3 NFL quarterbacks who performed like they need to be benched in Week 11
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield, NFL. (Picture by Rob Carr/Getty Pictures)
These three NFL quarterbacks did themselves no favors with how they performed within the Sunday slate of Week 11.
Week 11 of the season began off with the Tennessee Titans defeating the Inexperienced Bay Packers 27-17, which noticed quarterbacks Ryan Tannehill and Aaron Rodgers have stable video games. Absolutely there can be some even higher performances via the Sunday slate of video games, proper?
Effectively, there have been some good showings from the likes of Jacoby Brissett of the Cleveland Browns and Andy Dalton of the New Orleans Saints. Brissett threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns in Cleveland’s 31-23 loss to the Buffalo Payments, whereas Dalton recorded 260 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in New Orleans’ 27-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
But, there have been some actually dangerous quarterback performances in Week 11. Listed below are three who performed like they deserved to be benched after this week.
3. Baker Mayfield, Panthers
The Baker Mayfield experiment in Carolina simply isn’t working. He had discovered himself on the sidelines after the primary 5 video games of the season when struggling a excessive ankle sprain. Upon his return, he backed up P.J. Walker, who performed comparatively effectively for the Panthers towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7 and the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. Outdoors of these video games, Walker wasn’t that spectacular.
Mayfield returned to the sector final week when Walker left with an excessive ankle sprain. He acquired his first begin since Week 5 towards the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday.
Carolina’s offense may solely muster three factors on Sunday afternoon. They did handle to carry Baltimore to 3 factors, up till halfway via the fourth quarter when Justin Tucker kicked a 37-yard area objective and quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for a one-yard landing.
The ultimate two drives for the Panthers ended the very same method — with Mayfield throwing interceptions.
Mayfield accomplished 21-of-33 cross makes an attempt for 196 yards within the 13-3 loss.
It might solely be a matter of time when Sam Darnold takes over as starter earlier than the top of the season.
