In different ways, the two quarterbacks showed why they’re competing for the NFL’s top individual honor while leading their teams to victory Sunday.
There should be a rule that no one can discuss NFL yearly awards until Week 9 or whatever the halfway point is in a 17-game season.seems like a good place to start having serious MVP debates, even though not everyone can agree on the true criteria for MVP. and Gray led Kansas City in rushing and receiving, respectively, during the Super Bowl rematch. Not much was different in the latest win for the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champions.
Goff wasn’t quite perfect in Detroit’s 31–29 signature victory over the Vikings, but he played the quarterback position to the highest standard—or the definition of impeccable. Goff started the game 15-of-15, but more importantly, finished with critical completions to set up Jake Bates’s game-winning 44-yard field goal as time expired.
Detroit should also start a campaign for Brian Branch being a first-team All-Pro for the safety position. The Lions got it right when they made the decision to move the 2023 second-round pick from slot cornerback to safety because they wanted him to stay on the field at all times. Branch’s fingerprints were all over Sunday’s victory in Minnesota, with passes defended, exceptional coverage and a momentum-changing interception in the first half.
It’s tough to fault Ryans for leaning on his defense, but he played with fire when he allowed offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik to call back-to-back run plays for Joe Mixon with the intention of killing the clock and settling for a field goal. The Texans left too much clock for Jordan Love, who made them pay in the two-minute drill to set up Brandon McManus’s game-winning 45-yard field goal.
The Packers are now riding a three-game winning streak and again proved they have one of the most complete teams in the NFC. But their one weakness might be Love’s issues with protecting the football. Oftentimes, he’s playing at an elite level, but he has the tendency of committing head-scratching turnovers, an issue that cost them late last season. Love finished 24-of-33 for 220 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions, and one game-winning drive on Sunday to make up for the picks.
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