Dominant defense, spectacular special teams and offensive offense. All three phases of football get their proper due in the Week 11 Recap.
2022 NFL Week 11 Recap
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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Mexico City.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
49ers 38
Cardinals 10
San Francisco dominated the stands in Mexico City and between the white lines, surging to the top of the NFC West by dominating the division head-to-head and displaying their Super Bowl recipe is still intact. It really feels like Washington’s visit to Santa Clara will be a de facto playoff game.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, runs in for a touchdown as Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Michael Davis, right, chases him and wide receiver Justin Watson runs in the background during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Chiefs 30
Chargers 27
Kansas City has 25 straight wins in November and December. Patrick Mahomes has never lost a road division game. Isaiah Pacheco is the Chiefs’ first 100-yard rusher in a season and a half, signaling the type of balance that more than offsets the loss of Tyreek Hill. This team ain’t fair.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – NOVEMBER 20: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys rushes for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Cowboys 40
Vikings 3
A week after a franchise-worst choke job, Dallas left nothing to chance by setting a franchise record for largest road victory in a course-correcting beatdown of a Vikings team that’s not as good as its record implies.
Bengals 37
Steelers 30
Even with T.J. Watt playing out of his mind, Cincinnati has its first win streak in Pittsburgh since 2005-06. It’s really starting to look like the regular season finale between the Bengals and Ravens will be a prime-time flex with the AFC North title on the line.
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DENVER, COLORADO – NOVEMBER 20: Davante Adams #17 of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrates after scoring a touchdown to win the game over the Denver Broncos in overtime at Empower Field At Mile High on November 20, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The Raiders won 22-16.
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
Raiders 22
Broncos 16 (OT)
In this battle coaches who should never have been hired as head coaches in their respective cities, Josh McDaniels showed the only team he can beat is the one he led to a 6-0 start in 2009 — and is still only 8-24 since.
Meanwhile, Denver is already tied for the worst overtime record in a season (0-3) and has lost its first three AFC West games for the first time in 40 years. It’s a shame one of these teams got a win.
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Washington Commanders cornerback Kendall Fuller (29) scores a touchdown after an interception against the Houston Texans during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Houston.
(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Commanders 23
Texans 10
Washington took advantage of a historically bad Houston run defense and the Commanders defense is finally living up to expectations: Two more takeaways (including Kendall Fuller’s first Pick 6), holding the Texans to five (5!) first half yards of offense and never letting the result of this game come into question. This is a playoff team if newly-anointed starting QB Taylor Heinicke can keep the turnovers at a bare minimum. Which calls to mind …
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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93) sacks Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Panthers 3
Ravens 13
Carolina is wholly incapable of making a good decision at quarterback.
Over their previous 51 games, the Panthers are 4-3 with P.J. Walker as their starting quarterback. The loss in Baltimore makes Carolina 9-36 with all other starting quarterbacks. It’s time to borrow a page from their former coach in Washington: If there’s no hot hand at QB, stick with the one with the better mojo.
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Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) runs down New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J.
(AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Lions 31
Giants 18
The Daniel Jones we know (the Human Turnover) finally showed up and handed Detroit its first 3-game win streak since 2017. When Jim Caldwell was the head coach of the Lions. You know, the guy who won at least three straight games in every one of his four seasons in Detroit.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – NOVEMBER 20: Zaire Franklin #44 of the Indianapolis Colts attempts to tackle Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Eagles 17
Colts 16
It’s a shame this was necessary against the Saturday-led Colts but Philadelphia stayed atop the NFC thanks to its first double-digit fourth-quarter comeback since the famous DeSean Jackson walk-off punt return touchdown in 2010. Speaking of which …
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New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (25) runs past New York Jets punter Braden Mann, left, on his punt return for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 10-3.
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Jets 3
Patriots 10
How did the New York Jets lose to New England for the 14th straight time? Having more punts (10) than completed passes (9) is a key component, especially when the last one was returned for a historic near-walk-off 84-yard touchdown.
It also kicks off the Patriots’ key 12-day stretch of three games that will determine whether there will be playoff football in Foxborough this year. Bank on the Pats going 2-1 during that window.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 20: Devin Singletary #26 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on November 20, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Browns 23
Bills 31
Even with Cleveland having the competitive advantage of a game displaced by a storm in Buffalo conspicuously similar to the Bills’ logo, Josh Allen played within himself for a change and within an offense that rushed for 171 yards on the awful Browns defense. Don’t count the Bills out of Super Bowl contention just yet.
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – NOVEMBER 20: Jarvis Landry #5 of the New Orleans Saints scores a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during the third quarter at Caesars Superdome on November 20, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Rams 20
Saints 27
Even behind a disastrous offensive line, LA had one of its best offensive performances in weeks but it’s the Rams defense that allowed Andy Dalton to look like a Pro Bowler in LA’s fourth straight loss. I know there are still seven games left, but it’s time for the defending champs to shut down Matthew Stafford and start looking ahead to 2023.
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Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson (84) runs the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons won 27-24.
(AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
Bears 24
Falcons 27
It was somewhat fitting that Cordarrelle Patterson broke the record for most career kickoff return touchdowns (9) against one of his former teams in a game in which his current team needed it desperately. He’s definitely the biggest X-factor for this Jekyll and Hyde Atlanta squad coming to FedEx Field.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson (9) catches a touchdown pass during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis.
(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Titans 27
Packers 17
Green Bay becoming the NFL’s all-time winningest franchise didn’t happen but this did: Christian Watson is the first Packers rookie receiver to have multiple touchdown catches in consecutive games since Super Bowl I hero Max McGee in 1954. Let’s end the narrative that Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have any weapons.
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