It's unanimous.
Jamaal Charles was simply absolutely amazing yesterday, rushing for 20 yards, and a touchdown... Yeah, that sounds really big, doesn't it? However, his 8 catches for 195 yards and 4 TD's is what stands out. 3 of those TDs were on short little screen passes out to the left side, that Charles took upfield, one for 49, another for 39, and the last one for 16. He went deep left at one point, and brought in a 71 yards TD pass. That's ghastly. 215 total yards and 5 TDs. Who was wise enough to start him this week?
Next, Matt Flynn needs a mention.
Down 26-3 at halftime, Matt Flynn managed to throw 4 TD's in the last 25 minutes of the game, and lead the Packers to a 37-36 stunner over the Cowboys. Jerry Jones must be livid. He must be going completely insane right now... What else does he do every year around Christmas Time? Oh, Matt Flynn. Of course. 26 of 39 for 299 yards, and 4 TDs, 1 INT. Pretty good, right? What is that in NFL Passer rating? 113.1. Not shabby at all, considering that he will probably be benched next week in favor of Aaron Rodgers.
Oh, Matt Asiata needs a mention as well. The backup running back, a rookie, replaced Adrian Peterson. who sat out the week injured, and ran on 30 carries for 51 yards. What makes him a top performer? 3 TD runs. AP hasn't done that all year. Congrats to the backup running back, who played well from inside the 5 yard line.
Nick Foles may have lost this week, to the Vikings of all teams, but he still played well. 30 of 48 (ironically, the same was the Eagles-Vikings score) for 428 yards, 3 TD's and 1 INT. That is a 103.5 QB rating... Not shabby at all for a loss. DeSean Jackson caught 10 of those balls for 195 yards, and a TD. That ties with Jamaal Charles for the weeks highest receiver totals in yards.
I have to mention Kirk Cousins with all the hype gathered around the benching of RG3 for the rest of they year. 398 yards passing, and a near comeback is pretty impressive. 3 TDs and 2 INTs, and Kirk took full responsibility for the loss. I always like that in a QB.
Anyone else care to add anything that they noticed?
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