Top 10 Most Surprising NFL Teams of Week 12 (2019)
Another week of football is upon us, meaning there's more chaos to assess. What did the football gods deliver to us this week?
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San Francisco 49ers
The Niners absolutely dominated Green Bay on both sides of the ball from start to finish. San Francisco has proven itself a legitimate contender as of now. Aaron Rodgers was all but shut down.
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Baltimore Ravens
A statement win for the Ravens, who destroyed the Rams. Lamar Jackson may have very well just won the MVP with that performance. Meanwhile, the defense shut down any form of life the Rams' offense had. The Ravens are a scary team. Don't underestimate them.
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Detroit Lions
Uh, Lions, what was that? You're still trying to be competitive, right? That type of loss may have very well just put your playoff hopes on life support. It takes talent to lose to the Deadskins. Driskel made me want Stafford back. What an awful game.
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Los Angeles Rams
Rams, you got absolutely beat up by the Lamar Jackson show. You guys couldn't do anything at all. Congratulations, guys, your playoff hopes are now on life support. No pressure, Goff.
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Green Bay Packers
The Packers were absolutely annihilated by San Francisco. Aaron Rodgers got harassed all game long. Meanwhile, the defense couldn't control the Niners offensively. George Kittle was a nightmare for the Packers, who now fall to 8-3.
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Buffalo Bills
The Bills dominated this game in every way, shape, and form. Josh Allen is showing strides of improvement as he torched the Broncos all game long. As a result, the Bills have their best start in 23 years at 8-3.
Of course, this is against the Broncos, who are a very subpar team, and Buffalo has another win against an easy opponent, but give them credit. They are looking pretty good at the moment.
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New York Jets
I must say, I don't know what it was, but the Jets somehow came to life and beat the Oakland Raiders senseless. Sam Darnold went off in this one. NO, JETS, YOU'RE TANKING THE WRONG WAY. TANK THE OTHER WAY.
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Oakland Raiders
Oakland, you're wondering why people don't take you seriously? This is why. There's playing down to your competition, and then there's whatever that was. Derek Carr was so awful he was benched for Mike Glennon. Yes, that guy still exists. It doesn't matter, though, because you lost to the Buttfumble.
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Denver Broncos
Denver, what was that? The Bills are arguably the weakest team above .500, and you do that? I get that your offense sucks, but shouldn't your defense, oh, I don't know, contain the Bills' weak offense? You'd think they would be more evenly matched, but instead, the Broncos simply rolled over and died.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers, congratulations on playing down to your competition. To be fair, you were kind of depleted, but damn, Mason Rudolph was awful. He almost lost to the BUNGLES. The WINLESS BUNGLES. Are you sure Myles Garrett didn't give him a concussion?
Thankfully, Devlin Hodges was able to lead you to a win, but still, that wasn't pretty.
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Washington Redskins
Washington, guys, DON'T FALL FOR THE FALSE HOPE. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TANK THE OTHER WAY. Somehow, they were able to pull out a win, which is only going to hurt them in the long run.