NFL Week 11 Performance Recap

New York Jets at New England Patriots

The Patriots pushed their win streak to eight with a 27–14 victory over the Jets on Thursday night, riding another strong showing from rookie TreVeyon Henderson and a steady, mistake-free performance from Drake Maye. Henderson scored three times — two on the ground and once through the air — while logging a career-high 19 carries in place of the injured Rhamondre Stevenson. Maye went 25 of 34 for 281 yards, targeting Stefon Diggs early and often as the veteran wideout posted his third 100-yard game of the season. New England (9–2) controlled the game in cold, wet conditions, outgaining the Jets 336–245 and improving to 3–0 in the AFC East. Justin Fields accounted for both Jets touchdowns but struggled through the air, finishing 15 of 26 for 116 yards with just four first-half completions. New York (2–8) continued to be undone by penalties and stalled drives, failing on a fourth-and-4 in the red zone with just over two minutes left to seal the loss.

Washington Commanders at Miami Dolphins (Madrid)

Miami escaped Madrid with a 16–13 overtime win after Jack Jones jumped a Marcus Mariota throw on the first play of OT, setting up Riley Patterson’s game-winning 29-yard field goal and breaking out a Cristiano-Ronaldo-style celebration in front of 78,000 at the Bernabéu. The Dolphins (4–7) survived two fourth-and-goal failures and a late muffed-punt recovery that still produced no points, but their defense held when it mattered, forcing Washington (3–8) to settle for a long Matt Gay attempt that sailed wide right with 15 seconds left in regulation. Tua Tagovailoa went 14 of 20 for 171 yards, while De’Von Achane fueled Miami’s offense with 165 scrimmage yards on 26 touches. Mariota threw for 213 yards and a touchdown and added 49 rushing yards — including a 44-yard burst after briefly entering the blue tent — but his overtime interception sealed Washington’s sixth straight loss. Miami tied the game on a fourth-quarter TD run by Ollie Gordon, and the defense delivered the rest, highlighted by 20 tackles from Jordyn Brooks.

Green Bay Packers at New York Giants

Jordan Love briefly exited with a left-shoulder injury but returned to throw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes — including the 17-yard go-ahead strike to Christian Watson — as the Packers snapped a two-game skid with a gritty 27–20 win over the Giants. Love finished 13 of 24 for 173 yards and two scores, and Green Bay (6-3-1) leaned on Malik Willis to steady the offense while Love was sidelined, with the backup leading a touchdown drive capped by Emanuel Wilson’s run. The Packers rolled up 106 rushing yards before halftime against one of the league’s bottom-ranked run defenses but lost Josh Jacobs to a knee injury in the second quarter. Jameis Winston, making his first start in nearly a year, kept the Giants (2-9) competitive with 201 passing yards and a rushing TD, while Devin Singletary ran for two scores. New York briefly held a 20–19 lead after an 85-yard march, but Love’s composed drive and Evan Williams’ end-zone interception with 36 seconds left sealed the win despite two more missed PATs from fill-in kicker Lucas Havrisik.

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans

The Texans rallied behind backup quarterback Davis Mills for the second straight week, edging the Titans 16–13 on a walk-off 35-yard field goal from Matthew Wright to reach .500 for the first time this season. Mills threw for 274 yards and a touchdown, overcoming a sluggish start and a missed early field goal to guide Houston (5–5) to its third win in four games — and its fifth straight victory in Nashville. His biggest throw came on third-and-16 during the final drive, hitting Nico Collins for 17 yards to set up Wright’s game-winner. Tennessee (1–9) tied the game late when rookie Cam Ward capped a 95-yard drive with a TD pass to Van Jefferson, but penalties and inconsistency doomed the NFL’s lowest-ranked offense once again. Houston’s top-ranked defense sacked Ward three times and forced a key fumble from Will Anderson Jr., while Wright added field goals from 41 and 43 yards after Mills’ short TD strike to Collins put the Texans ahead in the third. The Titans, plagued by nine penalties and another major injury — Calvin Ridley suffered a broken fibula on the game’s first play — dropped their fifth straight and locked in their fourth consecutive losing season.

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

Bryce Young delivered the best game of his career — and the most passing yards in Panthers history — throwing for 448 yards and three touchdowns to lift Carolina to a 30–27 overtime win and a season sweep of Atlanta. After briefly leaving with an ankle injury in the first quarter, Young returned to lead a rally from a 21–7 deficit, hitting Tetairoa McMillan for a go-ahead TD with 1:08 left before Atlanta forced OT with a late field goal. In overtime, Young’s 54-yard strike to Tommy Tremble set up Ryan Fitzgerald’s winning 28-yard kick. Carolina (6–5) pulled within a half-game of the NFC South lead, while the reeling Falcons (3–7) dropped their fifth straight despite 104 rushing yards and two scores from Bijan Robinson and a strong start from Michael Penix Jr., who exited with a knee injury before backup Kirk Cousins stalled out in OT.

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

The Bears leaned once again on their league-best turnover margin and a late special-teams spark to steal a 19–17 win in Minnesota, improving to 7–3 in a season built on takeaways and timely poise. After J.J. McCarthy hit Jordan Addison for the go-ahead score with 50 seconds left, Devin Duvernay ripped off a 56-yard kickoff return to set up Cairo Santos’ game-winning 48-yard field goal at the horn — his fourth of the afternoon. Chicago, now an NFL-best +16 in turnover margin, picked off McCarthy twice and remained undefeated in games decided by five points or fewer, while Caleb Williams turned in another mistake-free outing despite a quiet stat line (193 yards on 16 of 32 passing). D’Andre Swift’s 90 rushing yards helped stabilize an offense that sputtered for stretches, but the Bears’ identity showed up again: no giveaways, opportunistic defense, and just enough late-game execution to survive. Minnesota (4–6) stayed in it with strong defensive play but couldn’t overcome McCarthy’s inconsistencies and two costly second-quarter interceptions, dropping their second straight in another tight finish.

Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville responded to last week’s collapse with one of its most complete performances of the season, rolling the Chargers 35–6 in a game so lopsided the Jaguars didn’t punt once — prompting punter Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik to request a celebratory postgame photo with Trevor Lawrence. The Jags (6–4) played with an edge after blowing a 19-point fourth-quarter lead in Houston, and it showed: Travis Etienne scored twice, Lawrence added a rushing TD and later hit Tim Patrick for another, and rookie Bhaysul Tuten also found the end zone as Jacksonville piled on against a flat Chargers team that mustered just 135 yards and eight first downs. Justin Herbert was under constant duress behind a patched-together offensive line, finishing with 81 yards before Jim Harbaugh pulled him for Trey Lance late. Meanwhile, Josh Hines-Allen grabbed franchise sack No. 56 to break a 20-year-old record. For a Jags team trying to stay in the AFC South race, this was the ideal bounce-back — dominant, angry, and never in doubt.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen delivered a six-touchdown explosion — three passing and three rushing — to push Buffalo past Tampa Bay 44–32 in a back-and-forth matchup that featured nine lead changes and finally snapped the Bills out of their offensive slump. Even after an early interception, Allen dialed in with deep strikes to a retooled receiving group and powered in multiple short TD runs, outdueling Baker Mayfield, who threw a score, ran for another, and watched Sean Tucker break loose for two long touchdowns to keep the Bucs within reach. Tampa Bay’s defense couldn’t contain Allen late, and Mayfield’s fumble on the final drive ended any hope of a comeback as Buffalo (7–3) tightened its grip on the AFC race while the Buccaneers (6–4) slipped in the NFC South standings.

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh steadied itself in a chaotic afternoon, losing Aaron Rodgers to a wrist injury and Jalen Ramsey to an ejection yet still rolling past Cincinnati 34–12 behind a poised relief effort from Mason Rudolph and two defensive touchdowns. Rudolph came off the bench at halftime and immediately settled the offense, going 12-of-16 for 127 yards and a late game-sealing TD to Kenneth Gainwell, while Kyle Dugger’s 74-yard pick-six and James Pierre’s scoop-and-score flipped the game after Joe Flacco — sharp for weeks — finally cracked with a rough 199-yard, one-INT outing. The Steelers (6–4) leaned on a balanced ground game and timely stops to stay atop the AFC North, overcoming two roughing-the-passer flags drawn by Rodgers before his exit and a chippy back-and-forth that saw Ramsey tossed after a post-whistle confrontation with Ja’Marr Chase. Cincinnati (3–7) never found rhythm, mustering just one touchdown as Pittsburgh restored order to its season behind a gritty, next-man-up win.

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

Brock Purdy returned from his toe injury with three touchdown passes while Christian McCaffrey scored three times as the 49ers hammered the Cardinals 41–22, capitalizing on Arizona’s franchise-record 17 penalties in a game San Francisco controlled from the opening 98-yard kickoff return that set up a one-yard McCaffrey score. Purdy went 19 of 26 for 200 yards and hit George Kittle for two touchdowns, while Jacoby Brissett piled up an NFL-record 47 completions for 452 yards for Arizona, but repeated flags and wiped-out plays doomed the Cardinals (3–7) as the 49ers (7–4) built a 25–10 halftime lead and never looked back. Despite big days from Michael Wilson and Trey McBride, Arizona’s mistakes were simply too much to overcome against a San Francisco team that looked fully back in rhythm.

Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams

The Rams picked off Sam Darnold four times and kept Seattle out of the end zone for nearly 58 minutes before surviving a frantic finish to secure a 21–19 win, with Jason Myers’ 61-yard attempt falling short as time expired. Kamren Kinchens grabbed two of the interceptions, Matthew Stafford threw a pair of touchdowns despite a season-low 130 yards, and Kyren Williams and Davante Adams each found the end zone as Los Angeles (8–2) stretched its winning streak to five. Seattle (7–3) clawed back late behind Kenneth Walker III’s touchdown and a final drive to the L.A. 43, but a perfectly placed punt at the 1-yard line and Myers coming up just a few yards short sealed a gritty Rams win defined by takeaways and timely defense.

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

Wil Lutz buried a 35-yard field goal as time expired — his fifth of the day — to lift the Broncos to a 22–19 win over the Chiefs, avenging last year’s blocked attempt at Arrowhead and extending Denver’s winning streak to eight. Bo Nix set up the kick with a 32-yard strike to Troy Franklin, while Denver’s defense stole the show with Ja’Quan McMillian delivering two sacks, an interception, and a game-swinging third-down stop that forced Kansas City’s final punt. Patrick Mahomes briefly gave the Chiefs (5–5) the lead with a touchdown to Travis Kelce, but Harrison Butker’s blocked PAT loomed large as the Broncos (9–2) tied it on a 54-yard Lutz bomb before marching for the walk-off score. With Denver now firmly in control of the AFC West race and Kansas City falling to 0–5 in one-score games, the Chiefs’ nine-year reign atop the division is suddenly in real jeopardy.

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens spoiled Shedeur Sanders’ debut by rallying late for a 23–16 win, using a perfectly executed fake “Hurricane” tush-push — a fourth-and-inches keeper that Mark Andrews bounced outside for the go-ahead 35-yard touchdown with 2:31 remaining. Baltimore (5–5), which climbed back from a 13–3 deficit after Devin Bush’s pick-six of Lamar Jackson, leaned on Derrick Henry’s 103 rushing yards and Tyler Look’s three field goals while its defense held Cleveland to just 187 total yards. Sanders, forced into action after Dillon Gabriel’s concussion, went 4-for-16 with an interception as the Browns (2–8) stalled at the Ravens’ 25 on their final drive, ending their third straight loss despite Myles Garrett’s four-sack performance.

Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles leaned entirely on their dominant defense to grind out a 16–9 win over the Lions, stuffing Detroit on all five of its fourth-down attempts while Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Jaelan Phillips, and Nakobe Dean wrecked the line of scrimmage and held the league’s No. 3 scoring offense without a touchdown until the final two minutes. Philly (8–2) mustered just 135 passing yards from Jalen Hurts and an uneven 83 rushing yards from Saquon Barkley, but Hurts’ 1-yard tush-push TD before halftime and three Jake Elliott field goals proved enough against a Lions team that went 14-for-37 passing with repeated stalled drives. A.J. Brown’s frustration remained a storyline despite his seven catches for 49 yards, while Eagles corner Cooper DeJean grabbed his first regular-season interception to help set the tone in another low-scoring, defense-driven victory that keeps Philadelphia atop the NFC hierarchy.

Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders — Monday Night Preview

The Cowboys return to the field under the heaviest of circumstances, playing their first game since the tragic death of 24-year-old Marshawn Kneeland, and while Dallas will honor him with helmet decals and pregame shirts, the focus shifts to whether a 3–5–1 team can steady itself on the road in prime time against a struggling Raiders squad sitting at 2–7. Emotion will be high, but bettors trying to evaluate the matchup will note the Cowboys’ revamped defense debuting Quinnen Williams and Logan Wilson against a Raiders offense that has labored all season, making the under a tempting play if you believe Dallas leans on defense while working through grief. Vegas, meanwhile, turns to interim special teams coordinator Derius Swinton II while Pete Carroll brings his 62.9% prime-time win rate into a game where home underdog status could appeal to anyone eyeing a contrarian spread pick. With both teams desperate and neither showing much offensive consistency, it sets up as a tight, low-scoring matchup where late-game variance — and which side handles the moment better — may decide not just the outcome, but the bet slip.