Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said it was “kind of a weird question” when asked about his future after a sickening late defeat at the Houston Texans.
Pederson is undoubtedly in the hot seat though after a ninth defeat in 10 games and a 0-4 start to the season with just 60 points scored. Only one team has made the play-offs when starting 0-4 and the Jags do not look like a side primed for a remarkable turnaround.
Veteran QB Joe Flacco gave the quote of the day after he came off the bench to throw two TDs and help the Indianapolis Colts inflict a first defeat of the season on the Pittsburgh Steelers – a display injured starter Anthony Richardson labelled “cool” .
“He [Richardson] told me his mom is eight days older than I am,” the 39-year-old Flacco told CBS. “So there’s no chance in the world he thinks I’m cool.”
Matthew Stafford said it was “humbling” to pass Eli Manning in 10th on the all-time passing yards standings, but it was no consolation after his Los Angeles Rams lost at the Chicago Bears.
Younghoe Koo booted a 58-yard field goal with just two seconds left on the clock to give the Atlanta Falcons a 26-24 win at the New Orleans Saints.
Joe Burrow finally got a first win of the season as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Carolina Panthers and the Las Vegas Raiders edged out the Cleveland Browns