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How much did Buffalo rookie quarterback Josh Allen play Sunday in Minnesota?
At half-time he ran for one touchdown and started for another. He entered the locker room with a 27-0 lead and none of his teammates retired.
This goes for progress in the west of New York.
How big was the anger? Buffalo entered the game as a 17-point outsider and left with a 27-6 win. That was the biggest surprise of the NFL in 23 years.
If you go to Allen and the Bills, maybe you can retire.
"It's a milestone," said Bills coach Sean McDermott.
Three days after Baker Mayfield announced his arrival in the NFL, Allen blocked a linebacker, dipped headlong to score a point and watch a Viking defense that faced Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field a week earlier. He did everything without LeSean McCoy, his best playmaker, who was put away with a cracked rib cartilage.
"I was just trying to spark a spark in our attack and our team," Allen said. "I just want to win football games."
Allen watched the game of choice # 7 in the NFL draft and was able to quickly reverse the team's season. Now 1-2, the Bills have won a Super Bowl competitor. Allen provided punctuation, running a quarterback on the Minnesota defensive line for the final touchdown.
"I'm thankful that they have confidence in me to get 1 yard," said Allen, "but our line has done a great job on this game. They have done a good job throughout the game. I am proud of their quality because it is a difficult defense that we have just played. "
Kirk Cousins was not enough for the 1-1-1 Vikings. His 55 overtaking attempts yielded 296 yards. He was also fired four times.
Allen knew how to turn the page afterwards. He won his duel with the cousins. Now he was heading for another round, this time against Rodgers and the Packers.
"Go home, look at the movie," he said. "And then, start watching a band of Green Bay."
"Push the old man"
Maybe Matt Patricia was playing the possum.
The former Patriots defensive coordinator was routed by the Jets in his debut as Detroit head coach, before falling into the hands of the 49ers in the second week.
Patricia's Lions naturally threatened their mentor Bill Belichick's team on Sunday night, giving the Patriots, second in the Super Bowl last year, their second consecutive loss, 26-10. The next step for the 1-2 Patriots is a 3-0 team in Miami at Foxborough.
As the chorus goes: Looking for a way back to .500. Patricia's approach to defense has disrupted New England quarterback Tom Brady. The reigning MVP had only 14 assists out of 26 for 133 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while his new pitcher, Josh Gordon, who came from the Browns this week, was inactive with a thigh problem.
Patricia, meanwhile, seemed in better shape when he threw his red flag, and Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford responded with 27 out of 36 passes for 262 yards, two touchdowns and a pick.
Detroit took a 13-0 lead with a Stafford touchdown between two Matt Prater goals. The Patriots did not show any of the emergencies they needed throughout the week after losing to Jacksonville.
While it was not enough for Belichick to be beaten by his bearded protégé, he watched the final minutes end while LeGarrette Blount, his former striker, turned the tables for the Lions, allowing them to strike a last dagger through the amounts.
Medium Streak
Clay Matthews officially makes streaks.
For the third week in a row, Green Bay's linebacker was charged with brutalizing the smuggler. The last blow for Washington quarterback Alex Smith was at the end of the third quarter of Washington's 31-17 victory. He was second with 7 yards to go when Smith snapped the rifle and read the defense. Matthew pierced and smashed his helmet on Smith's right shoulder. Matthews landed on Smith with all his weight, which violated Rule 12, Section 2, Section 9 (b) of the NFL Rules.
"It's a football game," Matthews said. "Unfortunately, this league goes in one direction that people do not like … they become soft."
The Packers coach, Mike McCarthy, was apoplectic on the sidelines after the penalty call. Matthews was called for the same call last week as Minnesota pushed to force overtime.
Punch & Lindsay
Denver back Phillip Lindsay recorded his first 100-yard game in the second week, and will never forget his third game in the NFL, who was sent off in the second quarter.
Lindsay was late for a scrum when he jumped for a lost ball in Baltimore. At the bottom of the pile, Lindsay threw several punches. It was an easy expulsion for the official, who was standing just above Lindsay.
He finished the day with four races for 20 yards.
Denver has not done better with his discipline. The Broncos have been scored 13 times for 130 yards. The final whistle concerned too many men on the pitch. They may have tried to compensate for Lindsay's absence.
Not easy to be green
Carson Wentz absorbed everything – fans cheering, rain of the sky and five Colts bags – before leaving his first match with a 20-16 win.
He finished wearing a sports jacket in the shadow of Kermit the Frog's skin.
"A lot of enthusiasm," he said. "A lot of emotions. Obviously, the emotions were strong from the moment I woke up this morning. For me, I was simply putting on cult music to enter the area like this.
Wentz went 11-2 last season before an ACL left knee tore ended his second campaign of week 13. He put the Eagles back on the track after Philadelphia was dazzled by FitzMagic at Tampa Bay last week.
He started his comeback with a touchdown and concluded by performing an 8-in-8 on the Eagles' final score. Meanwhile, Indianapolis defensive lineman Margus Hunt made Wentz hell, scouring him for a forced fumble in one race and leveling the quarterback and leading his defense for an 8-yard loss.
Wentz also refused to curb his efforts. Running to the left, he plunged headlong with the Colts moving closer to him.
"I thought it was a normal race for me," he said. "I did miss a guy in the pocket, I saw a first marker and I planted him." Standard for me.
Wentz was fired at the next game, but he made it clear that he would not change his game after the injury.
Game of the day
He was first and 10 with 7:27 in Miami. The unbeaten Dolphins followed the 17-14 Raiders and quarterback Ryan Tannehill gave the ball to Frank Gore, who sent it to receiver Albert Wilson late in the game. Wilson played quarterback in high school and showed that he had launched the first pass of his NFL career to Jakeem Grant, who was very open. Miami went up 21-17 and won 28-20.
"Direct thief," said Miami coach Adam Gase. "It's an old man [Mike] Martz plays. Nobody looks at his old stuff. So, they could do it now.
Post Patterns
It was Ray Lewis Day in Baltimore, and Za'Darius Smith performed the linebacker's dance after bagging in the first quarter of the Ravens' home victory over the Broncos. Baltimore (2-1) will be tested once again in Pittsburgh this Sunday. … Drew Brees, 39, now holds the mark for most completions in the history of the NFL. His last award came in the second quarter when he found Michael Thomas for a 17-yard gain. It was the completion of Brees' career in 6301 and it broke Brett Favre's record. Brees is also within 700 meters of Peyton Manning's 71,940-yard career record. … Adrian Peterson's defeat brought him into the end zone once again in Washington's victory against the Packers. … Tennessee decision-makers refused to launch Marcus Mariota to the quarterback position against Jacksonville, but Mariota entered the game in the first quarter after starter Blaine Gabbert was sacked and left the game. Gabbert was later dismissed with a concussion and Mariota managed to help the Titans win a 9-6 victory in a field festival. … At age 45, Adam Vinatieri continues to kick and has now tied Morten Anderson for the most goals scored in the NFL history with 565.
Three stars
1. Drew Brees, Saints QB
There is a burning saint walking in the Meadowlands this week. Brees completed 39 of 49 passes for 396 yards and 3 touchdowns to survive the overtime Falcons.
2. Jordy Nelson, Raiders WR
Now in silver and black instead of green and gold, Nelson has recorded six catches for 173 yards and a TD in his biggest game as a Raider.
3. Patrick Mahomes, Chief QB
Another week, three more TD for Andy Reid's quarterback. He finished 24 of 38 for 314 yards in the win against the Niners.
Quote of the day
"I respect the rule, I just think they're going in the wrong direction with that."
– Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said he was beaten for brutalizing the smuggler
Fantasy Madness
- Early reports suggest the 49ers think Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a serious knee injury late in their loss to Kansas City. If so, not only will you look for a replacement for Garoppolo (Andy Dalton is doing perfectly well despite Sunday's parade), said C. J. Beathard to get a decommissioning for almost everyone on the San Fran offense.
- Well, hello Calvin Ridley. Nice to meet you. The rookie was a big hit in the third week with three touchdowns on seven passes for 146 yards. It is available in some leagues. If you are using an agentless auction, do not destroy much of your budget on a WR, even as explosive as Ridley. Think 15 to 20%.
- Before you rush to catch up with Josh Allen as a result of his strong fantasy in the shocking Minnesota Bills victory (27.7 fantastic points), know that he had two touchdowns, which will not happen often, and only 196 passing yards. Confident enough saying it will be the best game the Bills will play all season.
– Drew Loftis
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