Football Film Room Weekly Newsletter
Week of November 6th
This week at Football Film Room…
The Chiefs defense took advantage of the Dolphins' motion
The way the Dolphins use motion creates so many issues for defenses. It generates free releases for their speedy receivers. It creates spacing and larger passing windows. It keeps the defense from being able to easily communicate and adjust before the snap. Overall, it makes defenses more predictable and reactive.
Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo wasn’t having any of that on Sunday… [Click here to read the rest]
How C.J. Stroud and Bobby Slowik picked apart the Buccaneers
First down was when Houston had the most success through the air, and that hadn’t really been their MO through the first 8 weeks of the season. In fact, Houston ranked in the bottom-10 in the NFL with a 40% passing frequency on first down.
Against Tampa, that changed.
Slowik called passes on more than 60% of Houston’s first-down plays. The results were staggering. Stroud completed 16 of 19 passes for 298 yards and 4 touchdowns on 1st down… [Click here to read the rest]
The Ravens defense kept the Seahawks guessing
The Ravens defense put on another stellar performance against a good offense in Week 9, this time holding the Seahawks to just 3 points and 151 total yards.
As with any good defense, it’s a combination of factors that have been leading to their success this season. But the defining trait of this group, led by defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, is that they rarely give a clean picture to the offense… [Click here to read the rest]
How they match up - Week 10
Check out how every team matches up in Week 10:
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12 thoughts from Sunday's Week 9 games
The Patriots lost 20-17 to the Commanders to fall to 2-7. They just aren’t a very good football team on either side of the ball right now. It doesn’t help that Mac Jones is the least physically talented starting quarterback in the NFL. While that doesn’t necessarily mean he can’t be an effective quarterback, it leaves little margin for error. With his level of talent, he needs to be an extremely precise passer to have success. He needs to make good decisions. He needs another skillset like great anticipation or processing to make up for his lack of physical ability. He hasn’t shown any of those traits consistently… [Click here to read the rest]