2024 Week 10 recaps, observations and reactions

Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow combined for 8 touchdowns while Aaron Rodgers continues to go down in flames. Drake Maye bested his draft classmate Caleb Williams. The lowly Saints and Panthers picked up victories while Sam Darnold and Mac Jones combined for 5 picks and no passing touchdowns in the Vikings-Jaguars game.

Ravens 35, Bengals 34: Four touchdowns from Joe Burrow weren’t enough for the Bengals to beat the Ravens. Lamar Jackson had four of his own plus 290 passing yards. Derrick Henry rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Tylan Wallace caught 3 balls for 115 yards and a score. Mark Andrews had 6 receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown. Rashod Bateman — he does exist; he’s not a myth — had 6 grabs for 54 yards and a score. Nelson Agholor caught a touchdown pass as well. Besides his 4 scores, Burrow threw for 428 yards. Chase Brown rushed for 42 and a touchdown. Ja’Marr Chase caught a whopping 11 balls for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns to break fantasy. Brown also caught 9 passes for 52 yards. Tanner Hudson — is that a real person? — had 6 receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Panthers 20, Giants 17: The Panthers snuck away with an overtime victory. Bryce Young had just 126 passing yards and 1 touchdown. Chuba Hubbard needs to be tested for performance-enhancing drugs as he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. Ja’Tavion Sanders caught Young’s touchdown, but nobody else mattered for the Panthers. Daniel Jones threw for 190 yards and 2 interceptions. Tyrone Tracy Jr. rushed for 103 yards and a score. Wan’Dale Robinson caught 5 balls for 51 yards. Malik Nabers added 6 receptions for 50 yards.

Patriots 19, Bears 3: The Bears continue to be dismal on offense as the lowly Patriots took it to them. Drake Maye threw for 184 yards, a touchdown and a pick. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 74 yards. Austin Hooper caught 3 balls for 64 yards, DeMario Douglas caught 4 passes for 50 yards, and Kayshon Boutte had 4 receptions for 47 yards. Caleb Williams threw for just 120 yards. D’Andre Swift rushed for 59. Keenan Allen had 5 receptions for 44 yards. D.J. Moore added 3 receptions for 24 yards.

Bills 30, Colts 20: Josh Allen threw for 280 yards, no touchdowns and 2 picks in the Bills’ victory over the Colts. Allen rushed for 50 yards and a score. James Cook had 80 rushing yards and a touchdown. Mack Hollins caught 4 passes for 86 yards and Khalil Shakir added 6 receptions for 58 yards. Joe Flacco threw for 272 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 picks. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 114 yards. Alec Pierce caught 4 balls for 81 yards and a touchdown. Josh Downs had 7 receptions for 72 yards and Adonai Mitchell had 6 catches for 71 yards.

Chiefs 16, Broncos 14: The Chiefs, maybe the worst 9-0 team in league history, held off the Broncos for another win. Patrick Mahomes threw for 266 and a touchdown. Kareem Hunt rushed for just 35 yards but caught 7 passes for 65 yards. Travis Kelce had 8 receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. DeAndre Hopkins caught 4 balls for 56 yards. Bo Nix threw for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns. Courtland Sutton caught 6 balls for 70 yards and a score and Devaughn Vele had 4 receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. 

Saints 20, Falcons 17: The Saints stole a close division victory over the Falcons. Derek Carr had 269 yards and 2 touchdowns. Alvin Kamara rushed for 55 and caught 5 balls for 54 more. Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught 3 balls for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns — yeah, I know. Kirk Cousins threw for 306 yards, no touchdowns and 1 pick. Bijan Robinson rushed for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns. Drake London caught 8 balls for 97 yards. Darnell Mooney added 5 receptions for 96 yards. Kyle Pitts tallied 4 receptions for 55 yards. 

49ers 23, Buccaneers 20: The Niners just barely edged the Buccaneers. Brock Purdy threw for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey — welcome back — had just 39 rushing yards and 68 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Jauan Jennings caught 7 balls for 93 yards. Ricky Pearsall added 4 receptions for 73 yards. George Kittle caught a touchdown pass. Baker Mayfield threw for 116 yards and a touchdown. Bucky Irving rushed for 73 yards and a score. Rachaad White rushed for 31 while catching 6 balls for 39 and a score. Cade Otton totalled 5 receptions for 35 yards.

Steelers 28, Commanders 27: Russell Wilson threw for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and a pick in the Steelers’ close win over Washington. Jaylen Warren led the team with 66 rushing yards while Najee Harris added 53 yards and a touchdown. George Pickens caught 5 balls for 91 yards while Mike Williams caught a 32-yard touchdown. Pat Freiermuth added a score as well. Jayden Daniels threw for 202 yards in the loss. Austin Ekeler rushed for 44 yards and 2 scores. Jeremy McNichols rushed for just 7 yards but added a score. Terry McLaurin caught 5 balls for 113 yards.

Vikings 12, Jaguars 7: In maybe one of the most boring games of all time, the Vikings held on for a close victory over Jacksonville. Sam Darnold had 241 yards and 3 — count ‘em — interceptions. Aaron Jones had 88 rushing yards. T.J. Hockenson had 8 catches for 72 yards. Josh Oliver — what? — caught 4 balls for 52 yards. Justin Jefferson had just 5 receptions for 48 yards. Mac Jones threw for 111 yards and 2 interceptions in the loss. (The starting quarterbacks in this game, two failed first-round picks, threw for 5 interceptions and no touchdowns in this game. Wow.) Jones did rush for a score though. Evan Engram caught 6 balls for 40 yards. That’s about it for anyone worth mentioning.

Chargers 27, Titans 17: The Chargers comfortably took out the Titans. Justin Herbert had just 164 passing yards and a touchdown. He did rush for 32 and a score. Ladd McConkey caught 2 passes for 52 yards. Will Dissly caught 5 balls for 30 yards. Quentin Johnston had 2 receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown. Will Levis threw for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. He added 41 rushing yards. Calvin Ridley caught both touchdowns and had 5 receptions for 84 yards.

Eagles 34, Cowboys 6: Minus Dak Prescott — not that it really matters — the Cowboys got clobbered by the division rival Eagles. Jalen Hurts threw for 202 yards, 2 touchdowns and a pick. He rushed for 56 and 2 scores as well. Saquon Barkley rushed for 66 yards. A.J. Brown caught 5 balls for 109 yards. Dallas Goedert had 2 catches for 25 yards and a touchdown. Rico Dowdle had 53 rushing yards, Jake Ferguson caught 4 balls for 24 yards, and CeeDee Lamb caught 6 balls for 21 yards.

Cardinals 31, Jets 6: Aaron Rodgers’ career continues to go down in flames and I couldn’t be more satisfied. Kyler Murray threw for 266 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 21 yards and 2 more scores. Trey Benson had 62 rushing yards and James Conner had 33 and a score. Conner caught 5 balls for 80 yards. Trey McBride had 4 receptions for 71 yards and Marvin Harrison added 5 receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown. Rodgers threw for 151 passing yards. Good for him. Breece Hall rushed for 52 yards and caught 4 balls for 31 yards. Garrett Wilson caught 5 balls for 41 yards and Davante Adams had 6 receptions for 31 yards. 

Lions 26, Texans 23: The Lions continue to operate like a well-oiled machine. Well, for the most part. They got the win, but Jared Goff threw 5 interceptions. He also passed for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns, though. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 71 yards. David Montgomery rushed for 32 yards and a score. Sam LaPorta caught 3 balls for 66 yards and a score but also got hurt. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 6 balls for 60 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Stroud threw for 232 yards, a touchdown and 2 picks. Joe Mixon rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. John Metchie III caught 5 balls for 74 yards and a touchdown.  

Dolphins 23, Rams 15: Tua Tagovailoa threw for 207 yards, a touchdown and a pick in the victory. De’Von Achane had just 37 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards. Good. Malik Washington rushed for an 18-yard touchdown and caught a 17-yard pass. Jaylen Waddle had 3 receptions for 57 yards. Tyreek Hill caught a touchdown pass. Matthew Stafford passed for 293 yards, no touchdowns and 1 pick. Kyren Williams rushed for 62 yards. He added 5 receptions for 20 more. Puka Nacua caught 9 balls for 98 yards. Cooper Kupp caught 7 for 80.