Football Film Room Weekly Newsletter
Week of October 16th
This week at Football Film Room…
How the Jets defense stole a win from the Eagles
Entering Week 6, the Jets defense had already made two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL look completely pedestrian this season. Josh Allen fired 3 interceptions against Gang Green in Week 1. Patrick Mahomes threw 2 interceptions (and there should have been a 3rd) in Week 4. Both quarterbacks looked uncomfortable from start to finish.
You can now add Jalen Hurts to that list.
Hurts tossed 3 interceptions against the Jets on Sunday and looked uncertain throughout the afternoon… [Click here to read the rest]
Breaking down the Jaguars' game-winning TD vs. the Saints
The Jaguars and Saints were tied at 24 with 3:19 remaining and Jacksonville facing a 2nd-and-8 near midfield. After giving up a 24-9 lead, the Jags needed a score.
They came out in an empty formation and used two coverage indicators pre-snap. They motioned Christian Kirk across the formation, and they had running back Travis Etienne align on the perimeter… [Click here to read the rest]
How they match up - Week 7
Check out how every team matches up in Week 7:
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C.J. Stroud already looks like a veteran QB
It’s pleasing to the eye to see a quarterback pick apart a defense with ease. But you learn a lot more about him in those ugly games where every play feels like a struggle.
The first 4 weeks of C.J. Stroud’s rookie season were very impressive. He averaged 303 passing yards per game and threw 6 TDs with no interceptions. The last two weeks haven’t been quite as pretty, as the Texans have had to slug it out in lower-scoring contests where the winner wasn’t determined until the final seconds.
Yet these games have taught us so much more about how good of a quarterback Stroud can be… [Click here to read the rest]
13 thoughts from Sunday's Week 6 games
The carriage Brock Purdy has been riding since taking over as the 49ers starting quarterback finally turned into a pumpkin against the Browns on Sunday. Not only did San Francisco lose for the first time with Purdy under center from start to finish, their offense looked pedestrian in the process. Purdy struggled with the rain, the Browns pass rush, and actually looked like the last pick in the NFL Draft for the first time in his career. The Browns, on the other hand, showed that they have a championship-caliber defense, as we wrote a few weeks ago. They are 3-2 despite getting barely anything from the quarterback position this year… [Click here to read the rest]