NFL Week 3 Rankings: Redskins Get "A" for Packers Flying, Vikings Get "F" for Bills Loss

With a list that includes Alex Smith, Adrian Peterson, and Vernon Davis, the Redskins appear to be a team that would be built to win if the year was 2012, but no, it's starting to look like a team that the rest of the world has. The NFL team will have to worry in 2018.

Led by three players over the age of 30, the Redskins broke the 30-point mark in their dominant 31-17 victory over the Packers on Sunday. The Packers had no answer for Adrian Peterson, who made his way through the Green Bay defense for 120 yards in just 19 races.

Four weeks ago, Peterson did not even have a job and now he is terrorizing opposing defenses at the age of 33. Normally, it is the age at which most runners are retired or who think about it, but not Peterson. the packers, including the 41 yards you can see below.

The most impressive part of Peterson's game is that he was able to continue for four quarters. Not only did he have several big runs in the first period, but he also helped the Redskins win several rounds in the fourth quarter. All Day has certainly lived up to his nickname because he ran the Packers all day.

The only thing more impressive than Peterson's performance was what Smith did to the Packers defense in the first period.

The Redskins took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, thanks in large part to Smith, who had 88 yards and one touchdown in the first quarter of the game. This includes a 46-yard touchdown pass to Paul Richardson for his third throw of the game.

Keep in mind that a quarter was dropped by all the teams for which he played. First, it was the 49ers. Then it was the Chiefs, but now, Smith seems to have found a place where he could finally fit in.

Not only does Smith hand the ball to someone of his age, but he also throws passes to someone of his age at Vernon Davis. The 34-year-old Redskins tight winger caught two passes for 70 yards against the Packers, including a huge 50-yard pass in the second quarter, which allowed Washington to touch the final third.

Seniors love the first special game and, thanks to the trio of old guys from Washington, the Redskins managed to catch up early and go to bed before half-time. The good news for the alumni is that the Redskins defense has managed to get things back home.

Washington 31-17 on Green Bay

With Aaron Rodgers playing on a deformed knee in rainy weather, one would think that it would have been a problem in this game for the Packers, but that was not the case. The biggest problem for the Packers was the fact that their defense could not slow down the Redskins. The Packers were led 28-3 at one point in this match due in large part to the fact that they dropped over 300 yards of attack in the match. first half.

The Redskins defense was certainly able to take advantage of the fact that Aaron Rodgers was running around him on Sunday. Rodgers was not only under constant pressure, but Daron Payne, Jonathan Allen and Matt Ioannidis combined to send the Packers quarter back four times.

Buffalo 27-6 on Minnesota

Maybe Vontae Davis retained the Bills defense. A week after the referee dropped the half-time defeat team, the Bills defense responded by playing its best game of the season. Led by Jerry Hughes and Trent Murphy – both of whom caused breakaways – the Bills accumulated four sacks on Kirk Cousins. Oh, and we should probably give some credit to Josh Allen, who stiffly armed and challenged the Vikings' defense for 39 yards and two touchdowns. In her first start on the road, the rookie also had 196 yards and a touchdown.

Kirk Cousins ​​may have had a $ 84 million contract, but he was playing more like a guy with a $ 84 contract. Although this defeat was a total failure for the Vikings, Cousins ​​made several costly mistakes. The Vikings quarter was personally responsible for three turnovers (two fumbles and one interception) that the Bills turned into 10 of their 27 points. The ugliest stat of this game for the Vikings could have been their quick total. Minnesota only held 14 yards rushing, the lowest total of the team since 2005.

Carolina 31-21 against Cincinnati

Andy Dalton Giventh and Andy Dalton are going. This game was a classic example of all that is good about Dalton, but also about all that is bad. Dalton kept the Bengals in the match with 352 passing yards and two touchdown passes, but he also launched four interceptions. Although an interception took place during the final game, the other three were still expensive: the Panthers turned these three choices into 17 points. Dalton was certainly not on the same length as John Ross, who was the target of two of the choices. Of course, the biggest concern for the Bengals could be a defense that allowed 230 yards rushing, marking the second time since 2010 that Cincinnati dropped as many yards in a ground game.

Before the start of the season, the Panthers said they want to earn 25-30 touches per game for Christian McCaffrey and we now know why. McCaffrey had exactly 30 touches for the Panthers in that match and totaled 194 yards, including a career-high 184 ground. Cam Newton was also a beast on the ground, rushing for two touchdowns (and also throwing for two more TDs). The important thing is that the Panthers have now found the key to victory: go for more than 215 yards. Carolina has totaled 230 rushing yards against the Bengals and is now 17-0 in franchise history when she has accumulated 215 yards or more.

Baltimore 27-14 on Denver

Before the end of the fourth quarter, the Broncos had only one record in this game that was more than 40 yards. For the Broncos, the only thing that went well on Sunday was that their special teams played. In the first half, the Broncos blocked a goal on the court and blocked a kick. Apart from that, fans of the Broncos did not have much to do in this match, which Philip Lindsay was expelled in the first period. The Broncos have also been scored 13 times for 120 yards, the highest number of yards per team since week 15 of 2015.

The Ravens game plan in this game was clearly to enjoy the second pass of the Broncos, and that's exactly what they did. Joe Flacco pitched early and often against Denver, completing 25 of 40 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown. The most impressive thing about this match could be the fact that the Ravens converted 8 out of 13 times in the third place after raising 0-3 in the first half. In fact, here's a more impressive statistic: the Ravens scored a touchdown on three of their trips into the red zone and have now scored a touchdown on each red zone trip that they did this season.

Philadelphia 20-16 on Indianapolis

At the beginning of the 2018 season, the Colts 'defense was supposed to be the team' s weakest link, but all of a sudden, it was felt that the attack stole this cloak . The Colts had only 209 yards in the game, the lowest offensive performance of the team in a match started by Andrew Luck. It's also a figure that would have been the lowest of their team last season when Luck did not even play. Basically, it was a bad historic performance for the Colts, who were in this match only thanks to a defense that forced two turnovers, establishing six of Indy's 17 points. The Colts' defense has also dismissed Carson Wentz five times.

Carson Wentz was not perfect against Indy, but considering that he had not played match in nine months, we will give him the benefit of the doubt. If Wentz was nervous, he did not show up to start the match, scoring 5 of 7 for 55 yards and a touchdown on the opening of the Philly Race. Of course, it was not Wentz who led the team to victory on Sunday, but the Eagles' defense. The Eagles closed the Colts in the red zone (one touchdown in five trips) and limited them to a performance of 2 out of 12 during third-place conversions. The Eagles' defense could have been very motivated in this match, because they were facing former Philly offensive coordinator Frank Reich.

New Orleans 43-37 on Atlanta (OT)

Do you remember last year, when the Saints relied on their defense and attack to win games? Well, we can throw it out the window, because it seems that they have now returned to Drew Brees' right arm (and surprisingly, to his legs). Brees started 49 assists in that game, which is more than he pitched in a game last season, and the Saints needed every one of them as Brees threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns. The biggest surprise in this match is that Brees has two touchdowns on the ground, including a one meter run that won the game in overtime. This match marked the second time in Brees' career that he rushed for two touchdowns.

The good news for the Falcons? Their offense seems to have understood their red zone problems. Bad news? Now, their defense can not stop anyone. The Saints totaled 534 yards and scored a touchdown on five of their six trips to the red zone, including TD's overtime victory. This game marked the first time since 1993 that the Falcons have awarded more than 530 yards of offense in a home match, and it is not surprising that this has also occurred against the Saints .

New York Giants 27-22 against Houston

Twenty-seven points are not generally considered an offensive explosion, but for the Giants. Before Sunday, the Giants had only scored 27 points in their last 21 games of the regular season. The Giants were able to explode thanks to a very precise Eli Manning, who completed 25 of his 29 passes (86.2%). This was the second highest percentage of Eli 's 15 – year career completion. Except that Eli was fired four times, it is probably permissible to assert that this game was essentially what Pat Shurmur had in mind when he reorganized the offensive of the day. ;team.

The Texans have the longest streak of defeats in the NFL right now, and it's easy to understand why: they seem completely lost in attack. Although Houston had a hard time, most of those games were tough as the Texans scored two touchdowns in the final at 7:37 of the game. In addition, Deshaun Watson (385 passing yards) did not help in the game as the Texans totaled only 59 yards rushing. This was the lowest total Houston home since Week 8 in 2015.

Miami 28-20 on Oakland

If you've seen a Raiders game, you've seen them all. For the third week in a row, the Raiders won in the first period before breaking everything in the second half. In the first two weeks of the season, the Raiders were beaten by 36 points in the second half. To put things in perspective, the next closest team was beaten by 24 points. Sunday again, get beaten 21-10 by the Dolphins.

I hope Albert Wilson has recorded this game because he will probably watch it at least once a week for the rest of his life after what he has done to the Raiders. The receiver of the Dolphins alone brought his team to victory with a huge fourth quarter that included launching a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 75-yard TD Ryan Tannehill pass. The Dolphins scored twice on short shovel passes that turned into long touchdowns. Basically, Adam Gase has brought his coaching 'A' to the table. game and Jon Gruden not. The Dolphins have won oddly all season and this one has not been different. With just 41 rushing yards, this match only marks the third time since 2007 that Miami has won in a game where it has 45 rushing yards or less.

Kansas City 38-27 on San Francisco

This match was ugly for the 49ers, and it was only uglier in the second half after Jimmy Garoppolo fell with a knee injury that could cost him the rest of the season.

The Chiefs scored on their first five possessions and took a 35-7 lead in that match before anyone else sweated. At the rate things are going, Patrick Mahomes will have thrown a TD pass to all players of the Chiefs team by the end of the season. The Chiefs quarterback has now launched a TD pass to nine different players, which is just four less than the NFL record for a all season. Mahomes also had 13 assists in his first three games, breaking Peyton Manning's NFL record (12).

Tennessee 9-6 on Jacksonville

The Titans had no healthy quarterback at the end of the game and they only had one pass in the first period, but they still won in Jacksonville with a defense that sent Blake Bortles a kicker the clutch. Ryan Succop provided all nine Tennessee points in this match in the form of three field goals (39, 36, 28). The Titans' defense has made several saves in Jacksonville, including a first quarter series where they blocked an attempted Jags kick on the fourth and fourth places.

It's a good thing that jaguars do not play Titans every week. otherwise, they would probably never win again. Since the start of last season, the Jaguars have gone from 0 to 3 against the Titans and 12 to 4 against the rest of the NFL. The biggest reason the Jaguars lost this game is that they could not stop the Titans on the field. The Jags gave away 150 yards on the ground against the Titans and are now 0-30 since 2011 when they give up 150 yards or more in a game.

L.A. Rams 35-23 on L.A. Chargers

It's a good thing that the loser of this match did not have to leave Los Angeles, otherwise the Chargers would have returned to San Diego with the tail between their legs. No NFL team is shooting in the foot as often as the Chargers, and this series continues in this game. Not only did the Chargers return the ball twice, leading to seven Rams, but they also gave up a punt return blocked for a touchdown.

Just to give you an idea of ​​the impressive impression that the Rams attack had on Sunday, they did something that was not even done by the Rams teams at the "Greatest Show on Turf". . In their victory over the Chargers, the Rams went for 350 yards and rushed for 171 yards, scoring the second time since 1980 (the only other in 2006). This team has too many weapons to stop with Todd Gurley (105 yards rushing), Robert Woods (104 yards, 2 touchdowns), Brandin Cooks (90 yards) and Cooper Cupp (71 yards, 1 TD), totaling more than 70 yards. As if that was not enough, the Rams also launched a special teams touchdown to scrub things.

Chicago 16-14 on Arizona

Forgetting two first-round picks for Khalil Mack continues to look like the smartest decision the Bears have ever made. In this week's episode of "How did Mack terrorize the opposing offense?" Khalil recorded two bags and a forced fumble in this game and now has at least one bag and a forced fumble in every game this season. This game marks the second time since 2013 that the Bears held an opponent under 225 meters (the cards finished with 221).

It's hard to get a "D" while you only lose two points, but that's what we give to the Cardinals because of what could be the ugliest second half that any l & # 39; NFL team played this season. After taking a 14-3 lead in the half, here's what the Cardinals did with their first four possessions in the second half: interception, interception, fumble, interception. Coach Steve Wilks attempted to launch the attack by defeating Sam Bradford, but his decision to pitch Josh Rosen to the fourth quarter wolves certainly did not pay off. And by the wolves, we hear the defense of the bears.

Seattle 24-13 on Dallas

If Jason Garret was not on the hot seat before Sunday, it could be now. And if that is not the case, then you must think that the offensive coordinator Scott Linehan is after another ugly performance of the Cowboys offensive. At the beginning of the match, the Cowboys had accumulated only 13.2 points on average in their last five regular season games. Dak Prescott was under pressure throughout the match and was sacked five times. Ezekiel Elliott (16 carries, 127 yards) was the Cowboys' only offensive player, but he made a mistake with a crucial fumble in the fourth quarter.

If we learned one thing about the Seahawks under Pete Carroll, it is that you can not beat them at home in September. Since Carroll took power in 2010, the Seahawks are 14-0 in September at home, including this Cowboy win. The most impressive aspect of this victory is that the Seahawks' offensive line actually protected Russell Wilson. Although the Cowboys played in the game with the NFL's second-biggest bag (9), they were only able to score two against Seattle. Of course, the most impressive performance of this game came from Earl Thomas, who has twice won Dak Prescott. This could lead to embarrassing conversations if Thomas is traded to Dallas.