New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nRead on for all of the NFL talking points out of Week 11!<\/p>\n
BENGALS STAR LEARNS FATE FOR \u201cDISGUSTING\u201d ACT<\/p>\n
Ja\u2019marr Chase became the first player this season to be suspended for spitting after the NFL handed down their punishment to the Bengals superstar for his role in a fracas with Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey. <\/p>\n
Chase has been given a one-game ban after the NFL ruled he spat on Ramsey despite the Bengals wide receiver denying it post-game.<\/p>\n
The incident will cost Chase half a million dollars. Given he\u2019s suspended, he will forfeit his weekly paycheck of $448,333 (USD) and an additional $58,823 (USD) per game active bonus which works out to AU$782,032.<\/p>\n
Chase is on a deal worth $161 million (USD) over four years.<\/p>\n
A field-level video of the incident proved to be Chase\u2019s downfall. It showed the two star players involved in a verbal exchange which became physical when Ramsey reacted to being hit in the chest by what appeared to be saliva from Chase\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n
Ramsey wound up being ejected from the game while Chase was allowed to play on. Even without Ramsey, the Steelers made light work of the Bengals 34-12. <\/p>\n
The Steelers star confirmed in his post-match press conference with reporters that Chase spat on him. <\/p>\n
In the opening game of the season, Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting in the direction of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott with that game serving as Carter\u2019s suspension. <\/p>\n
Reaction to Chase\u2019s brain snap has been strong. <\/p>\n
Several Steelers players condemned what Chase did including captain Cam Hayward, who said Chase doesn\u2019t deserve to be on an NFL field. <\/p>\n
Former NFL safety and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark called Chase\u2019s act \u201cabsolutely disgusting\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo spit on another man is the lowest form of human disrespect and the league needs to make an example,\u201d Clark said on ESPN\u2019s NFL Countdown.<\/p>\n
Chase is considered one of the best players in the league, but he has let himself down. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a frustrating season for Chase and the Bengals, who have been without star quarterback Joe Burrow since Week 2 and are languishing at the bottom of the AFC with a 3-7 record. <\/p>\n
Without Chase for the must-win clash against the red-hot Patriots next week, Cincinnati\u2019s playoff hopes are all but over. <\/p>\n
‘Dirty’ act leads to punches thrown! | 00:22<\/p>\n
WHY KANSAS CITY HAVE LOST THEIR \u2018AURA\u2019<\/p>\n
The Kansas City Chiefs have had such a grip on the NFL for several seasons, but that appears to be loosening.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs have won five of the last six AFC titles, turning those into three Super Bowls (2019, 2022, 2023). They\u2019ve been the benchmark of the NFL. <\/p>\n
An even crazier stat is their reign of dominance within their division. They\u2019ve won the AFC West in every season since 2015.<\/p>\n
However, that streak is in grave danger. <\/p>\n
The 9-2 Denver Broncos are the red-hot favourites to collect their first division title in ten years. <\/p>\n
The Broncos\u2019 22-19 win over the Chiefs in Week 11 was their eighth straight of the season. More importantly, it gave Denver a 3.5 win buffer on the 5-5 Chiefs in the race for the division.<\/p>\n
While the AFC West is slipping from their grasp, what\u2019s more worrying for Kansas City is the battle they face to make the playoffs. <\/p>\n
If the season ended today, they\u2019d miss out. NFL.com\u2019s playoff probability calculator have them a 52% chance to progress. <\/p>\n
There\u2019s still plenty of time left for the Chiefs to right the ship and make another Super Bowl push, but it\u2019s clear that major adjustments need to be made by coach Andy Reid. <\/p>\n
Even though they are relatively healthy across the park, the Chiefs are struggling in a few phases offensively. <\/p>\n
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes faces the media after a crushing loss to Denver.Source: AP<\/p>\n
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes placed the blame on his shoulders after the loss. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re really talented and we\u2019ve got a lot of great players, but it\u2019s about being more consistent. I think it starts with me,\u201d Mahomes said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s times where I\u2019m firing and we\u2019re moving the ball down the field at ease. But there\u2019s times where we go in spurts where I miss a throw or a [pass] protection call. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t been consistent enough to win games. It starts with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sucks. Don\u2019t get me wrong. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been losing these close games recently, but we\u2019ve played some good football in spurts. It\u2019s just about being more consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Mahomes says the onus is on him, one NFL expert believes a changing of the guard is firmly at play. <\/p>\n
Given their success over the past several years, Kansas City has held a mental edge over their opponents, but NFL analyst and former offensive lineman Damien Woody says that is gone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the aura is gone in Kansas City. I really do,\u201d Woody said on ESPN. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is kind of like New England from the past where half the battle was mental going up against that team but I think now teams are going into this game and thinking, \u2018the hell with Kansas City\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year they won a bunch of one score games before being thrashed by the Eagles in the Super Bowl <\/p>\n
\u201cGuess what, this year, they are one for five in one score games. They\u2019re not able to finish these type of games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think teams are scared of the Kansas City Chiefs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Things don\u2019t get much easier for the Chiefs. They have a date next week with the 9-2 Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n
Kelce makes history in Chiefs defeat | 02:16<\/p>\n
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH SHEDEUR\u2019S SHAKY DEBUT<\/p>\n
The Shedeur Sanders era began in unceremonius fashion on Monday (AEDT).<\/p>\n
After weeks of anticipation, Sanders finally saw the field in an NFL game, replacing the injured Dillon Gabriel at QB.<\/p>\n
Gabriel suffered a concussion in the first half and didn\u2019t return, with Sanders taking over at the start of the second half.<\/p>\n
Sanders, the son of NFL legend Deion, failed to impress, with the Browns coughing up a 16-10 lead to the Ravens.<\/p>\n
A fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, Sanders went 4\/16 for 47 yards and an interception.<\/p>\n
His performance has been panned in the US media, but Sanders has also had several jumping to his defence following comments from Browns coach Kevin Stefanski.<\/p>\n
Stefanski admitted that Sanders, who has been the team\u2019s backup for the past month, has had next to no training reps with the Browns\u2019 first team offence during that span. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a hard scenario to fathom given how important the QB position is to a team and Sanders has to be ready to go if the starter suffers an injury. <\/p>\n
Shedeur Sanders struggled in his NFL debut.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Sanders started the season third on the depth chart behind Joe Flacco and Gabriel. <\/p>\n
When Flacco was traded to the Bengals in early October, Gabriel was promoted to starter with Sanders the new second stringer. <\/p>\n
In response to Stefanski\u2019s admission, former NFL MVP Cam Newton made a stunning call. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll put it this way. I\u2019ve said this before, and I\u2019ll say it again: I do not think Kevin Stefanski wants Shedeur Sanders to succeed in Cleveland,\u201d Newton said on First Take. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason being is don\u2019t tell me what he said. Don\u2019t tell me what he\u2019s saying. I\u2019m going off of actions. All right, let\u2019s go off actions. The actions is if I\u2019m Shedeur or if I\u2019m a Shedeur Sanders fan, I would not want him to take the field because that\u2019s going to consistently be the display. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey are not a good team, but this is the thing that really irks me the most is because he doesn\u2019t get any reps.\u201d<\/p>\n
NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe was also scathing on Stefanski.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt no point in time\u2026 so you don\u2019t think Dillon Gabriel can possibly get hurt\u2026 There is no possible way anything can possibly go wrong that you want to give Shedeur one or two reps with the ones?\u201d Sharpe said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere we are in Week 11, the man got drafted in May and at no point in time he had taken one snap with the ones, it\u2019s very disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanders will get the opportunity to train with the first team offence this week, with the Browns set to name him starting QB for their Week 12 clash against the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n
RETRIBUTION FOR NO. 1 PICK AFTER HISTORIC DAY<\/p>\n
Up until this season, Bryce Young\u2019s NFL journey has been nothing short of treacherous.<\/p>\n
Picked by Carolina No. 1 overall in the 2023 draft, for the most part of his brief career, Young has looked anything like a high draft pick.<\/p>\n
Across his first two seasons, Young copped criticism from all over for his poor and inconsistent play, was benched several times and struggled to inspire a team desperate to regain relevancy.<\/p>\n
Several pundits and plenty of Panthers fans wrote him off and labelled him a bust. While he\u2019s not an established star yet, the 24-year-old would have changed the opinion of many with his form this season.<\/p>\n
With Young at quarterback, the Panthers compiled a 6-22 record across his first two seasons. <\/p>\n
2025 has been different though. The Panthers are relevant again. <\/p>\n
Not only that, but they are knocking on the door of a playoff spot.<\/p>\n
Young\u2019s form is a massive reason why. Against the Falcons this past weekend, the quarterback set a new franchise record for passing yards in a game (448). <\/p>\n
Carolina are 6-5 this season, with Young 6-4 in the games he has played in. Through 11 weeks, they\u2019ve already matched the number of wins they had in the previous two seasons combined.<\/p>\n
Young\u2019s 448 yards against the Falcons breaks the previous record set by former Panthers superstar Cam Newton, who the franchise also spent the first overall pick on in 2011.<\/p>\n
Young has struggled in patches this season, including last week in a upset loss to New Orleans, but those issues have been far less common than they were in his first two seasons.<\/p>\n
A reason behind Young\u2019s improvement has been the addition of a true No. 1 receiver in Tet McMillian., who was the eighth overall pick earlier this year. <\/p>\n
\u201cBryce and just our whole offense was getting a lot of backlash just the past week about, obviously, the passing yards,\u201d McMillan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut everybody in the locker room knew it was bound to happen. We knew that we had in our bag, and specifically Bryce. But I mean, Bryce went out there and balled for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bryce Young celebrates a touchdown during his historic day out against the Falcons.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
TROUBLED STAR FACING HUGE JAIL SENTENCE<\/p>\n
Former NFL star Antonio Brown could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison in his attempted murder case stemming from a shooting earlier this year, Florida prosecutors said on Monday. <\/p>\n
Brown, a star receiver in Tom Brady\u2019s 2021 Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, was extradited from Dubai to the United States last week to face charges in the case. <\/p>\n
The 37-year-old, who has already pleaded not guilty to the charge, appeared briefly on Monday during a virtual arraignment held by Miami-Dade Circuit Court. <\/p>\n
Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Cruz said Brown could be sentenced to \u201c30 years state prison, with a 20-year minimum mandatory\u201d if convicted. <\/p>\n
Brown\u2019s defence lawyer Mark Eiglarsh said Brown would see a trial by jury over the case while Judge Marisa Tinkler-Mendezset a further hearing for December 22. <\/p>\n
Police have alleged that Brown fired multiple shots after grabbing a handgun from a security guard during an altercation atan amateur boxing event in Miami on May 16. <\/p>\n
Brown addressed the incident in a post on X on May 17, saying he had been \u201cjumped by multiple individuals who tried to stealmy jewellery and cause physical harm to me.\u201d The incident is the latest in a long line of legal problems faced by Brown, whospent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers before linking up with NFL great Brady and the Buccaneers in 2021. <\/p>\n
Brown was accused of sexual assault by a former trainer in a 2019 civil suit which he later settled, and also pleaded no contestto burglary and battery in 2020 after an incident with a removal truck company outside his home. <\/p>\n
Brown\u2019s NFL career came to an end after he famously removed his jersey and stormed off the field during a Tampa Bay game againstthe New York Jets in 2022. <\/p>\n
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