Across The Shield: Dwayne Haskins Captures the Moment of His First Win, Michael Thomas and Nick Bosa Strengthen Cases for MVP Considerations and Malcolm Jenkins Scores a Pair of Sacks

By JL Kirven on November 26, 2019 at 3:05 pm
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Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye. Across the Shield follows those who once wore Scarlet and Gray on their journeys through the NFL.

Dwayne gets his first win

It wasn't pretty, but it didn't matter. 

Dwayne Haskins won his first game as an NFL quarterback on Sunday when he led Washington to a 19-16 win over Detroit, hitting Terry McLaurin to set up a game-winning field goal.

His stat line wasn't outstanding as he threw for just 156 yards and completed 13 of 29 passes. Still though, the young rookie could have cared less about that once he realized he had his first win in the bag. 

He was so excited in fact, that he forgot to take the field for the last play. Opting to take some selfies with fans instead

Michael Thomas burns the Panthers

Michael Thomas isn't in the Most Valuable Player award conversation, but he should be.

You would be hard-pressed to name a more consistent player than Thomas. Each week, he lines up against some unlucky cornerback and eats his lunch. The same was true on Sunday. 

Thomas had 10 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers. For many receivers that's a season-high kinda game, but not for Thomas. That performance was the fifth game in a row Thomas eclipsed 100 yards (seven total) and his sixth game with over 10 catches. 

How some pundits continue to leave Thomas out of the top receiver conversation is laughable. Thomas is the best possession receiver in the league. Period. 

Nick Bosa eats on SNF 

Michael Thomas isn't the only Buckeye who deserves a shout out in the MVP conversation. 

Nick Bosa has been a monster in his rookie season and even though he probably won't win the award, accolades are surely in his future.

In one of the 49ers toughest tests all season against the Packers, Bosa dominated what some people call the best oline and football and hounded the best quarterback in football. 

San Francisco smacked the cheese wiz out of the Packers 37-8. Bosa was a force all night finishing with three tackles, a sack and a recovered fumble. Under the lights he proved once again that Bosa is a bad boy. 

Malcolm Jenkins hunts down Russell Wilson 

Although he didn't get the win, Malcolm Jenkins looked great on Sunday. 

The 10-year vet had six tackles and two sacks in the Eagles loss to the Seahawks. 

Jenkins has been the heart and soul of the Eagles and will have to play a big role if the Eagles are to catch the Cowboys in the race for the NFC East crown. 

Across the Shield: Week 12
PLAYER TEAM POSITION STATS
SAM HUBBARD BENGALS DL 6 TACKLES, 1 SACK 
MICHAEL JORDAN BENGALS OL  
BILLY PRICE BENGALS OL  
KURT COLELMAN BILLS S  
JEFF HEUERMAN BRONCOS TE  
DRE'MONT JONES BRONCOS DL 3 TACKLES 
DENZEL WARD BROWNS CB 3 TACKLES, 1 PASS DEFENDED 
JOEY BOSA CHARGERS DL BYE 
DARRON LEE CHIEFS LB BYE 
MALIK HOOKER COLTS S 7 TACKLES 
TYQUAN LEWIS COLTS DL  
PARRIS CAMPBELL COLTS WR OUT
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT COWBOYS RB 21 CARRIES FOR 86 YARDS, 4 CATCHES FOR 40 YARDS 
DEVIN SMITH COWBOYS WR  
RAEKWON MCMILLAN DOLPHINS LB 1 TACKLE 
JEROME BAKER DOLPHINS LB 7 TACKLES 
ISAIAH PRINCE DOLPHINS OL  
CAMERON JOHNSTON EAGLES P 4 PUNTS FOR 164 YARDS 
MALCOLM JENKINS EAGLES S 6 TACKLES AND 2 SACKS 
KENDALL SHEFFIELD FALCONS CB 4 TACKLES 
ANDREW NORWELL JAGUARS OL  
TAYLOR DECKER LIONS OL  
CURTIS SAMUEL PANTHERS WR 1 CATCH FOR 9 YARDS 
COREY LINSLEY PACKERS OL  
NATE EBNER PATRIOTS DB  
JOHN SIMON PATRIOTS DL 1 TACKLE
JOHNATHAN HANKINS RAIDERS DL 5 TACKLES 
JAKE MCQUAIDE RAMS LS  
DWAYNE HASKINS REDSKINS QB 13/29 FOR 156 YARDS, 1 INTERCEPTION 
TERRY MCLAURIN  REDSKINS WR 5 CATCHES FOR 72 YARDS 
ELI APPLE SAINTS CB 1 TACKLE, 1 PASS DEFENDED 
VONN BELL  SAINTS S 9 TACKLES, 1 PASS DEFENDED 
TED GINN JR SAINTS  WR 2 RECEPTIONS FOR 38 YARDS 
MICHAEL THOMAS  SAINTS WR 10 RECEPTIONS FOR 101 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN 
MARSHON LATTIMORE  SAINTS CB OUT 
JAMARCO JONES  SEAHAWKS  OL  
NICK VANNETT STEELERS  TE  
CAMERON HEYWARD  STEELERS DL 6 TACKLES, 1 SACK 
GAREON CONLEY  TEXANS  CB 2 TACKLES
BRADLEY ROBY TEXANS CB OUT 
CARLOS HYDE TEXANS RB 16 CARRIES FOR 67 YARDS 
PAT ELFLEIN VIKINGS OL  
JALYN HOLMES VIKINGS DL  
NICK BOSA 49ERS DL 3 TACKLES, 1 SACK AND A RECOVERED FUMBLE 
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