Winners and losers from NFL Week 10 plus
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!We have a lot of ground to cover today, so we're going to jump right into things. However, before we get started, I would like Derrick Jones Jr. Jersey to hand out one award. The "Donovan McNabb award for not knowing that an game can end in a tie" goes to , who did not know that could end in a tie."I didn't even know you could tie in the NFL," Harris said, . "In my mind, I was sitting on the bench saying, 'I've got another quarter to go.' But someone came to me and said, 'That's it.' I've never had a tie in my life before."I can't tie a tie, so I kind of know how he feels. I would say Harris' comment was the most hilarious thing about Week 10, but Pete Carroll exists. The coach threw because he couldn't find his challenge flag. Also, a player found DURING the game. Based on how weird this week has been, I won't be surprised if a giraffe runs on the field during tonight's game between the and . Alright, let's get to the rundown.As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do is with them. 1. Today's show: Week 10 winners and losers, plus full recapIt's Monday, which can only mean one thing: I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson that touched on everything you need to know about Week 10, and let me just say, it's probably for the best that you listen. We Paul Eboua Jersey covered all 12 games from Sunday and we spent most of the podcast trying to figure out who's a fraud and who's an actual contender, which you would think would be easy to do after 10 weeks of action, but it actually felt even more difficult than usual.One thing we do every week is hand out our weekly winners and losers from Sunday's action and let me just say that the Lions-Steelers tie broke us. Our entire philosophy was turned upside down. For the first time ever, a team was listed as both a winner and a loser, and also, for the first time ever, someone had a tie in their winner's section. Like Sunday's slate of games, it was total chaos.Ryan WilsonWinner: .They didn't win, but they didn't lose, so it feels like a step in the right direction.Loser: . The QB is costing himself a lot of money every time he steps on the field. The Browns have to decide if they want to give him a big extension, but they're going to have a hard time justifying that based on the way he's played this season.Will BrinsonWinner: Bill Belichick and .Since tying is a theme this week, Brinson decided it was a tie between Belichick and Newton for his winner. Belichick's team embarra sed the Browns and Newton accounted Bam Adebayo Jersey for two touchdowns in his 2021 debut. The definitely makes them both winners.Loser: Raiders.They had a chance to claim first place in the AFC West with a win over the , but instead, they went out and laid a dinosaur-sized egg in a home primetime game. The Raiders' annual midseason collapse has started.John BreechWinner: .The Bengals didn't even play this weekend but they're my winner because while they were sitting at home, they picked up some ground on the ENTIRE AFC North because no one in the division won a game in Week 10. The lost, the Browns lost and the might as well have lost because that's what a tie to the Lions feels like.Loser: Lions.Wilson might think they're a winner this week, but like most things in life, he's wrong. This team is cursed. The football Gods clearly do not want them to win a game. They're still winle s, but now they have a dumb tie on their record, which might as well be a lo s. This could have been a win if their kicker could have hit a 48-yard field goal in overtime, but instead, he got off one of the worst kicks of all-time.Not only did we list our winners and losers, but we also recapped every game from Sunday. To listen to today's episode -- and to subscribe to the best daily NFL podcast out there -- . You can also WATCH . 2. Week 10 grades: Washington gets an 'A' for shocking Every week I team up with six of my colleagues here at CBSSports.com to hand out grades, and this week, the Washington Football Team got an 'A' on its report card for embarra sing the Buccaneers.Here's a look at the grades from two notable games that were played Sunday:Washington 29-19 over Tampa Bay ()Buccaneers takeaway:Apparently, someone forgot to tell the Buccaneers their bye was last week, because they decided to take this week off, too. got off to an ice-cold start with an interception on two of Tampa's first Hassan Whiteside Jersey three po se sions. Brady's performance epitomized the day for the Buccaneers: Their offense struggled to move the ball, which was mildly surprising considering that Washington didn't have for half the game. It really wasn't a good day for anyone wearing pewter: mi sed a critical extra point late in the game and the defense surrendered a 10:26 TD drive in the fourth quarter that allowed Washington to seal the win. The Buccaneers have now lost two in a row for just the second time with Brady.Grade: C-Washington takeaway:Washington's defense has been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this year, but you wouldn't know it based on the way they played against the Buccaneers. Even with Young out due to an injury, the Football Team's defense was able to fluster Brady for the better part of four quarters. The Buccaneers were averaging 423.1 yards per game going into Week 10, but Washington held them to just 273. Offensively, made multiple clutch throws despite facing constant pre sure and being sacked five times.Grade: A 27-20 over ()Vikings takeaway:After going through multiple gut-wrenching lo ses this season, the Vikings finally held on to win a nail-biter. Mike Zimmer showed he's willing to gamble and he did that by going for it on fourth-and-2 late in the game instead of kicking a long field goal. If the play had failed, the Chargers would have gotten the ball back with a chance to tie. However, ended up converting the first down to ice the game. It was fitting that Cook sealed the win because he had a big day, rushing for 94 yards and a TD. The Chargers spent so much energy trying to slow down Cook Alonzo Mourning Jersey that they apparently forgot that existed. The receiver ended the game with 143 yards on just nine catches. Defensively, the Vikings flummoxed , holding the Chargers QB to just 195 yards. It was a huge win for a Minnesota team that has had a tough time coming up with huge wins this year.Grade: B+Chargers takeaway:The Chargers' defense was on the field for more than 36 minutes in this game and it definitely started to show in the second hal