NFL Week 3 grades: Bills get an ‘A’ for thrashing Washington, Cowboys get an ‘A’ for dominating Monday win

If anybody in Buffalo was frightened about Josh Allen after watching him wrestle by way of the primary two weeks of the season, they’re in all probability not frightened a lot anymore after watching him cube up Washington on Sunday in the course of the Bills‘ dominating 43-21 win over the Soccer Staff. 

After enjoying at an MVP stage in 2020, Allen had some excessive expectations on him going into the 2021 season and thru the primary two weeks of the yr, he wasn’t residing as much as these, however there is a good probability the narrative goes to vary this week. In one of the vital spectacular performances of his profession, Allen threw for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns, which tied a profession excessive. The Payments quarterback additionally tacked on a dashing landing to offer him 5 totals scores for the day, which additionally tied a profession excessive. 

Allen’s at his most harmful when he is throwing with pinpoint accuracy whereas scrambling and he confirmed why towards the Soccer Staff. On his first TD go of the day, Allen rolled out of the pocket and threw a 28-yard dart to Emmanuel Sanders. 

Though Allen is lethal when he is on the transfer, he may do some harm from the pocket, which hasn’t all the time been considered one of his strengths. Nevertheless, it appears to be a energy now and he proved that when he hit Dawson Knox for a TD go within the second quarter. 

The one factor extra wonderful than Allen’s throw on this play was the catch. 

Allen struggled together with his accuracy by way of the primary two weeks of the season — finishing simply 55.6 p.c of his passes — however it appears like he is lastly figured issues out. Towards Washington, Allen accomplished 74.4 p.c of his passes, which is much more spectacular whenever you take a look at the throws he was making. These weren’t checkdowns: He was throwing downfield and he averaged 8.2 yards per go. 

Washington’s protection is not nearly as good because it was final yr, however it’s nonetheless Washington’s protection and Allen made it appear to be a D-III school crew. 

The underside line is that when Allen is enjoying like this, the Payments are a Super Bowl contender and proper now, they’re trying like among the best groups within the AFC. 

Alright, let’s get to the grades for each sport from Week 3. In the event you’re searching for a deeper dive on Carolina’s 24-9 win over the Texans that was performed on Thursday, be sure to click here.  

Buffalo 43-21 over Washington

Dallas 41-21 over Philadelphia (Monday)

Tennessee 25-16 over Indianapolis

Baltimore 19-17 over Detroit

Atlanta 17-14 over N.Y. Giants

Arizona 31-19 over Jacksonville

Cincinnati 24-10 over Pittsburgh 

Bengals-Steelers grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

New Orleans 28-13 New England

Saints-Patriots grades by Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Cleveland 26-6 over Chicago

Bears-Browns grades by Josh Edwards (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

L.A. Chargers 30-24 over Kansas Metropolis

Chargers-Chiefs grades by Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Denver 26-0 over N.Y. Jets

Minnesota 30-17 over Seattle

L.A. Rams 34-24 over Tampa Bay

Buccaneers-Rams grades by Cody Benjamin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Las Vegas 31-28 over Miami (OT)

Dolphins-Raiders grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Inexperienced Bay 30-28 over San Francisco

Packers-49ers grades by Jared Dubin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)