NFL Week 11 best performers: Bryce Young, Tet McMillan, Myles Garrett lead a stacked list of standouts

Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season hit hard. From the opening whistle in Thursday night’s Patriots–Jets matchup to the moment the clock hit double zeroes in Eagles–Lions, the action was relentless.

We’ve still got Monday night’s showdown between the Raiders and Cowboys to come, but there’s already plenty of game-breaking performances to reflect upon as we recognise the players who stood taller than the rest.

These were the true difference-makers, the standouts who lit up the NFL with performances that absolutely deserve recognition as the Week 11 best performers.

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Bryce Young, QB - Carolina Panthers

After failing to crack 200 passing yards in seven straight outings, Young had something to prove in Week 11. And he proved it with absolute authority.

The 24-year-old turned in the performance of his young career, dismantling one of the league’s best defenses as he led the Carolina Panthers to a 30–27 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Young went 31-of-45 for 448 yards, firing three touchdowns with zero interceptions, all while absorbing five sacks.

One big outing won’t silence his doubters, but it’s a strong sign that the former first overall pick is finally starting to come into his own.

Brock Purdy, QB - San Francisco 49ers

After watching Mac Jones play well in his absence, Purdy could’ve been forgiven for feeling the pressure in his first game back since Week 4. If there were any nerves, he hid them flawlessly.

The 25-year-old was surgical, completing 73.1% of his passes and tossing three touchdowns as he helped his side put away the Arizona Cardinals 41–22.

We can put to bed any talk of a quarterback competition.

Purdy’s next task? Guiding the 49ers to their first back-to-back win since September, and, despite a wave of injuries to their star players, maybe even a playoff berth.

Sean Tucker, RB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tucker was a forgotten man when the season started. Buried behind Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, and seemingly destined to just a handful of snaps per game.

Even when Irving was ruled out for five games, Tucker's involvement was minimal, and his impact even less, as White handled the lion's share of the carries.

Everything changed in Week 11. The former Syracuse man almost doubled his season output with 140 all-purpose yards - the second-highest mark of his three-year career.

It didn’t translate into a victory, with his side giving up two fourth-quarter touchdowns in the 44–32 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but Tucker couldn’t be accused of coming up short.

Michael Wilson, WR - Arizona Cardinals

Wilson knew that in the absence of Marvin Harrison, he was stepping into big shoes as the Cardinals' WR1 against the 49ers on Sunday.

Even so, he played the occasion down, telling reporters, "I don't want to make it into a bigger deal than it is".

As it turned out, his impact was a big deal, and then some.

The 25-year-old turned in the kind of performance Harrison has never managed, hauling in 15 catches for a whopping 185 yards, leading all NFL receivers in both categories for Week 11.

Sadly for him, the Cardinals came up short, but it wasn't for lack of effort on Wilson's part.

Tetairoa McMillan, WR - Carolina Panthers

McMillan has been every bit the player the Panthers hoped for when they invested the eighth overall draft selection in the Arizona product back in April.

But as impressive as he's been throughout the season, McMillan took his game to new heights on Sunday.

We've already credited Carolina's quarterback Young, but he couldn't have done what he did were it not for McMillan, who caught eight of his 12 targets for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

What's more, with that performance, McMillan has really turned up the heat on Jaxson Dart and Emeka Egbuka in the race to become the Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Myles Garrett, EDGE - Cleveland Browns

As we mentioned last week, Garrett entered Week 11 needing one sack to tie Jared Allen at 74 for the fourth-most sacks in a defender’s first nine seasons.

Garrett, not content with merely hitting that mark, went out and dropped Lamar Jackson four times, nearly dragging his team to an upset over the resurgent Baltimore Ravens.

That dominant showing moves Garrett into a tie with Von Miller on that list, leaving him just two sacks shy of sharing the top spot with Reggie White and DeMarcus Ware.

At his current pace, the 29-year-old should have no trouble passing those legends - and with a season that all but screams Defensive Player of the Year, he’s well on his way to etching his name into NFL history.

Ja'Quan McMillian, CB - Denver Broncos

McMillian began the season in a bit-part role, forced to watch as rookie cornerback Jahdae Barron cut into his playing time.

It wasn’t until an injury to reigning Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain in Week 9 that McMillian found his way onto the field more consistently.

The early returns were promising, but he saved his best for Week 11, delivering the kind of performance that will make it tough to take him off the field even when Surtain returns.

With six tackles, two sacks, an interception, and a pass breakup, McMillian almost single-handedly changed the outcome of the Broncos’ crunch clash with the Kansas City Chiefs.

He earned high praise from his teammates after the game.

By frustrating Patrick Mahomes and Co. and helping Denver secure a 22–19 win, McMillian’s performance all but locked in a postseason berth for Denver (9-2), as they put serious daylight between themselves and the rest of the AFC West.