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NFL Notebook, Week 4: Quarterback roulette, worst teams, weekly awards

By Zach Cohen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks on the field during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks on the field during a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 29: Marvin Jones #11 of the Detroit Lions has a pass broken up by Bashaud Breeland #21 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the third quarter at Ford Field on September 29, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 29: Marvin Jones #11 of the Detroit Lions has a pass broken up by Bashaud Breeland #21 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the third quarter at Ford Field on September 29, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Motor City Mayhem

If you had told me that the Chiefs-Lions game would be the closest game of NFL Week 4, I would have asked what year it was played. I expected an offensive juggernaut like the Chiefs to have no problems offensively against the Lions, even if Detroit was unbeaten.

Alas, quarterback Patrick Mahomes had no touchdowns! Instead, the team relied on their ground game and the “dynamic” duo of LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams. Whereas the Chiefs ran the ball extremely well, the Lions passed the ball extremely well. Quarterback Matt Stafford threw for almost 300 yards and three touchdowns, including this gorgeous pass.

https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/1178425898573238272?s=20

Amidst all the positives, there were, of course, some negatives. Specifically, I’m talking about all those fumbles. I’m even more specifically talking about all five fumbles occurring in a span of 10 minutes. It was like watching a high school football game.

The most notable fumble was when Kerryon Johnson fumbled in a scrum at the Chiefs’ 1-yard line, which allowed Bashaud Breeland to sneakily scoop up the ball and take it 100 yards to the house. Check out the insane turn of events:

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1178387011360546816?s=20

The refs did the right thing here by allowing the play to continue; the players messed up by stopping and assuming the play had been blown dead. Was it a pretty touchdown? No. Anti-climatic? Yes. Weird? You bet.

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