As I watch games from Thursday through Monday Night Football, I take notes on the things that catch my eye. From injuries to unexpected box score production, both good and bad, to scheme quirks and situations that could affect a player’s production in weeks to come. By Wednesday evening, I turn these notes and the subsequent news and investigation into the Eyes of the Guru column.
On Monday mornings, I will be sharing those raw notes. There will not be a lot of analysis or in-depth description. Those things take time and will come later in the week. The goal is to give our customers an early heads up on things that could impact your important decisions for the week, so if something in the notes is particularly important to your team, you can look into it on your own and/or wait until the EOTG comes out that week to get my take.
These are the notes from week eight.
Arizona Cardinals
- Jalen Thompson led the team in tackles at 5-1
Atlanta Falcons
- Nate Landman 5-3, Kaden Elliss 4-1.
Baltimore Ravens
- Marcus Williams DNP in second half. Geno Stone took over
- Justin Madubuike 1-0-1 FF, has at least half of a sack in eleven consecutive games and 12 of 14 on the season.
Buffalo Bills
- Terrel Bernard 3-2, Tyrel Dodson 4-4-.5 Dallas struggled to move the ball
Carolina Panthers
- Jaycee Horn 5-1
- Vonn Bell 1-1?? Falcons offense was horrible.
Chicago Bears
- Huge game for Montez Sweat 5-2-2.5 FF
- Tremaine Edmunds in the right place at the right time 5-4 int/TD
- Jaquan Brisker crashed back to earth 4-1 PD
Cincinnati Bengals
- DJ Reader carted off with a torn quad. Out for the season
- Myles Murphy 2-2-1, 2 sacks on the last four games. Playing time?
- Jordan Battle 3-7
Cleveland Browns
- Anthony Walker Jr. inactive. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 6-0-1 int
- Myles Garrett 2-1. No sacks since week eleven
- Alex Wright 4-0-1 FF
Dallas Cowboys
- Donovan Wilson 5-3 banged up but returned.
- Damone Clark missed a few snaps but returned to go 7-4,
- DeMarcus Lawrence 7-1 FF
Denver Broncos
- Jonathon Cooper with another good day 5-0-1
- Slow day for Alex Singleton 3-2, Josey Jewell 7-2 anything to see here?
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Detroit Lions
- Ifeatu Melifonwu was everywhere 6-3-1 FF 2PD
- Derrick Barnes banged up 3-0, Jack Campbell 1-4
Green Bay Packers
- Darnell Savage inactive, Rudy Ford 4-4 PD, Jonathan Owens 7-5
- Rashan Gary does nothing 1-0
Houston Texans
- Jimmie Ward concussion
Indianapolis Colts
- Nick Cross made the start?
- JuJu Brents returned. Snap count?
- E.J. Speed led the team in tackles. 9-1 FF, Zaire Franklin 2-3 PD
- Julian Blackmon saved his stat line with a pair of takeaways 2-0 FR/Int. Kenny Moore not so much 1-3
- Dayo Odeyingbo 2-2-1.5
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Andrew Wingard 10-1 in place of Andre Cisco, Rayshawn Jenkins 4-2-1 int
Kansas City Chiefs
- L'Jarius Sneed 8-1 PD, Trent McDuffie 1-0?
- Nick Bolton modest numbers 4-1, Drue Tranquill 1-1-1 snaps?
Las Vegas Raiders
- Malcolm Koonce 3-0-2 2FF had the first multi-sack and most productive game of his career, has 4 sacks in the last 6 games.
Los Angeles Chargers
- Kenneth Murray Jr. down in the second quarter
Los Angeles Rams
- Quentin Lake 4-1 2PD, John Johnson III 2-1 int, Jordan Fuller 2-3. Safety snaps?
Miami Dolphins
- Bradley Chubb was a game-winner for pretty much everyone that started him. 5-2-3 2FF/FR
Minnesota Vikings
- Ivan Pace Jr. 7-2. Jordan Hicks may be available for week 16
New England Patriots
- Jonathan Jones knee
New Orleans Saints
- Jordan Howden got the start at SS 3-1
- How messed up were the numbers this week? Tanoh Kpassagnon 5-1-3
- Bryan Bresee 2-1-2
New York Giants
- Bobby Okereke 2-1 and Xavier McKinney 3-1 while Jason Pinnock 7-1-1 and Micah McFadden 5-1???
New York Jets
- Quinton Jefferson hip, John Franklin-Myers hip, in the locker room before halftime
- Tony Adams concussion
Philadelphia Eagles
- Monday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Damontae Kazee ejected for cheap shot. Minkah Fitzpatrick injured on the next play, knee. Trenton Thompson and Miles Killebrew finished the game
- Elandon Roberts 8-1, Mykal Walker 2-0 PD, Mark Robinson 3-0. Blake Martinez inactive.
Seattle Seahawks
- Monday Night Football
San Francisco 49ers
- Logan Ryan signed and active 1-0
- Javon Kinlaw 1-1-1, 5-4-3.5 over last three games
- Deommodore Lenoir left with a rib injury after going 8-1 PD
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Devin White a healthy inactive. K.J. Britt 3-3
Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders
- Khaleke Hudson 8-6 replace Jamin Davis, Snaps?
- Jartavius Martin 7-3-1, Percy Butler 1-8 FF, Kamren Curl 1-4 FR safety snaps?
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