Another week of football is done! Another week full of blowouts, great performances, and miracle endings. A week where many teams proved their legit contenders as well. Now let us get started.
Falcons vs Panthers
The game started off slow with the only first quarter score being a Panthers field goal making it 3-0 going into the second quarter. The second quarter was much more score full though. The Falcons were first to score a touchdown making it 7-3. The Panthers followed the drive right back though driving for a touchdown themselves maintain a lead, 10-7. A critical mistake was made by the Panthers though with quarterback Phillip Walker of the Panthers throwing an interception returned for a touchdown by the Falcons. The Falcons now led 14-10 entering halftime. No team could pull away on the score board in this game as the second half started with a panther’s field goal to tighten up the score 14-13 Falcons. The Falcons were next to score again with a touchdown and making the score 21-13. Now it was time for the fourth quarter! It started off with a Panthers touchdown and successfully converted two-point conversion to tie the game at 21-21. After this both teams just kept scoring! The Falcons scored another field goal to take the lead back 24-21. Both teams put together touchdown drives back-to-back and making the score 31-28 Falcons lead. Then the Panthers had the ball with a little more than two minutes left down by 3. They completely failed to convert however turning the ball over on their own 18-yard line. This game seemed like it was over but no! The Falcons scored a field goal and led by 6 with only 36 seconds left. The Panthers came out however and put together a thrilling play. A 62-yard pass from Phillip Walker to wide receiver DJ Moore for a touchdown tying the game up at 34-34. Then DJ Moore costed his team after just keeping them in the game. Due to over celebrating, he got a 15-yard penalty making the 1-point attempt harder. Next thing you know, the extra point missed, and the game goes into overtime. The Overtime was a nightmare for both teams. The Falcons won the coin flip but threw an interception giving the Panthers great field position with them just needing a field goal for the win. The mistakes continued for the Panthers though with them missing an easy 32-yard field goal for the win. The Falcons drove down the field and put themselves in field goal range for a 41-yard field goal attempt. Kicker Younghoe Koo converted making the field goal and giving the Falcons the Win.
Wide Receiver DJ Moore had a career game vs the Falcons on Sunday.
Commanders vs Colts
A lower scoring game but one that still brought lots of excitement and shock. The first quarter consisted of no scores, but the second quarter consisted of a Colts field goal and Commander’s touchdown to make it a low scoring 7-3 Commanders lead entering halftime. The low scoring game continued with the only score in the third quarter being a Colts field goal. So, despite such low score, it was now a one point 7-6 Commanders lead. The Colts then began to pull away scoring a field goal and touchdown to make it a two possession 16-7 Colts lead. The Commanders used their grit however to stay in this game and score a field goal to make the score 16-10 and within striking distance. After a Colts punt the game was suddenly in the Commanders control. The Commanders were putting together a great drive before what I think a contender for catch of the year so far should be. A 33-yard pass from quarterback Taylor Heinicke to wide receiver Terry McLaurin to the colts 1 yard line. After a 1-yard Qb rush into the end zone, the Commanders won the game 17-16 in truly thrilling fashion. Here is a link to the highlights of this game including the Terry McLaurin catch.
Terry McLaurin worked his magic against the Colts.