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The Winners And Losers of Week 3 of the 2023 NFL Season

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Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Credit: Bleacher Report Week 3 is in the books for the NFL, and with it came a whole lot of one-sided beatdowns, a couple surprises, and a whole lot of shattered expectations; some good, some bad, mostly somewhere in between. Here are some of the winners and losers of Week 3 of the 2023 NFL Season. Winners: QB Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins Offense Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa celebrating during the Dolphins against  the  Denver Broncos. Credit: Carmen Mandato, Getty Images. This is the game everyone saw, and specifically the score; The Miami Dolphins walked into Hard Rock Stadium and delivered a 70-20 thrashing of the Denver Broncos. The defense was ripped apart by a Dolphins Team delivering a Mortal Kombat Fatality to Vance Joesph's Reputation, and the offense came back after an acceptable first half to a second half flatter than a Pepsi left out in the summer sun for a week.  De'Von Achance and Raheem Mostert rushed...

Winners and Losers of NFL Week 2

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  Los Angeles Rams breakout Wide Receiver Puka Nacua. Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Getty Images Another week is in the books for the NFL, and many teams made statements this week. Teams continued to build and break throughout the week. Some looked very good, some looked very bad. Here are some winners and losers from the second week of football. Winner, Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams WR Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Puka Nacua during the Rams' game  against the San Francisco 49ers. Credit: Gary Vasquez, USA Today Sports. Okay, he's legit. Many were questions were swirling around Los Angeles Rams Rookie Wide Receiver Puka Nacua heading into the Rams' week 2 game against the San Francisco 49ers. Safe to say, those questions were put to rest when Nacua put up 15 receptions on 20 targets for 147 yards, breaking multiple records in the process. Nacua now holds the single-game record for receptions by a rookie, and now holds the record for the most receptions by a rookie in his firs...

Winners And Losers of NFL Week 1

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  Bills QB Josh Allen being sacked by Jets Defender Michael Clemons. Credit: Adam Hunger, AP The first week of the NFL season has come and gone, and teams and players have made statements, both good and bad. However, some teams made bigger statements then others. Here are some winners and losers from the opening weekend. Winners: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Baker Mayfield Baker Mayfield hugs Buccaneers Linebacker Devin White after  a big win against the Minnesota Vikings. Credit: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers have had a rough offseason. The immortal Tom Brady retired for the hundredth time in the offseason, and this time actually chose to stay retired. the Bucs also lost several pieces, such as freak Nickel Cornerback Sean-Murphy Bunting, Edge Rusher Akiem Hicks, and Running Back Leonard Fournette. Many expected the Buccaneers to be bad this season, but that way of thinking overlooked one man; Baker Mayfield. Mayfield has bounced around in recent years. He was traded...