If anyone in Buffalo was worried about after watching him struggle through the first two weeks of the season, they're probably not worried much anymore after watching him dice up Washington on Sunday during the ' dominating 43-21 win over the Football Team.After playing at an MVP level in 2020, Allen had some high expectations on him going into the 2021 season and through the first two weeks of the year, he wasn't living up to those, but there's a good chance the narrative is going to change this week. In one of the most impre sive performances of his career, Allen threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns, which tied a career high. The Bills quarterback also tacked on a rushing touchdown to give him five totals scores for the day, which also tied a career high.Allen's at his most dangerous when he's throwing with pinpoint accuracy while scrambling and he showed why against the Football Team. On his first TD pa s of the day, Allen rolled out of the pocket and threw a 28-yard dart to . What a beaut. : FOX Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) Although Allen is deadly when he's on the move, he can also do some damage from the pocket, which hasn't always been one of his strengths. However, it seems to be a strength now and he proved that when he hit for a TD pa s in the second quarter. The only thing more amazing than Allen's throw on this play was the catch. dawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knoxdawson knox: Davis Bertans Jersey Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) Allen struggled with his accuracy through the first two weeks of the season -- completing just 55.6 percent of his pa ses -- but it looks like he's finally figured things out. Against Washington, Allen completed 74.4 percent of his pa ses, which is even more impre sive when you look at the throws he was making. These weren't checkdowns: He was throwing downfield and he averaged 8.2 yards per pa s.Washington's defense isn't as good as it was last year, but it's still Washington's defense and Allen made it look like a D-III college team.The bottom line is that when Allen is playing like this, the Bills are a Super Bowl contender and right now, they're looking like one of the best teams in the AFC. Alright, let's get to the grades for every game from Week 3. If you're looking for a deeper dive on Carolina's 24-9 win over the that was played on Thursday, . D- Washington is only going to go as far as its defense takes it this season and right now, it doesn't look like that's going to be very far. The Football Team's defense basically looked helple s against a Bills offense that rolled up nearly 500 yards. The only thing worse than Washington's defensive performance was its offensive performance. The Football team turned the ball over on two of their first three po se sions and things only got worse from there.A We talked about Allen above and one reason he was so good in this game was because his receivers kept coming up with big plays. The addition of Sanders to that group now looks like one of the smartest moves of the offseason as the new Bills receiver caught five pa ses for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, the Bills picked off two pa ses, which helped set up 10 points for Buffalo.D The got embarra sed on national television and that was mostly because they couldn't do anything right on either side of the ball in this game. and the offense simply couldn't get anything going until it was much too late. Out of the Eagles' first seven po se sions, five of them ended in a punt and two of them ended with a Hurts interception, including a pick six to start the second half that basically iced the game for Dallas. Defensively, the Eagles did score a TD on a fumble recovery in the end zone in the first quarter, but that's about all they did right. A The scored a touchdown on their opening drive and that set the tone for the game. The Cowboys offense piled up nearly 400 yards and was basically able to move the ball at will. On the ground, and combined to average 5.53 yards per carry. The only thing more impre sive than the Cowboys rushing attack was ability to throw the ball. Prescott threw for three touchdowns and only threw five incompletions (21 of 26) on the night. Dak's favorite target was , who finished with 80 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, the Cowboys continued their dramatic turnaround from last year when they were one of the worst units in the league. On Monday, they put together another impre sive performance that included a pick six by . C- didn't practice for most of the week and it showed as the offense struggled out of the gate. The Colts only had one drive in the first half that went for more than 23 yards. With Wentz struggling, the Colts needed a perfect game from their defense, which they didn't get. Although the defense did force two huge turnovers, they couldn't get off the field as Tenne see came up with huge conversions on third down (6 of 12) and fourth down (1 of 1). The Colts offense also continued to struggle in the red zone as it was held to zero touchdowns on two different po se sions that made it inside of Tenne see's 9-yard line (They ended each of those drives with a field goal).B+ After getting diced up during the first two weeks of the season, the defense finally brought its 'A' game. The defense held the Colts to under 200 pa sing yards and 100 rushing yards. Offensively, the Titans were able to impose their will on the Colts and their will Keita Bates-Diop Jersey was to run the ball with , who finished with 113 yards. also had an impre sive performance with three TD pa ses, but the Titans aren't getting an 'A' because they simply made too many errors. Tannehill threw two interceptions and lost a fumble inside of Indy's 10-yard line.B- coach John Harbaugh would probably be the first to agree that the Baltimore wasn't at the top of its game on Sunday, but that didn't matter, because was there to save the day. The Ravens kicker drilled a 66-yard field goal on the final play of the game, which won it for Baltimore while also setting an NFL record for longest kick. Tucker's field goal masked an iffy outing by the Ravens, who saw drop three pa ses (including two likely touchdowns). also struggled with his accuracy until he hit for a 36-yard pa s on fourth-and-19 to set up Tucker's game-winning kick.B+ The played a nearly perfect game, but even that wasn't enough to pull off the upset here. Not only did the Lions defense do a reasonably good job of bottling up Jackson, but they also stopped him on nearly every big play. The Ravens converted just 1 of 10 times on third down, but the Lions bend-but-don't-break defense finally broke in the fourth quarter when Jackson converted a fourth-and-19. The Lions offense played a stellar second half that helped them dig out of a 13-0 hole to take a 17-16 lead with 1:07 left. We won't rehash how this game ended, though, because Lions fans are probably already tired of hearing about it.B- This game definitely wasn't one of the best of career, but he'll probably remember it fondly after playing a nearly perfect game in the fourth quarter. With the trailing 14-7 in the fourth quarter, Ryan proceeded to complete 11 of 12 pa ses for 118 yards and a TD over the final 13 minutes of the game to propel Atlanta to the win. (two catches, 35 yards) and (six catches for 82 yards) both came up with big plays on Atlanta's final drive to help set up 40-yard game-winning field goal.C After shutting down the Falcons for the better part of three quarters, the Giants defense melted down over the final 13 minutes of this game. Not only did it let the Falcons drive 72 yards for a game-tying TD, but Giants corner dropped a gifted interception that would have iced the game. Even then, the Giants still had a chance to win, but the defense surrendered a 58-yard drive in the final two minutes that led to the Falcons' game-winning field goal. The Falcons only put up 296 yards in the game and 43 percent of that came on their final two po se sions in the fourth quarter. Joe Judge also made some questionable decisions, including a punt on a fourth-and-3 from Atlanta's 39-yard line.B The offense got off to a slow start, but it was able to withstand that because its defense came up big. The Cards defense forced four turnovers, including a pick six by Jr. that basically iced the game. Offensively, the Cardinals had several receivers step up, which was much needed since was dealing with a rib i sue. Both (five catches, 112 yards) and (seven catches, 104 yards) finished with more than 100 yards receiving. didn't throw any TD pa ses, but he did throw for 316 yards while also adding a rushing TD. Of course, the Cards came close to blowing this game and a big reason for that was because they surrendered a 109-yard kick six right before halftime. B- If the are going to beat teams that have more talent than them, they can't afford to make any big mistakes, but that's exactly what did. Lawrence has thrown some ugly interceptions this season, but none of them were uglier than the pick six he threw on a flea-flicker early in the second half. Before the interception, the Jags were actually leading 19-17, but after the pick, it felt like there was no way Arizona was going to lose. Despite the turnovers, the Jags did give a spirited performance that included an NFL-record tying 109-yard TD from that came after the Cardinals fell short on a 68-yard field goal attempt.A+ Cincinnati outplayed the in all three phases. The ' offensive line played significantly better than the Steelers' offensive line. They provided mostly solid protection for , who threw three touchdown pa ses for the third time in his career and the first time since Week 7 of the 2020 season. The Bengals' offensive line cleared the way for running back to rumble for 90 yards on 18 carries. Defensively, the Bengals could have claimed residence in Pittsburgh's backfield. They constantly hounded , who was sacked four times and hit on numerous other occasions. The pre sure led to inaccurate throws from Roethlisberger, who threw two interceptions to Bengals linebacker . The first pick set up the game's first score, a 17-yard touchdown pa s from Burrow to . The second set up Burrow's 9-yard touchdown pa s to that extended the Bengals' lead to 24-7 late in the third quarter.F Pittsburgh's offensive line was manhandled by the Bengals' formidable defensive line. The Tony Parker Jersey Steelers once again could not get their running game going, as Pittsburgh rushed for just 45 yards on 15 carries. Roethlisberger made two critical mistakes while struggling with his accuracy. Pittsburgh's offense failed to cash in on two scoring opportunities in the second half. mi sed a 42-yard attempt that would have made it a two-po se sion game with four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Two po se sions later, Roethlisberger overthrew a wide-open on a play that would have been a sure touchdown. That drive ended on Cincinnati's 11-yard-line, when Roethlisberger settled for a check-down completion to that resulted in negative yardage. Injuries also plagued the Steelers, as Pittsburgh lost receivers , and offensive linemen and during the game. Harris was the lone bright spot for the Steelers, as the first-round pick caught 14 pa ses for 102 yards. He had 57 total yards on Pittsburgh's only touchdown drive.B+ The did let the briefly sneak back into this game and had a couple of mi sed field goals, which keeps them out of the "A" category. That said, it was a much better effort from the Saints than what we saw in Week 2. was able to make plenty of impre sive plays under pre sure and took advantage of a number of Patriots miscues, including a broken coverage on the touchdown to begin the game. They also came up clutch to spoil New England's comeback attempt in the fourth quarter with a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to e sentially clinch the win.F As much as you can give the Patriots credit for somewhat getting back into this game, they had no busine s even sniffing a win in Week 3. New England began the game with three straight three-and-outs and had just 13 net yards of total offense in the first quarter. Defensively, there were a number of early breakdowns in coverage that directly resulted in points and special teams also struggles with a blocked punt and a kickoff that fell out of bounds. In all three phases of the game, the Patriots came up short. They also turned the ball over three times, which was largely thanks to the pre sure placed on throughout the afternoon. That's simply not a winning recipe. C- Between the poor offensive line play and questionable usage of , the offensive performance was putrid. Fields was forced to quicken his eyes as the game progre sed so perhaps that helps him moving forward. It is reasonable to question whether or not his confidence might have been shaken. The defense, specifically , looked good. It combined for five sacks on .B+ Cleveland was able to get the ground game going in the second half. showed a lot of will churning yards after contact. The notable performance of the day was , who recorded 4.5 sacks on the day. It was not a particularly crisp game from Mayfield but the team was able to do more than enough around him to get the win.A+ threw four touchdown pa ses on the road as the Chargers announced to the they'll be fighting for that AFC West title. Herbert and the Chargers withstood every blow the Chiefs fired at them in this one, taking two fourth-quarter leads en route to the win -- at Arrowhead Stadium no le s. The Chargers revamped defense forced four turnovers that kept the Chiefs to 24 points, and kept the Chargers in the game. had 112 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the big-play receiver the franchise thought they were getting when Los Angeles selected him in the first round five years ago. Brandon Staley played to win the game with plenty of aggre sive calls on the winning drive that paid off -- making his reputation felt acro s the league as a gutsy coach that knows his players. This is a good Chargers team and while the win is shocking -- it shouldn't come as a surprise Los Angeles is playing this well.B- The Chiefs managed to lose another close game, one that was of their own doing thanks to four turnovers. Three of which were committed in the first half on their first three po se sions -- leading to a 14-0 hole they had to climb out of. Kansas City did manage to take the lead with 17 unanswered points, but the final turnover ended up biting them. In a 24-24 game with under two minutes left, threw a questionable pa s that was intercepted at the Chargers 41-yard line, which led to the winning touchdown from Herbert to Williams in Sean Elliott Jersey the final minute. The Chiefs did improve on stopping the run (Chargers had just 77 yards), got their own run game going (186 yards), and moved the will at will (437 yards) -- but four turnovers and no takeaways of their own doomed them in. Kansas City will be fine as long as it can move the ball. The Chiefs beat themselves in this one.F The Jets are a total disaster right now. After starting the season 0-2, it didn't seem like they could get any worse this week, but somehow, they managed to get worse. They can't run the ball (they finished with 43 yards), they can't throw the ball ( threw two picks) and they can't protect their quarterback (The offensive line gave up five sacks). Also, their defense is basically set up to fail because it's on the field all the time. This is team is bad.A+ The might be the best team in the AFC that no one's talking about, although the Jets are probably talking about them now after the way Denver played in this game. The Broncos defense dominated the overmatched Jets. Not only did the unit pick off two pa ses, but it also tallied five sacks, including two by Alexander Johnson. More importantly, the Broncos didn't give up a single point, marking just the third time over the past 15 years that the Broncos have pitched a shutout. This game also marked the first time since 2009 that Denver has held an opponent under 200 yards in consecutive weeks.C- For the second straight week, the offense absolutely disappeared in the second half, and Seattle lost because of it. After moving up and down the field in the first half, and the Seahawks offense weren't even able to muster 100 total yards in the second half. The third quarter continues to be a nightmare for the Seahawks as they've scored exactly zero points in the quarter through three weeks. If the Seahawks don't figure out soon how to fix their second-half woes, this could end up being a long season.A- At 0-2, the were desperate to get a win on Sunday and they absolutely played like it. and the Vikings offense came out on fire with six scores on their first seven po se sions. Even without , the Vikings were able to move the ball at will and that was mostly thanks to Cousins, who completed 30 of 38 pa ses for 323 yards and three TDs. With Cook out, stepped in to take some pre sure off of Cousins by rushing for 112 yards. Defensively, the Vikings absolutely shut down the Seahawks in the second half surrendering zero points after giving up 17 in the first half.C- was on the money for stretches of Sunday's potential NFC Championship Game preview, and for about a half he looked very capable of guiding another signature comeback. But this was still a tame offensive performance by their standards, with no run game to speak of and an Antonio Brown-le s receiving corps occasionally struggling to find openings against the L.A. secondary. Defensively, they had few answers for own pa s-heavy attack, proving vulnerable to the pa s for the third straight week.A If you're not yet convinced that Stafford is a different animal under Sean McVay and within the confines of the Rams' explosive offense, well, please start tuning in. The veteran QB was off target early but never looked back once he got in stride, and his entire receiving corps, from to , looked explosive. The absence of any real run game is a temporary concern, but everything else was rock-solid here, including a defense that regularly stepped up in timely spots for a statement win. B- struggled for the majority of the matchup, and didn't even have 100 yards pa sing until the fourth quarter. He flipped a switch at the end of the game, however, and led a 13-play, 82-yard touchdown drive with just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. He ran in the final touchdown and connected with on the game-tying two-point conversion. Bri sett also kept the chains moving in overtime, and even converted a fourth-and-20. I don't know how many games he will win as Miami's starter, but Bri sett definitely shows that he has potential.B It wasn't a perfect outing for the , but we again saw the kind of resilience this team has. After going down 14-0 in the first quarter, was able to rally the troops and get the offense settled in. The Raiders reeled off 25 straight points, but the defense failed to do its job at the end of the game -- which is why we had to play overtime. That's something to keep an eye on moving forward. Of course, if the offense keeps piling up nearly 500 yards per game -- it had 495 against Miami -- it might not matter how the defense plays. Manu Ginobili Jersey B+ Green Bay was rolling toward an "A" for pretty much the entire first half, but big kick return changed the tenor of the game. The defense did its best to blow ' lead, but No. 12 was able to pull yet another rabbit out of his hat with the game on the line to get his team to 2-1.B- The Niners did well to get themselves back into the game after falling down 17-0. But they also put themselves in a 17-0 hole to begin with. They made crucial time-management mistakes at the end of what should have been their game-winning drive, and they let get wide open TWICE to set up game-winner.
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