NFL Research offers the best nuggets from each week of games in the NFL. Here are the most eye-popping statistical accomplishments from Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season. 1) C.J. Stroud leads Texans to victory behind record-breaking performance There is a new single-game NFL record for passing yards by a rookie: 470, set by…
Never mind the calf strain that slowed him for weeks to start the season. Don’t worry about the bloodied-up index finger on his throwing hand Sunday night — he certainly didn’t. Joe Burrow is back and so too are his Cincinnati Bengals. Burrow threw for a season-high 348 yards and a pair of touchdowns to…
PHILADELPHIA — The touchdown that was mere inches from breaking the plane, the two-point try that was out of bounds by a step, the final, desperate throw that was just a few yards shy of glory. It has been the story of the Dallas Cowboys for many of the 28 years since they last won the…
Heading into Sunday’s game in Frankfurt, Germany, between Patrick Mahomes‘ Kansas City Chiefs and the high-flying Miami Dolphins, few would have guessed a defensive struggle would break out. Even Chiefs head coach Andy Reid didn’t see a first-half shutout and holding Mike McDaniel’s offense to two scores in a 21-14 win. “I’m not going to…
Taking part in another heavyweight showdown, the Miami Dolphins found a familiar fate Sunday, even if they were playing on a different continent. This time around, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shouldered the Dolphins’ 21-14 comeback-come-short loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt. Having fallen behind by 21 at halftime and rallied in the second half,…
It took almost two years, but Diontae Johnson found the end zone once again on Thursday, hauling in a fourth-quarter score to win the game for his Pittsburgh Steelers in dramatic fashion. The Steelers defeated the Tennessee Titans, 20-16, on Thursday night by way of the late-game touchdown catch by Johnson, marking the wide receiver’s…
Minnesota’s magic didn’t disappear with the loss of Kirk Cousins — or his backup, for that matter. Josh Dobbs stepped out of a last-place situation and into one of the NFL’s most riveting storylines on Sunday. Having arrived in Minnesota on Wednesday, Dobbs was thrown into the fire Sunday when rookie Jaren Hall was concussed….
The Giants’ troubling season took another turn for the worse on Sunday. New York quarterback Daniel Jones is feared to have suffered a significant knee injury — potentially a torn ACL — during New York’s 30-6 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported. Head coach Brian Daboll…
Marcas Grant and Michael F. Florio return to tell you which fantasy players are the top starts and sits heading into Week 9. They discuss what you should you do with key players like Dak Prescott, Christian Watson and Trey McBride. Then the hosts are joined by NFL Researcher LaQuan Jones to share their favorite trade…
Kyler Murray is one step closer to returning as soon as Sunday against the Browns. The Cardinals quarterback appeared on the team’s Friday injury report with a questionable designation as he attempts to complete his return from ACL surgery. Coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters each of his quarterbacks had a good week of practice, but…
