The NFL has a Sunday full of surprises. One of the victims is Tom Brady, football’s biggest star. The quarterback has a weak day, his team loses, although the opponent has to go into the final of the game without his regular playmaker.
The New York Giants cemented their status as the upset of the NFL season, also winning the home game against favorite Baltimore Ravens in a day of unexpected results. From a 10:20 early in the final quarter, the Giants made it 24:20 on Sunday and picked up their fifth win of the season in six games. The Ravens, on the other hand, have only three wins and three losses.
Running back Saquon Barkley managed the last touchdown, a ball loss by Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in the following Ravens attack robbed the guests of all chances of a late comeback. “We have 53 players playing for each other and coaches working for each other and then wonderful things happen,” Barkley told US television.
Equally surprising was the clear success of the New York Jets in the parallel game against the Green Bay Packers. The Jets celebrated their fourth win of the season at 27:10, while the Packers around quarterback star Aaron Rodgers lost for the second time in a row and are much worse than expected with only three wins from six games.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers around superstar quarterback Tom Brady also unexpectedly suffered their third loss of the season. The Super Bowl winner of the 2020 season lost to the previously disappointing Pittsburgh Steelers 18:20 – and that despite the fact that quarterback Kenny Pickett had to go out in the third quarter due to suspected concussion and was replaced by Mitch Trubisky, whose regular place he is only took over two weeks ago. Tom Brady’s one touchdown pass wasn’t enough for the Bucs.
The Philadelphia Eagles also won the home game against the Dallas Cowboys and remain the only undefeated team after six games. At 26:17, quarterback Jalen Hurts had two touchdown passes and was left without a throw to the opponent. On the other hand, substitute Cooper Rush made three interceptions and was unable to prevent the Dallas team’s second loss of the season after four wins in a row. Regular quarterback Dak Prescott should appear again for the Cowboys against the Detroit Lions around Amon-Ra St. Brown next Sunday. The Eagles are off play.
Barely nine months after the drama in the playoffs, the Buffalo Bills previously clinched a hard-earned 24-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The first duel between the two teams since the 42:36 for the Chiefs in January, when there were wild changes in the lead in the last attacks and the decision was only made in overtime, wasn’t quite as entertaining, but it was exciting again until the end. Two interceptions by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made the difference in Kansas City. Josh Allen failed to throw to an opponent on three touchdown passes.
