2/16/2024 0 Comments Broncos vs saints score![]() Then the Saints missed a field goal in the final two minutes and the Packers had a huge win. Thanks to Packers head coach Matt LaFleur going for two after the Packers' first touchdown, they took an 18-17 lead on the extra point after their second touchdown. Love led a field-goal drive and then two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Love led the Packers in a comeback against the Saints, who had to play much of the game without Derek Carr after he was knocked out with an injury. ![]() Nobody will remember the first three quarters after what happened in the fourth. They fell behind 17-0 to the New Orleans Saints. The Packers were without four star players: receiver Christian Watson, running back Aaron Jones, left tackle David Bahktiari and cornerback Jaire Alexander. The Packers needed to move the ball a little bit in the fourth quarter and couldn't do it. Jordan Love: In Week 2, Love and the Green Bay Packers couldn't put away a win after taking a 24-12 lead on the Atlanta Falcons. On Sunday they did get that win, and showed again they won't be an easy out this season. Had the Cardinals won either of their first two games, they'd be getting some love as one of the NFL's biggest surprises. Joshua Dobbs had an efficient game throwing it. The Cardinals played well, running for 222 yards. They couldn't close out a lead in either of the first two games, but Gannon got his first career win as a head coach in a surprising 28-16 upset of the Dallas Cowboys. Gannon has the Arizona Cardinals playing above their talent level. It's a reminder that stuff doesn't matter. Jonathan Gannon: Gannon got some grief for some viral clips over the offseason. The Chiefs being good on both sides of the ball is a story that probably needs more attention. The Bears are beyond bad but the Lions and Jaguars have good offenses and Kansas City’s defense did well against both of them. Kansas City has played three games and if you don’t count a pick 6 from the Lions' defense in the opener, they’ve given up 33 points. The Bears scored 10 points in the fourth quarter but you can forgive the Chiefs for letting up a bit. They held the Bears scoreless for three quarters while Patrick Mahomes built up a 41-0 lead. The Chiefs plastered the Bears and the defense looked really good again. Sunday’s strong outing perhaps shouldn’t count because it came against the Chicago Bears, but we’ll still give a nod to the effort anyway. Kansas City Chiefs defense, again: The Chiefs allowed another touchdown, finally, but it didn’t take away from another stellar performance by a suddenly underrated group. Here are the rest of the winners and losers from Week 3 of the NFL season: WINNERS Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. A 70-point game for Miami will look good on his résumé. And as long as Tagovailoa stays healthy, an MVP at the end of the season isn't out of the question either. The Dolphins look good enough to make a run at the AFC East title and maybe even much more. ![]() This offense is going to keep putting up yards and points. The Broncos might end up being a disaster but the best teams handle business against terrible teams and Miami wrecked Denver on Sunday. Road wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots are solid. And Tagovailoa is near the top of the league in those categories. Tagovailoa might not put up viral highlights of throwing a ball 70 yards downfield, but accuracy and reading a defense quickly are valuable skills too. He had completed his first 17 passes to that point. On Sunday, he didn't miss his first pass until 9:44 remained in the third quarter. Through two weeks Tagovailoa had the second-best mark in that category. Pro Football Focus tracks "big time throws," which are tight-window throws with excellent location. He has taken only one sack through three games. His average time in the pocket of 2.1 seconds through two games was tied for second-lowest in the NFL among starters, behind only Trevor Lawrence, according to FantasyPros. The system allows for fast reads and he is processing quickly. Tagovailoa is the very early MVP candidate for a few reasons. That's a confident quarterback paired with an excellent play-caller in head coach Mike McDaniel.
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