NFLSU Week 13 Recap

Plenty to be thankful for

With the 2024 LSU Football season now (basically) concluded, all we have left is to lock in on our alumni in the pros. As the playoff picture comes into clearer focus, plenty of Tigers are making big plays. Here’s a game-by-game recap.

Bears 20 at Lions 23

Mekhi Wingo had two tackles. Detroit brought in TWO Tiger reinforcement with the signings of Kwon Alexander and Jamal Adams. I never though I’d see a guy ring chase with the Detroit Lions, but I’m here for it, especially for someone subjected to being a New York Jet.

NFLSU Score: 1/10

Giants 20 at Cowboys 27

Malik Nabers caught 8 passes for 69 yards. Despite 116 targets he hasn’t caught a TD since Week 3. This Giants team needs a hard reset.

Cor’Dale Flott had five tackles and two pass breakups. Damone Clark also played.

NFLSU Score: 4/10

Dolphins 17 at Packers 30

Odell Beckham Jr. caught one pass for nine yards. Duke Riley had one tackle.

NFLSU Score: 3/10

Raiders 17 at Chiefs 19

K’Lavon Chaisson got after Patrick Mahomes, racking up 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 3 QB hits.

NFLSU Score: 4/10

Colts 25 at Patriots 24

Kayshon Boutte caught 3 passes for 41 yards. Davon Godchaux had 4 tackles.

NFLSU Score: 4/10

Steelers 44 at Bengals 38

Joe Burrow was 28/38 for 309 yards and 3 TDs, but he was done in by three turnovers. He fumbled twice on sacks, which is just an annual occurrence when he plays Pittsburgh. I would normally try to gloss over a Burrow interception, but it went to Donte Jackson, so we will claim it!

Donte now has 5 interceptions on the year, more than he had in any of his six seasons in Carolina. Hopefully he enjoys this praise and doesn’t get mad at me for also posting him getting beat by Ja’Marr Chase for a TD here.

Chase led the Bengals with 6 catches for 86 yards. At 4-8, the Bengals’ hopes of sneaking into the playoffs look cooked. At least we get to watch Burrow light up defenses for the next month instead of Jake Browning.

Patrick Queen also had 9 tackles. Cool game!

NFLSU Score: 9/10

Chargers 17 at Falcons 13

Kristian Fulton had 7 tackles and a pass breakup. Unfortunately, none of Kirk Cousins’ 4 interceptions went his way.

NFLSU Score: 2/10

Seahawks 26 at Jets 21

After averaging 8 tackles in his last 3 games, Jalen Mills somehow had 0 despite playing 70% of snaps. Weird! He played, so it still counts.

NFLSU Score: 1/10

Texans 23 at Jaguars 20

Brian Thomas Jr. is a pretty hard guy to cover, but you know who CAN do it? Derek Stingley Jr.

BTJ still got his, catching 4 passes for 76 yards, mostly from a backup QB. He had the secondary torched for a deep TD at one point, but the QB missed him. I refuse to say that bum’s name (the backup, not Trevor Lawrence, who I feel bad for after that hit yesterday).

Danielle Hunter, Devin White and Maason Smith each had one tackle.

NFLSU Score: 8/10

Cardinals 22 at Vikings 23

Justin Jefferson caught 7 passes for 99 yards. He didn’t get in the end zone, but did catch a critical 4th down pass on the game-winning drive. Looks pretty certain we’ll see him in the playoffs again, which will be a treat.

NFLSU Score: 7/10

Titans 19 at Commanders 42

The Washington Commanders got their groove back. Jayden Daniels put on a show, going 25/30 for 206 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT. He also ran for 34 yards and another TD on 9 attempts. The 4 total TDs are the most of his pro career.

Arden Key had two tackles with 1.5 sacks.

NFLSU Score: 9/10

Buccaneers 26 at Panthers 23 (OT)

Trey Palmer played, but did not catch a pass. Damien Lewis played every snap for a Panthers offense that for a second week in a row did not get the job done but still had the nation surprisingly captivated.

NFLSU Score: 2/10

Rams 21 at Saints 14

Omar Speights had a whopping 10 tackles and a pass breakup that should’ve been an interception. Tyrann Mathieu had two tackles. Foster Moreau caught two passes for six yards.

NFLSU Score: 5/10

Eagles 24 at Ravens 19

Tre’Davious White played, but did not record any stats. Makes sense because I’m not sure any passes were thrown in this game.

NFLSU Score: 1/10

49ers 10 at Bills 35

Reid Ferguson was our only action in this delightful snowstorm.

I have to break my Only Discuss Game From An LSU Angle briefly to say I was one of the lucky ones who started Josh Allen on my fantasy team and got a passing TD and receiving TD on the same play. I almost lost my mind before I remembered my opponent this week was my fiancee, who was next to me on the couch. She’s the only woman in our league and is in first place, so she was largely unbothered.

NFLSU Score: 1/10

Browns 32 at Broncos 41

Grant Delpit had six tackles. Ethan Pocic played center.