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What a wild Week 3! Favorites just kept on losing. The Bengals fell to the Commanders on Monday night, following losses by the 49ers and the Browns on Sunday. Four games were played by favorites of at least 6 points, per ESPN BET, and only the Jets won outright. Twelve games have been played all season by favorites of at least 6 points, and those teams are 5-7 straight up. It’s typical of the early NFL season to have some wild results, but not like this.
Every Tuesday, I’ll spin the previous week of NFL football forward, looking at what the biggest storylines mean for what comes next. We’ll take a first look at the consequences of “Monday Night Football,” break down a major trend or two, and highlight some key individual players and plays. There will be film. There will be stats. And there will be fun.
The Big Thing: Midtier QB heat check
I’m examining the surprising hot starts from three veteran-ish quarterbacks: Pittsburgh’s Justin Fields, Minnesota’s Sam Darnold, and Carolina’s Andy Dalton. What led to their success, and will it continue?
Justin Fields has eliminated a big chunk of negative plays that ended his career in Chicago. His sack rate of 6.7% is below league average, and he’s turning only 21% of pressures into sacks. Interceptions? Fields is one of only 12 quarterbacks to have thrown one or fewer picks so far this season. Against the Chargers, Fields was asked to be a quick-game distributor from the pocket, and he answered the call better than expected.
Sam Darnold is playing good ball. At 27 years old, Darnold looks like a vet because he is one. During his, Sunday222659,5865575
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