Thanks in part to the great performances of quarterback Joe Flacco and receiver Amari Cooper, the Cleveland Browns easily won 36:22 against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.
The connection between Cooper and Flacco took its toll during the meeting. Flacco found his teammate twice for touchdowns, including once for 75 yards. Cooper finished his afternoon of work with 11 balls for 265 yards. He alone achieved higher yields than all receivers of his opponents at the time (211 yards).
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Flacco recorded three touchdown passes, 27 completions on 42 attempts for 368 yards through the air. David Njoku, Jerome Ford and Kareem Hunt were the other Browns (10-5) players to reach the Texans (8-7) end zone, giving the Browns an early 36-7 lead. the fourth quarter.
The Texas team reduced the score to 36-22 at the end of the game thanks to Nico Collins and Andrew Beck, but the damage was already done.
More fear than harm for the Jets
The New York Jets (5-10) had a scare against the Washington Commanders (5-10), but ultimately won 30-28.
A 54-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein gave the Jets the victory.
The second period was particularly chaotic for Robert Saleh's men. With a lead of 27 to 7 after 30 minutes of play, they witnessed a spectacular comeback from their rivals of the day. Logan Thomas roused his team in the third quarter, while Chris Rodriguez Jr. (his second of the game) and Antonio Gibson gave the Commanders a 28-27 lead in the final quarter of the game.
The ground game in particular made the difference in the emergence of the American State Capital, as it was thanks to the efforts of its players that three of its four touchdowns were scored.
Breece Hall (twice) and Jason Brownlee responded for the Jets.
A second win in a row for the Lions
The Detroit Lions' (11-4) runs wreaked havoc in their team's 30-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings (7-8).
Three of the Lions' four touchdowns came from running backs Jahmyr Gibbs (two touchdowns) and David Montgomery.
On the Vikings side, note the performance of quarterback Nick Mullens. The latter recorded impressive gains of 411 yards through the air thanks to 22 completed passes on 36 attempts. Ty Chandler, Justin Jefferson and KJ Osborn scored majors for the local favorites.