{"id":78936,"date":"2022-09-26T21:10:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-week-3-takeaways-lamar-jackson-doug-pederson-steal-the-show-chargers-patriots-in-trouble\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T21:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:10:37","slug":"nfl-week-3-takeaways-lamar-jackson-doug-pederson-steal-the-show-chargers-patriots-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-week-3-takeaways-lamar-jackson-doug-pederson-steal-the-show-chargers-patriots-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 3 takeaways: Lamar Jackson, Doug Pederson steal the show; Chargers, Patriots in trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another Sunday of football is just about in the books. The Colts stunned the Chiefs. The Eagles destroyed the Commanders. The Dolphins stayed unbeaten. And that was just a taste of Week 3, with prime-time matchups still on tap.<\/p>\n

Miss the first waves of Week 3 action? Get yourself fully caught up with our Sunday Scramble<\/strong>, a weekly rundown of top takeaways and tidbits. Like the best greasy breakfast plates at your local diner, this is meant to be a hodgepodge of the good stuff — from weekly MVPs and true-or-false narratives to a look ahead at next weekend’s best games and hot-seat candidates.<\/p>\n

Now dig in, and let’s recap:<\/p>\n

Week 3 Awards<\/h2>\n

AFC MVP: <\/strong>Ravens QB Lamar Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n

Tua Tagovailoa’s Week 2 breakout stole his MVP-caliber spotlight a week ago, but Jackson was back at it against the Patriots, waltzing through Bill Belichick’s defense with ease. By the end of the day, the speedster topped 100 yards on the ground and totaled five touchdowns as Baltimore approached a 40-burger in Foxborough. Elite talent, reconfirmed.<\/p>\n

NFC MVP: <\/strong>Eagles DE Brandon Graham<\/em><\/p>\n

Carson Wentz didn’t even get the chance to let it rip against his old team, because the Eagles’ D-line was in his face all day. Graham was the headliner in the assault on Washington, totaling 2.5 sacks, five quarterback hits and a pass deflection as Philly limited the Commanders to 240 yards in a 24-8 rout. Not bad for a 34-year-old coming off a torn Achilles.<\/p>\n