Four Biggest Takeaways from Week 3 of the 2018 NFL Season

Tom Brady with Patriots in 2018. Photo by Jacob Kupferman/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

Week 3 of 2018 NFL Season was an eventful one for football fans. We saw Minnesota Vikings suffering a shocking 6-27 defeat from the Buffalo Bills, and New England Patriots falling to Detroit Lions to get off to a losing record in first three games.

Baker Mayfield made his NFL debut for the Cleveland Browns and was as good as advertised while Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes II shows no signs of slowing down.

So, let’s get into the four biggest takeaways of Week 3 of 2018 NFL season.

Vikings Should Say Goodbye to Super Bowl Hopes

Don’t blame us for jumping off the Minnesota Vikings bandwagon, but the team that didn’t manage to score a single point in three quarters at home against Buffalo Bills isn’t made for big things. Bills remain the league’s worst team despite this win, but the Vikings showed what they are really made of in this game. They don’t have the championship mentality, and Kirk Cousins doesn’t look like he is worth all the money he received.

Fitzmagic Lives On

While we jumped off the Vikings bandwagon, we are riding with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick all the way. In the loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fitzpatrick showed why the Bucs are his fifth team in six years by throwing three interceptions in the first half. But he also showed why the Buccaneers shouldn’t give up on him just yet by almost orchestrating a comeback in the second half. Ryan Fitzpatrick became the first QB in the history of the league to have three consecutive 400+ yards games, and that should count for something.

Tom Brady is Struggling Because Patriots Don’t Have Enough on the Offense

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady completed 14 out of his 26 passes for 133 yards, with one touchdown and an interception in the loss against the Detroit Lions. While it is too soon to get worried about the Pats, the overall feeling is that they just don’t have enough weapons on the offense. People talked about their lack of WR and RB depth in the preseason, but we expected someone to step up like always and be that spark. It seems like no one will, and Brady is struggling as a result.

We Are Witnessing the Resurrected Dolphins

Besides the same uniforms, there is nothing even remotely similar between the Miami Dolphins last year and this year. Against all the odds, Dolphins are off to a 3-0 record after Week 3 of 2018 NFL season and look more confident than they ever did. The team tried to change the culture in the locker room during the offseason, and it seems like that did the trick. If QB Ryan Tannehill can keep up this level of production, Dolphins could be a force once again.

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