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#NFLBuffs: Career Best Performance For Tupou In Week 11
November 20, 2019 | Football
Josh Tupou led the way with a career high of seven tackles (five solo), four defensive stops, one and a half tackles for loss, and one forced fumble (Raiders' RB Josh Jacobs' first of the season) in the Bengals 17-10 loss to the Raiders.
Tupou finished week 11 as the Bengals highest graded player with a rating of 91.2 and the NFL's highest graded run defender with a 91.7 according to Pro Football Focus. Tupou joined Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt as the only other defensive player this season to have a PFF rating of 90 or above against the Raiders' offensive line.
Bengals DT Josh Tupou, who has played well in recent weeks, knocks the ball out of Josh Jacobs' grasp and the Bengals recover.
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) November 17, 2019
The Bengals' highest graded player against the Radiers was Josh Tupou, who I couldn't stop gushing about during the game or during the podcast. Absolutely balled out and punctuated it with the big forced fumble.
— Jake (@Jake_NFL) November 18, 2019
Next up was Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith, who recorded five solo tackles and one pass breakup in a 41-7 rout of the Texans.
A healthy Jimmy Smith just makes the Ravens secondary that much better.
— Tyler Greever (@WIBWTyler) November 17, 2019
Keeping up the defensive trend was second-year cornerback Isaiah Oliver who recorded three tackles (two solo) and two pass breakups in the Falcons dominant victory over the Panthers (29-3).
Dan Quinn said Isaiah Oliver's best game of the season was yesterday vs. the Panthers #Falcons
— Kelsey Conway (@FalconsKelsey) November 18, 2019
Chidobe Awuzie performed well in the Cowboys 35-27 victory over the Lions recording two solo tackles and two pass breakups, earning his highest coverage grade of the season with a 76.6 according to PFF.
Nobody is talking much about it, but Chidobe Awuzie had a really good game on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/EZoFqAXxzG
— Dan Rogers (@DannyPhantom24) November 19, 2019
Additionally, Ken Crawley recorded four solo tackles in the Dolphins 37-20 loss to the Bills.
Phillip Lindsay had a strong day against the Vikings where he rushed 16 times for a total of 67 yards, adding two receptions for eight yards as well.
Through 11 weeks of football, Lindsay is the NFL's leading yards per carry rusher on first downs.
Through Week 11, these are the top running backs on first down according to yards per carry. #BroncosCountry #KeepPounding #RaiderNation #Browns #RavensFlock #GoNiners #WeAreTexans #DUUUVAL #Saints #FlyEaglesFly @gregcosell | @MattBowen41 pic.twitter.com/w8XF7K6RRO
— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) November 19, 2019
Upcoming Games
Sunday, Nov. 24
Broncos @ Bills, 11:00 am MT on CBS (Phillip Lindsay, Juwan Winfree)
Giants @ Bears, 11:00 am MT on FOX (Nate Solder)
Steelers @ Bengals, 11:00 am MT on CBS (Josh Tupou)
Dolphins @ Browns, 11:00 am MT on FOX (Ken Crawley)
Buccaneers @ Falcons, 11 am MT on FOX (Isaiah Oliver)
Seahawks @ Eagles, 11 am MT on FOX (Tedric Thompson)
Lions @ Redskins, 11 am MT on FOX (Paul Richardson)
Cowboys @ Patriots, 2:25 pm MT on FOX (Chidobe Awuzie)
Packers @ 49ers, 6:20 pm MT on NBC (Mason Crosby, David Bakhtiari; Ahkello Witherspoon)
Monday, Nov. 25
Ravens @ Rams, 6:15 pm MT on ESPN (Jimmy Smith)
