Every week, Yardbarker highlights an important folks main into the week’s NFL video games. From gamers to coaches and past, listed here are the ten most essential folks to keep watch over in Week 10.
RB Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers
McCaffrey, who has but to seem in a recreation this season due to lingering accidents to his calf and Achilles, is ready to play Sunday in a street recreation in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5). 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the working again shall be a game-day resolution. The 49ers (4-4) are a half-game out of first within the NFC West, behind the Arizona Cardinals (5-4), and McCaffrey’s return shall be a significant enhance to their offense. He rushed for 1,459 yards final season with 14 TDs and added 67 receptions for 564 yards and 7 TDs.
QB Daniel Jones | New York Giants
If the Giants (2-7) lose to the Carolina Panthers (2-7) in Munich, Germany, it could possibly be Jones’ final recreation as beginning quarterback. ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported Jones is not a lock to be the starter the remainder of the season. Jones has thrown for simply eight touchdowns with 5 interceptions and ranks 24th in ESPN’s Total QBR (48.2). Backup Drew Lock (59.4 profession completion share) cannot be a lot worse.
HC Shane Steichen | Indianapolis Colts
The Colts benched Anthony Richardson heading into Week 9 in opposition to Minnesota, however the outcomes had been mediocre, as backup Joe Flacco threw for 179 yards with one interception in a 21-13 loss. Subsequent up for 4-5 Indianapolis is house recreation in opposition to the Payments (7-2). Flacco should carry out higher or Steichen shall be ridiculed for benching Richardson, Indianapolis’ No. 4 total choose within the 2023 NFL Draft.
QB Mac Jones | Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) is unlikely to start out at house in opposition to the Vikings (6-2). If he cannot go, Jones, who had a 18-24 beginning report in three seasons for the New England Patriots, would get the beginning. This could possibly be his alternative for the 2025 unrestricted free agent to place out good movie and present different groups that he nonetheless is usually a starter.
CB Patrick Surtain II | Denver Broncos
Surtain has a troublesome matchup shadowing Kansas Metropolis wideout DeAndre Hopkins, who was stellar in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9 (eight receptions for 86 yards with two touchdowns) in simply his second recreation with the Chiefs. The excellent news for the Broncos is Surtain has shut down different elite receivers this season. Per ESPN, Surtain did not permit a landing when matched up in opposition to Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans, the New York Jets’ Garrett Wilson, Seattle’s DK Metcalf and Pittsburgh’s George Pickens. The Broncos (5-4) should restrict Hopkins to have a shot at beating the 8-0 Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
HC Matt Eberflus | Chicago Bears
The Bears are 4-4 this season and 14-28 total beneath Eberflus. Earlier this week, Bears star wideout D.J. Moore gave a less-than-inspiring answer when requested if the coach has misplaced the locker room, stating, “I wanna say no.” However Moore did not say no, and that could possibly be an indication that Eberflus is certainly on the verge of dropping the locker room if the crew falls beneath .500 and misses the playoffs once more. The Bears face the 2-7 New England Patriots at Soldier Subject on Sunday.
QB Cooper Rush | Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott’s season is over, so Rush will take over as QB1 for at the least this week. He has a 5-1 report as a starter in reduction of Prescott, however the 3-5 Cowboys are a considerably worse crew this season. This week, the Cowboys — who’re 0-3 at house — play the Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) in Arlington, Texas. The Eagles rank No. 7 in passing yards allowed per recreation (189).
QB Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams
After beginning 1-4, the Rams have turned issues round with three consecutive wins. Injured star wideouts in Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua have returned, and QB Matthew Stafford is again to kind. He has thrown for six touchdowns and two interceptions the previous two video games for an offense that might develop into more and more harmful within the second half of the season. On “Monday Evening Soccer,” Los Angeles is favored (per FanDuel) in opposition to the slumping Miami Dolphins (2-6).
WR Garrett Wilson | New York Jets
Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams get many of the press for the Jets (3-6), however Wilson is among the finest gamers within the NFL this season. He ranks No. 1 in receptions (60), targets (94) and No. 3 in receiving yards (663). After the Jets traded for Adams, Wilson is getting much less double-coverage and extra one-on-one matchups. In a Week 9 win over the Houston Texans, he had 9 receptions for 90 yards and two TDs. If he follows that up within the desert in Week 10 in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals (5-4), he can breathe life into New York’s long-shot playoff hopes.
QB Jared Goff | Detroit Lions
Since Week 3, the Lions (7-1) have 26 offensive touchdowns and Goff has just 22 incompletions — stats which can be unsustainable, however Detroit will certainly take ’em whereas it could possibly. Goff hasn’t thrown an interception since Week 3. He might not put up the identical numbers in Week 10 on the Houston Texans (6-3), who’ve the league’s second-best go protection (167.4 yards per recreation).
