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https://www.metsshine.com/Brandon-Nimmo-Jersey The Debrief, Week 3: Winners and losers Published: Sep 25, 2017 at 08:07 PM Around The NFL Podcast Co-Host *Gregg Rosenthal catches you up on everything you need to know as we turn from Week 3 to Week 4. * GLENDALE, Ariz -- Coming back to earth might not be all bad for the once-otherworldly offense. On a sluggish Monday night in the desert where second-year superstars and were bottled up for three quarters, team displayed a resourcefulne s in a that will come in handy this season. The must find different ways to win because maintaining the extraordinary level of last season's bludgeoning attack was never realistic. On Monday, it was Prescott's ridiculous ability to throw deep and accurately on the run when a play breaks down. It was self-described "seventh option" receiver having the best night of his five-year career. It was a defense, finally led by a premier pa s rusher in , holding the fort until the offense got right. After defensive tackle recorded two of the team's six sacks, I asked him if he enjoyed the concept of a team being known for more than its offense. "Hell yeah I do. We don't want to be byproducts of nothing. We want to be " Collins said. It's hard for any newcomers to steal the show more than Prescott and Elliott did a year ago, and they are undeniably going through some growing pains in Year 2. That's partly a product of the team's vaunted offensive line taking a downturn, with newly installed right tackle and left guard struggling. Even All-Pro left tackle has looked mortal over the last two weeks. The gained 152 yards entering the fourth quarter, with big plays few and far between all season until Prescott's pair of beautiful deep throws to Butler helped the put the game away. "It wasn't perfect offensively. It was a tough game," tight end said. "But I think it showed that grit and grind that our offense has. We talk about fight a lot but I don't think it was demonstrated any better than in this game tonight." No one will ever call America's Team scrappy underdogs, but the theme of battling resonated on a night when Prescott literally flipped over defenders into the end zone and performed his best Gronk impre sion while muscling through half of the ' defense to score. " is all about fight," said coach Jason Garrett, who clearly appreciated winning a game that didn't come easy. "He's all about scratch, claw, battle." The are accustomed to wearing down the opposition, but this was the second straight week that the script flipped. One week after the dominated time of po se sion, Witten admitted it was "frustrating" to see the run 75 plays to only 45 for Dallas. Still, it was the ' running game that finally found a groove late https://www.metsshine.com/Adeiny-Hechavarria-Jersey . It was the ' defense, led by Lawrence, that stood tallest. Lawrence's three-sack, six-quarterback hit game was no fluke. He has absolutely dominated all three weeks this season, becoming only the third player in NFL history to open a season with three straight multi-sack games. He shows up on film with an incredible array of next-level pa s rush moves and has ended many drives with pre sure that doesn't show up in the box score. For years since that other DeMarcus left town, the have searched for a star pa s rusher. They've found one in Lawrence, finally free of injury and suspension -- just in time to open owner Jerry Jones' checkbook in his contract year. "There's a lot of stars on this team," Bryant said. Butler was the most unlikely one Monday night, but he was ready for his postgame closeup with a permanent smile and some fresh curls. He finished with two catches for 90 yards and a wild improvised touchdown, although he couldn't help but mi s the overturned touchdown that got away. "Yeah man, c'mon. I need two touchdowns! points!" Butler joked. That comment got a swift retort from Bryant sitting at the neighboring locker, who cautioned about the dangers of being too focused on numbers. This team must continue to find ways to win without nece sarily lighting up the scoreboard. They'll need plenty of "seventh options" like Butler to step up along the way. Moving up The 2017 season: Week 3 will be remembered decades from now for players' social me sages, for during the national anthem, for acro s the country, for Colin Kaepernick's me sage of racial inequity amplified in response to words from President Trump. History will forget the quality of games played, although the increase of scoring and close games was significant, as was the response to . Scoring, at its lowest levels in 20 years through two weeks at 40.3 points per game, ballooned to 50 points per game. More importantly, the games were compelling. After two weeks with the second-highest margin of victory (12.9) through two weeks in 20 years, the number dropped dramatically below average to 10.6. Perhaps the five best games of this young season ( , , , and ) were all played in Week 3. So few of us saw any of it coming. The list of the most stunning developments from Week 3 begins with the and engaging in , to making the defense look like amateurs and ends with the offense . When stories like backup quarterback or the scoring 24 fourth-quarter points or the the most shocking, you know it's truly been a strange, memorable week on the field -- and a meaningful one off it. receivers: The list of wideout duos better than the ' and is either short or non-existent. Both players are just hitting their prime, taking their understanding and ball skills to another level this season. (Thielen ranks second and Diggs ranks third in receiving yards .) Keenum deserves credit for some pretty pa ses Sunday on his way to 369 yards, but Diggs and Thielen deserve even more love for making aggre sive plays at the point of attack. , cornerback: Don't make cornerback mad. Ever since wideout called Peters a "bum" , Peters has played the with a little extra juice. In over Los Angeles, Peters gave up only 20 yards receiving on seven targets thrown his way, with one interception and another pa s defensed, according to Pro Football Focus. (Last season against the in Week 17, Peters on five targets with an interception.) On days like Sunday, it's easy to believe that Peters' best is better than that of any cornerback in the league. Between Peters and outside linebacker , who had another big day Sunday, https://www.metsshine.com/Pedro-Martinez-Jersey Kansas City has two of the elite defensive players in football. The Sean McDermott formula: The new coach seems to have in Buffalo, and he used it well this offseason. He re-made the team's secondary in one offseason with mostly spare parts, just like the used to do at his old job as defensive coordinator in Carolina. The ' secondary has been difficult to throw against for three straight weeks, with rookie and safety pickup standing out. It's a fundamentally sound defense that tackles and makes opponents earn yards. Combine that defense with a strong start from perennially underrated quarterback , and the were able to to improve to 2-1. The preseason talk of tanking is a memory. ownership fired Rex Ryan because . McDermott is doing his best thus far to prove ownership right. The have a Fox-y front seven. In two home games, the team has slowed down . Even more impre sively, the had runs of 13 yards or more against a previously stout defense, while only giving up a long of 13 yards to . They against two NFL powers. and now rival the best backfield duos in football. The are from being 2-1 while getting very little from veteran quarterback . To save his own job and make a real run at a winning record, Fox may have to deviate from the principles of Foxball and start rookie quarterback . Old habits die hard. Other teams avoiding the 0-3 hole: There is a cold chill to an 0-3 start that is difficult to shake, even when teams warm up later in the season. Only three of 132 teams since 1990 that have started 0-3 have made the playoffs entering this season, a daunting figure for fans of the , , , and . That's partly why Sunday was so ma sive for the , a team hardly building for the future with a 38-year-old quarterback playing at a top-five level. offers hope because of how complete it was. The ' powerful front seven was neutralized. The ' running game kept the clock moving and set up manageable third downs for . New Orleans' young secondary made great plays on the ball, and defensive end continued his boffo start to the season. It was one of those games where coach Sean Payton was a step ahead of his counterpart https://www.metsshine.com/Edwin-Diaz-Jersey . If he has another one of those games , the can reset this season at 2-2. Time will tell if truly matters. This Indianapolis team could be fighting for the AFC South title or for the No. 1 overall draft pick, depending on when . If Luck returns in a few weeks, any victory without him will count double and give the franchise quarterback a shot to keep his team relevant. Interim starter , offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski and general manager Chris Ballard all deserve kudos for making the best of a bad situation at quarterback. Bri sett plays like a far more mature player than when he was a rookie who started (and won) for the last season. offensive efficiency: Tenne see is wearing out some of the best defenses in football. During one stretch , the scored 27 points on five straight po se sions and scored on seven of eight po se sions overall. Coach Mike Mularkey's crew had a similar stretch of six straight scores for 34 points . It's likely not a coincidence that the ' production picks up after halftime, when the team's physical offensive line begins to slowly grind down the opposition. Quarterback throws one of the prettiest pa ses in football up the seams, and the addition of rookie tight end makes Tenne see exceedingly difficult to defend when he's on the field with . defensive coordinator Greg Manusky's meetings with broadcasters: In a Week 2 meeting with Fox Sports/NFL Network/man about town multi-hyphenate Peter Schrager, Manusky expre sed irritation about the amount of praise directed toward former coordinator/man about town Sean McVay. The slowed down McVay's offense, with an interception of . In Week 3, NBC's Cris Collinsworth relayed a story of Manusky taking great umbrage when it was mentioned that he had a tough matchup against Oakland's offense. to 128 yards, including only four first downs in the first 55 minutes. Washington's defense is starting to play with a nasty edge, and it apparently starts with Manusky. Hopefully, he stays cranky before talking to Jon Gruden . Moving down The ' defense: The team's lack of secondary depth was exposed with starting cornerback . The picked on second-year starter and former safety . Allowing 494 yards to a Case Keenum-led offense, however, is not just about two players. Tampa was without linebacker and then lost linebacker and pa s rusher during the game. The team doesn't have enough of a pa s rush with Spence on the sideline. (Spence has a dislocated shoulder and might try to play through it. David is .) The ' defense: Were we all wrong about the ' defense, or was against the offensively challenged a blip on the radar? Baltimore has too much depth and young talent to go away on defense, but it can't be so reliant on turnovers. This was, after all, a team that gave up a lot of big plays (and 386 yards) to a offense led by quarterbacks and . After not facing an above-average quarterback in the first three weeks, Baltimore gets and . Then again … Pittsburgh's offense: Something isn't clicking. Roethlisberger is not seeing the field as well this season and is struggling to get any receiver not named consistently involved. is not finding the same room at the second level of defenses. Through three weeks, the are 16th in points and 22nd in yards . The ' optimism: It's never just one thing when it comes to getting predictions wrong before the season. After two solid weeks of play, it was ' turn to wear the goat horns . His three interceptions set up 17 points. , who is playing as well as any defender in football, helped get the ball back to Rivers in a one-score game during the second half with a chance to tie. The punted all five times, including once from the 35-yard line. If coach Anthony Lynn trusts rookie kicker enough to keep him on the roster, he should trust him to attempt a 52-yard field goal in a tight game. But confidence has apparently been lacking throughout the , and Rivers is already playing catch-up for yet another season. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content https://www.metsshine.com/Jeff-Mcneil-Jersey or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.