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Ohio State Football: Michael Thomas explodes in Week 5

By Shayne Nissen

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 06: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints scores a touchdown as Vernon III Hargreaves #28 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defends during the first half of a game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 06: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints scores a touchdown as Vernon III Hargreaves #28 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defends during the first half of a game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 06: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 06: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on October 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Michael Thomas | 11 Catches, 182 yards, 2 TDs

Leading up to this game you could have argued that this has been somewhat of a down season for Michael Thomas, and I would have agreed with you. That is no disrespect to how Thomas has performed but more respect for his first three seasons in the league.

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That all changed this past Sunday against the Buccaneers.

Thomas had 11 catches for a massive 182 yards and two touchdowns. Crazily, Thomas only ranked No. 3 among all receivers, but it was a monster day nonetheless.

Teddy Bridgewater, taking over for Drew Brees after the future Hall of Famer went down with an injury, can probably be the blame as to why Thomas hasn’t been putting up the numbers through five games he had in previous seasons. But the duo of Bridgewater and Thomas seemed to come into its own in Week 5.

I’m excited to see where the two take it from here.

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Make sure to check back next week to see which Buckeyes make the list in Week 6. You can be sure there will be a few.

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