Week 15 took longer to play than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in the process we saw some fascinating performances. It was also a decent pay day for yours truly as well, who successfully predicted wins by the Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, and Indianapolis Colts. Here are the week 15 NFL headlines!
5) Aaron Rodgers ties Brett Favre.
Aaron Rodgers tied Brett Favre’s Green Bay Packers franchise record on Sunday with his 442nd career touchdown pass. It came on a 11-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling in a 31-30 Packers win over the Baltimore Ravens. With the win, the Packers improved to 11-3 and clinched the NFC North.
4) T.J. Watt sets Steelers record for sacks in a season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tennessee Titans 19-13 on Sunday, and in the process it was a record day for Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt. The three-time Pro Bowler had a sack and a half, and now has a Steelers single-season record for sacks with 17.5, which also currently leads the NFL. James Harrison had the old Steelers record with 16 sacks in 2008. Harrison is the Steelers all-time leader in sacks with 80.5. Watt is currently fifth on that list with 67.
3) Five teams in the AFC at 8-6.
There are currently five teams in the AFC at eight wins and six losses. They are the AFC North Division leading Cincinnati Bengals, as well as the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens. Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens. All second place teams in the AFC at the moment are at 8-6 records, but only three of the four teams can make the playoffs.
2) Tom Brady was simply bad.
For the first time since 2006, Tom Brady was shutout on Sunday night. Brady was completely out of sync with his receivers in a 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints. With the loss, the Buccaneers fell to 10-4. The moral of the story is even the G.O.A.T. sometimes has bad games.
1) Chris Godwin out for the year.
The news gets worse for Tampa Bay. On Monday, it was reported that wide receiver Chris Godwin would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL. At the time of the injury, Godwin had 98 catches for 1103 yards and five touchdowns. The injury news means that the Buccaneers will be relying on Gronk, Antonio Brown and Mike Evans significantly moving forward.
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