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With Sunday’s action in the books, here’s our batch of takeaways from Game Rewind and the glorious All-22 footage:Sunday’s with Carolina was ‘s finest game as a pro. The wideout looks bigger and stronger this season, helping him to win multiple one-on-one matchups against the . After an early drop, Sanu lined up all over the field for chunk gains of 22 and 34 yards in a frenzied fourth quarter. The wideout shrugged off one would-be tackler with a powerful stiff arm in open space and badgered the defense into a pair of coverage penalties. With and on the shelf, Sanu stood out for a attack that still managed 37 points. wide receiver for Offensive Rookie of the Year. He made a string of big-time catches against the and continues to loom as a matchup nightmare for lone cover men. He knows how to use his dominant size. After many saw him as a boom-or-bust candidate before the draft, I’m impre sed with the rookie’s consistency and growth over the first six games of his career.The did an outstanding job shutting down . On six total touches, the X-factor totaled minus-1 yard. Seattle tried to get him the ball on bubble screens and out in space, but each time, a beehive of Dallas defenders swarmed the wideout. When Harvin was used on a jet sweep, the snuffed it out. I lashed the defense before the season — and I was wrong. They’re well-coached and played Carl Lawson Jersey with more fire than Seattle on .Speaking of the , ‘s game-clinching pick of was another reminder of how well he’s played this season. The former top 10 pick and potential Comeback Player of the Year never took his eyes off the pa ser while trailing in coverage. Plenty of linebackers can’t be trusted to make this play in coverage.The are finally using creatively. game against the Niners saw play-caller Brian Schottenheimer line up the second-year jitterbug in Mekhi Becton Jersey the backfield and all over the formation. In a departure from their typically vanilla attack, St. Louis dialed up multiple looks and personnel groupings out of the gate before resorting to more basic looks down the stretch. Using Austin in motion as a diversion behind an unbalanced line, St. Louis caught San Francisco asleep at the wheel on ‘s 24-yard rumble. It’s on Schottenheimer to get his young players more involved for all four quarters, week after week.Two weeks ago, society was in a full-on panic over New England’s offense. Those days are laughable now. It starts with , who looked superhuman the . Buffalo’s secondary is banged up, but don’t blame it on that. The tight end resembled some sort of futuristic Humanoid WarDroid, showing his old speed and raw power at the point of the catch. The race for the AFC East is over.It’s easy to forget that Pittsburgh dominated the out of the gate, holding and Cleveland’s offense to minus-8 yards in the first quarter. I pin the momentum shift on this special teams gaffe that wiped out a scoring march and gave the ball back to the . Cleveland linebacker puts holder into next week:Pittsburgh allowed the momentum to shift entirely behind a secondary that continues to give up big plays. It helps the that Hoyer’s timing and anticipation on this throw to is picture perfect. Kyle Shanahan deserves credit for his ability to dial up big plays at ideal moments over the first five games of the campaign.We on a jaunty edition of the «.» Find more Around The NFL content on .