<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-week-11-injury-roundup-nick-bosa-darnell-mooney-more');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL Week 11 injury roundup: Nick Bosa, Darnell Mooney and more');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NFL-Week-11-injury-roundup-Nick-Bosa-Darnell-Mooney-and-more.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL Week 11 injury roundup: Nick Bosa, Darnell Mooney and more</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T16:35:22-08:00">November 18th, 4:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T16:39:33-08:00">November 18th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota Zientek's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. Dakota graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the NFL, no matter what team fans root for, injuries come in as the worst thing this beautiful game has to offer. Each week, there’s a hope that no player gets seriously injured. But, with the high level of competitiveness and athleticism,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/injuries"> injuries are destined to happen</a>.</p><p>In Week 11 of the NFL season, fans had to look at their screens, half covering their eyes, as some teams were dealt difficult news surrounding their favorite players and potential injury designations.</p><p>To dive deeper into how <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-season-week-11-notable-injuries-news-from-sunday-games">different teams were impacted</a> by injuries in Week 11, let’s start with one of the biggest names on the defensive side of the ball.</p><h2><b>San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa</b></h2><p>In a hotly contested NFC West division, the San Francisco 49ers might look at Sunday’s defeat against the Seattle Seahawks as more than just a tally in the loss column. Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-nick-bosa-leaves-game-injury-sacking-geno-smith">Nick Bosa could be missing some time</a> with an oblique injury that might linger depending on the severity.</p><p>Bosa played through a hip injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10, however, he wasn’t able to log a complete game against the Seahawks on Sunday. When asked about the injury, Bosa told the media that he <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/49ers-nick-bosa-not-sure-gut-injury-play-sunday-19913133.php" rel="noopener">wasn’t sure how long he’d be out</a>, but he was hopeful his oblique doesn’t keep him sidelined too long.</p><h2>Atlanta Falcons WR Darnell Mooney</h2><p>After not practicing on Wednesday and being a limited participant the following two days, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney still suited up for a Week 11 matchup against the Denver Broncos. However, while Mooney left the game with a hamstring injury, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-darnell-mooney-injury-update-kirk-cousins-breathing-sigh-relief">Falcons didn’t appear to be too worried</a> about the team’s leading receiver.</p><p>While the outcome of this game was lackluster for the Falcons, to say the least, Atlanta’s bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. The Falcons have a laundry list of injuries to deal with, but Mooney’s return to action doesn’t appear to be something the team must stress about moving forward.</p><h2><b>Green Bay Packers CB Jaire Alexander</b></h2><p>Following a knee injury sustained in Week 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, standout cornerback Jaire Alexander has been slowly working back to being 100% healthy again. However, in a clash against the Chicago Bears, Alexander went down in the first half and didn’t return for the remainder of the game. This didn’t paint a great picture, as it appeared Alexander could’ve furthered his knee injury, potentially making for a longer rehab period with the season already 11 weeks in.</p><p>And while he was able to watch the Packers’ field goal block from the sideline, Green Bay has one extra reason to be thankful, as it appears <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jaire-alexander-injury-update">Alexander avoided serious injury</a> to his already banged-up knee, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. From what it looks like, Alexander shouldn’t miss significant time.</p><h2><b>Detroit Lions LB Alex Anzalone</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Alex-Anzalone.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In an absolute rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11, Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone didn’t leave this game with as big of a smile as most of his teammates did. In the first half, Anzalone broke his forearm on a routine tackle, likely requiring him to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-detroit-loses-key-defensive-player-arm-injury-6-8-weeks">miss approximately six to eight weeks</a>.</p><p>After already seeing Aidan Hutchinson’s season ended, the Lions’ defense takes another blow, losing captain linebacker Anzalone. However, with the timeline given, Anzalone could rejoin the team at a crucial time in the NFL playoffs.</p><h2><b> Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr.</b></h2><p>Following a matchup between one of the best rivalries the NFL has to offer, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. could be missing some time after suffering a shin contusion in Sunday’s meeting with the Baltimore Ravens. Porter left this game twice, both seemingly due to the same injury.</p><p>After trying to leave the game for the second time, Porter fell to the ground, requiring assistance from the team’s training staff. It’s uncertain how severe the star corner’s injury is. But, head coach Mike Tomlin <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/pittsburgh-steelers-news/2024/11/17/24298938/steelers-joey-porter-jr-injury-week-11-backup-james-pierre">didn’t seem too worried</a> about Porter’s availability heading into a short week of practice ahead of their Thursday night matchup with the Browns.</p><h2><b>Cleveland Browns CB Denzel Ward, OT Dawand Jones</b></h2><p>In a clash against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Cleveland Browns lost two key players on their roster, though one of these players looks to be sidelined for the rest of the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-cleveland-loses-player-season-ending-injury-2024-disaster">Offensive tackle Dawand Jones suffered a fractured fibula</a> on Sunday, requiring season-ending surgery, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski.</p><p>Alongside Jones, star cornerback Denzel Ward’s injury appears much less severe. Ward left Sunday’s game with a rib and ankle injury, but his designation was considered day-to-day, as Browns fans can breathe a slight sigh of relief.</p><h2><b>Baltimore Ravens LB Roquan Smith</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Roquan-Smith_5497b9.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Following a tough loss for the Ravens against the Steelers in an AFC North scrum, Baltimore linebacker <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-roquan-smith-exits-game-vs-steelers-with-hamstring-injury">Roquan Smith left the game</a> in the second half and never returned. Head coach John Harbaugh announced to the media that Smith’s injury would be monitored, as there were no further updates on the linebacker’s hamstring injury.</p><p>The Ravens don’t suit up again until Monday night, giving Smith and the team time to decide on his designation.</p><h2><b>Cincinnati Bengals CB DJ Turner II</b></h2><p>After one of the hardest-fought battles of a stacked NFL weekend, the Cincinnati Bengals’ season appears to continue stacking on bad news as it’s reported that cornerback DJ Turner II’s year could be over.</p><p>The team worries that Turner suffered a fractured clavicle, which would <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1858559959950131396">require season-ending surgery</a>, per Rapoport. With the Bengals suffering loss after loss, losing Turner would be a bigger blow to this team than their defeat on Sunday Night Football.</p><h2>Tennessee Titans RB Tyjae Spears</h2><p>On Monday, Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan confirmed that running back Tyjae Spears <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/titans-tyjae-spears-concussion-confirmed/#:~:text=Spears%20was%20examined%20for%20a,for%20his%20next%20game%20action.">suffered a concussion</a> following their loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11, via Terry McCormick of TitansInsider.com.</p><p>Spears re-joined the team in Week 10 after missing Weeks 7-9 with a nagging hamstring injury. However, the second-year rusher looks to miss more time with a concussion, as Spears can’t seem to escape the injury bug this year.</p><h2><b>Las Vegas Raiders RB Alexander Mattison</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Alexander-Mattison.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Following a loss against the Miami Dolphins after defeating the Browns the week before, Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison left early with an ankle injury. Mattison would be sidelined for the remainder of the meeting, ending his day after five rushes for 19 yards and three receptions for 50 yards. As of Monday afternoon, the team had no further information regarding Mattison’s injury.</p><h2>Other notable Week 11 injuries</h2><p>Chicago Bears OL Ryan Bates (concussion), Jacksonville Jaguars C Mitch Morse (eye), Los Angeles Chargers CB Cam Hart (concussion), New England Patriots LB Curtis Jacobs (head), New Orleans Saints C Erik McCoy (groin), Seattle Seahawks WR Laviska Shenault Jr. (oblique)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL Week 11 injury roundup: Nick Bosa, Darnell Mooney and more

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-darnell-mooney-injury-update-kirk-cousins-breathing-sigh-relief');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darnell Mooney’s injury update will have Falcons QB Kirk Cousins breathing sigh of relief');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Falcons-news-Darnell-Mooney-injury-update-will-have-Kirk-Cousins-breathing-sigh-of-relief.jpg"></figure><h1>Darnell Mooney’s injury update will have Falcons QB Kirk Cousins breathing sigh of relief</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T08:48:25-08:00">November 18th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T09:24:01-08:00">November 18th, 9:24am</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many things went wrong for the Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-justin-simmons-blunt-review-falcons-blowout-loss-broncos">Falcons during Sunday’s 38-6</a> loss to the Denver Broncos. One of the scarier developments was wide receiver Darnell Mooney getting injured.</p><p>However, the Tulane <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1858543831630651687" rel="noopener">alum will be okay</a>, via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>“Early prognosis is Falcons WR Darnell Mooney’s hamstring injury from Sunday is not serious, per source,” Fowler reported.</p><p>Mooney exited in the third quarter after catching just two passes for 27 yards. There was no sense in the 27-year-old returning with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-fans-in-awe-bo-nix-shredding-falcons">Falcons getting blown out</a>, and he’ll have the Week 12 bye to heal.</p><p>Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins will probably be pleased upon hearing Mooney’s update, as the veteran is one of his most reliable targets. Mooney leads the team with 711 receiving yards, one more than fellow wideout Drake London, and is second to London with 48 catches and five touchdowns.</p><h2><b>Falcons must use bye to recuperate and reflect</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kirk-Cousins-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Although Sunday’s loss was embarrassing, Atlanta is still 1.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place in the NFC South. While it may feel like the sky is falling to some degree after getting blown out, Cousins wants to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I54A_NUFHxM" rel="noopener">keep things in perspective</a>, via the Falcons’ postgame presser.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>“Each game is its own entity. That applies when you win and play well and it applies when you lose and play poorly,” the former Minnesota Viking said. “There has to be this ability, and it can be difficult mentally and emotionally, but there has to be this ability to separate each game from the previous one, from the next one, and just go play that game regardless of what has transpired.”</p><p>While bye weeks are an opportunity to rest, it’s also easy to ruminate longer on the previous week’s result. However, Cousins wants the team to look forward.</p><p>“When you start to bring in the previous game, the high of the previous game or the low, sometimes that can set you back either way. So, to just keep go playing these last six games one at a time is what you have to do,” the veteran continued. “It can be easier said than done, but that’s what you have to do every week.”</p><p>Atlanta’s next game is a home date with the Los Angeles Chargers at 1:00 PM EST on December 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darnell Mooney’s injury update will have Falcons QB Kirk Cousins breathing sigh of relief

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-fans-are-going-bonkers-after-kirk-cousins-darnell-mooney-unreal-td-connection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons fans are going bonkers after Kirk Cousins-Darnell Mooney unreal TD connection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Falcons-news-Fans-are-going-bonkers-after-Kirk-Cousins-Darnell-Mooney-unreal-TD-connection.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons fans are going bonkers after Kirk Cousins-Darnell Mooney unreal TD connection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-16T20:15:50-07:00">September 16th, 8:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-16T20:15:50-07:00">September 16th, 8:15pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons are engaged in an intense Monday Night Football matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jason-kelce-eye-popping-prediction-falcons">with the Philadelphia Eagles</a>. The Falcons were down 15-18 with a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. However, before that, starting quarterback Kirk Cousins got fans riled up with an amazing touchdown pass to Darnell Mooney.</p><p>Atlanta was down 9-10 with a minute and a half left in the third quarter and faced and first-and-10 situation. Cousins took the snap and fired a middle-field dart to Mooney, who raced an Eagles defender to the red zone, broke a tackle, and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1835864907918839840" rel="noopener">scored a touchdown in celebratory fashion</a>, as seen on X (formerly Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kirk Cousins finds Darnell Mooney over the middle for a 42-yard TOUCHDOWN 🔥</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/XsnMpHZp9G">pic.twitter.com/XsnMpHZp9G</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1835864907918839840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The play totaled 42 yards and gave the Falcons a temporary lead over the Eagles.</p><p>One Falcons writer was highly impressed by the play, giving praise to Kirk Cousins, Darnell Mooney, and Raheem Morris:</p><p>“Good throw, great play by Mooney… Came right after a 4th &amp; 4 conversion on a gutsy call from Raheem Morris to go for it in negative territory,” Daniel Flick posted on X.</p><p>Fans in the stadium were bewildered by the play. They gasped when Mooney caught the ball and made a break for the end zone. Their gasps’ became louder after Mooney broke the final tackle and front flipped into the end zone.</p><p>Worry for the Eagles continued, but it did not last long, as Philly eventually held the lead in the fourth quarter. With less than two minutes remaining in the game, Kirk Cousins tallied 171 yards and one TD. His connection with Mooney is a promising sign.</p><p>Mooney joined the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-darnell-mooneys-3-year-39-million-contract-with-falcons">Falcons during the offseason on a three-year, $39 million contract</a>. He previously played four seasons with the Chicago Bears. Meanwhile, Cousins arrives in Atlanta after a promising stint with the Minnesota Vikings. Hopefully, there will be plenty more connections between the two offensive weapons as the season progresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons fans are going bonkers after Kirk Cousins-Darnell Mooney unreal TD connection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grading-darnell-mooneys-3-year-39-million-contract-with-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading Darnell Mooney’s 3-year, $39 million contract with Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading Darnell Mooney’s 3-year, $39 million contract with Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-13T13:32:20-07:00">March 13th, 1:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-13T13:32:20-07:00">March 13th, 1:32pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor/Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons essentially started early free agency off on Monday with the unsurprising move of reaching a deal with former Minnesota Vikings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-kirk-cousins-4-year-180-million-contract-with-falcons" rel="noopener">quarterback Kirk Cousins</a>. They then followed that up with providing the veteran quarterback with a little more help in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-give-kirk-cousins-a-new-weapon-by-adding-ex-bears-wr" rel="noopener">wide receiver Darnell Mooney</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Falcons to sign WR Darnell Mooney to three-year, $39M deal. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rapsheet</a>) <a href="https://t.co/kYhLGdeFzC">pic.twitter.com/kYhLGdeFzC</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1767577375045226880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mooney and the Falcons agreed to terms on a three-year, $39 million deal, with $26 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network. The Falcons were down to just Drake London, with Mack Hollins, Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller, and Khadarel Hodge all hitting free agency. Hollins, in fact, has already agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills.</p><p>The Falcons certainly have to do more than just sign Mooney, but it’s a solid start in rebuilding the wide receiver room and giving Cousins another weapon. Mooney is likely to be the WR2, with London being WR1.</p><p>Some may be fairly unaware of Mooney. The former wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, firstly, is coming off his worst season in his young, four-year career. He missed two games, caught 31 balls on 61 targets for 414 yards, and only one touchdown. However, he was a 1,000-yard receiver back in 2021, playing in all 17 games, with 81 receptions on 140 targets and five total touchdowns.</p><p>The Bears have never been a team known for either their wide receiver or quarterback play. Mooney definitely falls victim to that, especially being that the quarterback play in Chicago has been wildly inconsistent since he arrived in 2020, having been thrown to from over half a dozen signal callers.</p><p>Mooney is hoping that all changes in Atlanta, where he’ll not only be surrounded by a veteran quarterback who will likely get him the ball on frequent occasions, but also a stacked offense of skill players around him. So, did the Falcons make a good move here? Let’s grade it.</p><h2><b>Grading Darnell Mooney’s deal with the Falcons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grading-darnell-mooneys-3-year-39-million-contract-with-falcons.jpg"></figure><p>The Falcons look to be shoring up most of their offensive needs through free agency, which seemed evident with Cousins and now Mooney. That’s not saying that Atlanta still won’t seek out other wide receiver options in the 2024 NFL Draft. In fact, they probably should. But do they grab another receiver in the first round or wait for the second or even later to help build back their receiver room?</p><p>Either way, Mooney is a welcomed addition and seems worthy of the WR2 position that he will likely take hold of. The real question is he worth the three years and $39 million the Falcons are paying him?</p><p>That will obviously remain to be seen, however, there are some concerns to look at. It starts obviously with his production, where he has failed to eclipse 500 yards or more over the last two seasons, and a total of just three touchdowns. That can be accounted for possibly two reasons.</p><p>One, that’s when Justin Fields took over as quarterback for the Bears. The two seasons before, Mooney accounted for over 1600 reception yards and eight touchdowns. And two, over the last two seasons, Mooney has missed a total of seven games with various injuries.</p><p>From a production standpoint alone, Mooney is overpaid, but we’ve also likely not seen the best of what this 24-year-old receiver has to offer. Throughout his entire rookie contract, he was on a Bears team that consistently <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2024-nfl-free-agency-recap-the-best-deals-of-day-2" rel="noopener">ranked dead last</a> in the league in passing yards, according to PFF. Not to mention, on <a href="https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1767661323439980869" rel="noopener">deep targets</a>, nearly 40 percent were inaccurate, according to Warren Sharp.</p><p>The Falcons did fill a much-needed void with Mooney. With his signing, they also gave themselves some draft flexibility to take the best player available once it turns to their No. 8 overall pick. The price is the only real issue here, which could end up being a non-factor if he becomes as productive as they hope he can be.</p><p><b>Grade: B</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading Darnell Mooney’s 3-year, $39 million contract with Falcons

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He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs have a history of plugging in lesser-known players into their Patrick Mahomes led offense and just making things work. Recently it was revealed that Coach Andy Reid’s team may have a potential new receiving target for Mahomes in mind: Darnell Mooney, the Bears receiver who was a fifth-round draft pick in 2020 out of Tulane.</p><p>The news came at a time when Adam Schefter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-adam-schefter-broke-chris-jones-massive-contract" rel="noopener">spoke to Chris Jones</a> about his massive news contract. Mahomes had a hot take in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-perfect-reaction-chris-jones-deal" rel="noopener">response to Jones’ deal</a> as only he could.</p><p>The Mooney news has fans wondering exactly what could go down in the coming days, as the former 1,000 yard receiver’s status remains up in the air.</p><h2><b>Darnell Mooney a Possible Target </b></h2><p>Mooney had just over 400 yards receiving for Bears Coach Matt Nagy’s team. Nagy and the Bears had a rough year as Justin Fields was in and out of the lineup and the Bears never quite found their rhythm. The Chiefs could bring Mooney aboard as a shifty and dependable receiving threat for Mahomes.</p><p>Mooney is a free agent, as noted by Jeremy Fowler on Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a>, among others, remain interested in free agent receiver Darnell Mooney, who had a 1,000-yard season under Chiefs OC Matt Nagy from their days with the Bears.</p><p>— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1767355443901255826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Many Chiefs fans in the comments section seemed to indicate they thought bringing Mooney board would be a good move.</p><h2><b>Chiefs Need Receiving Help </b></h2><p>The Chiefs did not have a 1,000 yard receiver last season with Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice coming closest to reaching the mark. The Andy Reid led team has won three Super Bowls with Mahomes at the helm and should be an NFL favorite to win their fourth next season.</p><p>Adding Mooney could stabilize a receiving corps that could use more depth and staying power next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
105.8	1630.2	14.6	15

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
105.8	1630.2	14.6	15

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