It was blowout weekend within the NFL. On Sunday, 9 of the ten video games within the 1 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. ET window had been determined by double-digits, together with 5 by at the least 20 factors.
With a lot dangerous soccer, there was a bouquet of choices for this week’s worst performances, however listed here are the 5 that stood out probably the most.
Backup NFC South quarterbacks
The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers had been compelled to start out veteran backups Kirk Cousins and Andy Dalton, respectively, with their younger quarterbacks out with damage.
Neither Michael Penix Jr. or Bryce Younger want to fret about their jobs after the 2 growing older choices failed to show again the clock in blowout losses. The Falcons (3-4) fell at residence to the Miami Dolphins (2-6), 34-10. Cousins, 37, was 21-of-31 for 173 yards (5.6 yards per try). Atlanta gained a season-low 213 yards and was a putrid 2-of-11 on third downs. If his begin was an opportunity for Atlanta to promote him for a possible commerce earlier than the Nov. 4 deadline, then Week 8 was a spectacular failure.
Dalton, who turns 38 on Oct. 29, was one way or the other worse in a 40-9 residence loss to the Buffalo Payments (5-2), ending the sport 16-of-24 for 175 yards and an interception. He was additionally sacked seven instances, dropping 45 yards.
Dependable backups at quarterback are a precious commodity. And contemplating the Falcons and Panthers have veterans with a number of years of beginning expertise, they need to have gotten far more out of their insurance coverage insurance policies. As a substitute, Sunday confirmed the sport has handed each by.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams
The 2024 No. 1 general decide had a tough day on the workplace, being outplayed by Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley in a 30-16 highway loss.
Williams accomplished 25 of his 38 makes an attempt for 285 yards however had a back-breaking interception from his personal finish zone in a 16-13 recreation with underneath 10 minutes remaining within the fourth quarter. He tried to string the go into a decent window however was picked by Ravens nook Nate Wiggins, who returned the ball to the Bears 9-yard line. Baltimore scored a landing for a two-possession lead two performs later.
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