2021 NFL season, Week 10: What we learned from Sunday's games

11/14/2021

Around The NFL breaks down what you need to know from all of Sunday’s action in Week 10 of the 2021 NFL season. Catch up on each game’s biggest takeaways using the links below:

Dallas Cowboys 43, Atlanta Falcons 3
Buffalo Bills 45, New York Jets 17
Tennessee Titans 23, New Orleans Saints 21
New England Patriots 45, Cleveland Browns 7
Indianapolis Colts 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

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Chase Goodbread’s takeaways:

Next Gen stat of the game: Prescott now has 16 touchdown passes against the blitz this season, most in the NFL.

NFL Research: With the Cowboys pulling their starters early, the Falcons still have yet to allow a 300-yard passer this season. Only the Bills and Packers entered Week 10 able to make the same claim.

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Chase Goodbread’s takeaways:

Next Gen stat of the game: Josh Allen compiled 305 passing yards on play-action passes, the second-highest total of the Next Gen Stats era, behind Jared Goff (326, Week 4 of 2018).

NFL Research: The Bills won by 25-plus points for the sixth time since 2020, most in the NFL.

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Kevin Patra’s takeaways:

Next Gen stat of the game: Ryan Tannehill averaged 6.1 air yards per attempt and an average time to throw of 2.58 seconds, which was slightly improved from 4.3 air YPA and 2.43 TTT in Week 9 at Rams, but notably worse than the 7.9 air yards per attempt, 2.68 seconds time to throw from Weeks 1-8. He has deep completions in two games since Derrick Henry’s injury (0-2 in Week 10).

NFL Research: The Titans’ five-game win streak over playoff teams from last season matches the 2003 Philadelphia Eagles as the only other team to win five consecutive games versus postseason teams from the previous year.

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Nick Shook’s takeaways:

Next Gen stat of the game: Mac Jones posted his highest completion rate over expected (+16.2%) in a game in his career.

NFL Research: Mac Jones became the first Patriots rookie quarterback with three or more passing touchdowns in a game since Drew Bledsoe did so in 1993. Jones is also the first Patriots rookie quarterback to throw three passing touchdowns and go without an interception in the franchise’s history.

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Michael Baca’s takeaways:

Next Gen Stat of the game: Jamal Agnew reached 21.62 MPH on his 66-yard rushing TD (fourth-fastest in NFL on a rush this season).

NFL Research: Jamal Agnew is the first player in the Super Bowl era with a rushing TD, receiving TD, kick return TD and FG return TD in a single season, and the second player in NFL history to accomplish that feat since HOF Timmy Brown in 1962.

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