The Vikings are immediately in the market for a QB and could pull the trigger on a huge trade in the next 48 hours after veteran Kirk Cousins suffered a potential season ending achilles injury.
Eagles WR A.J Brown has created history, breaking a record held by Hall-of-Famer Calvin Johnson.
Meanwhile, the Titans could have a QB controversy on their hands after a third-round draft pick impressed in his first NFL start.
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Read on for our wrap of the NFL action from Week 8!
SEASON ENDING INJURY COULD TRIGGER BUMPER TRADE
Vikings QB Kirk Cousins could miss the rest of the season after sustaining what appears to be a torn achilles.
Cousins limped off the field in considerable pain. with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s 24-10 win against the Green Bay Packers.
What should trouble Vikings fans is that it was a non-contact injury.
“We are fearing an Achilles injury, the severity of that I do not know at this point,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said in his post-match press conference.
The Vikings turned to fifth-round rookie QB Jaren Hall to steer the team home. Cousins had starred prior to the injury, throwing for 274 yards and 2 TDs.
The Vikings are now back in the playoff hunt after a 1-4 start, winning their past three. However, with Cousins out and so much uncertainty at the position, it’s likely Minnesota inquire with other teams about a trade for a veteran QB.
Hall may be given a chance, but he’s raw and inexperienced, so the Vikings would be remiss not to at least test the market.
Titans’ Ryan Tannehill (see below), Patriots’ Mac Jones and Falcons’ Taylor Heinecke are three quarterbacks who could be available. All would be a considerable upgrade over Hall and at least give the Vikings – who boast a stellar crew of pass catchers – a better chance to push for a postseaosn berth.
An interesting few days loom for Minnesota ahead of Wednesday morning’s (AEDT) trade deadline.
ROOKIE QB GOES ‘NUTS’ IN STELLAR DEBUT
There is officially a QB controversy in Tennessee.
Titans rookie Will Levis handed in a debut for the ages, throwing four TDs and leading his team to a 28-23 win against the in-form Atlanta Falcons.
Levis replaced regular starter Ryan Tannehill, who was out with an ankle injury. The rookie did a better job moving the offense than the veteran QB has been able to do this season. In fact, Levis’ 4TDs is more than Tannehill has thrown in his six starts.
Levis, who was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft, was able to get the Titans’ star acquisition Deandre Hopkins more involved.
Hopkins’ name has been bandied around in rumours ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline, but he responded to those with a huge game, catching four balls for 128 yards and three TDs.
With the Titans sitting at 3-4 and unlikely to make the postseason in a tough AFC, you’d have to wonder why Tennessee wouldn’t keep Levis at the helm.
Tannehill has proven he’s well beyond his best and it’s clear Levis is more inclined to push the ball downfield, something that the Titans offense has lacked in recent years.
Remarkably, Levis is the seventh rookie QB to start a game this season, following Bryce Young (Carolina), CJ Stroud (Houston), Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis), Tyson Bagent (Chicago), Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Cleveland) and Aidan O’Connell (Las Vegas).
It wasn’t just Levis who stood up for the Titans, with a number of their defensive stars having big days.
Defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons had two sacks and forced a fumble while linebacker Harold Landry also had two sacks.
STAR’S INSANE GRAB HIGHLIGHTS RECORD BREAKING DAY
The Eagles and their stud wide receiver AJ Brown can seemingly do no wrong.
Brown recorded his sixth-straight game with at least 125 receiving yards in Philadelphia’s 38-31 win against gritty division rivals the Washington Commanders.
Brown had 129 yards from eight catches and two touchdowns, including an incredible one-handed snag for a score.
Brown’s huge game helped the Eagles come from behind against the Commanders and move to a 7-1 record. Philadelphia are the first team this season to reach seven wins.
It was the second time this season the 3-5 Commanders have pushed the Eagles. A few weeks back, Philly escaped with a 34-31 overtime win.
This week, Washington jumped out to a 14-3 lead before the Eagles roared back. It was 24-24 with 7:17 left in the fourth until Eagles QB Jalen Hurts found the newly-signed Julio Jones for an eight-yard touchdown.
GIANTS ON WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY AFTER BIZARRE STATISICAL OUTPUT
Despite recording just seven passing yards for the game, the New York Giants snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a 13-10 loss to the Jets.
Up 10-7 with 28 seconds remaining, Giants kicker Graham Gano missed a simple 35-yard field goal attempt which would have given his team a six point lead.
Jets QB Zach Wilson, who had disappointed for much of the afternoon, stepped up in a big way when his team needed him most, completing two huge passes to Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard to get the Jets into field goal range.
Greg Zuerlein nailed the kick to send the game into overtime where he then kicked another field goal to clinch an unlikely victory.
Jets fans were seen leaving the stadium with 1:33 left when Wilson was sacked on fourht down, giving the Giants possession and seemingly the win.
The Giants just could not move the ball through the air, with starting QB Tyrod Taylor throwing for eight yards before succumbing to a rib injury.
That opened the door for rookie backup QB Tommy DeVito, who scored the Giants’ only touchdown soon after entering the game on a scramble to the endzone.
DeVito though, struggled mightily the rest of the way, recording a passing statline of 2/6 for negative 1 yard as the Giants relied on workhorse running back Saquon Barkley.
Counting for the sacks, the Giants finished with -9 net passing yards. That is the lowest figure in NFL history according to StatMuse.
Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner was quick to point it out in his post-match chat with reporters.
WEEK 8 RESULTS
Buccaneers 18 @ Bills 24
Rams 20 @ Cowboys 43
Vikings 24 @ 10 Packers
Falcons 23 @ Titans 28
Saints 38 @ Colts 27
Patriots 17 @ Dolphins 31
Jets 13 @ Giants 10 (OT)
Jaguars 20 @ Steelers 10
Eagles 38 @ Commanders 31
Texans 13 @ Panthers 15
2023-10-29 22:03:49
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