PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Eddie Jackson, S, Bears
Statline: 1 fumble recovery for a 75 TD, 1 INT for a 75 yard TD:
Eddie Jackson is a player I don't think I've ever talked about on my blog. I don't think I even knew who he was before this week. I don't think you guys did either. Now he's sitting at the top of the week as he wins player of the week for my blog. Jackson, a rookie safety drafted by the Bears in the 4th round of this years draft, won the starting S job earlier this year. Now it's looking like a pretty good decision for the Bears. Jackson set an NFL record. The first player in NFL HISTORY to have two 75+ yard touchdowns on defense in a single game. Thats a crazy record to own as a rookie that no one knew about until now. Jackson's first touchdown came from a fumble near the Bears own end zone. It was a pass to Curtis Samuel, Samuel bobbled it and then dropped it. A bunch of Bears went
to the ground and the ball eventually came out to the open. Jackson scooped it up and dodged a tackle. Then he ran and ran and ran 75 yards to score the first touchdown of the game. Later on in the game, Cam Newton passed the ball to Kelvin Benjamin, a Bears player hit it up and Jackson went running and grabbed the interception out of the air and sped to the endzone. 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN and an NFL record. Jackson scored the only touchdowns of that game. Crazy enough that they were both defensive touchdowns but even crazier that they both went for 75+ yards. Jackson has a new NFL record and he is the first defensive player this year to win my blogs player of the week! What a game for Jackson!TEAM OF THE WEEK: Oakland Raiders (3-4)
Final Score: Raiders 31, Chiefs 30
While their record isn't great, their last game was. The Raiders who would be completely out likely if they had lost this one made a huge upset over a great Chiefs team. The Raiders had a huge win. It started with Amari Cooper. Cooper had an insane, player of the week nominee performance. Derek Carr had a great game also. He threw for a nice game. The run game was an issue as Marshawn Lynch got ejected and suspended. The defense played alright. They gave up some big plays in this high scoring affair to Alex Smith but they did what they had to do. What it came down to was a two minute drill that Derek Carr is just so good at. With :00 seconds left on the clock, the Raiders had one free play. If they didn't score a TD they would lose. Derek Carr got the ball and rolled out and then threw a short pass to Michael Crabtree who made it into the endzone! TOUCHDOWN Raiders, they won the game. The Raiders needed the win badly and now look like themselves again and have a chance again to make the postseason. Great game for the Raiders!
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Honorable Mentions:
Amari Cooper, WR, Raiders: 11 rec, 210 rec yards, 2 TDs
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys: 26 atps, 147 rush yards, 2 TDs, 72 rec yards, 1 TD
Carson Wentz, QB, Eagles: 268 pass yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Dak Prescott, QB, Cowboys: 234 yards, 4 TD
Paul Richardson, WR, Seahawks: 61 yards, 1 TD
TEAM OF THE WEEK Honorable Mentions:
Seattle Seahawks (4-2)
Los Angeles Rams (5-2)
Los Angeles Chargers (3-4)
New Orleans Saints (4-2)
Philadelphia Eagles (6-1)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Winner List: Week 1 Kareem Hunt RB Chiefs, Week 2 Tom Brady QB Patriots, Week 3 Odell Beckham Jr. WR Giants, Weeks 4 & 5: Deshaun Watson QB Texans, Week 6 Adrian Peterson RB Cardinals, Week 7 Eddie Jackson S Bears
TEAM OF THE WEEK Winner List: Week 1 Chiefs, Week 2 Broncos, Week 3 Redskins, Weeks 4 & 5 Seahawks, Week 6 Giants, Week 7 Raiders
Thanks for reading!
Photo Cred: Chicago Bears
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