Oh holy Mary – and 9 more NFL weekend highlights

Oh holy Mary – and 9 more NFL weekend highlights

Quarterback Kyler Murray secured his Arizona Cardinals a 32:30 last minute victory over the Buffalo Bills with an Ave Maria. This NFL weekend also saw the resurrection of Tom Brady and some spectacular captures, field goals and touchdowns.

The results

Before we get to the highlights, as usual, the results from Week 10:

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The highlights

Ave Maria!

The Arizona Cardinals cheered at the last minute in their maddening game against the Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Kyler Murray threw an Ave Maria at DeAndre Hopkins from about 43 yards two seconds before the end for the Cardinals’ 32:30 win. Surrounded by three defenders, he raised his hands and clawed the ball into the air.

Troublesome by the accounts: just 30 seconds before they turned the game in their favor with a 4-yard touchdown from quarterback Josh Allen to Stefon Diggs at 30:26 – or at least they thought so, until Murray unleashed the Hail Mary.

The match had already started with a curious move where Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie threw a touchdown pass to playmaker Allen. Everything seemed to be going according to plan for the Bills as they were comfortably ahead with 23: 9 at the start of the third quarter.

However, the Cardinals then showed up and made 17 points in a row. Of note: Murray has had two touchdowns himself, making him the first quarterback since Cam Newton 2015 to perform ten touchdowns in a season – and we’re still only in week 10.

Brady’s resurrection

Tom Brady reacted like a champion to his disastrous 3:38 performance against the New Orleans Saints last weekend and led his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 46:23 win over the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers initially made life extremely difficult for the “Bucs” and thanks to quarterback Teddy Bridgewater they were able to keep up with the pace set by Brady and Co. for a long time. Only after an annoying interception did the “Bucs” finally move away.

Brady convinced with three touchdown passes and once ran into the end zone himself. In addition to the wonderful touchdown pass from Brady to Mike Evans, the 98-yard touchdown performed by running back Ronald Jones was the highlight of the game.

The non-landing of 95 yards

I apologize? In the Cleveland Browns’ 10: 7 win over the Houston Texans, Nick Chubb had the opportunity to score 17: 7 with a touchdown just before the end, but running back Brown ran after 95 yards Get off the road on the 1 line yard.

The reason: Chubb did not want the Texans to regain possession 56 seconds before the end and therefore did not give the slightest hope of a possible turnaround. Kneeling repeatedly after the snap, quarterback Baker Mayfield simply managed to run out of time at the end. Chubb has one less touchdown in personal stats.

Double Pass der Patriots zum Touchdown

The New England Patriots continued their upward trend with a 23-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens. In a real fight against the rain, the Ravens around quarterback Lamar Jackson got better into the game, but then more and more Cam Newton and the Patriots took the lead. After two touchdowns by Patriots returning Rex Burkhead and a touchdown by Newton himself, the game had changed.

Particularly noteworthy was Burkhead’s second touchdown after a great play. After the snap, Newton threw the ball back to wide receiver Jakobi Myers, who then threw the egg far into the end zone on Burkhead after this so-called double pass.

It was the second consecutive success for the Patriots after winning the New York Jets last weekend. With a 4-5 draw, the hopes for the playoffs are still low, but at least a little has increased.

Aim on the field from 59 yards to victory

Alex Smith almost made a bespoke debut with the Washington Football team. For the first time since his severe leg injury and 728 days, the quarterback made a fresh start but lost to the Detroit Lions at 27:30. Bitter: After a 3:24 deficit in the third quarter, Washington was close to overtime. 16 seconds before the end, the football team scored 27:27 with a basket, but 13 seconds later Lions kicker Matt Prater turned a 59-yard (!) Basket into a close match win for Detroit.

Jason Myers sank an even more blatant field goal. The Seattle Seahawks kicker hit the bars from 61 yards at 4:23 pm against the Los Angeles Rams just before half-time. The record for the longest field goal in the NFL has been held by Matt Prater since 2013, when he scored for the Denver Broncos from 64 yards.

The Steelers continue the series

The Pittsburgh Steelers remain undefeated after nine games, celebrating a sovereign 36-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was not allowed to train last week due to the NFL’s crown rules, threw a total of four touchdowns and posted a 333-yard gain on his passes. Once again, however, it was the defense that set the stage for victory. The Bengals’ O-Line was hopelessly overwhelmed by the Pass Rush and allowed no less than 13 hits, 21 pressures and a total of four bags. TJ Watt alone has twice beaten Joe Burrow, number 1.

The Rookie duel goes to Tua

The clash between the two top 10 picks from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert was eagerly awaited, ultimately Tua got the better of himself in his Miami Dolphins’ 29:21 victory over Herberts Los Angeles Chargers. For the Dolphins it was the fifth win in a row, Tua convinced with two touchdown passes and 169 yards pass. Herbert scored 189 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception. For the Chargers, the playoff train has finally started.

Spectacular return to the point

Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a 24:20 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and is still on the path to the playoffs with his team. The decision was made at the start of the second quarter, when Rodgers threw just a 78-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling and ran into the end zone soon after. For the most spectacular play of the match, however, Keelan Cole of the Jaguars provided shortly before. The wide receiver brought a Packers punt over 90 yards into the end zone, putting Jacksonville back up 10: 7.

Jones’s race in the end zone

Daniel Jones held the quarterback run of the weekend. The New York Giants playmaker marched over 34 yards into the end zone in the 27:17 victory over Philadelphia shortly after the match began. Otherwise, Jones made a strong play: he brought 21 of the 28 passes to the man for a total of 244 yards, but did not want to succeed in a touchdown pass. The Giants celebrated their third win of the season, while the Eagles suffered their fifth defeat.

Super one-handed catch von Reed

The New Orleans Saints easily beat the San Francisco 49ers 27:13 and experienced a moment of shock. Quarterback Drew Brees suffered a rib injury just before half-time after a sack from Kentavius ​​Street. The veteran played two more drives, but then stayed on the sidelines in the second half and never returned to the pitch. The action was punished by the referees as “Roughing the Passer”. Backup Jameis Winston has taken over from Brees, how long the superstar will be out remains unclear.

The winner of the game for the Saints was once again Alvin Kamara. Although the 49ers were able to more or less stop the Saints’ running game, the running back took seven balls for 83 yards and scored a total of three touchdowns. But the scene of the match was provided by Jordan Reed of the 49ers: the tight end sensationally took a bad pass from quarterback Nick Mullens with a hand just above the ground.