Monday, November 20, 2023

NFL - Week Eleven Recap

The Baltimore Ravens got it done in big win over Cincinnati.
Week Eleven got started last Thursday night in Baltimore and the Ravens (8-3) roughed up the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-20 behind a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Lamar Jackson and two rushing touchdowns by running back Gus Edwards. The Bengals (5-5) lost starting QB Joe Burrow for the rest of the season with a wrist injury as he was sacked five times. 

 

 

 

The Cleveland Browns (7-3) won a squeaker, 13-10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the home win as kicker Dustin Hopkins made a 34-yard field goal with two seconds left in the game. Browns RB Jerome Ford scored on a one-yard run and Hopkins first field goal gave them a 10-0 lead before the Steelers (6-4) rallied back with a 75-yard scoring run by Jaylen Warren (nine carries for 129 yards) and a 28-yard field goal with 7:40 remaining. But the Browns got it done in crunch time to win the game. 

On Sunday night in Denver, the Broncos improved to 5-5 with their fourth consecutive win as they knocked off Minnesota, 21-20 when QB Russell Wilson (259 passing yards) threw a 15-yard TD pass to wide receiver Courtland Sutton with 1:03 left to play. The Vikings (6-5) saw their five-game win streak snapped after they built a 17-9 lead midway through the third quarter when QB Joshua Dobbs scored on a ten-yard run. Dobbs also had a TD pass and 221 passing yards and one interception thrown in the loss. Broncos kicker Will Lutz made five field goals to help the winning effort. 

In Miami, the Dolphins (7-3) won a defensive game, 20-13 against the Las Vegas Raiders (5-6) as their defense had three interceptions to offset two fumbles lost on offense. Dolphins QB Tua Tagvailoa had a pair of TD passes and 325 passing yards, which included a 38-yard TD pass to WR Tyreek Hill (ten receptions for 146 yards). The Raiders had a 10-7 lead after QB Aidan O'Connell threw a 46-yard scoring pass to WR Davante Adams. 

The Houston Texans (6-4) won again, this time a 21-16 decision at home against the Arizona Cardinals (2-9) with QB C.J. Stroud throwing two TD passes (along with 336 passing yards and three INT) and an 11-yard scoring run by Devin Singletary. The Cardinals hung tough with QB Kyler Murray throwing for a touchdown and also scoring a rushing touchdown, but fell short. 

The San Francisco 49ers (7-3) rolled past the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27-14 as QB Brock Purdy had three TD passes while the defense forced two turnovers (fumble and interception) send the Buccaneers (4-6) to their fifth loss in six games. 

 


The Detroit Lions (8-2) roared back in the final four minutes to stun the Chicago Bears, 31-26 in Detroit as they overcame a 12-point deficit for the win. Lions QB Jared Goff overcame three interceptions as he had a pair of scoring passes, including a 32-yard TD pass to WR Jameson Williams to trim the deficit to 26-21 with 2:59 remaining. The Lions got the ball back and RB David Montgomery (pictured right) scored a one-yard rushing TD to put his team ahead, 29-26 (successful two-point conversion) with 29 seconds remaining. The Bears (3-8) built the lead thanks to QB Justin Fields (104 rushing yards and 169 passing yards and one TD) and the defense getting four turnovers until the Lions big rally.  


The Dallas Cowboys (7-3) crushed the host Carolina Panthers, 33-10 with defensive back DaRon Bland getting his fourth "pick six" interception score this season while QB Dak Prescott threw for two scores and RB Tony Pollard had a rushing TD to pace the easy win. The Panthers (1-9) closed to within seven points in the third quarter on a TD pass by rookie QB Bryce Young, but from then on, it was all Cowboys as they limited Carolina to just 187 total yards in offense. 

The host Buffalo Bills (6-5) rebounded from a rough loss last weekend to pound the listless New York Jets, 32-6 with their defense holding the Jets (4-6) to only 155 yards in total offense while also getting six sacks and three turnovers. Jets QB Zach Wilson had a scoring pass, but only passed for 81 yards (along with INT) and was benched in the second half. Bills QB Josh Allen threw for three scores (one INT) and 275 passing yards in the win. 

The Jacksonville Jaguars (7-3) rolled past the visiting Tennessee Titans, 34-14 with QB Trevor Lawrence passing for two TD and rushing for two more scores to lead the way. The Titans (3-7) fell behind 27-0 before rookie QB Will Levis managed two TD passes in defeat. 

The Green Bay Packers (4-6) won at home, 23-20 against the Los Angeles Chargers (4-6) when QB Jordan Love (322 passing yards, two TD) hit WR Romeo Doubs on a 24-yard scoring pass with 2:29 left to play. The Chargers had forged ahead in the see-saw battle, 20-16 when QB Justin Herbert (260 passing yards, two TD) connected with WR Keenan Allen (ten receptions for 116 yards) on a ten-yard TD pass with 5:24 remaining in the fourth quarter. 

The Los Angeles Rams (4-6) beat the visiting Seattle Seahawks, 17-16 thanks to a missed 55-yard field goal try by 'Hawks kicker Jason Myers as time ran out. Rams QB Matthew Stafford had a TD pass and Darrell Henderson, Jr. scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown to lead the way. The Seahawks (6-4) had a 16-7 lead after three quarters, but starting QB Geno Smith (233 passing yards, one TD) had to leave the game with a throwing arm injury, but returned in time to get them into field goal range in the closing seconds, but the kick failed. 

The New York Giants (3-8) completed a season sweep of division rival Washington (4-7) with a 31-19 road victory as QB Tommy DeVito had three TD passes to overcome getting sacked nine times in the game. The Giants sealed the win with a 54-yard interception TD return with 16 seconds left by Isaiah Simmons as their defense forced six turnovers (three fumble recoveries, three INT) in the win. The Commanders piled up 403 yards in total offense, but the six turnovers was too much for them to overcome. 

In the Monday night game in Kansas City, the Philadelphia Eagles won, 21-17 to improve to 9-1 this season as they rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit by holding the Chiefs (7-3) scoreless in the second half and forcing two turnovers (fumble and interception) to get the victory. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts had two rushing touchdowns and D'Andre Swift (four-yard TD run) as well to pace the offense. Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes had two TD passes but also was intercepted in the end zone and the Chiefs had six dropped passes, including one by WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling at the Eagle goal line in the closing minutes.


WEEK ELEVEN RESULTS 

Baltimore 34, Cincinnati 20 

Green Bay 23, L.A. Chargers 20 

Detroit 31, Chicago 26

Dallas 33, Carolina 10

Houston 21, Arizona 16 

N.Y. Giants 31, Washington 19 

Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 10 

Jacksonville 34, Tennessee 14 

Miami 20, Las Vegas 13 

San Francisco 27, Tampa Bay 14

Buffalo 32, N.Y. Jets 6

L.A. Rams 17, Seattle 16

Denver 21, Minnesota 20   

Philadelphia 21, Kansas City 17

 

 

 

 

 


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