NFL - Week Three Review

Quick Hits -  The New England Patriots continued to roll in the early part of the season as they squashed the Jacksonville Jaguars, 51-17 . . . Atlanta continued to surprise going to 3-0 with a come-from-behind 39-28 win at Dallas . . . Seattle got it's first win this season with a 26-0 shutout of the Chicago Bears, limiting the Bears to just 146 total yards in offense . . .  A trio of wide receivers had huge days this week as Steve Smith (Baltimore Ravens) had 13 receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns - A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals) made 10 grabs for 227 yards and two scores and Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons) had 12 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns.



TOP RUNNERS - Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) 126 yards and two touchdowns . . .  Chris Johnson (Arizona Cardinals) 110 yards and two touchdowns . . . Latavius Murray (Oakland Raiders) 139 yards and one TD . . . Devonta Freeman (Atlanta Falcons) 141 yards and three TD . . . Joseph Randle (Dallas Cowboys) 85 yards and three TD . . .  Ryan Mathews (Philadelphia Eagles) 108 yards and one score.

Preston Brown

Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week - Preston Brown (Buffalo Bills linebacker) who had two interceptions, including one for a "pick six" 43-yard TD return in the Bills' 41-14 rout of the Miami Dolphins.





TOP PASSERS - Carson Palmer (Arizona Cardinals) 311 yards and two TD . . .  Derek Carr (Oakland Raiders) 314 yards and two TD . . .  Tyrod Taylor (Buffalo Bills) 277 yards and three TD . . .  Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) 315 yards and two TD . . . Tom Brady (New England Patriots) 358 yards and one TD . . .  Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) 383 yards and three TD . . .  Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens) 362 yards and two TD . . .  Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) 325 yards and two TD . . .  Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) 333 yards and FIVE touchdowns.

Notable events from Week Three in the NFL -  Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Ben Roethlisberger was injured (knee) and will likely be out 4 to 6 weeks . . .   The Chicago Bears were shut out for the first time since the 2002 season . . . LeSean McCoy (Buffalo Bills RB) injured his hamstring and will likely miss next week's game vs. the New York Giants . . .  San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick threw two "pick six" interceptions in his first two passes of the game in a 47-7 blowout loss to Arizona . . .  The Chicago Bears dealt defensive players Jared Allen and Jon Bostic to Carolina and New England, respectively, today for future draft choices  . . .  Five winless teams got their first taste of victory . . .  Seven teams remained unbeaten and four teams are still winless, including the Baltimore Ravens, who started a season 0-3 for the first time in team history since they relocated from Cleveland prior to the 1996 season.

SCORES FROM WEEK THREE
NY Giants 32, Washington 21
Indianapolis 35, Tennessee 33
Philadelphia 24, NY Jets 17
Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 6
Houston 19, Tampa Bay 9
New England 51, Jacksonville 17
Minnesota 31, San Diego 14
Oakland 27, Cleveland 20
Cincinnati 28, Baltimore 24
Carolina 27, New Orleans 22
Atlanta 39, Dallas 28
Seattle 26, Chicago 0
Buffalo 41, Miami 14
Arizona 47, San Francisco 7
Denver 24, Detroit 12
Green Bay 38, Kansas City 28




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