Welcome to Week 12 grades!
If you love special teams, then this was the week for you, because it could go down as one of the craziest special teams weeks in NFL history. Here’s a quick look at the chaos that occurred on Sunday:
- Titans 32-27 over Texans. It looked like this game was going to go to overtime, but that didn’t happen after Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a 28-yard field goal attempt that tied the game with 1:53 left. NFL kickers have only missed four field goal attempts this season from 28 yards or less, and Fairbairn has two of them.
- Chiefs 30-27 over Panthers. The Chiefs had serious problems with Carolina and did not seal the victory until Spencer Shrader scored a 31-yard field goal on the final play.
- Vikings 30-27 over Bears. Chicago recovered an onside kick with 22 seconds left and then Cairo Santos kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime. Minnesota’s John Parker Romo then connected on a 29-yard field goal to win the game in overtime.
- Vaqueros 34-26 over Comandantes. KaVontae Turpin scored on a 99-yard touchdown return with 2:49 left, which was one of two touchdown returns the Cowboys had in the final three minutes of the game. Juanyeh Thomas scored on a kickoff return with just 14 seconds left. Oh, and Austin Seibert also missed an extra point that could have sent the game to overtime.
So what kind of grade do you get when you have TWO kickoff returns heading for a touchdown? Let’s get to the Week 12 ratings, starting with the Cowboys’ wild victory over the Commanders.
