Week 14 Top Dogs & Down and Out Teams

 Week 14 Top Dogs & Down and Out Teams

By Josh Olson 

Top Dogs

San Francisco 49ers- This team just keeps winning football games, making their winning streak now six. The 49ers took it to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning 35-7. They went into the half 28-0 and Brock Purdy was on playing smart football. He had sixteen completions for twenty-one throws for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey carried the ball fourteen times for 119 yards and a touchdown. He also caught the ball twice for thirty-four yards and a touchdown. Brandon Aiyuk led the team in receiving yards with two catches for fifty-seven yards and a touchdown. The defense was on fire, holding Tom Brady and the offence to seven points that they got in the third quarter but also picked him off twice. The 49ers look to keep the winning streak going and to win the division in week 15 when they take on the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night football. 

 

Detroit Lions- Don't look now but the Detroit Lions are 5-1 in their last six games and have a 6-7 record after having beaten the Minnesota Vikings 34-23. Jared Goff went off for 330 yards and three touchdowns. The running game was a huge part of their attack, but DJ Chark has six catches for ninety-four yards and a touchdown. The defense made Kirk Cousin's life hell when they sacked him

four times, seven tackles for a loss, and nine QB hits. This team has something going on which will drive them to make the playoffs. They look to keep their playoffs hopes alive when they travel to take on the New York Jets in week 15. 

 

Jacksonville Jaguars- The Jaguars ended their losing skid with a 36-22 win over the Tennessee Titans. Trevor Lawrence looks like a franchise quarterback, throwing for 368 yards and three touchdowns. Travis Etienne Jr. had a meh game, rushing seventeen times for thirty-two yards. Evan Engram had eleven catches for 162 yards and two touchdowns. The defense was dominant to the Titian's offence causing Ryan Tannehill to throw a pick and get sacked four times for a loss of twenty-seven yards. The defense had five tackles for a loss and nine QB hits. They also kept Derrick Henry to two yards in the second half and caused him to fumble the ball. The Jaguars look to keep this type of play going when they host the Dallas Cowboys in week 15.

 

Down & Out

 

Tennessee Titans- The Tennessee Titans are in the midst of a three e game losing streak, losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars 36-22. The team played good football in the first half, only down by six years points. In the second half though, they could not get anything going! Derrick Henry had only two yards after putting up 119 yards in the first half. He also had a killer fumble that got point in for the Jaguars.  In this game, they just looked defeated, the wind hit their sails... Maybe it had something to do with the firing of their GM, who a lot of players liked. The Titans look to snap their losing streak when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers in week 15. 

 

New York Giants- The New York Giants are showing their true colors and it's not a team to be taken seriously in the playoffs... If they make the playoffs. Losers of two, with a tie in there also, going into this game against the Philadelphia Eagles, they lost 48-22. They went into the half down seventeen points and only scored another fifteen in the second half. They got torched by Miles Sanders, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns. They gave up 217 air yards and two touchdowns. Daniel Jones only threw 169 yards and a touchdown. Tyrod Taylor, the backup quarterback, led the rushing attack with two carries for forty yards... THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK! The Eagle's defense sacked the Giants' two

Quarterbacks seven times for a lost thirty-five yards. This team needs to change their fortunes quickly if they want to make the playoffs and that begins with travelling to Washington to take on the Commanders in week 15.

 

Seattle Seahawks- Ever since week 9, when they were on a four-game winning streak but now they've had one win in the last four games. They lost to the Carolina Panthers 30-24. Geno Smith had a so-so game, throwing 264 yards, three touchdowns, and two picks. The running game was their downfall, both for them and against them. Travis Homer led the seahawk's rushing attack with nine carries for twenty-six yards. Carolina had 223 rushing yards in total against them! The defense could not stop the run! They tried to get back into the game and to even win it, but they ran out of time! Now they play on a short week, for the division title on the line when they host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday nightfootball in week 15.