NFL Week 11 grades Eagles earn B for Monday night upset win over Chiefs Jets get an F for ugly loss

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Welcome to the Week 11 grades!We have some shocking news to start off with here and that's the fact that the earned an 'A' for the FIRST TIME all season. It took 11 weeks, but it finally happened and it happened after a game where the Giants defense smothered the in a 33-19 win. The Giants are now 2-0 this year against Washington and 1-8 against everyone else. If they played the Commanders every week, they'd be a lock for the playoffs.The Giants weren't the only NFC East to earn an A in Week 11. The also were given an 'A' after their 33-10 win over the . The Cowboys have now won six games this season by 20 points or more, which is tied for the second-most by any team through 10 games since 1950.The NFC East actually had a pretty strong week. Not only did the Cowboys and Giants both win, but the closed out Week 11 by upsetting the in Kansas City.Let's check out all the grades for Week 11, starting with Philly's big win over the Chiefs. B The Eagles got beat down in the first half, but they showed some serious resilience during a second-half comeback that allowed them to pull off an upset in Kansas City. After a first half that saw the Eagles only put up 78 yards of offense, Philly turned to D'Andre Swift and , and those two carried the team over the final two quarters. Those two combined for 206 of the Eagles' 238 yards. also played the role of Superman with two rushing touchdowns. As bad as the offense was in the first half, the Eagles were able to stay in this game thanks to a gutsy defensive performance. The Eagles forced two turnovers in the game and they both came after the Chiefs had driven inside of Philadelphia's 15-yard line. The defense topped things off by holding the Chiefs scorele s in the second half. The version of the Eagles we saw in the second half can beat any team in the .C The Chiefs looked like they were going to run away with this game at halftime, but instead, they saw their offense implode in the second half for the third straight week. The Chiefs scored zero points over the final two quarters, and they've now gone three straight games without scoring in the second half. One big problem for the Chiefs is that their receivers keep dropping pa ses. and both had crucial drops in the final two minutes. Even the Chiefs' two biggest stars struggled at times with losing a pivotal fumble in the first half and killing a drive with an end-zone interception in the first half. The offensive woes overshadowed a decent performance by a Chiefs defense that held the Eagles under 250 yards while sacking Jalen Hurts five times. If the Chiefs can't get things figured out on the offensive side of the ball soon, it's hard to imagine them repeating as champs.A When you have the lowest-scoring offense in the , it's always nice when your defense can help supply some points and that's what happened in this game. The Giants were able to pull off the upset thanks to a defense that kept forcing turnover after turnover after turnover after turnover (They forced six turnovers). Not only did they pick off three times, but they also recovered three fumbles. The other reason the Giants won is because -- TOMMY DEVITO -- outplayed Howell. The undrafted rookie threw three TD pa ses, including an impre sive 40-yarder to in the first half. Winning won't help the Giants with their draft position, but it might help team morale.D In what might go down as the ugliest offensive performance of the season by any team, the Commanders offense e sentially gave this game away by turning the ball over SIX times, including a pick six by Sam Howell late in the fourth quarter (Howell threw three picks in the game). The Giants got 24 points of those six turnovers and that was the difference in the game. This was an embarra sing performance against a Giants team that went into Week 11 as the lowest-scoring team in the NFL. The only bright spot was Joe Kelly Jersey a Commanders defense that sacked Tommy DeVito nine times.B- For more than three and a half quarters, the played nearly perfect football, but everything fell apart for them over the final four minutes. After picking off three times and surrendering just 194 yards through the first three quarters. the Bears defense got steamrolled in the fourth quarter for 144 yards and two touchdowns. It was an unfortunate ending, considering how well they played earlier in the game. The offense showed some spark behind , who totaled 273 yards and a TD while Hanley Ramirez Jersey playing in his first game since Oct. 15. This game felt like a moral victory for the Bears, but as we all know, moral victories mean nothing in the NFL.B- Jared Goff had a total meltdown in this game with three interceptions over the first three quarters, but he was able to shake those off to lead two TD drives in the final four minutes to pull out the win. On those two drives, Goff went 11 of 13 for 115 yards and one TD. Former Bears running back got revenge on his old team: Not only did he average 6.3 yards per carry with 12 rushes for 76 yards, but he also scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown. This game marked the first time sine 2013 that the were able to win a game despite turning the ball over four times. B- The Chargers couldn't get out of their own way on Sunday. Offensively, they were plagued by drops. On the opening drive of the game, Donald Parham had an ugly drop on a fourth down in Green Bay's territory. also had a costly drop when a TD went through his hands in the second half. There was also a drop by , who let a huge gain slip threw his hands on a throw that came with under 30 seconds left to play in the game. also had a fumble inside the ' 5-yard line. The Chargers also scored just one TD on four different trips to the red zone. Basically, the Chargers left a lot of points on the board and you just can't do that if you expect to win in the NFL.B+ It took 11 weeks, but might have finally had a breakthrough game. The first-year starter threw for a career-high 322 yards along with two TD pa ses that both came in the second half. He also showed impre sive accuracy, especially on a third-quarter TD throw to . Love got some serious help from a Packers defense that held the Chargers to negative yardage on their final two po se sions of the game while Green Bay was clinging to a 23-20 lead. This was a big win for the Packers and they'll have a chance to pull off an even bigger win in Week 12 when they play the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.A No one is better at beating up on bad teams than the Dallas Cowboys. They've been destroying bad teams all season and they continued that on Sunday with a 23-point win in Carolina (Their sixth win this season of 20 points or more). The Cowboys dominated in every way that a game can be dominated. The defense racked up seven sacks with 2.5 of those coming from . recorded his fourth pick0six of the season, which is tied for the most in NFL history. The Cowboys offense was almost an afterthought on a day where the defense dominated the Panthers.D- It's too early to call a bust, but he does seem to be inching closer to that territory every week. The Panthers offense has been struggling all season and those struggles continued against the Cowboys. The offensive play-calling was bad, the offensive line was bad and Young was bad. The Panthers QB got sacked seven times and threw a pick-six on a day where the Panthers didn't even put up 200 yards of total offense. The Panthers continue to look like the worst team in the NFL.F The played like a team that's already given up on the season. The offense continues to struggle with under center. After shining with four TD pa ses in his first start back in Week 8, Levis has crashed back to earth over the past three weeks. One i sue for Levis is that he's gotten almost zero help from Tenne see's once vaunted rushing attack. Defensively, the Titans secondary got abused by , who went over 100 yards while also catching two TD pa ses. If the Titans had any hopes of making the playoffs, it seems like those are out the window after this lo s.A After being held to a season-low total of three points last week, the offense came out on fire against the Titans. On their first six po se sions, the Jags had five drives that went at least 57 yards and they scored on all five of those. Calvin Ridley played a huge part in the offensive succe s with seven catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns. As good as the offense was, the Jaguars defense was even better. was held under 40 yards and the Jags' pa s-rush, which has struggled at times this season, got after Will Levis, sacking him twice. With the nipping at their heels in the AFC South, this was a game the Jags desperately needed to win and they did that by making a statement against the Titans. B- The came close to pulling off the upset in Houston, but they fell short because the offense couldn't come up with any clutch plays. The Cards had three straight po se sions in the second half that all ended with a failed fourth down. On each play, the Cardinals put the ball in hands, but on each play he was unable to lead his team to a conversion. The lo s overshadowed a wildly impre sive performance by an Arizona defense that picked off three times.B- For the second straight week, C.J. Stroud turned the ball over three times and for the second straight week, the Texans ended up winning anyway. Stroud was impre sive in the first half, throwing for 259 yards and two touchdowns, but after taking a huge hit on Houston's first drive of the second half, he seemed to struggle from that point on with two interceptions over the final two quarters. Even with Stroud throwing a couple of bad balls, the offense still had a huge day. Tank Dell went off for 149 receiving yards while cro sed the 100-yard mark for the second straight week with 112 yards. Let's not forget about the Texans' defense, either. They had a huge second half performance that included three fourth down stops to seal the win. This is a team that could cause some trouble if they make the playoffs.D+ Pittsburgh had a big game on the ground, and its defense played well for most of the game until the final drive. But the lost the field position battle and couldn't get anything going via David Ortiz Jersey the pa s. Pittsburgh also had several miscommunication errors that led to ill advised timeouts. In defeat, the Steelers received another big game from , who recorded his second 100-yard rushing performance in as many outings.B+ Cleveland took an early lead, never relinquished it and put together the game-winning drive in the final two minutes. While he was bogged down for most of the second half, let it loose on the last drive and the were better off for it. His last big throw, an 11-yard gain to , set up ' game-winning kick with two seconds left. Defensively, the Browns didn't allow to complete any deep pa ses downfield. The Browns' pa s rush also received another big game from , who recorded two sacks while continuing his Defensive Player of the Year push.C The were in it until the very end, but the offense struggled in the second half with zero points scored and three turnovers. The Raiders defense really played with some juice, and forced three turnovers of their own. Unfortunately for Las Vegas, the offense scored just six total points off of those three turnovers, which was a deciding factor in this one.C+ Miami remains undefeated at home, but the did not look great coming off of the bye. The offense turned the ball over three times and scored just six points in the second half, which left the door open for the Raiders at the very end. Miami's defense was great, as it forced three second-half turnovers from , and allowed just one touchdown. stood out with two interceptions, but this game was much closer than it really should have been. A Hard to nitpick anything the did Sunday, using a ho-hum performance en route to victory. was brilliant, as he completed 21 of 25 for 333 yards with three touchdowns. He had a perfect 158.3 pa ser rating, becoming the first 49ers quarterback to do that since 1989. Rookie Ji'Aiyr Brown had two crucial plays in the red zone in the fourth quarter (pa s breakup on fourth down and interception on third down) to make sure the 49ers preserved their double digit lead. The defense bent but didn't break in the second half, and San Francisco took care of busine s against a le ser opponent. That's what contenders do.C+ Going 1 of 3 in the red zone doomed Tampa Bay in this one, especially with the turnover on downs and red-zone interception in the fourth quarter that was first red-zone interception in four years. Mayfield did whatever he could to mask an inconsistent offense (4.3 yards per play) and nonexistent run game (the averaged 3.7 yards Mitch Moreland Jersey per carry). Tampa Bay's defense didn't play well until the 49ers got conservative after building a 20-point lead. Regardle s, the Buccaneers did fight, but they just don't have the talent to compete with the top teams in the NFC like the 49ers.B- The were in total control of this game with a 16-7 lead through three quarters, but after went down with an injury at the end of the third quarter, things started to fall apart quickly for Seattle. Smith's backup, , threw an interception late in the game that set up the Rams' game-winning points. Lock didn't get any help from a Seahawks defense that also struggled in the fourth quarter. The Rams put up 144 yards in the final frame, which was more than half their total for the entire game (they finished with 267). Despite the fourth-quarter failures, Smith came back in on the final drive and quickly set up for a game-winning field goal attempt, but the Seahawks kicker couldn't put the ball through the uprights. Myers was forced to attempt the kick from 55 yards because the Seahawks made the curious decision to not try and move the ball closer in the final 20 seconds. This game is going to sting because the Seahawks probably should have won, but despite the lo s, they're still comfortably in the NFC playoff picture.B After threw an interception on the Rams' second play of the fourth quarter, it looked like his team was going to be left for dead, but then Stafford made up for the pick with some fourth-quarter magic. The Rams QB only threw for 190 yards Sunday, but 108 of those came during a fourth quarter where the Rams scored 10 points in six minutes. It was a gutsy performance by Stafford, who got banged up and was playing without . As good as Stafford was, this win wouldn't have happened without an impre sive second-half performance from a Rams defense that only surrendered 87 yards over the final two quarters. came up with the biggest play for the defense when he picked off Drew Lock, which set up the eventual game-winning field goal from . The Rams might be a long shot for the playoffs, but this win saved their season while also giving them a fighting chance to be playing in mid-January. F New York's defense did its best to keep the Jets in this game early, but eventually gave way as the posted 32 points against them in Week 11. The story in this game was the inability to move the ball on offense for New York. It came into this game as the worst third-down team in the NFL and didn't do much to help its reputation, going 0-11 on the key downs in this lo s. did not complete a single pa s to a wide receiver on his 23 dropbacks and was eventually benched by Robert Saleh in the closing seconds of the third quarter. The pa sing game was so brutal for New York that -- the punter -- had the best throw of the night on a fake punt pa s in the first half. When that's happening, you know you've reached rock bottom as an offense. They also coughed up the ball four times, which put them behind the eight-ball from the get-go.A Buffalo was a bit sluggish offensively out of the gate as it settled for field goals early, but did start to get into a groove as this game went on. The offense seemed to flow nicely with Joe Brady as the interim OC and had three pa sing touchdowns for the contest. Buffalo ran the ball well with -- 73 yards rushing -- and got contributions in the receiving game from and . While the offense scored north of 30 points, the defense was the true bright spot for the Bills. recorded two interceptions and a fumble recovery, while the pa s rush was able to record six sacks in the winning effort. From top to bottom, this was an old-fashioned beatdown by the Bills. B- The outgained the , they were better on third down and they were better in the red zone. As a matter of fact, they were better at almost everything except for taking care of the football. The Vikings turned the ball over three times and those turnovers led to nine points for Denver and that's a big reason why Minnesota will be heading home with a lo s. once again played with no fear, but the Vikings found out why that's not always good. Dobbs threw one interception while also having several other throws that were almost picked off. This is a Vikings team that's good enough to make the playoffs, especially once is back, but they won't go far in the postseason if they don't take care of the ball.B The Broncos went 59 minutes without Johnny Pesky Jersey scoring a TD on Sunday night, but ended that drought with a to that ended up being the game-winner. For most of the night, the Broncos offense couldn't convert anything the unit was 1 of 11 on third down and 0-for-4 in the red zone going into their final drive but they overcame that with some late-game magic from Wilson. The rest of Denver's magic came from its defense. The unit forced three turnovers, which led to three field goals and that ended up being the deciding factor in Denver's one-point win (Lutz made five field goals in the game). At 5-5, the Broncos are suddenly in the thick of the AFC playoff race, which is something that didn't seem po sible after their 0-3 start. D+ It's almost impo sible to grade the Bengals for this game. They were beating the Ravens, 10-7, when exited with an injury in the second quarter, but after he went to the locker room, it seemed to deflate the entire team. On the defensive side, the Bengals allowed the Ravens to score two touchdowns in the final 2:30 of the second quarter, which allowed Baltimore to take a 21-10 lead into halftime. From there, the game was all but over for Cincinnati. With running the offense, there was simply no way the Bengals were going to overcome a double-digit deficit. was having a huge game before Burrow left, but was quiet after that on a night where he finished with 100 total yards and a TD on 21 touches. With Burrow now out for the year, the Bengals season feels like it's e sentially over. A- wasn't perfect in this game, but he did play nearly perfect football in spurts, staring with Baltimore's opening drive, which ended in a touchdown. Jackson threw for 264 yards, with 178 of that coming on three drives in the first half. Jackson did his most damage on Baltimore's final two drives of the half, which both ended in touchdowns. In the second half, the Ravens played vintage Ravens football. For one, their defense ate Jake Browning alive. Browning got sacked three times while throwing for just 68 yards in two and a half quarters of action. From an offensive standpoint, the Ravens finally got things going on the ground in the second half. After only rushing for 30 yards in the first two quarters, the Ravens showed why they have the NFL's No. 1 rushing attack by steamrolling the Bengals defense for 127 yards on the ground in the second half. The Ravens also got a breakout performance from , who hit the 100-yard mark for the first time since the 2021 NFC title game. Although the Ravens won, the victory came at a high cost with suffering a season-ending ankle injury.