WEEK 3: 5-11
TOTAL: 23-25
BREAKDOWN OF RECORD
MONICA
|
NOON
|
3PM
|
NIGHT
|
HOME
|
AWAY
|
TV
|
≤ 8 PTS
|
OT
|
|
WK 3
|
9-7
|
5-4
|
0-4
|
0-3
|
2-5
|
3-6
|
1-4
|
3-7
|
1-2
|
TOTAL
|
27-21
|
16-11
|
2-9
|
5-5
|
15-9
|
8-16
|
8-10
|
10-18
|
2-2
|
First, your Week 3 recap.
The Giants went into their matchup with the Panthers
with many of their key offensive players lost to injuries. I did not expect the
Giants to win this game…. Well, Eli Manning was Eli Manning throwing for 288
yards and one touchdown. Rameses Barden, starting in place for the injured Hakeem Nicks,
caught 9 passes for 138 yards.
Hmmm…. Maybe the Giants are starting to get into their
grove, while the Panthers are overrated…
Sunday’s games saw the Bears take care of business
against the Rams, the Jaguars beat the Colts, and three games go to overtime.
But first, the Cowboys defeat the Buccaneers.
Offensively, this was a snooze fest, but the Cowboys
defense came up when it mattered most. Dallas better solve their problems when
it comes to false starts on the offensive side of the ball. Up next is Chicago
on Monday night and there’s no telling which Bears team will show up to Cowboys
Stadium. Will it be the one that defeated the Rams or the one that imploded
against the Packers?
The 49ers were upset by the Vikings in Minnesota.
Maybe the 49ers are not as good as people are making them out to be. The Bills
defeated the Browns (no surprise) but lost their running back C.J. Spiller to a
shoulder injury. He is expected to miss one game.
The Bengals beat the Redskins 38-31 with this first
play from scrimmage:
The game had its share of controversy. The Redskins
offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan, was seen arguing with the officials and
following them to their locker room. His actions cost him $25,000.
Maybe he can ask his dad, the Redskins coach, for the
money.
Now the three overtime games. The Jets defeated the
Dolphins in the extra session, but it came with a cost. Cornerback Darrelle
Revis tore his ACL and is lost for the rest of the season. The Jets now have a
massive hole in their secondary for the rest of the season. The Chiefs, behind
the 233 yards by running back Jamaal Charles, rallied from 18-points down to
defeat the Saints 27-24 in overtime. Charles had a 91-yard touchdown run that
started the comeback. Kicker Ryan Succop set a franchise record for most field
goals made in a game with six.
Perhaps the Saints aren’t as good as we thought…
Perhaps the Saints aren’t as good as we thought…
And now the most exciting game of the day… Lions at
Titans.
First, this punt return for TD by the Titans…
Lions rallied to take 27-20 lead in the 4th
quarter. Then the Titans scored a touchdown on a kickoff return to tie the game
at 27.
Nate Washington had this catch to give the Titans a
34-27 lead.
Then this fumble
and scoop and score made it 41-27. The Lions would score a touchdown and
then recover the onside kick to set up this last play:
In overtime, the Titans scored a field goal on the opening
drive of overtime. With their overtime possession, the Lions drove down to
inside the Titans 10. Facing a fourth down, Detroit went for it and Tennessee
stopped them to win 44-41. What a way for Titans quarterback Jake Locker to get
his first NFL win.
The afternoon games featured the Cardinals dominating
the Eagles at home, and the Falcons showing no letdown with a victory over the
Chargers. The Raiders rallied to defeat their historic rival, the Steelers, for
Coach Dennis Allen’s first NFL win.
The Texans continued their Bulls on Parade theme with
a win in Denver over the quarterback that regularly victimized them when he was
with the Colts. Well, so far my AFC Super Bowl pick is looking well.
Sunday Night featured its fair share of drama in a
back-and-forth contest between AFC powers. Before the game, Ravens wide
receiver Torrey Smith learned that his brother was killed in a motorcycle
accident in Virginia late Saturday night. Smith went home to be with his family
and then played the game of his career catching 6 passes for 127 yards and two
touchdowns.
The game had its share of low moments. A fan got onto
the field before halftime.
If only Mike Curtis was around…
Towards the end of the game, the replacement referees
penalized Coach John Harbaugh for trying to get their attention in calling a
timeout. The Baltimore fans let their displeasure be known.
Al Michaels: “That’s the loudest manure chant I’ve ever heard.”
The game came down to a field goal. In last season’s
AFC Championship Game between these two teams in New England, this happened:
Last Sunday, this happened:
And in the post-game chaos, Coach Bill Belichick is
seen chasing and grabbing an official. The NFL would fine him $50,000 for his
actions.
Monday Night…
The Green Bay Packers faced a tough Seattle team. The
Packers left the Pacific Northwest with a 12-7 victory. M.D. Jennings made the
game saving interception to push Green Bay’s record to 2-1.
We’ve all seen this play. While I agree that it was an
interception, the Packers put themselves in this position. They settled for a
field goal inside the Seahawks 15 in the third quarter. They did not convert a
two-point conversion after they scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter. If
Green Bay had gotten a first down on their last offensive drive of the game,
the game would be over.
Oh, and it is worth mentioning that Green Bay’s
offensive ranks are equal to Cleveland. Again, Green Bay’s offensive ineptness
is equal to the Browns.
Oh… and this will make Packers fans happy.
The NFL supervisor in the replay booth was Phil
Luckett. The same Phil Luckett that was involved
in “Coingate” in the 1998 Thanksgiving game between the Steelers and Lions.
The same Phil Luckett whose officiating crew that ruled that quarterback Vinny
Testaverde scored a touchdown when clearly he was short of goal line in a Jets
32-31 win over the Seahawks 11 days after “Coingate.”
With this recent disaster with the replacement
referees, the NFL and the regular referees have resumed labor talks. They have
progressed to the point that an agreement has been reached between the parties. The regular referees will return to the field starting with tonight's game between the Browns and Ravens.
As for my picks… Thank goodness I didn’t put any money
on these games of I’d probably be wearing Cement Shoes at the bottom of the
Trinity River.
5-11 last week… Ugh. Well, I have a Top 10 pick going
into next year’s NFL Draft.
Yeah, Monica
defeated me this week with a 9-7 record. My goal is just to get back to above
.500 for the week. Small goals.
Week 4 is the start of the bye weeks. The Colts and Steelers
are the first teams to get a week off. Adjust your fantasy rosters accordingly.
Looking at the games for Week 4, the Ravens host the
Browns in an AFC North showdown. Sunday has the Texans go for another first in
the team’s short history: a 4-0 start. It will come against a Titans team that
put up 44 against the Lions. San Diego travels to Kansas City while the Broncos
host the Raiders in the other AFC West showdown game. The Patriots look to get
back to .500 against the Bills.
The Jets begin the rest of their season without
Darelle Revis by playing the 49ers. Detroit has their first home game since
Week 1 by hosting the Vikings. The two undefeated teams in the NFC look to
continue their winning ways with the Falcons hosting the Panthers and the
Cardinals hosting the Dolphins.
The game that everyone had circled on their calendars
at the start of the season is the Saints at Packers. Clearly both teams have
not lived up to expectations. The winner of this game has a great chance of
saving their season while the loser will likely see their playoff chances diminish.
Sunday Night is an NFC East showdown in Philadelphia
between the Giants and Eagles. Should be another good one.
And Monday Night is between two teams with a long
history in the NFL: the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys.
Here are your picks for Week 4. Let’s hope these are
better than last week’s. If not… good-bye thumbs.
Kickoff Times are Central Time
Picks Indicated in BOLD
Sunday Day Games for the Dallas-Fort Worth Area are indicated with (DFW)
Picks Indicated in BOLD
Sunday Day Games for the Dallas-Fort Worth Area are indicated with (DFW)
BYE WEEK
Indianapolis Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
THURSDAY NIGHT (9/27)
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 7:20 PM NFL
SUNDAY (9/30) FOX DOUBLEHEADER
NOON FOX
San
Francisco 49ers at New York Jets (DFW)
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Seattle
Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
NOON CBS
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans (DFW)
New
England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
3PM CBS
Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos
Cincinnati
Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars
3PM FOX
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers (DFW)
Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
SUNDAY NIGHT
New
York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, NBC 7:20 PM
MONDAY NIGHT (10/1)
Chicago
Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 7:30 PM ESPN
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