This article is part of our NFL Reactions series.
-Christian McCaffrey answered all questions about his ankle against the Chiefs on Sunday, taking 18 carries for 69 yards and one touchdown while snagging all 10 of his targets for 82 yards and a touchdown, but he suffered a rib injury toward the end of the game. Hopefully it's nothing significant.
-Josh Allen withstood seven sacks and 10 quarterback hits to otherwise torch the Seattle defense, completing 31-of-38 passes for 415 yards and three touchdowns, running for a fourth touchdown in the victory. Stefon Diggs (nine catches for 118 yards on 12 targets) and John Brown (eight catches for 99 yards on 11 targets) did great as expected, but rookie fourth-round pick Gabriel Davis continued to show quiet star potential with four catches for 70 yards and one touchdown on five targets. Zack Moss (nine carries for 18 yards and one touchdown, two catches for 30 yards on two targets) appears to have pulled a bit ahead of Devin Singletary (two carries for one yard, three catches for 33 yards on three targets).
-Five sacks and four turnovers undid Russell Wilson's otherwise strong effort in Buffalo, where he completed 28-of-41 passes for 390 yards and two touchdowns, running for a third touchdown. DK Metcalf was again unstoppable (seven catches for 108 yards and one touchdown on nine targets), though Tyler Lockett disappointed (four catches for 40 yards on seven targets). Jacob Hollister might be pulling ahead as Seattle's lead pass-catching tight end, as he caught five
-Christian McCaffrey answered all questions about his ankle against the Chiefs on Sunday, taking 18 carries for 69 yards and one touchdown while snagging all 10 of his targets for 82 yards and a touchdown, but he suffered a rib injury toward the end of the game. Hopefully it's nothing significant.
-Josh Allen withstood seven sacks and 10 quarterback hits to otherwise torch the Seattle defense, completing 31-of-38 passes for 415 yards and three touchdowns, running for a fourth touchdown in the victory. Stefon Diggs (nine catches for 118 yards on 12 targets) and John Brown (eight catches for 99 yards on 11 targets) did great as expected, but rookie fourth-round pick Gabriel Davis continued to show quiet star potential with four catches for 70 yards and one touchdown on five targets. Zack Moss (nine carries for 18 yards and one touchdown, two catches for 30 yards on two targets) appears to have pulled a bit ahead of Devin Singletary (two carries for one yard, three catches for 33 yards on three targets).
-Five sacks and four turnovers undid Russell Wilson's otherwise strong effort in Buffalo, where he completed 28-of-41 passes for 390 yards and two touchdowns, running for a third touchdown. DK Metcalf was again unstoppable (seven catches for 108 yards and one touchdown on nine targets), though Tyler Lockett disappointed (four catches for 40 yards on seven targets). Jacob Hollister might be pulling ahead as Seattle's lead pass-catching tight end, as he caught five of seven targets for 60 yards while Greg Olsen (two catches for 13 yards on three targets) and Will Dissly (one 26-yard catch on one target) were quiet.
-Lamar Jackson conducted a dink-and-dunk passing game against the Colts to somewhat acceptable results, completing 19-of-23 attempts for 170 yards while running for 58 yards and one touchdown. J.K. Dobbins (12 carries for 30 yards) couldn't jumpstart the Baltimore running game, but neither could Gus Edwards (11 carries for 23 yards and one touchdown). No Baltimore pass catchers stood out.
-Michael Pittman (four catches for 56 yards on seven targets) and Zach Pascal (five catches for 55 yards on six targets) were strong in a game where Philip Rivers was a wreck (25-of-43 for 227 yards and one interception). Jordan Wilkins functioned as the lead runner, to generally mediocre effect (11 carries for 39 yards), but Jonathan Taylor (six carries for 27 yards and one touchdown) squandered the opportunity by losing a fumble. DeMichael Harris is somewhat anonymous and without a clear role, but the unheralded rookie out of Southern Mississippi has flashed some real potential, including today when he carried twice for 28 yards and caught his four targets for 27 yards. A pure slot receiver for the Colts to this point, Harris played some running back in college and offers intriguing after-the-catch potential if he should stumble into more snaps in the future.
-David Johnson (two carries for 16 yards) suffered a concussion early against the Jaguars, and Duke Johnson (16 carries for 41 yards and one touchdown, four catches for 32 yards on four targets) was less than impressive as his replacement. Deshaun Watson predictably had to carry the offense, completing 19-of-32 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns, adding 50 yards on the ground. Brandin Cooks was decent (three catches for 83 yards and one touchdown on nine targets), but it was the exceptionally explosive production of Will Fuller (five catches for 100 yards and one touchdown on five targets) that really propelled the Houston offense.
-Although he couldn't quite get the win against the Texans, Jake Luton was generally promising in his first start for the Jaguars. He was decent as a passer (26-of-38 for 304 yards, one touchdown and one interception) and added on a 13-yard touchdown run. Luton importantly worked well with DJ Chark, who turned 12 targets into seven catches for 146 yards and one touchdown. Luton worked very well with another acrobatic big wideout at Oregon State (Isaiah Hodgins), and Chark has some similar qualities, though with tons more speed. Laviska Shenault unfortunately left with a hamstring injury after one target.
-The Titans defense couldn't lay a hand on Joe Burrow last week, yet Nick Foles withstood nine quarterback hits against Tennessee on Sunday. The more lively pass rush helped protect Tennessee's questionable cornerback personnel from Allen Robinson (seven catches for 81 yards on nine targets), Anthony Miller (five catches for 59 yards on eight targets) and Darnell Mooney (five catches for 43 yards on 11 targets), while Nick Foles dink and dunked his way to 36-of-52 for 335 yards and two touchdowns. David Montgomery's disappointing season perhaps reached a new low, as he turned 14 carries into 30 yards and lost a fumble.
-Ryan Tannehill took a slight beating from the Bears defense, who hit him six times and sacked him three times on just 21 pass attempts. Tannehill completed only 10 of those for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Tannehill has been getting a bit rattled at times lately, and that offensive line will continue to struggle. In addition to A.J. Brown (four catches for 101 yards and one touchdown on nine targets), the hero for Tennessee was the just-acquired Desmond King, who returned a fumble for a touchdown for the Titans defense.
-Tua Tagovailoa is 2-0 after completing 20-of-28 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns against the Cardinals on Sunday. Preston Williams was off to a fast start, catching four of five targets for 60 yards and a touchdown, but he suffered a foot sprain at that point that knocked him out of the game. Considering how poorly Jordan Howard played (19 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries), the Dolphins really might need to turn more to undrafted rookie Salvon Ahmed, who took seven carries for 38 yards.
-Although he couldn't get the win against Miami, Kyler Murray had one of the most impressive box scores of his career to this point. Murray completed 21-of-26 pass attempts for 283 yards and three touchdowns, adding another 106 yards and fourth touchdown on 11 carries. The Dolphins held DeAndre Hopkins to three targets, so Christian Kirk picked up the slack by catching five of eight targets for 123 yards and a touchdown. Chase Edmonds was ineffective, turning 25 carries into 70 yards and catching three of three targets for 18 yards.
-Ben Roethlisberger did his patented Get Hurt, Leave, Come Back and Win routine again Sunday, playing through a slow start and a knee issue at the mid point to complete 29-of-42 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns. Although Chase Claypool (eight catches for 69 yards on 13 targets) and Diontae Johnson (six catches for 77 yards on 10 targets) saw more targets, JuJu Smith-Schuster was the most effective Steelers receiver (six catches for 93 yards and one touchdown on seven targets).
-Garrett Gilbert posted good enough numbers given the circumstances of the short notice and a brutal matchup, but he got worse as the game went on and his low points were difficult to watch. The instincts and accuracy just aren't there. Still, Gilbert will be appreciated if he can just get Dallas' receivers involved like Sunday, where CeeDee Lamb (four catches for 71 yards and one touchdown on seven targets) and Amari Cooper (five catches for 67 yards on six targets) did far better than expected.
-Kalen Ballage was quite productive for the Chargers (15 carries for 69 yards and one touchdown, two catches for 15 yards on three targets) after Justin Jackson left with a knee injury, while Joshua Kelley continued to tank (nine carries for 28 yards. Ballage was memorably awful in Miami and Kelley is still the better prospect, but Kelley has struggled for weeks now and Ballage established some real momentum Sunday.
-Drew Lock was shaky in real-life terms but excellent for fantasy investors against Atlanta, completing 25-of-48 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while running for 47 yards and a touchdown. Noah Fant saw only three targets and Albert Okwuegbunam only one, which might have been a costly personnel approach by Denver given that Jerry Jeudy and Tim Patrick caught only 11 of their 23 combined targets. Jeudy (seven receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown on 14 targets) was better than Patrick (four catches for 29 yards on nine targets), while KJ Hamler came out in between (six catches for 75 yards on 10 targets). Melvin Gordon (six carries for 18 yards) was useless.
-There's not much to add about Dalvin Cook at this point -- his 206 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries against Detroit isn't at all surprising, and it's easy to make the case that he's the best running back in the NFL right now.
