Saquon Barkley's Historic Performance – A Crazy Week 12

The Philadelphia Eagles are once again one of the best teams in American football – largely due to the outstanding running backs in the game. Meanwhile, Washington is going crazy and the Kansas City Chiefs are once again in a lot of trouble around Patrick Mahomes. It's Week 12 in the NFL.

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Barkley made Philadelphia perfect

In fact, New York Giants owner John Mara wants to keep the running back. Under no circumstances does he want Saquon Barkley to go to rival Philadelphia. Giants general manager Joe Schoen only courted the 27-year-old to a limited extent, so that's how it happened. Barkley signed in Philadelphia — where he's been tearing apart opposing defenses ever since.

He had another superb performance in a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. He gained 302 total yards on 26 carries (255 yards) and four catches (47 yards). That's the best value in nine years and the ninth-best value in NFL history. Barkley scored two touchdowns of at least 70 yards. Those responsible in New York may once again blame themselves.

In fact, the Giants need to apologize to the rest of the NFL. Because a running back like Barkley is exactly what the Philadelphia Eagles are missing in the 2022/23 season when they lose the Super Bowl. After the game, Barkley focused on his offensive line, which cleared the way for him to penetrate opposing defenses.

The win against the Rams was the seventh in a row and ninth in eleven games of the season. Thanks to a strong running back in quarterback Jalen Hurts, super wide receiver AJ Brown (109 yards, 1 touchdown) and a strong defense, Philadelphia will definitely be considered a championship contender.

Work hard to win again

The Kansas City Chiefs conceded defeat for the first time this season last week (21:30 vs. Buffalo), and now they're on the verge of another defeat. Especially against the Carolina Panthers, who have beaten two weak teams recently but had barely put another foot in the door before that. Against Kansas City, Carolina trailed by 9 minutes and 20 seconds at halftime. Thanks to the improvement after halftime and especially in the last quarter, we actually tied the game 27:27.

But as is often the case, less than two minutes were enough for Patrick Mahomes to lead the team to victory before overtime. He brought the Chiefs within field goal range with a 33-yard rush, and backup kicker Spencer Shrader had a perfect game and finished with confidence.

Despite a stellar performance from Patrick Mahomes, who threw for three touchdowns, the Chiefs defense remains a concern. The Carolina Panthers have only scored 27 points this season. So far, only the Bills have been able to truly exploit the Chiefs' weaknesses. Kansas City has won 10 of 11 games and remains the best team in the AFC.

Who will stop these lions?

The Detroit Lions also had a record of ten wins and one loss. The team from Michigan is more convincing than Kansas City. The Lions totaled 360 points, 177 more than they allowed. The Chiefs' ratio was 270:218. Detroit once again showed off its defensive prowess and offensive flexibility with a 24-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

The fact that quarterback Jared Goff didn't throw a single touchdown pass and the Lions still won handily is a warning to the rest of the league. Running back duo Jahmyr Gibbs (99 yards, 2 touchdowns) and David Montgomery (73 yards, 1 touchdown) were particularly convincing, and Goff also Distributing his safe and precise passes to seven players. It's virtually impossible for either team to stop Detroit's offense — especially since the Lions have been able to play all of their playoff games in coverage so far.

madness in washington

For a long time, this was a relatively unremarkable thing in Washington. At halftime, the two sides scored only 3:3. It also came as Washington kicker Austin Seibert missed a field goal and Dallas' Brandon Aubrey missed twice. The Commanders and Cowboys each scored touchdowns in the third quarter, but the crowd got its real redemption in the final three minutes of the game.

Dallas first responded to Washington's just-successful touchdown, with KaVontae Turpin returning the kickoff for a touchdown, chasing the score to 27 minutes and 17 seconds. After the home team took another shot and the Cowboys' offense failed, Washington had 33 seconds left to tie the game, and actually tie it by a narrow margin. Quarterback Jayden Daniels found Terry McLaurin, who then brought the entire defense to their feet for a touchdown to tie the game at 26-27. Washington actually could have tied the game, but kicker Seibert missed the extra point.

But that's not all the madness is. Washington had another chance thanks to an onside kick from Juanye Tomas that the Commanders could have recovered the ball themselves, leading to a touchdown instead of going down to end the game.

However, Daniels' long pass in the closing seconds ended up in the arms of Cowboys linebacker Israel Mukuamu. After a completely insane final game, Dallas actually won for only the fourth time this season. After a stellar start with seven wins in nine games, Washington lost its third straight game.

Many are created from scratch

For this reason, Daniels' role as the favorite in the race for the Rookie of the Year award is also in jeopardy. His biggest competition is not No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, who played brilliantly in the Chicago Bears' 27-30 win over Minnesota, but Bo Nix from the Denver Broncos. In a 29-16 win over Las Vegas, he threw no interceptions for the third straight time and threw two touchdown passes, both to favorite receiver Courtland Sutton. (Courtland Sutton).

Since the fifth round, Broncos head coach Sean Payton's 24-year-old dream player has thrown 15 touchdown passes and only two interceptions. At this stage, his passer rating ranks ninth in the league, and thanks to him, Denver has seven wins in twelve games and is a very popular playoff candidate.

Beaten 49ers dominate

Losing regular quarterback Brock Purdy, star linebacker Nick Bosa and other standout players, the San Francisco 49ers had to accept a historic bust. In 74 games, they've never lost to the Green Bay Packers like this in 10 minutes, 38 seconds. The home team made the balance of strength clear from the beginning and did not let up after taking a 17-0 lead. Only George Kittle's touchdown at 7:17 briefly gave hope.

San Francisco has won five of eleven games and needs to win its last six games in a row to make the playoffs. However, since the overall strength of the National League is not particularly strong, the 49ers' door is still open. However, the Packers are slowly gaining momentum with six wins in their last seven rounds.

More highlights

This time the star of the Minnesota Vikings' 30-27 overtime victory over Chicago wasn't Justin Jefferson, but Jordan Addison. The 22-year-old gained 162 yards, a touchdown and provided several highlights:

With the situation already hopeless, New England Patriots rookie quarterback Derek Meyer successfully threw a touchdown pass to Austin Hooper against Miami. The Dolphins ended the game 34-15.

The Tennessee Titans pulled off an unexpected victory, defeating the Houston Texans 32-27. Chigoziem Okonkwo scores the decisive touchdown:

The Arizona Cardinals offense struggled in a game that didn't really live up to expectations. The lone bright spot in the win over the Seattle Seahawks at 6:16 was Michael Wilson's catch:

Seattle was still pretty harmless on offense, but safety Kobe Bryant helped score a touchdown on a disastrous pass from Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. He celebrated this by paying tribute to Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch:

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