Welcome to the Week 9 grades!
If you might be questioning what the wildest recreation of the week was once, that may surely be Buccaneers-Texans. In what was once simply one of the most craziest finishes of the season, Houston crowned Tampa Bay 39-37, thank you to a record-setting efficiency from C.J. Stroud, who threw a TD cross with simply six seconds left to seal the win.
- The Texans rookie QB set the checklist for maximum passing yards via a rookie with 470. His general crowned the outdated checklist of 433, which have been held via Andrew Luck.
- Stroud additionally was simply the 3rd QB in NFL historical past to throw for a minimum of 470 yards and 5 touchdowns with 0 interceptions, becoming a member of Y.A. Tittle and Ben Roethlisberger.
As if that wasn’t spectacular sufficient, the Texans extensively utilized a RUNNING BACK as their kicker in the second one part. After an damage to Ka’imi Fairbairn, the Texans known as upon Dare Ogunbowale, who hit a key 29-yard box purpose within the fourth quarter. And, to best it off, the sport ended with a ultimate ratingultimate rating that is by no means been observed sooner than in NFL historical past!
With the make, Ogunbowale was:
- The first non-kicker or punter with a box purpose since 2004, when Wes Welker did it.
- The first operating again with a box purpose since Tony Galbreath in 1979.
The Texans have all at once become some of the thrilling groups within the NFL. With that during thoughts, let’s get to the grades, beginning with the Chargers’ Monday night win over the Jets.
L.A. Chargers 27-6 over N.Y. Jets
Chargers-Jets grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 21-14 over Miami in Germany
Dolphins-Chiefs grades via Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Houston 39-37 over Tampa Bay
Buccaneers-Texans grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Baltimore 37-3 over Seattle
Seahawks-Ravens grades via Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Minnesota 31-28 over Atlanta
Vikings-Falcons grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Cleveland 27-0 over Arizona
Cardinals-Browns grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Green Bay 20-3 over L.A. Rams
Rams-Packers grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Washington 20-17 over New England
Patriots-Commanders grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 24-17 over Chicago
Bears-Saints grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Indianapolis 27-13 Carolina
Colts-Panthers grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Las Vegas 30-6 over N.Y. Giants
Giants-Raiders grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Philadelphia 28-23 over Dallas
Cowboys-Eagles grades via Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Cincinnati 24-18 over Buffalo
Bills-Bengals grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Pittsburgh 20-16 over Tennessee (Thursday)
Steelers-Titans grades via John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)