Malcolm Brown, RB — Los Angeles Rams
Brown had only six carries in the Rams win over Seattle but the veteran made the most of it, scoring a pair of touchdowns to help L.A. knock off the Seahawks, 23-16.
Malcolm Brown extends the Rams (-2.5) lead to 17-7 with a 7-yard TD run
— Bet The Pigskin (@betthepigskin) November 15, 2020
Brown anytime TD scorer (+195)✅#BarstoolSportsbookpic.twitter.com/SUUkEuGJjx
Malcolm Brown (@MallyCat_28) ✖️2️⃣
— NFL México (@nflmx) November 15, 2020
@FOXSportsMX#Seahawks 13-23 #RamsHouse
#NFLMX #SEAvsLAR pic.twitter.com/6L97DEAJoq
It's cool to watch how the Rams WRs block in the run game. It really matters to them. Cooper Kupp does everything he can here to not let the DE cross his face, and it opens up the cutback for Malcolm Brown and leads to a big gain. pic.twitter.com/lx6t8WIcEd
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) November 16, 2020
Brown ended up with 33 yards on the ground along with two receptions for 18 yards as Sean McVay continues to go with a three-man backfield.
D’Onta Foreman, RB — Tennessee Titans
It wasn’t just Malcolm Brown who found the end zone this week, but also D’onta Foreman, scoring his first of the 2020 season and his fourth career touchdown Thursday night on a six-yard catch. He also received seven carries for 18 yards, but continues to split backup duties with Jeremy McNichols.
.@RyanTannehill1 ➡️ @D33_foreman
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
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- Kenny Vaccaro finished with eight total tackles, but the Titans could not overcome special team errors in their 34-17 loss. Colts wideout Marcus Johnson was catch-less and received only one target from quarterback Philip Rivers.
Kris Boyd, CB — Minnesota Vikings
Kris Boyd, ladies and gentleman:
Kris Boyd blows this screen into oblivion my god#MINvsCHI pic.twitter.com/M0SCEyYXFh
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) November 17, 2020
Starting at cornerback for a second straight game, Boyd finished with four total tackles with the Vikings secondary holding Nick Foles to just 106 passing yards. The Vikings have had their share of injuries to their secondary, but Boyd is making the most of it.
Devin Duvernay, WR — Baltimore Ravens
Duvernay had one of his best all around games of the season Sunday night, catch three passes for 45 yards along with one kickoff return for 24 yards. The Ravens got a little more creative with how Duvernay was used, lining him up all over the field. Hard not to think that Baltimore needs to find more ways to get the rookie the ball with the offense still struggling.
- Teammate DeShon Elliott recorded six tackles in the 23-17 loss to New England. Justin Tucker converted his lone field goal attempt from 24 yards and was 2/2 on PATs.
- Malcom Brown finished with 1.5 TFL’s against the 49ers, but left early with a calf injury and could possibly miss a few games. Defensive end Malcolm Roach did see some game-time action but didn’t register any stats in the box score.
- The Seattle Seahawks have lost three out of their last four games and it seems as if the sky is falling. Considering those three losses have been to the Cardinals in overtime, Bills, and the Rams on the road, it’s not. Safety Quandre Diggs finished with six tackles but Jared Goff passed for 302 yards. But it wasn’t all bad — Poona Ford had an INCREDIBLE game that drew praise from Duane Brown and Pete Carroll. Brown said he believes “Ford will be a star in this league” and Carroll added that he was “all over the place — sideline to sideline.” Ford stacked the box score with five total tackles, one sack, one TFL, and two QB hits.
Poona Ford is PFF's 2nd highest graded interior defensive lineman over the last four games (min 100 snaps) after some guy named Aaron Donald https://t.co/qqTfRH6YfR
— hawkschronicle (@hawkschronicle) November 17, 2020
- Michael Dickson punted three times for an average of 49 yards with two landing inside the 20-yard line.
- Cardinals linebacker Jordan Hicks recorded eight total tackles in the Arizona miracle victory over Buffalo thanks to a Kyler Murray-DeAndre Hopkins Hail Mary. Arizona is a sneaky 6-3 and could be dangerous in the expanded playoff format this year.
- Trey Hopkins returned back from injury and started at center for the Bengals in their 36-10 loss to Pittsburgh.
- Collin Johnson was available for the Jaguars but did not see any targets in Jacksonville’s 24-20 loss to the Packers. Rookie Jake Luton continues to start with Gardner Minshew injured.
- How about the Miami Dolphins? Three straights victories under Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins are somehow 6-3. If the playoffs started today, Miami would be in as the second wild-card team. Rookie Brandon Jones didn’t start but saw quite a bit of snaps on Sunday and recorded five total tackles. FYI: The Dolphins have three defensive players with a first name that starts with “B” and the last name “Jones”.
- What’s scarier than playing New England on the road, favored, and in ugly weather? Adrian Phillips and the Pats defense shut down a surprisingly mediocre Ravens offense to pull off a 23-17 victory. Phillips had five tackles as New England picks up back-to-back wins.
Injuries
Andrew Beck (Denver Broncos) — Injured Reserve
Holton Hill (Minnesota Vikings) — Injured Reserve
Malcom Brown (New Orleans Saints) — Calf/Exited during Sunday’s game against San Francisco
Charles Omenihu (Houston Texans) — Inactive
Hassan Ridgeway (Philadelphia Eagles) — Injured Reserve
Byes
Alex Okafor (Kansas City Chiefs)
Connor Williams (Dallas Cowboys)