Fantasy managers and analysts rely on Twitter for breaking news and reports from NFL insiders about the statuses of players. We also look to Twitter for highlights, breakdowns, stats and pretty much everything else related to sports. Here is how Twitter reacted to some of the biggest plays and performances from Week 14.
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Tyreek Hill returns a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown
In one of the stranger plays of the season, Tyreek Hill scooped up a fumble that may or may not have been tossed to him from the bottom of a pileup and took it 57 yards for a touchdown.
This Tyreek Hill 57-yard fumble recovery touchdown has to be one of the wildest plays of the season pic.twitter.com/0kBbIuAdVd
— Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) December 12, 2022
The @cheetah is a cheat code.
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) December 12, 2022
Trevor Lawrence is your Week 14 QB1 heading into Monday Night Football
Trevor Lawrence continues to develop in Doug Pederson’s offense. Lawrence and the Jaguars upset the Titans on Sunday, with the second-year QB completing 30 of his 42 pass attempts for 368 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for another touchdown.
#Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence since Week 9:
125/174 (72.3%), 1,300 yards, 10 TDs, 0 INTs.
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 11, 2022
The Trevor Lawrence tape yesterday was surgical. He’s now the 2nd-highest graded QB since week 9 by @PFF
He’s arrived
— Mike Renner (@PFF_Mike) December 12, 2022
Trevor Lawrence & Evan Engram today: pic.twitter.com/VZpUSLfh4n
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) December 11, 2022
Trevor Lawrence generated a career-high +18.0 passing EPA in the Jaguars' 36-22 victory over the Titans.
Lawrence has earned a league-high 98 NGS passing score since Week 9, and ranks 2nd in EPA/dropback (+0.24) over that time frame.#JAXvsTEN | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/FPAvedjgMZ
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 11, 2022
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Travis Kelce reaches 1,000 yards receiving for the seventh consecutive season
When it comes to tight ends in fantasy football, it continues to be Travis Kelce and then everyone else. In Half PPR formats, Kelce has scored 216.9 fantasy points this season. Number two on the list is Mark Andrews with 128.9, and only six TEs other than Kelce have even scored 100 points.
Fantasy tight end GOAT? pic.twitter.com/rlHANOnL7k
— FantasyPros (@FantasyPros) December 11, 2022
Travis Kelce has eclipsed 10,000 career receiving yards, becoming the 5th TE in NFL history to reach that milestone and the fastest TE to get there (140 games, 37 fewer than everyone else).
Kelce is also over 1,000 yards for the 7th straight season (extending his own record). pic.twitter.com/f0SgNMwcAL
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 11, 2022
10,000 career receiving yards for @tkelce!
📺: #KCvsDEN on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/TzmdzbFm9o pic.twitter.com/NGpD6xxFb6— NFL (@NFL) December 11, 2022
Patrick Mahomes does Mahomes things
Patrick Mahomes may have thrown three interceptions on Sunday, but he also threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns and added a few more highlights to his incredible resume of ridiculous plays.
NO LOOK TOSS??? @PatrickMahomes who are you?!?#ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/J4jfxgn04K
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 11, 2022
Jalen Hurts emerges as NFL MVP favorite
The Philadelphia Eagles are 12-1 after demolishing the New York Giants (who play in New Jersey) in New Jersey on Sunday. Jalen Hurts has now completed 264 of his 388 pass attempts for 3,157 yards, 22 touchdowns, and three interceptions while also rushing for 686 yards and 10 touchdowns. He’s now the favorite to win the NFL MVP award, according to the latest BettingPros consensus NFL MVP Odds.
Jalen Hurts has 22 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs with only 3 interceptions. That's unprecedented in NFL history. Only two players have even reached those touchdown thresholds in a season, and both of them threw at least 10 interceptions.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) December 12, 2022
Hurts for MVP
— Derek Brown (@DBro_FFB) December 11, 2022
Jalen Hurts ranks this season among QB
Rank
Wins 12 1st
Pass Rating 108.4 1st
Pass TD-INT 22-3 1st
Rush TD 10 1stMVP could be his to lose @Eagles pic.twitter.com/EJhPSx4k4J
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 12, 2022
Patrick Mahomes has the same amount of interceptions today that Jalen Hurts has all season.
Hurts is the MVP of the league so far, ladies and gentlemen.
— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) December 12, 2022
M-V-P? 🤔@JalenHurts | @Eagles pic.twitter.com/dxp9w2KecR
— NFL (@NFL) December 12, 2022
“I carry my scars with me everywhere I go. I don’t forget. Do I waste my energy worrying about the opinion of someone else? No… Everyone and their opinion doesn’t deposit at the bank”
-MVP candidate Jalen Hurts on hearing doubters through his life pic.twitter.com/aQYJupzf0b
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) December 11, 2022
Is this the worst roughing the passer penalty of all time?
NFL officiating over the last few seasons has been, to put it mildly, inconsistent. Two things that the NFL just can’t figure out are 1. What is a catch? and 2. What is roughing the passer? The example below might be the most egregious roughing the passing penalty in NFL history.
This was just called Roughing the passer.
Just AWFUL. Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/jt07ZDQdyh
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 12, 2022
Brock Purdy arrives, keeps 49ers’ hopes alive
Brock Purdy made his first NFL start on Sunday and looked…Purdy good. Was this performance partially the product of an extremely QB-friendly Kyle Shanahan offense? Probably. But you could say the same thing about Jimmy Garoppolo. Purdy appears to be good enough to keep San Francisco’s Super Bowl hopes alive, but is he also someone fantasy managers could start in their fantasy playoffs in the coming weeks?
Brock Purdy's dad watching his son 🥰
What a moment 🙏
(via @nfl)pic.twitter.com/gsM4k3Y4Nr
— ESPN (@espn) December 11, 2022
Brock Purdy to Trey Lance pic.twitter.com/HUHhVAPy8r
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) December 11, 2022
Brock Purdy to Tom Brady be like pic.twitter.com/Ke8e0SC8Po
— Andrew Erickson™ (@AndrewErickson_) December 11, 2022
Jimmy Garoppolo touchdown passes outside the numbers, 20+ yards downfield, in the last two seasons: 2
Brock Purdy touchdown passes outside the numbers, 20+ yards downfield, in the second quarter of the Bucs game: 2
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) December 11, 2022
Jerry Jeudy scores three touchdowns (in another Broncos loss)
The Denver Broncos are a mess, and the Russell Wilson trade is looking like a disaster. Denver lost another game on Sunday, but at least Jerry Jeudy looked good? He’s also 100% going to be fined for touching an official in the first clip below, but that doesn’t affect fantasy managers who rode this performance into their fantasy playoffs.
After this happened, Jerry Jeudy scored 2 TDspic.twitter.com/lrIK3xKPh6
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) December 11, 2022
A hat trick for @jerryjeudy 😱
📺: #KCvsDEN on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/TzmdzbFm9o pic.twitter.com/posL6sOz8n— NFL (@NFL) December 11, 2022
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