Crazy jump, comeback, collapse
Tom Brady is in love with the German NFL star
November 4, 2024, 7:34 a.m
If you want to get to the Super Bowl, you have to get past German NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown and his Detroit Lions, the team made that clear in the top game. Legend Tom Brady is completely over the moon. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles are having a spectacle like a video game.
Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a touchdown in the sixth NFL game in a row and won the important away game at the Green Bay Packers with the Detroit Lions. With a score of 24:14, the Lions have seven wins and one defeat, while the Packers slipped to third place behind the Minnesota Vikings in the strong NFC North with three defeats in nine games. The Lions are the best team in the NFC ahead of the Washington Commanders – if you want to get to the Super Bowl, you have to get past this team.
St. Brown opened the game with a touchdown, which delighted former quarterback Tom Brady as a commentator. “What kind of player is St. Brown?” shouted the NFL legend. “I’ve never seen a running path like that before. It doesn’t give him a chance.” Remarkable: The Lions scored the touchdown on a fourth attempt and immediately took the risk with confidence.
St. Brown caught all seven balls thrown his way by quarterback Jared Goff, and the duo now has 30 successful passes in a row across games. This is all the more remarkable because it was raining heavily at the legendary Lambeau Field in Green Bay, there was a strong wind and the Lions are not used to these conditions. All games of the season so far have been played in arenas with a roof and without the influence of wind and weather. The already ailing Packers quarterback Jordan Love, on the other hand, had difficulty controlling the ball before throwing it in several scenes. St. Brown celebrated his coup with a headstand in the end zone. Before the game, he provoked the opposing fans with a black sweater and the inscription “Green Bay sucks” (“Green Bay sucks…”).
Coleman makes comeback after concussion
The Washington Commanders around German rookie Brandon Coleman also won against the New York Giants and are fully on course for the playoffs. With the 27:22 mark, the Commanders now have seven wins in nine games and are still leading their division ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. It is a historic high for the team from the US capital: Washington last started a season in the US Football League in 1996 with a 7-2 record.
Coleman made his comeback for the Commanders as part of the victory; the offensive tackle from Berlin had recently been sidelined due to a concussion. Coleman was selected by the capital club in position 67 in this year’s draft. The Giants, on the other hand, travel to Germany with their seventh defeat of the season in their luggage. Next Sunday in Munich it will be against the Carolina Panthers, who surprisingly won 23:22 against the New Orleans Saints and only got their second win of the season.
Barkley like in the video game
Sometimes NFL players become hurdlers and jump over their opponents – but the league has never seen a scene like that of Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles. In the 28:23 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the 27-year-old was outstanding, and not just because of his two touchdowns. But also because he jumped over his 1.83 meter tall opponent Jarrian Jones – backwards. Four steps earlier he had shaken off an opponent with a 360-degree turn. In total there were three Jaguars professionals who couldn’t get hold of him.
Fans and pundits on US television went wild and compared the scene to a video game. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni also couldn’t believe his eyes. “That was the best thing I’ve ever seen,” he said. “It’s so cool that kids in Philadelphia and all over the country will now try to recreate this and talk about it. But they won’t be able to do it. He’s the only one in the world who can do it.”
Kicker decides for the Bills
Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills celebrated their seventh win of the season with a 30:27 win against the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins have been waiting for a win in Orchard Park/New York since 2016 and have lost their last six games against the Bills. Kicker T Bass scored the decisive field goal from 61 yards with ten seconds left. The only better than the Bills in the AFC are the Kansas City Chiefs, who will play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday night and want to get their eighth win in their eighth game.
Raiders open quarterback discussion
The game against the Las Vegas Raiders could hardly have been more successful for the Cincinnati Bengals, who won 41:24. With an outstanding Joe Burrow throwing for 25 yards and five touchdowns, the Bengals pulled away early in the third quarter. The Raiders, who suffered their fifth defeat in a row, only woke up in the fourth quarter and used the garbage time to improve their numbers a little. Meanwhile, the quarterback issue is likely to be hotly debated once again, as Gardner Minshew was benched during the game and replaced by Desmond Ridder. He threw for 74 yards and a touchdown, but also had four sacks and, like Minshew, lost a fumble.
Cowboys are experiencing their longest series of bankruptcies since 2020
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys 27:21. While it was the Falcons’ second win in a row, Dallas suffered its third defeat in a row, its longest losing streak since 2020. The Cowboys scored a circus touchdown before halftime through running back Rico Dowdle, who scored after a pass from Dak Prescott only got it under control after repeated follow-ups. But that’s her only real highlight in the game. Otherwise they shone with inadequacies. The Falcons, in turn, saw a cool Kirk Cousins, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns. Bijan Robinson ran for 86 yards and the Falcons ultimately brought the game home on an unsuccessful onside kick by the Cowboys.
However, the game was momentous for both sides. With the Falcons, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett injured his Achilles tendon, which will most likely mean the end of the season. Additionally, Drake London was forced out with a hip injury after his touchdown catch early in the game and did not return. And the Cowboys lost both Prescott (hamstring) and CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) in the second half.
Rookie quarterback with rescue and decline
Drake Maye, the quarterback of the New England Patriots, was the focus of his team’s unnecessary defeat at the Tennessee Titans (17:20 in overtime). It was he who kept his team in the game with a crazy scramble and touchdown pass to Rhamondre Stevenson with the clock running out. But it was he who ultimately ended the game with an interception in overtime. Earlier, Titans kicker Nick Folk gave his team the lead with a 25-yard field goal with 2:32 to play after the Titans had effectively taken nearly eight minutes off the clock and put pressure on the Patriots .
Overall, Maye had a wild performance, throwing two interceptions and recovering two fumbles, one of which was lost – with seven minutes left in his own half. The Titans used this assist for a touchdown to make it 17:10 with a six-yard touchdown pass from Mason Rudolph to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. In total, Maye threw for 206 yards and recorded four sacks. Meanwhile, he also led his team with 95 rushing yards, while the rest of the team managed a whopping 15 yards on the ground.
