Mahomes to keep his lead at 69, he lamented USA Jones 'Mike Jones on Sunday afternoon that he left two more players on the table during the Chiefs' win in San Francisco .

18. Kansas City became the third team to score at least 38 points in each of its first three games. The 2007 Patriots were the last to turn around.

19. Jimmy Garoppolo's knee injury overshadowed the return of San Francisco LB Reuben Foster, who was suspended for the first two games for violating the league's driving policy. Foster started on the weak side and finished Sunday with seven tackles.

20. A Kansas City defense that started last weekend in the NFL dropped 27 points and 406 yards to the Niners. Considering that these are high marks for the Chiefs D, you have an idea of ​​the difficulty.

21. Good to see J.J. Watt rounded to the shape. He has not bagged for nearly two years, but has dropped the Giants Eli Manning three times on Sunday, the first day of three Watt bags since January 3, 2016. Unfortunately for the Watt Texans, Houston loses de facto elimination match between the teams that participated in week 3 0-2.

22. We thought the Houston offensive line would not be very good. RT Julie & # 39; n Davenport provided a reminder, being spotted for two detention penalties and three false starts.

23. Stat of the Week: The Ravens scored TD on the 12th of their trips to the Red Zone this season.

24. Adam Vinatieri's next goal will be his 566th, giving him the NFL career record he currently shares with Hall of Fame member Morten Andersen.

25. Because we expected that quarterback Carson Wentz was not in shape before the injury Sunday. He returned the ball twice, ran only three times on his surgically repaired knee and took five sacks during his debut in 2018. But he helped the Eagles get back on the winning track.

26. More worrisome, quarterback Andrew Luck is also not in shape before the injury. His 25 accomplishments covered only 164 yards (his average of 6.6 yards per completion is about half of his career rate). And when the Colts needed the ball to get into a last desperate game of their 46-yard line, they pulled Luck and his shoulder back to let Jacoby Brissett loft a Hail Mary who would have been comfortably within Luck's reach.

27. Ryan Tannehill, and not Luck, claims a returning player title of the year. He clinched three Sunday passes for the first time since December 11, 2016, helping Miami's first place (3-0) to remain one of the first surprises of the season.

28. The Raiders have three bags in three games. Ex-Raider Khalil Mack has four sacks in three games.

29. Arizona Josh Rosen became the last quarter of the first round of the 2018 draft to make his regular season debut. He replaced Sam Bradford, who had three turnovers, and intercepted a seven-shot interception. A pick-six of Rosen was dismissed because Mack was offended.

30. Apparently, the Panthers are willing to consider a philosophical shift regarding the deployment of RB Christian McCaffrey. He was 28 times Sunday, 13 more than in his previous 18 NFL games. McCaffrey's 184 rushing yards were 82 more than his next game. Just as unusual, he only caught two balls after taking part in the third week with 20 receptions, the second highest figure in the league after two games.

31. With a decent kickoff in the first two weeks, the Browns could be 3-0 at the top of Week 4. In the current state of things, they are 1-1-1 after a series of 635 days without a win Thursday. threat if Baker Mayfield continues to be a stabilizing offensive force.