NFL Week 3 introduced record-chasing stat traces and profession highs that flipped nail-biters into comebacks and blowouts.
However just one participant will be “him.”
Forward of this week’s “Monday Night time Soccer” showdown with the Baltimore Ravens internet hosting the Detroit Lions, it is time to resolve who earned the respect Sunday.
This week’s nominees for ESPN’s “Himmy” Award are:
Already made up your thoughts? Forged your vote beneath. Want a refresher first? Hold studying for every candidate’s case, then make it official.
ESPN Analysis contributed to this story.
Stats to know: 19-of-28, 298 yards, 4 TDs
Williams matched his profession excessive with 4 landing passes as Chicago beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-14, giving Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach. Williams additionally posted a private finest 142.6 passer ranking. After absorbing an NFL-high 68 sacks as a rookie and 6 extra over the primary two weeks, he wasn’t sacked in any respect in Week 3 — the primary clear sheet of his professional profession. By halftime, he had already thrown for 239 yards, essentially the most he has recorded in any half.
Stats to know: 6 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Held and not using a catch earlier than halftime, Brown jump-started the Eagles’ second-half rally after they fell behind 26-7 in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams. He went on to submit his first 100-yard recreation of the season, ending with six receptions for 109 yards and the fiftieth landing of his profession. Two of his greatest grabs — a 25-yarder and a 23-yarder — got here on third-and-10, extending drives and maintaining the comeback alive as Philadelphia beat the Rams 33-26 on Sunday.
Stats to know: 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT, 2 TDs
A free agent pickup in his first season as a full-time starter, Rodgers authored a historic half for Minnesota. Per the group, he is the primary participant in NFL historical past to attain two defensive touchdowns and power two fumbles in a single recreation — and he did all of it earlier than halftime.
Rodgers opened with an 87-yard pick-six, later broke up an finish zone throw to Tee Higgins, then after the two-minute warning punched the ball out of Noah Fant’s fingers, recovered it and rumbled 67 yards for his second landing. On the Cincinnati Bengals’ subsequent collection, he pressured one other fumble — this time on Ja’Marr Chase — which Jeff Okudah recovered on the Vikings’ 48 and the offense quickly transformed right into a Jordan Mason 5-yard landing.
Rodgers’ first half spree spring-boarded the Vikings to a 34-3 halftime lead that was a 48-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Stats to know: 28-of-47, 300 yards, 1 TD
After a shaky begin with a number of early misfires to Keenan Allen, Herbert engineered the Chargers’ comeback: an 11-yard strike to Allen on Third-and-10, a 23-yard reference to Omarion Hampton, then a rolling left, back-pylon 20-yard landing to Allen with 2:44 left to tie it.
Following Denver’s ensuing three-and-out, Herbert went 4-for-4 on the ultimate march to arrange Cameron Dicker’s 43-yard walk-off, sealing a 23-20 win and the Chargers’ first 3-0 begin since 2002.
Herbert completed the sport because the youngest participant ever to achieve 2,000 profession completions (27 years, 195 days) and the second quickest to the mark (82 video games). The sport additionally marked three straight wins over AFC West foes to open the season.