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Around The NFL breaks down what you need to know from all of Sunday’s action in Week 10 of the 2023 NFL season. Catch up on each game’s biggest takeaways using the links below:
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Kevin Patra’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Kyler Murray was blitzed on 44.4% of his dropbacks against the Falcons, tied for his fourth-highest blitz rate faced in a game in his career. Murray completed 8-of-13 passes for 114 yards with an INT against the blitz.
NFL Research: Both Kyler Murray and Clayton Tune scored a rushing TD in Week 10. This marked the first time the Cardinals had two QBs each score a rushing TD in the same game since the Chicago Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 9 of the 1956 season (QBs Lamar McHan and Jim Root each scored one rush TD in that game).
Coral Smith’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Lions running back David Montgomery gained +68 rushing yards over expected on his 75-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, the most rush yards over expected on a run play this season.
NFL Research: With his 323 passing yards on Sunday, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert now has 16,438 passing yards in his career, passing Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (16,177) and Dan Marino (16,418) for the most pass yards in a player’s first four seasons all-time.
Eric Edholm’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Brandin Cooks caught nine of his 10 targets for 173 yards and a touchdown (+77 receiving yards over expected) in Week 10 against the Giants, his highest RecYOE total since Week 15 of the 2016 season. Cooks accumulated most of his production Sunday while lined up in the slot, hauling in all six targets for 128 yards and a TD (+41.9% CROE).
NFL Research: CeeDee Lamb is the first WR to have 10+ receptions, 150+ receiving yards, 1 receiving TD and 1 rush TD in a single game since at least 1950.
Nick Shook’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Leonard Williams, who finished tied for the team-high in pressures (4), was 1 of 7 Seahawks defenders who recorded multiple pressures against Sam Howell. Williams has generated an 11.8% QB pressure rate since joining the Seahawks in Week 9 (Weeks 1-8 with the Giants: 9.6% pressure rate).
NFL Research: It was YAC City in Seattle on Sunday, where the Seahawks recorded 254 receiving yards after the catch — the most by any team in a game in 2023, per Pro Football Focus. Washington posted the third-highest YAC total with 226.
Michael Baca’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Mac Jones was pressured on 12 of his 27 dropbacks in Week 10 (44.4% pressure rate). Ten of Jones’ 12 pressures came against 4-man rushes.
NFL Research: The Patriots’ 2-8 start is tied for the worst in the Bill Belichick era (also started 2-8 in 2000, his first season in New England).
Nick Shook’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Deshaun Watson completed every one of his 14 pass attempts in the second half for 134 yards and a touchdown, posting a completion percentage over expected of +18.2.
NFL Research: The Ravens are only the third team in NFL history to lose a game despite holding four separate leads of 14-plus points in a game, and the first to do so in nearly 20 years. The Seattle Seahawks did so and lost to Baltimore in Week 12 of the 2003 season, while the Giants also lost despite holding four separate leads of 14-plus points in a game against the Browns in Week 13 of the 1966 season.
Kevin Patra’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: C.J. Stroud completed 11 of his 19 passes over 10 air yards for 259 yards and he averaged a career-high 11.9 air yards per attempt. Stroud has thrown for a league-high 1,513 yards and +85.6 EPA on throws over 10 air yards this season.
NFL Research: Noah Brown had a career-high 172 receiving yards on seven receptions, topping his previous high that he set in Week 9 versus Tampa Bay (153 receiving yards). Brown joins CeeDee Lamb, Tyreek Hill and Justin Jefferson as the only players with 150-plus receiving yards in consecutive games this season.
Eric Edholm’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: All three of Brock Purdy’s passing touchdowns on Sunday were over 10 air yards and had an average time to throw over 2.5 seconds, despite being pressured on a career-high 53.6% of his pass attempts.
NFL Research: Christian McCaffrey did not score a touchdown for the first time since Week 11 of last season, ending his streak (including playoffs) at 17 straight games with a TD. That ties McCaffrey for the longest streak in league history with Lenny Moore, who set the original mark in the 1963 and 1964 seasons.
Kevin Patra’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs finished 20 of 30 for 251 yards and a touchdown when holding the ball for longer than 2.5 seconds. Dobbs attempted only four quick passes on the day (3 of 4, 17 yards).
NFL Research: Minnesota currently has the longest active win streak in the NFL at five games. All five wins came without star wideout Justin Jefferson.
Eric Edholm’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Jordan Love had success down the field in Week 10, accumulating 145 of his 289 passing yards on deep passes (20-plus air yards).
NFL Research: The Steelers are the first team since 1940 to have a winning record despite being outgained in each of their first nine games of the season.
Nick Shook’s takeaways:
Next Gen stat of the game: Mike Evans caught five of his seven targets on passes of 10-plus air yards on Sunday, finishing with 116 yards and a touchdown on such attempts.
NFL Research: Evans’ six catches, 143 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown marked his 18th game since 2014 with 120-plus receiving yards and one-plus receiving touchdown, the fourth-most of any receiver in that span.
More analysis to come from Around the NFL.
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