NFL Week 11 grades: Cowboys ace ‘MNF’ test; Chargers flunk assignment
Welcome to week 11 classes!
The Dallas Cowboys have had one of the worst defenses in the NFL this season, but the reinforcements have finally arrived, and it showed on Monday night. With Quinnen Williams on the field for the first time since being traded to Dallas, the Cowboys defense dominated in a 33-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Not only did Williams play, but so did Logan Wilson, who was shipped from Cincinnati to Dallas just before the Nov. 4 trade deadline. The Cowboys had a bye last week, so both guys had to wait almost two weeks before making their Dallas debut.
The Cowboys also had two defensive players debut in the 2025 season, DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel Jr. Overshown hadn’t played since last December when he tore his ACL and MCL. As for Revel, the 2025 third-round pick was returning from a torn ACL he suffered during his senior year in college.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Cowboys also saw the return of safeties Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson. Hooker had been sidelined with a toe injury since Week 4, while Wilson had been out since Week 7 with an elbow injury.
With the Cowboys defense finally healthy, the unit came out and dominated.
With that in mind, let’s move on to the notes, starting with the Cowboys’ big win.
Dallas 33-16 against Las Vegas
Philadelphia 16-9 against Detroit
Buffalo 44-32 against Tampa Bay
Denver 22-19 vs. Kansas City
LA Rams 21-19 vs. Seattle
San Francisco 41-22 against Arizona
Baltimore 23-16 against Cleveland
Pittsburgh 34-12 against Cincinnati
Jacksonville 35-6 against the Los Angeles Chargers
Chicago 19-17 against Minnesota
Green Bay 27-20 against the New York Giants
Carolina 30-27 (OT) vs. Atlanta
Houston 16-13 against Tennessee
Miami 16-13 (OT) against Washington (in Madrid)
New England 27-14 vs. NY Jets (Thursday)
