NFL Week 11 winners and losers grades fo

NFL Week 11 winners and losers grades fo

As the resident homer here at CBSSports.com, I was so depre sed last night that I thought about pa sing off the newsletter to someone else for the rest of the season because I HAVE NO REASON TO WATCH FOOTBALL AGAIN this year after what happened on Sunday.If you somehow mi sed it, knee is what happened. I'm not going Garrett Temple Jersey to write anything more than that, because if I do, I'll cry and no one wants to see me cry. The only thing that kept me from having a total breakdown yesterday is the fact that signing up for a lifetime membership in the Fan Club is starting to look like the best decision I've ever made. How 'bout them ! (I think that's what they say in Dallas).Alright, let's get to the newsletter, and just so you guys know, I promise not to spend the entire thing talking about injured Bengals quarterbacks or former Bengals quarterbacks who no longer play for them. I realize there are other teams in the league. As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. All you . A subscription makes a great Thanksgiving present (I'm don't think people actually give out Thanksgiving presents, but let's pretend they do).1. Today's Show: Week 11 winners and losers plus full recapIt's Monday, which can only mean one thing: I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson that touched on everything you need to know about Week 11 and let me just say, there is a lot you need to know, because Week 11 got a little crazy. One thing we do every week is hand out our weekly winners and losers from Sunday's action. For our losers this week, Ryan got lazy and picked the same team as last week, Brinson picked a team for losing to someone from the NFC East and I picked the Bengals because how could I not. Ryan WilsonWinner: .Raise your hand if you thought DeAndre Jordan Jersey we'd see Drew Lock outplay in Week 11? Drew Lock's parents should be the only people raising their hands right now. It's still not clear if Lock is the long-term answer in Denver, but he keeps playing just well enough that the might have to think about keeping him around for the long-term. Loser: .It's pretty clear that Ryan hates the Ravens or at least that's the conclusion I've drawn after listening to him name Baltimore his loser for the SECOND STRAIGHT week. In Wilson's defense though, it's definitely fair to call the Ravens a loser this week: is struggling, the defense is injured, they don't have many receiving weapons and they'd be out of the playoffs if the postseason started today. Not ideal.Will BrinsonWinner: Frank Reich and .There have been plenty of questions this year about whether Reich made the right decision to bring in Philip Rivers and after Sunday's win, they both look like geniuses.Loser: .To get back in the NFC playoff race, all the Vikings had to do was NOT lose to the Cowboys and they couldn't even pull that off. In what was arguably the most embarra sing lo s of Week 11, the Vikings went down in flames against a Cowboys team that had not won a game since Week 5. John BreechWinner: NFC East.For most teams in the , having just Keven Durant Jersey three wins through 11 weeks is usually viewed as a total failure, but NOT FOR THE FOUR TEAMS IN THE NFC EAST. Sure, every team in this division is horrible, but all of them still have a chance at the playoffs and that's all that matters in the NFL.Loser: Bengals.I'm starting to think this franchise is cursed. I'm also starting to think I might need a new team.Not only did we list our winners and losers, but we also recapped every game from Sunday. If you want to listen -- and you definitely should -- .2. Joe Burrow done for the seasonThe Bengals have existed since 1968 and since then, they've basically suffered through 52 years of bad luck. During their game against Washington on Sunday, the Bengals saw their worst po sible nightmare become a reality: Joe Burrow suffered a serious injury to his left knee. By the time you read this newsletter, there's a chance the diagnosis will be official, but here's what we know so far:Burrow is done for the year. This news comes from Burrow himself, who after the Bengals game concluded.Bengals fear the worst. CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has reported that the Bengals fear it's an Taurean Prince Jersey ACL and MCL injury, but they won't know for sure until the results of the MRI come in. The Bengals obviously knew it was serious because Burrow was ruled out of the game just minutes after he was carted off the field.Recovery timeline. If Burrow did tear his ACL, he'll be looking at a recovery proce s that will take seven to nine months. The good news for the Bengals is that seven months would be the end of June, which means even if Burrow takes eight months, he should still be ready for the start of training camp.For .3. Monday preview: Prepping you for Rams-BuccaneersThe older I get, the more I hate staying up late and although that might be weird thing to talk about right now, I'm only bringing it up because I'm pretty sure agrees with me. The man is 43 years old, he normally goes to bed at like 8 p.m. ET and because of that, I have to think he hates playing in primetime games. Is this the only explanation I can come up with for why the have been so bad in primetime game this year? Yes. Is it true? I have no idea. Anyway, I think the reason I'm telling you all of this is because the Buccaneers are favored by four points tonight and that feels like too many points for a team that's been outscored 81-47 in primetime games this year. With that in mind, let's take a look at a few nuggets from our Rams-Buccaneers preview. On the end, Sean McVay is going to have to do everything in his power to make sure doesn't see much pre sure in this game, because Goff is terrible when he's under pre sure. In nine games this season, Goff has a QB rating of just 36.9 when facing pre sure and the ugly part for him is that he's going up against a Tampa Bay defense that ranked second in the NFL in sacks going into Week 11. Don't be surprised if McVay calls a lot of short pa ses, wide receiver screens and jet sweeps so that Goff can get the ball out before Tampa Bay's pre sure gets to him.As for the Buccaneers, their offensive line is a work in progre s right now, which isn't great news for Tom Brady, who will be trying his best not to get destroyed by . The Buccaneers have struggled against good defenses this year, totaling just 45 points in lo ses Julius Erving Jersey to the , and Saints. The Rams have a good defense, which means it could be a frustrating night for Brady.Breech's prediction: Rams 26-23 over Buccaneers.For a more in-depth preview on this game from Jared Dubin, .4. Week 11 grades: get an 'F' for embarra sing lo sEvery week, I team up wit

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