Week 3 Best and Worst Performances

This is a little late, but here are Week 3's best and worst performances from the NFL.

Best:


Wes Welker: It seemed like if Wes Welker didn't make a catch in this game, the only other completions that Tom Brady had were to the Buffalo Bills' defenders.  Fortunately enough, Welker had 16 grabs for 216 yards and two TDs.  The catches and yards were both career highs for Welker and it helped the Patriots jump out to their huge lead and kept them in the game late.

Eli Manning: This one is painful because it came against my beloved Eagles, but Eli Manning absolutely torched their defense.  Every time he threw the ball I was expecting him to overthrow his receiver and it would be picked off.  But that just didn't happen.  Instead, he just threw for four TDs and 254 yards and moved the Giants into a tie for first place in the NFC East.

Darren McFadden: Take away his 70+ yard TD run against the strong Jets defense, and McFadden still would have had 18 carries for close to 100 yards and a TD.  Add in that run and you have an impressive stat line that looks like the following: 19 carries, 171 yards, and two TDs.  Not too shabby.

The Worst:

Tom Brady: It's really hard to knock on Tom Brady for having four TDs in a game, but couple that with four INTs as well, and well, you have a 15 game winning streak against the Bills come to an end.  Things started off great for Brady, but after an early 21-0 lead with three TDs, Brady struggled, throwing four picks and only passed for one more late TD.

Chris Johnson: When was the last time Chris Johnson had a really bad outing?  Oh yeah, the first two games this season.  Johnson ran for only 21 yards this week and has yet to eclipse the 100-yard mark... TOTAL this season.  Maybe CJ2K should worry more about performing and not his bank account.

Dallas Offense: Yeah they won the game, but the Cowboys' offense looked brutal at times in their Monday night clash with the Washington Redskins.  Too many bad snaps, bad penalties, and stalled drives led to their rookie kicker Dan Bailey kicking six field goals and helping them win the game.  The Cowboys are going to have to clean it up a lot.

Stay tuned next week for Week 4's Best and Worst.

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