NFL Week 9 winners: AFC North foes dominate

With a lot of the Week 9 NFL motion within the books, let’s check out a few of the league’s greatest winners from Sunday’s play.

Baltimore Ravens offense

Going through a Denver Broncos protection that allowed the league’s fewest yards per play (4.4) by way of eight weeks, the Ravens offense had a area day throughout their 41-10 beatdown at M&T Financial institution Stadium. Lamar Jackson, who’s trending towards turning into the sixth participant to win consecutive NFL MVP awards, threw for 3 touchdowns and posted his fourth-career excellent passer ranking (158.3).

On the receiving finish of Jackson’s dominant outing was WR Zay Flowers, who hauled in 5 of his six targets for 127 yards and a pair of first-half scores. The least shocking results of the sport got here from RB Derrick Henry, who casually recorded his fourth 100-plus dashing yard and two-touchdown recreation of the season.

Henry now sits at 1,052 dashing yards and is on tempo to complete 13 yards shy of a second profession 2,000-yard dashing season.

Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

Barkley stomped throughout Jacksonville’s protection throughout Philadelphia’s 28-23 win on Sunday, dashing for 159 yards and a landing and including 40 yards and one other rating by way of the air. He completed one yard in need of recording his first 200-scrimmage yard recreation since Dec. 22, 2019.

His appalling numbers had been removed from probably the most spectacular feat he completed within the recreation, nonetheless. On a third-down play early within the second quarter, Barkley launched the league to a transfer that no one has even thought to aim on knowledgeable soccer area: the backward hurdle.