As MassLive pointed out , Gronk was in the game while safeties Devin McCourty and 6-foot-4 Obi Melifonwu (an exceptional athlete who had a 44-inch vertical at the scouting combine) were on the sideline.

They followed up a poor performance in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys with a terrible first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have one of the worst defenses in the NFL.

Lamar Jackson, almost: What we’ll talk about from Sunday’s Chiefs win is Patrick Mahomes, his amazing fourth-down pass to Tyreek Hill and him taking a big step toward an MVP award.

Cooper scored three times in the fourth quarter and overtime, winning the game on a pass that was tipped up that he grabbed and walked into the end zone.

That doesn’t explain how the Broncos defensive plan totally failed to account for tight end George Kittle, who is practically the only dangerous target the 2-10 49ers had.

Mike Tomlin didn’t call a timeout, the Raiders smartly bled some clock, and ended up scoring on fourth-and-goal to take a 24-21 lead.