Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said it was “a little bit of a strange question” when asked about his future following a late, sickening loss to the Houston Texans.
Pederson is undoubtedly in the hot seat after a ninth loss in 10 games and an 0-4 start to the season with just 60 points scored. Only one team has reached the play-offs starting 0-4 and the Jags don’t look like a team ready for a remarkable turnaround.
Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco gave the quote of the day after coming off the bench to throw two touchdowns and help the Indianapolis Colts hand the Pittsburgh Steelers a first loss of the season – a display injured starter Anthony Richardson called ” cool”.
“He [Richardson] told me his mom was eight days older than me,” Flacco, 39, told CBS. “So there’s no way in the world he thinks I’m cool.”
Matthew Stafford said it was “humbling” to pass Eli Manning for 10th on the all-time passing yards leaderboard, but it was no consolation after his Los Angeles Rams lost to the Bears from Chicago.
Younghoe Koo kicked a 58-yard field goal with just two seconds left to give the Atlanta Falcons a 26-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Joe Burrow finally got his first win of the season as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Carolina Panthers and the Las Vegas Raiders edged the Cleveland Browns.