There's so much that happens every week in the NFL that you could be forgiven for not nece sarily having a handle on all the major developments. Lucky for you, that's why we're here.From now until the end of the season, we'll spend every Tuesday updating you on the current state of both the playoff picture and the race for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft; as well as making sure to provide some stats and notes and tidbits that shed
Clayton Thorson Jersey light on what happened and what mattered in the prior week's games.Playoff PictureWe have seven teams eliminated from the playoffs in the AFC: Colts, , , , , , and . There are eight teams eliminated from the playoffs in the NFC: , , , , , , , and Washington. Meanwhile, four teams in each conference have now clinched a playoff spot: , , , and in the AFC; and , , , and in the NFC. That leaves four spots up for grabs, to be divided between the following teams: , , , , and in the AFC; and , , , and in the NFC. At least one of the Texans and Titans will get in as the AFC South champion, while either the Cowboys or Eagles will also make it as the NFC East winner.Race for the bottomHere's how the top 10 in the 2020 NFL Draft would shake out at this moment:Bengals (1-13)Giants (3-11)Dolphins (3-11)Washington (3-11)Lions (3-10-1)Cardinals (4-9-1)Jets (5-9)Jaguars (5-9)Chargers (5-9)Broncos (5-9)The Bengals now have an e sentially insurmountable two-game lead in the race for the No. 1 pick. Congratulations, Joe Burrow. (Probably.) Even after defeating the Dolphins, the Giants remain in the No. 2 spot due to tie-breaking procedures. The Dolphins and Washington have the same record as New York, though, and those slots could flip a
Jason Peters Jersey bunch of times over the final two weeks of the season. With the Falcons beating the 49ers on Sunday, they dropped out of the top 10, while the Broncos re-entered the mix. With four teams at 5-9, the back half of the top 10 could see some shakeups over the final two weeks of the season as well.The Week in ReviewWe'll use this space to give you one stat, one note, one nugget, one piece of information from each of this week's games. It won't nece sarily explain the game's outcome, but the hope is it will make you a smarter, more-informed football fan for having read it. Ravens 42, Jets 21: set the all-time single-season rushing yards record for a quarterback, surpa sing Michael Vick's 1,039-yard season back in 2006. Jackson's 159 carries this season are also a new NFL record, breaking the mark of 147 that he set himself a year ago. On his current pace, he'll end the season with 182 carries for 1,261 yards and eight touchdowns. That is, without question, the greatest quarterback rushing season of all time. Oh, and he also leads the NFL with 33 touchdown pa ses.Patriots 34, Bengals 13: The Bengals are obviously a pretty bad team, but their record probably oversells just how bad they really are. Pro-Football-Reference pegs their expected record at 3.1-10.9, more than two full games better than their actual 1-13 record. Cincinnati's 0-7 record in close games is almost surely to blame for this deficit.Seahawks 30, Panthers 24:Sure, the Panthers lost this game, but just keeps racking up ridiculous numbers. This was his fifth game this season with at least 8 catches and 80 receiving yards, a new NFL record for a running back. McCaffrey now has eight such games in his career, which is already tied for the , alongside Marshall Faulk. He is going to absolutely shatter this record. Eagles 37, Washington 27: As our Jeff Kerr , rookie running back broke record for most rushing
Avonte Maddox Jersey yards by a rookie running back in Eagles history, having 687 through 14 games (McCoy had 637 in 2009). Sanders also broke record for most yards from scrimmage by a rookie (1,120), a mark that stood for 11 years (1,008 by Jackson).Texans 24, Titans 21:This was the 21st game of career that he played in the lineup. In those 21 games, Watson is 447 of 668 (66.9 percent) for 5,898 yards (8.83 per attempt), 50 touchdowns, 19 interceptions, and a 107.7 pa ser rating. In the 16 games he's played without Fuller, Watson is 338 of 504 (67.1 percent) for 3,634 yards (7.21 per attempt), 21 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a 94.5 pa ser rating. It's safe to say the speedy receiver helps his quarterback a whole lot.Giants 36, Dolphins 20: career record is now 117-117.Chiefs 23, Broncos 3:The Chiefs once again juggled their running back rotation in this game, and things look extremely unsettled at the position right now. , signed off the street last week, led the backfield with 27 snaps, while played 24 and LeSean McCoy played 17. was out for the game, and his return will undoubtedly jumble things once more. Packers 21, Bears 13: continued his fantastic season with a seven-catch, 125-yard outing against the Packers. Bears quarterbacks are 83 of 130 for 1,023 yards and seven scores targeting Robinson, and just 101 of 169 for 1,217 yards and seven scores targeting all other wide receivers. Robinson has largely been saddled with and as his quarterbacks during his career. It would be pretty awesome if we could see him play with a high-level quarterback at some point.Buccaneers 38, Lions 17:Heading into Sunday's game against Detroit, had 78 catches for 1
Miles Sanders Jersey ,212 yards and seven touchdowns in his entire career. His five-catch, 113-yard, three-touchdown explosion against the Lions raised his career yardage total by 9.3 percent, and increased his touchdown total by 42.9 percent. With and both potentially out for the final two games, Perriman has a chance to keep stacking numbers and potentially earn himself another contract and remain in the league for a while longer.Vikings 39, Chargers 10: Is nearing the end of the line? He's on pace for just 24 touchdown pa ses this season, which would be his lowest total since his second year as a starter. He's also on pace for 21 interceptions, which would tie a career high. His QBR has plummeted to just 49.0, the second-worst mark of his career, and he has three games with three-plus interceptions in the last five weeks. Jaguars 20, Raiders 16:The Raiders took a dispiriting lo s in what is likely the final game they will ever play in Oakland. In 310 games at the
Brian Westbrook Jersey Coliseum, the Raiders went 178-129-3, with a plus-809 point differential. Their 0.579 winning percentage averages to 9.3 wins per 16-game season.Cardinals 38, Browns 24: ranks dead last among the 31 quarterbacks who have dropped back to pa s at least 250 times in Pro Football Focus' adjusted completion percentage, which counts drops as completions and excludes pa ses that were thrown away or batted down at the line, as well as pa ses where the quarterback was hit as he threw the ball. Mayfield's 69.1 percent mark represents a steep drop fr