Before we pit the Chiefs against the Broncos in the AFC Title game, let's wait to see how the remainder of the season plays out. Granted, Denver looks as dominant as anyone right now and that without two of their defensive starters. Kansas City is 2-0...yes, the Chiefs. How impressive is that? Everyone thought they would improve from last year with the hiring of Any Reid, but they look solid, able to win the close games.
A couple of big surprises on the other end of the spectrum are the Redskins and the Giants. Washington is coming off an exciting playoff run last year that had everyone calling their rookie quarterback RGIII-sus. He tore up his knee in their playoff game and seems very rusty, if not hesitant to lead his team. The Giants are only a couple of years off a Super Bowl title and are threatening to not even make the playoffs...which they didn't do last year anyway. Eli is throwing interceptions to everyone and looks like he has no confidence in his teammates. Was discussing last night whether Coughlin will be able to keep his job if the G-Men fail to make the playoffs this year.
Some very interesting statistics for this weeks games:
One that shocks me the most is the Detroit-Washington game. Detroit is visiting the Redskins for a contest between the two mediocre teams. The Lions have never defeated Washington in Washington. In fact, the last time they won against that franchise in an away game was in 1935 when Washington was the Boston Redskins.
The Thursday night game pits Andy Reid against his team he coached for over a decade, leading them to the NFC Championship four-straight years and a Super Bowl appearance. The Chiefs are looking to slow down the high-flying Eagles in a game televised on the NFL Network. At 2-0 KC is hoping to start fast and ride momentum through at least early January.
St. Louis @ Dallas: So far, the Cowboys are 1-0 at home. Can they make this 2-0? Of course, if they keep up this trend of losing on the road and winning at home, they end up with a .500 record and no one in big D will be happy with that.
NY Giants @ Carolina: Both teams are 0-2. Giants have pretty much been manhandled the first two weeks of the season (see paragraph 2 about Eli and his interceptions). Panthers have been on the losing end of two very tight games, on against a very dominant Seattle Seahawks bunch that crushed San Francisco this past Sunday night.
Houston @ Baltimore. Last year the Texans manhandled the eventual Super Bowl champion Ravens 43-13. Two years ago, they met twice and the second time the Ravens knocked Houston out of the playoffs. If the Texans really want to prove they are a true contender, they will have to make it past their enemies up North.
Jacksonville @ Seattle. A television station in Orlando ran an banner across the bottom of their screen on Sunday apologizing to viewers for having to show the Jacksonville-Oakland game. The reasoning was that they realized most would have rather watched the Broncos-Giants game. The Jags are not good and have dropped steadily over the last several years, nearly hitting the bottom at this point. Which could make this a massive upset if the Seahawks were looking past this week to their game next week at Houston.
Oakland @ Denver. This is one of those rivalries where even if one team is no good this will be a good game. The Raiders are showing they aren't as bad as they have been. Their new qb Terrelle Pryor has shown he can lead a team and move the ball effectively. This, I think, will be his biggest obstacle so far in facing a very tough Bronco defense, and having to outscore the Score Machine, Payton Manning.
PIX Shoutout to MJ to being better than everyone else so far. Excellent job!!
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