There was quite the offensive explosion in Los Angeles. And the defending Super Bowl champions Buccaneers were dominant at home.
A few teams that got off to a fast start this season have cooled off considerably. There were a combined 89 points scored at SoFi Stadium. And the club with the best record in the league showed they could play some defense. It’s the latest version of the NFL Power Rankings.
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Jacksonville Jaguars 0-5
Last week: L, 37-19 vs TEN
Last rank: 31st
With a loss, the Jaguars could be just the second team in NFL history to drop at least 20 consecutive games.
They took on the rival Titans at home and got big days from running back James Robinson – who ran for 149 yards and one score – and improving quarterback Trevor Lawrence. He threw for 273 yards and one score and also ran for a touchdown. But he committed one of the team’s two turnovers while Tennessee did not give away the football.
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Houston Texans 1-4
Last week: L, 25-22 vs NE
Last rank: 32nd
Losers of three straight contests and off an embarrassing 40-0 loss at Buffalo, David Culley’s team hosted the struggling Patriots. The Texans owned a 13-point lead in the third quarter after rookie quarterback Davis Mills (312 yards) threw his third touchdown pass of the game.
But Houston was done scoring for the rest of the day as New England totaled 16 unanswered points. The Texans have allowed a shaky 141 points (28.2 average) in five games.
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Miami Dolphins 1-4
Last week: L, 45-17 at TB
Last rank: 25th
Brian Flores’ club hasn’t won since defeating the Patriots in Foxborough in Week 1. And on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, they were embarrassed in the state of Florida for the second time this year.
The team made it a game midway through the third quarter as Myles Gaskin caught his second TD pass of the day. But down 24-17, the Miami defense gave up 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Make it four straight loss for the ‘Fins.
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Detroit Lions 0-5
Last week: L, 19-17 at MIN
Last rank: 28th
The Men from Motown had lost seven straight games to the Vikings entering Sunday. There weren’t a lot of points but there was plenty of drama late in the fourth quarter when the Lions took a one-point lead with 37 seconds to play thanks to seven-yard TD run and a two-point conversion.
But Dan Campbell’s team couldn’t close the deal and for the second time in three weeks, his club fell by a 19-17 score via a field goal on the final play of the game.
