Week 5 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to play…

QBs

Deshaun Watson, Texans – Dazzled again with 261 passing yards and 5 TDs, plus 31 rushing yards, with nary a blemish.

Cam Newton, Panthers – Continued his rebound with 355 passing yards and 3 TDs, no turnovers and no stupid quotes.

Carson Wentz, Eagles – Overcame the heralded Cardinals secondary with 304 passing yards and 4 TDs, with 1 INT.

Dak Prescott, Cowboys – He threw a pick-six, but he also tallied 251 passing yards and 3 TDs, plus 37 rushing yards and a 4^th score.

Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Though he started slowly, he engineered yet another masterful comeback, finishing with 221 passing yards, 32 rushing yards and 3 TDs.

Alex Smith, Chiefs – Passed for 324 yards and 3 TDs, plus 19 rushing yards, without a turnover.

RBs

Melvin Gordon, Chargers – Played up to his draft stock with 105 rushing yards and 6 catches for 58 yards and a pair of TDs.

Leonard Fournette, Jaguars – Raced for 181 yards and 2 TDs.

Jerick McKinnon, Vikings – Upstaged Latavius Murray with 95 rushing yards and a TD, plus 6 receptions for another 51 yards.

WRs

A.J. Green, Bengals – Made some mistakes, including a fumble, but finished with 7 receptions for 189 yards and a TD.

Davante Adams, Packers – Returned from his concussion to grab 7 passes for 66 yards and 2 TDs.

DeAndre Hopkins, Texans – Only caught 4 passes, but tallied 52 yards and a TD trifecta.

Will Fuller, Texans – Scored on both of his receptions, with 57 yards through the air.

Tyreek Hill, Chiefs – Caught 4 passes for 68 yards and returned a punt for a TD.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Took 7 receptions 177 yards.

Antonio Brown, Steelers – Grabbed 10 balls for 157 yards.

TEs

Ed Dickson, Panthers – Caught 5 passes for 175 yards.

Ks

Harrison Butker, Chiefs – Nailed all 5 of his FG attempts, from 35, 35, 41, 42 and 49 yards, plus 3 XPs.

D/STs

Jaguars – Collected 2 sacks, 5 INTs and 2 TDs on those interceptions while holding the Steelers to 9 points.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers – Tossed 5 picks and no TDs while amassing 312 yards.

Blake Bortles, Jaguars – Looked mediocre again, with 95 passing yards, no TDs and 1 INT.

Jared Goff, Rams – Had 288 passing and 22 rushing yards, but no TDs and 3 turnovers.

Joe Flacco, Ravens – Won his game, but did it with just 222 passing yards and no TDs.

Sam Bradford, Vikings – Returned and looked miserable, passing for just 36 yards.

RBs

Derrick Henry, Titans – Finished with 9 rushing yards, and that’s it.

Carlos Hyde, 49ers – Was a bystander for much of the game, amassing just 18 combined yards.

Bilal Powell, Jets – Settled for 5 rushing and 28 receiving yards.

Chris Johnson, Cardinals – Totaled just 29 yards on the day.

Eddie Lacy, Seahawks – Had just 19 rushing and 9 receiving yards.

Thomas Rawls, Seahawks – Returned to collect 35 combined yards.

Ameer Abdullah, Lions – Rushed for 31 yards and caught a 3 yarder.

Tarik Cohen, Bears – The bloom is off the rose after a 13-yard rushing night (and a 6-yard loss on his only catch).

Todd Gurley, Rams – Ran for 43 yards and caught 2 passes for 7 more.

Jay Ajayi, Dolphins – Ran for 77 yards, but lost a fumble, and added 2 receptions for 2 measly yards.

WRs

Sammy Watkins, Rams – Came up zeros.

Stefon Diggs, Vikings – Aggravated his groin (who hasn’t?) and finished with a 4-yard catch.

DeVante Parker, Dolphins – Had a 6 yarder.

Amari Cooper, Raiders – Settled for an 8-yard catch this week. WTF?

Sterling Shepard, Giants – Caught a 9 yarder before exiting with an ankle injury.

Brandon Marshall, Giants – He left early also, after catching 2 passes for 15 yards.

Travis Benjamin, Chargers – Picked up 18 yards on 2 receptions.

Martavis Bryant, Steelers – Limited to 21 yards on 5 catches, plus a 13-yard run.

Tyrell Williams, Chargers – Caught a 22-yard pass.

Randall Cobb, Packers – Just 29 yards on 4 receptions.

Alshon Jeffery, Eagles – Only 31 yards on 3 catches.

Eric Decker and Rishard Matthews, Titans – Both finished with 34 receiving yards.

Doug Baldwin, Seahawks – His 4 catches resulted in 37 yards.

TEs

Evan Engram, Giants – Laid a goose egg despite the WRs around him dropping like flies.

Eric Ebron, Lions – Had a 6 yarder.

Delanie Walker, Titans – Just 25 yards on 3 catches.

Charles Clay, Bills – Left injured after taking 2 passes 31 yards.