Our NFL game day summary “Cover The All” is clearly in the sign of the three top games in Week Three: Aaron Rodgers had a look at Sunday Night Football how it plays in San Francisco, in AFC West Justin Herbert compared himself to Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady met the rising Rams around Matthew Stafford in Hollywood. The other games also had some highlights ready and were always a worth seeing alternative to “Bundeskanzler TV”!
Aaron Rodgers gehört die Sunday Night in San Francisco
What an interesting time it was when the report came out on Sunday just before Sunday Night Football that Aaron Rodgers would have preferred to move to San Francisco in the summer. What happened on the field was much more exciting in the end. Green Bay wanted to iron out the NFC Championship Game defeat from a few years ago a second time and started extremely focused. A physical Niners team led by George Kittle (seven receptions for 92 yards) fought their way back in and in the end, with every drive punches, they fly in the direction of the opponent. For the final 37 seconds, Aaron Rodgers was reminding the Niners and the NFL why they wanted him. He brings the ball close enough for Mason Crosby’s 51-yard game winner. However, it has not been communicated whether “A Rod” handed out a few more business cards.
Justin Herbert beats Patrick Mahomes in the Arrowhead
Actually everyone knew the end of the movie: The Chiefs had the ball two minutes before the end, a tie, Patrick Mahomes drives the carriage across the field and Kansas City goes home with the win. The actually thrown interception by Mahomes and the subsequent somewhat confused Game Winning Drive by the strong Justin Herbert leaves the audience at Arrowhead in shock. With the strong division as well as their own weak defense, the scope for the Chiefs Offense is simply too small at the moment to be able to afford such mistakes. With the Chargers, besides Herbert, the agile defense and receiver Mike Williams (seven catches, 122 yards, two touchdowns) are the keys to victory.
The Justin Fields era begins for the Chicago Bears
If anyone was wondering why Matt Nagy always had the idea of betting on Andy Dalton instead of Justin Fields at the start of the season, this game at least got a hint of an answer. The rookie barely gets a leg on the ground in his first NFL start and pays hard lessons on an overcast noon in Ohio (6 of 20, 68 yards, nine sacks). Welcome to the NFL! Maybe next time things will work better with a more customized playbook. The Cleveland Browns enjoy the shooting festival for their own defense and offensively they are used to down-to-earth (215 rushing yards).
Hi NFL, Josh Allen here
The first few weeks were not great for Josh Allen, one of the NFL’s up and coming young stars. Quite a few Bills fans were worried about their own Signal Caller behind closed doors … but all well, Josh Allen is back! Four touchdowns and 358 yards are at 43:21 on the account of the Bills quarterback, in the end even Mitch Trubisky is allowed to throw a pass for one yard. Washington, on the other hand, quickly realizes how difficult it is to suddenly want to play among the big boys in the circle of favorites. And that too with backup Taylor Heinicke.
Reality catches up with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Much is in a mess in Pittsburgh: The offensive line doesn’t work this year either (surprise if you’ve done little for it), the running game is stuck in first gear, the defense is missing as many stars as the Steelers Hall of Famer have … but the biggest problem goes by the name of Ben Roethlisberger (two interceptions, 5.5 yards per pass). He and offensive coordinator Matt Canada do not harmonize, and what feels like a million hits that Ben has pocketed in his career are also taking their toll. Joe Burrow (14 of 18), Ja’Marr Chase (two touchdowns) and the lively Bengals are happy, they are making a real mark in their division.
Saints do another on Jekyll & Hyde
The New Orleans Saints continue their lucky bag season and show in New England that they have a lot of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have. The defense is convincing all along the line, the offense to Jameis Winston plays unspectacular but rock solid. It’s not a bad combination for a former Finesse team. This is actually how New England imagines it, but Mac Jones (three interceptions including an unfortunate Pick Six) had forgotten at least that afternoon. The rookie would sometimes do a little bit more fluff a la Mr. Hyde and maybe Bill Belichick will put the book for him in his locker room next week.
Justin Tucker makes NFL history for the Ravens
After two primetime games at the beginning of the season, the Baltimore Ravens were finally allowed to play a “normal” NFL game on Sunday afternoon in Week Three. That it didn’t turn out to be so normal was primarily due to the self-sacrificing fighting Detroit Lions, who even led with a point shortly before the end. The Ravens’ last hope was a 66-yard field goal, which would be the longest in NFL history. And Justin Tucker actually slams that thing up and over the crossbars – wow!
Arizona Cardinals with routine win in Jacksonville
When Jamal Agnew carried a missed field goal by Matt Prater 109 yards back into the Cardinals’ end zone, the Jaguars sniffed the upset for a moment. But only for a short time, because otherwise a lot of incomprehensible patchwork remains in Urban Meyer’s system. Trevor Lawrence isn’t quite sure how to swim free in the NFL. The Cardinals, on the other hand, let their talent speak for themselves, even if their own running game (3.0 yards per carry) and the rush defense (5.5 yards per rush permitted, a total of 158 rush yards for the jags) should cause concern.
Falcons spoil Eli Manning’s party
One day the New York Giants added Eli Manning to their own Ring of Honor, the Atlanta Falcons probably forgot to read the rules of conduct on the invitation. Actually it was the Giants themselves who spilled most of the champagne with indisposed demeanor and rows of mistakes. Joe Judge has to mop up quickly or someone else will soon be doing it. Atlanta is delighted with a vintage “Matty Ice” drive in the final minutes and Arthur Smith’s first win as head coach. But they will probably not be invited to the next Giants ceremony.
Tennessee Titans are filing claims again
Still fresh and happy from their overtime victory in Seattle, the Tennessee Titans had to prove themselves this time in a hard-fought division duel with the Colts. Derrick Henry was once again reliable and he was supported on the ground by Ryan Tannehill (56 rush yards). You can also cope with two interceptions and an injury from AJ Brown. Indy plunges the titans into quite a sadness, because not only are both lines crumbling again, but the whole plan of General Manager Chris Ballard is slowly raising more and more questions. Carson Wentz is anything but an answer at the moment.
Denver Broncos Keep Flying Mile High
At the start of the NFL season, it’s very simple at the Denver Broncos: Teddy Bridgewater has all the strings in hand, the running game is furiously rummaging across the field and the defense looks like one of the best in the league. The only downer: The injuries are increasing and Denver has of course not yet been really tested with games against the two New York teams and Jacksonville. For the Jets, however, there was actually no good news after another weak game by Zach Wilson. In the first three halves of this NFL season, the Jets managed just three points (their opponents 46) and they have now been without a touchdown for eight quarters. Ouch!
LA Rams take a stand against the Champs
It had a bit of the feeling of an NFL playoff game: The SoFi Stadium rocked, there were more celebrities in the stands than Tom Brady has career completions, and the Rams played the kind of cranked game you get from a motivated post-season home team knows. Until then, of course, there is still some way to go, but the league will then have to reckon with Matthew Stafford (343 yards, four touchdowns) and his Rams. If you don’t believe it, you can ask DeSean Jackson (three catches, 120 yards including touchdown), he’ll definitely tell him. For Tampa Bay, the defeat is not (yet) a broken leg, but rather a motivation for the next few weeks.
Captain Kirk Cousins leads Vikings to victory
“Don’t look now” but Kirk Cousins, who hit the headlines a few weeks ago because of his vaccination habits, starts the season with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. This is the top NFL shelf and will give the Vikings an impressive home win over Seattle. Without Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison (112 rush yards) takes over the work on the ground and Justin Jefferson does what he’s been doing since his first day in the league (nine catches, 118 receiving yards plus touchdown). The Seahawks will wonder what went wrong against the Titans in the middle of last week and where they can get an identity as quickly as possible.
Las Vegas Raiders make it exciting
The Las Vegas Raiders can be accused of having looked a few times too often into their positive reports in the newspapers this week, but the Gruden Gang is by no means boring. It’s especially nice for the Raider Nation when it’s finally enough to win, like in the OT thriller against the Dolphins, which kicker John Carlson decides shortly before the end. Oakland’s Peyton Barber (111 rush yards) and the versatile Receiving Corps (four players with more than 50 receiving yards) are particularly strong. Miami sniffs the comeback with Jacoby Brissett, but in the end has a bitter defeat with him. – .
