Week 15 turned out to be a good one. The Steelers are looking very bad right now after losing to Ryan Finley and the Bengals. Jalen Hurts has put up another monster game against the Cardinals. And an absolute thriller in New Orleans ended with the visiting Chiefs edging out a narrow 3 point victory. Here’s how our featured players performed.
Will the Steelers’ run game get back on track?
Answer: Yes. The Steelers finally had some kind of running game with Benny Snell racking up a solid 84 yards rushing. The problem for the Steelers is they quickly fell to an early 17-0 deficit before the offense got on track. I think the blame has to go on the offensive coordinator, Randy Fichtner. The Steelers have struggled all season with starting off quickly, and with playoff time getting closer and closer, I think they need to find a way to spark this offense quickly because their defense is not able to bail them out.
Can Jalen Hurts keep up the good work?
Answer: Absolutely. It seems like Hurts decided to show that he can throw the football as well. The rookie racked up 338 yards in the air and complemented it with a solid 63 rushing yards. The fact that the Eagles lost the game shows that their defense is lacking. I think the Eagles would be wise to spend the majority of their draft picks on the defense, especially the secondary. The only place where I think Hurts can improve is with his accuracy as 24/44 passing is not great in the NFL. Other than that, I feel Hurts will be a star in the league.
Will Drew Brees and the Saints hand the Chiefs loss #2?
No. The Saints may not have won against the Chiefs, but they still played a very good game of football. I think they have a very, very good chance to beat the Chiefs if they meet in the Superbowl. Drew Brees hasn’t played for a couple of weeks, and it’s tough to be 100% instantly. Alvin Kamara didn’t have the best of games but Brees was able to command a decent air attack to make up for that. The only surprise was that Taysom Hill had minimal involvement in this game which is interesting because you would expect him to be more involved considering it’s Brees’s first game back from injury. Nevertheless, the Saints are a very good team, and they will still be the favorites to win the NFC.
That’s it for this article. Check back before Sunday’s game to know all that you need to watch for in the Week 16 matchups.
