{"id":134404,"date":"2025-09-10T18:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134404\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:56:10","slug":"j-j-mccarthy-josh-allens-comebacks-prove-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134404\/","title":{"rendered":"J.J. McCarthy, Josh Allen&#8217;s Comebacks Prove Paramount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c199bncgt\">The first week of the 2025 season came and went across the NFL past weekend, giving both fans and media alike plenty to discuss, read into, and overreact about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xytd0xjlw\">From a <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jalen-carter-discipline-suspension-decision-eagles-star-after-spitting-incident-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spit that resulted in suspension<\/a>, two incredible comebacks in primetime, a <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ranking-the-current-nfl-scorebugs-for-the-2025-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">handful of new scorebugs<\/a>, and 41-year-old <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/how-aaron-rodgers-used-his-need-for-revenge-in-positive-way-steelers-jets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers playing like he&#8217;s 21<\/a>, we&#8217;re officially off and running in the latest campaign of America&#8217;s new pastime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_obylf9oga\">As the greatest NFL coach of all time once said: &#8220;<a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/bill-belichick-maybe-they-should-name-it-the-brady-trophy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">players win games<\/a>&#8220;, and with that, the NFL has named their AFC and NFC offensive, defensive, and special teams Players of the Week for Week 1. Here&#8217;s a look at who received the honors:<\/p>\n<p>Offense: QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Josh Allen\" title=\"Josh Allen\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Josh Allen led the charge in the Bills&#8217; comeback win on Sunday night. \/ Tina MacIntyre-Yee\/Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ry5f45uwj\">Stats: 33-for-46 (72%), 394 yards, 2 TD, 30 rushing yards, 2 TD<\/p>\n<p>Defense: LB Foye Oluokun, Jacksonville Jaguars<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Foye Oluokun.\" title=\"Foye Oluokun.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Foye Oluokun put together an outstanding performance in his Jaguars debut. \/ Doug Engle\/Florida Times-Union \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2vhmhj1m7\">Stats: 10 tackles, 1 pass deflection<\/p>\n<p>Special Teams: K Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Chris Boswell\" title=\"Chris Boswell\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Boswell scored 10 points for the Steelers on Sunday. \/ Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_52sslveqg\">Stats: 2\/2 FG, Long 60, 4\/4 XP<\/p>\n<p>Offense: QB J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"J.J. McCarthy\" title=\"J.J. McCarthy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>J.J. McCarthy put the Vikings on his back in the fourth quarter on Monday night. \/ Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2kle05b73\">Stats: 13\/20 (65%), 143 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 25 rushing yards, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>Defense: LB Nate Landman, Los Angeles Rams<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Nate Landman\" title=\"Nate Landman\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nate Landman forced a fumble that sealed the win for the Rams this weekend. \/ Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nv296a7s2\">Stats: 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble<\/p>\n<p>Special Teams: KR Kam Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Kam Johnson.\" title=\"Kam Johnson.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kam Johnson&#8217;s 54-yard kick return on Sunday set the Buccaneers up for a touchdown. \/ Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_p8riha10t\">Stats: 1 kick return, 54 yards<\/p>\n<p>More NFL on Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first week of the 2025 season came and went across the NFL past weekend, giving both fans&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-134404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}