Top five storylines from Week 11 of 2020 National Football League regular season

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With American Thanksgiving less than 48 hours away, there will be nine hours of football on Thursday. Before we settle into one of the unique days on the annual sporting calendar, it is time to look back at week 11 of the NFL season. Here are the five top storylines.

5) Carolina Panthers turn their defense around big time. On Sunday, the Carolina Panthers shutout the Detroit Lions 20-0. It was the first time in Matt Stafford’s career that he could not put any points on the scoreboard. The Panthers made some huge improvements defensively as they gave up 46 points in a 46-23 loss to Tampa Bay in Week 10. That was the most points a team has given up the prior week of a shutout since the New Orleans Saints in 2012. That year the Saints gave up 52 points in a 52-27 loss to the New York Giants, before blanking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-0 the next week.

4) Tennessee Titans win in Baltimore for the second time in 2020. The Tennessee Titans improved to 7-3 with an impressive 30-24 overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens. This was the second time that the Titans have beaten the Ravens in Baltimore in 2020 as the underdog. In the AFC Divisional Playoff in January, the Titans entered the game as an 8.5-point underdog, but won 28-12. Then on Sunday, the Titans entered the game as a 6.5-point underdog, and won 30-24 in overtime. In Week 11, Tennessee got their game-winning touchdown on a 29-yard run from running back Derrick Henry.

3) CeeDee Lamb becomes the best Cowboys rookie wide receiver ever. The Dallas Cowboys went into Minnesota on Sunday and shocked the Vikings 31-28. In the win, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb broke the Dallas franchise record for most catches in a season by a rookie. Lamb, who had a highlight-reel touchdown catch in the game, now has 48 catches this season. Bob Hayes had the previous record with 46 catches in 1965.

2) Two Chargers have a record-breaking day in win over the hopeless Jets. The New York Jets continued their season struggles in 2020, as they were beaten 34-28 by the Los Angeles Chargers. With the loss, the Jets drop to 0-10, and have already been eliminated from the playoffs. In the Chargers win, quarterback Justin Herbert became the first rookie to have five games with three or more touchdown passes. Also, Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen set a franchise record for most catches in a game with 16. Terrell Owens has the NFL record for most catches in a game with 20, which was set back in 2000.

1) Joe Burrow is gone for the season. The first overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft tore his ACL and MCL on Sunday in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 20-9 loss in Washington. Now there is talk that Burrow might not just miss the rest of this season, but all of next season too.

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