The Pittsburgh Steelers, who lead the AFC North division, proved that it was possible to win during a bye week as they watched three other teams in the AFC North lose on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, who lead the AFC North division, proved that it was possible to win during a bye week as they watched three other teams in the AFC North lose on Sunday.
Jake Browning, the Bengals’ backup quarterback, has another interception or three today despite not being Joe Burrow.
Cincinnati lost their third consecutive game without Burrow as the head coach, losing 37-24 against the Detroit Lions during Week 5. The team showed some fighting spirit, unlike the division rival we will discuss next. They clawed their way from a 28-3 loss to bring the game to a close by 11 points in the fourth quarter. Browning’s three interceptions were at least accompanied with three touchdowns and 2501 yards from 26 completions. He finally connected with Ja’Marr chase, a superstar wide receiver. Chase scored two touchdowns in the fourth-quarter, including one of 64 yards to bring the game within two possessions with just over 10 minutes left in the quarter.
Browning now has eight interceptions and six touchdowns after taking over from the injured Burrow during the Bengals’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. Zac Taylor, the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, seemed to be indicating that a possible change in the quarterback position is on the horizon.
“We’re going look at the whole team to see if we’re doing things right,” (Taylor) said. I won’t be shy about that question because it is a fair one after the number of turnovers we made. Jake is not able to win games for our team, but I do believe he can. I believe it. “We’ll continue to do everything we can, personnel-wise.”
The Bengals made a potential move to replace Browning during the writing of this piece.
Cincinnati, according to NFL insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, has acquired veteran quarterback Joe Flacco. He was previously with the Cleveland Browns.
The 40-year old Super Bowl MVP, who has been around the league for a while, is now with the Cincinnati Bengals. He struggled during this season and was benched to make room for rookie Dillon Gabriel. However, Flacco can provide a boost to Cincinnati’s offense if, he can pass the ball more efficiently to the two star receivers of the team.
In Week 5, the Ravens’ season went from bad to worse as the Houston Texans smashed them 44-10.
Baltimore’s current situation isn’t just due to a large number of key players being injured. There is much more to it than that. John Harbaugh, the head coach of the Ravens, has shown that he can prepare his team for battle, even with severely undermanned teams. The Ravens are not looking good at the moment, with the team having been beaten up for multiple weeks.
When asked if messages from the coaching staff are getting to the players, veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy made an interesting comment.
“That’s probably an answer that’s way above my pay grade,” Van Noy replied. To be honest, I think that question belongs to [John] Harbaugh or ‘Z.O.'[Zach Orr]. I think that their message is good, and it’s up to us to go out there and do the basics right. “Easy, basic stuff.”
Cooper Rush’s stats, which included his three interceptions against the Texans, were probably worse than what he actually did. Despite this, the offense struggled to find its rhythm without Lamar Jackson at the helm. Derrick Henry was unable to gain momentum in the running game as the unit struggled to create push. Henry has not surpassed 100 rushing yard since Week 1, when he played the Buffalo Bills, and has been held below 50 yards in three of five games so far this season.
Baltimore faces a 1-5 record before the bye-week when they face off against the Los Angeles Rams. Jackson’s return as quarterback and the return of several other stars who are not sure when they will be back is the Ravens only hope. The Ravens’ defense has been unable to stop the opposing offenses even with players like Kyle Hamilton, Marlon Hushprey, Roquan smith, and Nnamdi madubuike present.
The Browns didn’t make their first quarterback change until Week 5, when they replaced Flacco with Gabriel. Cleveland fell to 1-4 after a 21-17 loss against the Minnesota Vikings.
After the Browns traded Flacco to Bengals, their season now rests solely in the hands a rookie quarterback. This could be Gabriel, or another rookie rookie, Shadeur Sanders, drafted fifth overall. Gabriel completed 19 out of 33 pass attempts, resulting in 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. This was his first NFL game against the Vikings’ stingy defense. Quinshon Judkins, a second-round rookie running back, continues to impress. He has now surpassed 100 rushing yardage for the first time in this season.
When asked what he learned from Gabriel’s first start, Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski gave Gabriel high praise.
“Yeah. There are a lot positives,” Stefanski stated. “Obviously, we can improve and as an offensive unit, we have to score more points to help the football team. For a young football player to be able to play in such an environment, against that kind of defense, and make the plays that he did, I thought that was a lot to be proud of. But there is still a lot to improve. That’s exactly what he is going to do. “That’s his mentality, to continue to improve week after week.”
After the game, Myles Garrett, the star defensive end who was left off the Minnesota stat sheet, backed up the rookie quarterback.
Garrett said, “[Gabriel] was looking like he always does.” “Composed and making the plays we know he is capable of.” He put us on the path to victory. “We’ve got help ourselves out.”