Across the Shield: Joey Bosa Has Most Sacks in First 20 Games, Marshon Lattimore Clinches Win With Interception & Michael Thomas and Ted Ginn Jr. Shine

Big Bear Sets Record

It will never not be hilarious to me that a large number of people who genuinely thought Joey Bosa would be a bust in the NFL during his contract holdout.

20 games into his career, I think it's fair to say Bosa is not a bust. In fact, he might be literally the best at what he does – at least that's what the stats indicate/

On Sunday, Bosa got his 19th sack of his career, setting the NFL sack record through 20 games. He now has more sacks through his first 20 games than anybody else has in NFL history.

And naturally, it came against a Wolverine.

At the 2016 NFL Draft, Bosa said, "I guess sacking Tom Brady would be pretty cool." I wonder if he ever imagined that not only would he do it, he'd be breaking an NFL record in the process.

Bosa's 19 sacks top Aldon Smith's total of 18.5, which he set with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012.

Zeke Eats

There's really only one player out of the 2016 draft class you could argue is off to a hotter start than Joey Bosa, and it just happens to be his old college roommate.

Last week's performance – 219 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns – is a hard to top, but Ezekiel Elliott tried his best on Sunday. The former Buckeye back rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on 33 caries, and added one catch for four yards.

Elliott basically carried the team on Sunday. Dak Prescott really never got anything going in the passing game, so the Cowboys rode Elliott. He had over half the team's touches and also half its total yardage.

He did lose a fumble, though. Entering the game, Elliott had 131 carries without losing a fumble – the league best among running backs. He hadn't lost a fumble since week two of last season.

It's hard too dwell on that miscue too long, though, with the way Elliott has been running the past few weeks.

Entering the game, Elliott had 131 carries without losing a fumble – the league best among running backs. Elliott hadn't lost a fumble since week two of last season, until this week.

It's hard too dwell on that miscue too long, though, with the way Elliott has been running the past few weeks.

After a truly abysmal performance against Denver when he had just eight rushing yards on nine attempts and 14 receiving yards on four catches, Elliott has really come alive. In the five games following that one, Elliott has averaged 147.6 all-purpose yards a game and 1.6 touchdowns.

Elliott's been red hot, and it seems the only thing that can slow him down are the legal issues, which will likely be decided – at least in terms of Elliott's eligibility this season – on Monday.

Buckeyes in New Orleans

This may shock you, but former Buckeyes were once again key in a New Orleans Saints win.

There was concern about a possible knee injury to Michael Thomas this week as he missed some practice, but not only did he play on Sunday, he was the Saints' leading receiver in terms of both catches and yardage. Thomas had seven catches for 77 yards, having no catch longer than 23 yards.

The performance earned Thomas a 80.8 overall grade, according to Pro Football Focus. Here's how they broke down his play:

Thomas hauled in seven of eight targets and caught at least one pass while matched up against six different Bears defenders. Brees had a 106.8 passer rating when targeting the second-year receiver and four of his seven receptions resulted in a Saints first down.

Ted Ginn Jr. had a similar receiving total – 68 yards – but got there in a completely different way. He had just two catches in the game, but one went for 53 yards.

But once again, it was the rookie Marshon Lattimore who shone the brightest. Lattimore was as lockdown as he could be, earning an 85.8 overall grade from Pro Football Focus.

Mitchell Trubisky threw in Lattimore's direction just twice on Sunday. The first time, Lattimore knocked the ball away. The second time, it was a game clinching interception.

At this point, it's no longer a matter of Lattimore being great for a rookie, he's been been one of, if not the best corner in the league this season.

Ohio Against The World

Crying Jordan me, folks.

Last week, I boldly proclaimed victory while up almost 24 points with Terrelle Pryor still to play. My opponent – intern David – had just Jordan Reed and the Eagles defense. I somehow lost.

Moral of the story: don't bank on any numbers from a former quarterback playing wide receiver for just the second year in his career, and never assume Jordan Reed won't have a career game.

This week, we're back at it again and things aren't looking good, despite my opponent playing several players who are on a BYE week.

Terrelle Pryor gave me a gigantic goose egg the week after losing me my game, Carlos Hyde managed just 25 yards on the ground, and even though Michael Thomas and Ted Ginn Jr. had great games, they never found the end zone.

Unless Jeff Heuerman can find the end zone, I'm going to lose. But there is good news! I now have a kicker, and he scored me more points than everybody but Ezekiel Elliott! Things are looking up.