
What a wild world we live in. One of the most exciting times every year is the NFL regular season. Before the season, fans everywhere predict how well their team will perform – there is hope regardless of how bad your team is.
Experts make predictions on which teams will win the division and make the playoffs and which won’t.
And then the regular season happens and you throw everything you thought you knew about the NFL to the wind. Let me catch you up on everything you missed in week three of the NFL regular season.
Week Three Awards
Offensive Player of the Week: Drew Brees – QB – New Orleans Saints
5 total TDs for @drewbrees! #HaveADay #NOvsATL#GoSaints pic.twitter.com/tFkonZ4obn
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
Defensive Player of the Week: Earl Thomas – FS – Seattle Seahawks
.@Earl_Thomas! ??? #HaveADay #DALvsSEA#Seahawks pic.twitter.com/WOfRz13HnN
— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2018
Best Plays from the Weekend
Here are some of the top plays from week three in the NFL regular season.
Patrick Mahomes is truly remarkable.
Pat Mahomes is real fun, you guys. pic.twitter.com/GxCMAFDCEX
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 23, 2018
Who knew Josh Allen had hops?
Josh Allen just hurdled Anthony Barr!! This is amazing. pic.twitter.com/GPZeSMrxSn
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) September 23, 2018
This is an impeccable play design and execution to get your fullback this wide open.
Kyle Shanahan with an incredible play call. Turn the fullback into a blocker, run zone right, and then have him leak out. Wide open. pic.twitter.com/k6ErIUdLV0
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 23, 2018
Calvin Ridley is going to be a beast in this league.
#Falcons rookie Calvin Ridley is having himself a day. This time he torches PJ Williams for a 75 yard TD.
5 catches, 128 yards and 2 TDs in the first half for Ridley today.pic.twitter.com/YrwZP0LOI9
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) September 23, 2018
Travis Kelce has a ridiculous catch radius.
It helps when you have a tight end who can line up outside and do stuff like this. pic.twitter.com/EqgkWst0W8
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 23, 2018
Tyler Lockett continues to impress in this league.
THIS THROW!@DangeRussWilson. @TDLockett12. 52 yards. GOT ‘EM.
?: FOX #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/nuV3lPc6jJ
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
The second week in a row with a blocked punt for a touchdown!
?? BLOCKED PUNT ALERT! ??
?: CBS #LARams pic.twitter.com/e1nFicARz4
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
What a catch by Mike Williams.
Philip Rivers goes DEEEEEP to @darealmike_dub for SIX!
?: CBS #FightForEachOther pic.twitter.com/g1hmuYkoYK
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
Up and over Melvin Gordon!
Hurdle ’em, @Melvingordon25!
?: CBS #FightForEachOther pic.twitter.com/2KoF7VcP3b
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
Pay close attention to the movement in this play. Very tricky!
THE TRICKERY IS REAL ?
?: CBS #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/vcvWyzsJpY
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
A deadly stiff-arm.
Nothing was stopping @VMcDonald89 from reaching the end zone. ? #HereWeGo
?: #PITvsTB on ESPN pic.twitter.com/9jR3ucmWyq
— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2018
That’s just… ???#HereWeGo
?: #PITvsTB on ESPN pic.twitter.com/W7RKgGjFqs
— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2018
Updated Divisional Standings
Here are the current NFL divisional standings.
AFC East
- Miami Dolphins (3-0)
- New York Jets (1-2)
- New England Patriots (1-2)
- Buffalo Bills (1-2)
AFC North
- Cincinnati Bengals (2-1)
- Baltimore Ravens (2-1)
- Cleveland Browns (1-1-1)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1-1)
AFC South
- Tennessee Titans (2-1)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1)
- Indianapolis Colts (1-2)
- Houston Texans (0-3)
AFC West
- Kansas City Chiefs (3-0)
- Denver Broncos (2-1)
- Los Angeles Chargers (1-2)
- Oakland Raiders (0-3)
NFC East
- Philadelphia Eagles (2-1)
- Washington Redskins (2-1)
- Dallas Cowboys (1-2)
- New York Giants (1-2)
NFC North
- Chicago Bears (2-1)
- Green Bay Packers (1-1-1)
- Minnesota Vikings (1-1-1)
- Detroit Lions (1-2)
NFC South
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1)
- New Orleans Saints (2-1)
- Carolina Panthers (2-1)
- Atlanta Falcons (1-2)
NFC West
- Los Angeles Rams (3-0)
- San Francisco 49ers (1-2)
- Seattle Seahawks (1-2)
- Arizona Cardinals (0-3)
Remaining Undefeated Teams
The @RamsNFL are still UNDEFEATED! #LARams pic.twitter.com/RnQbZotA4Q
— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2018
.@Chiefs… Still Undefeated! #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/k9cNynz0cV
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
.@MiamiDolphins… still undefeated! #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/TzoXarIiln
— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2018
Stats From Week Three
Here are some eye-popping statistics from week three action.
Baker Mayfield of the @Browns is the first player to come off the bench in his debut, throw for 200+ yards and lead his team to its first win of the season since Fran Tarkenton for the 1961 Vikings.#Browns
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) September 21, 2018
No player in NFL history has more pass completions than Saints QB Drew Brees (6,301) pic.twitter.com/q2etQFb6Xl
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 23, 2018
Including today, Cam Newton has 56 rush TD since entering the NFL in 2011, which is:
• 2nd-most in the NFL over that span (trails Marshawn Lynch, 60)
• Most in Panthers franchise history
• Most by a QB in NFL history @CameronNewton #Panthers
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 23, 2018
Never before!
BUF (+16.5) up 27-0 at halftime:
There has never been a road dog catching 10+ points to be shutting out its host at the half with a lead of over 17 points in database history (40 years).— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 23, 2018
Most TDs through two weeks: ✅
Most TDs through three weeks: ✅Patrick Mahomes keeps crushing records. pic.twitter.com/jUXcKMVky7
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) September 23, 2018
Khalil Mack, by himself: 3 sacks, 3 forced fumbles this season.
The Raiders, as a team: 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble this season.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 23, 2018
Michael Thomas just keeps balling.
With another 10 catches today, @Saints WR @Cantguardmike has the most receptions (38) through the season’s first three games of all time.
He remains on pace for over 200 catches, which would shatter the current record of 143. pic.twitter.com/a5hBagxOvD
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) September 23, 2018
The Patriots totaled 13 total yards on their first 3 drives of the game.
Their 4th drive gained 57 yards.
70 yards in the first half is the fewest in a first half for the Patriots since Week 16, 2014 vs Rex Ryan and the Jets. #NEvsDET
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 24, 2018
With @josh3rosen playing Sunday, all 5 first-round QBs from the 2018 NFL Draft have played (@bakermayfield, Sam Darnold, @JoshAllenQB & @Lj_era8).
It’s the 1st time in the Common Draft Era (since 1967) that 5 first-round QBs played in the first 3 weeks of their rookie season.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 24, 2018
Kerryon Johnson just became the Lions’ first 100-yard rusher in a game since @ReggieBush did it Week 13, 2013 vs the Packers.
Detroit had gone 70 consecutive games without a 100-yd rusher, the longest such drought by any team since the merger. @AyeyoKEJO @Lions #NEvsDET
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 24, 2018
The Patriots have lost consecutive games by 10+ points for just the third time in the Bill Belichick era.
The first two occurrences came in Weeks 5 & 6 and Weeks 15 & 16 of the 2002 season.
For those counting, that was 5,754 days ago. #NEvsDET
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 24, 2018
Good morning.
The Ravens are the only perfect NFL team in the red zone this season.
Oh, and they’re the first team in NFL history to score 12 touchdowns on its first 12 red-zone trips, per @EliasSports.
Enjoy your purple Monday.
— Sarah Ellison (@sgellison) September 24, 2018
Antonio Brown’s 2nd TD reception this season is his 46th since 2014. He is the only player with 40+ receiving TD over the last 5 seasons.
The next closest is @obj with 38 rec TD followed by @RobGronkowski and @DeAndreHopkins with 35.@AB84 #PITvsTB
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 25, 2018
Ryan Fitzpatrick now has 15 career games with 3+ INT.
His last 3-interception game came in Week 4, 2016 after throwing 6 interceptions in Week 3, 2016.
Fitzpatrick is 0-14 when throwing 3+ INT in a game. #PITvsTB
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 25, 2018
Something’s in the air…
Teams across the league have already piled up 162 passing touchdowns this season, an @NFL record for the first three weeks of the year. pic.twitter.com/daHi7eqkWg
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) September 24, 2018
News Around the NFL
Brees Passes Brett Farve for most NFL Completions
Drew Brees passed Brett Farve for the most NFL completions on Sunday. Farve held the record at 6,300 and now Brees has 6,301 (and counting).
? Your new completion king: @drewbrees ?
The @Saints QB has passed @BrettFavre for the most career completions in @NFL history (6,301 and counting). pic.twitter.com/SoXhGK5aQx
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) September 23, 2018
Broncos RB Phillip Lindsey Ejected
There was a pile in the Broncos, Ravens game where players were diving left and right for the football. Around the :13 second mark you can see Lindsey throwing punches.
.@Broncos Phillip Lindsay was ejected for throwing several punches in the pile. #DENvsBLT pic.twitter.com/XLx1BM7zci
— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) September 23, 2018
I appreciate you reading this week’s NFL regular season recap! Stay tuned for week four’s recap!