APOct 13, 2023, 09:08 ETReading: 5 min.
The San Francisco team is the best team in the league right now and hurting them is really complicated
Brock Purdy. Christian McCaffrey. Fred Warner. Nick Bosa. Los San Francisco 49ers They have the stars, the numbers and a perfect step. A sum of elements more than enough to be considered among the elite of the NFL in a season that is approaching its midpoint.
Brock Purdy has not lost in 10 regular season starts in the NFL. McCaffrey has 14 consecutive games with at least one touchdown. Warner and Bosa lead a defense that leads the NFL with just 13.6 points per game. And the 49ers (5-0) boast a positive differential of 99 points after just five games.
It is clear that Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns (2-2) will have their hands full.
Myles Garrett and the rest of the Cleveland Browns have the tough test of facing and stopping the 49ers.Getty
On Thursday afternoon, CBS reported that the quarterback Deshaun Watson He won’t see action for the second straight week due to a shoulder injury, which only increases the pressure on the third-best defense in points (15 per game) and best in yards (196.7 per game) to put on a close showing. to perfection.
Despite Cleveland has allowed just six total points in its two wins and so far has not seen a rival offense capable of adding 300 yards, keeping pace with a powerful San Francisco attack was already a complicated task with Watson at the controls, it is not known. say with a PJ Walker that he would be making his first start with Cleveland and only his eighth in three seasons as a professional.
San Francisco is coming off its best offensive game of the season last week when it scored 42 points in a resounding win over Dallas. It is not something minor for a team that seeks to become just the fifth team in league history with nine games with at least 30 points.
LIONS (4-1) a TAMPA BAY (3-1)
During his first press conference as Lions head coach in January 2021, Dan Campbell He promised that they would “bite the knee” of their rivals. That is precisely what a Detroit team that is looking for its best start to a season since 2011 has done.
Los Lions They have become a living reflection of their daring and irreverent coach. With a creative and dynamic offense, a scathing defense and a mentality that you have nothing to lose. After all, Detroit didn’t have much to lose in terms of achievements in the NFL.
Now, the Lions sit firmly atop the NFC North, have won six of their last seven road games and, for a change, have attracted the spotlight for all the right reasons: A Jared Goff that finally exploits its potential, one of the best offensive lines in the league and a Aidan Hutchinson which leads the NFL in quarterback pressures.
When it comes to redemption, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield It also has a lot to say. After arriving in Tampa Bay to fill some shoes Tom Brady that are impossible to fill, Mayfield has Tampa Bay as the surprise leader of the division.
Of course, a defense that has stolen 10 balls and allows only 27.3% effectiveness in the red zone is very helpful on the road to redemption. And now that defense will have its hands full against one of the most creative attacks in the game. NFL.
COLTS (3-2) en JACKSONVILLE (3-2)
Los Jaguars They return from a two-game mini tour in London with high morale and two wins in the bag, the last of them against one of the heavyweights of the NFL as are the Bills. Now, the plan is to ratify the good moment back at home and against a divisional rival that they already realized in the first game of the campaign.
A win on Sunday would confirm Jacksonville at the top of the AFC South Division that they won last season. The only problem is that his rival is not the same Colts whom they beat 31-21 in the first week.
In principle, Indianapolis will not have the rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson, who will be out for at least four weeks with a shoulder injury. However, the Colts They recovered the star running back Jonathan Taylor last week and, together with the explosive Zach Moss, they will seek to take away some of the pressure that the passer will carry Gardner Minshew at the forefront of the offensive. The offensive of the Colts will fall even more on an already powerful running attack, the detail is that Jacksonville boasts the fifth best defense against the run and in the first confrontation limited Indianapolis to only 65 yards per carry.
THE REST
The sixth week of the calendar begins on Thursday with the visit of the Broncos (1-4) to Kansas City (4-1).
The action continues on Sunday. First thing in the morning, Ravens (3-2) and Titans (2-3) face off in London. It will be the second meeting for both teams in the British capital, where each is looking for its first victory.
Also on Sunday: Commanders (2-3) at Atlanta (3-2); Vikings (1-4) at Chicago (1-4); Seahawks (3-1) at Cincinnati (2-3); Saints (3-2) at Houston (2-3); Panthers (0-5) at Miami (4-1); Patriots (1-4) at Las Vegas (2-3); Cardinals (1-4) at LA Rams (2-3); Eagles (5-0) at NY Jets (2-3); and Giants (1-4) at Buffalo (3-2).
The day concludes on Monday with the visit of the Cowboys (3-2) to the LA Chargers (2-2). Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has 14 touchdown passes to just two interceptions in 5 starts on Monday night. The Chargers have scored at least 24 points in each of their games this season.
Packers (2-3) and Steelers (3-2) have a bye week.
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