Wow! That was quick! We're over a month into the football season and we've seen some surprises. Peyton Manning is breaking all sorts of records, Kansas City is fantastic, the Giants and Steelers are both horrible. Let's look at a couple of the highlights from this past week.
Seattle @ Indianapolis: The Colts look like they're for real. Seattle has proven it's a tough place to play, but the Seahawks now seem a little more vulnerable on the road. Indy looks like they've really come to build on last season.
New England @ Cincinnati: Patriots show up undefeated and walk out without even having scored a touchdown, the first time that's happened in years. Are the Bengals that good, or are the Patriots really struggling?
Kansas City @ Tennessee: This has got to be the first 4-0 @ 3-1 game in history that most people didn't pay much attention to. The Chiefs continued their domination over a very good Titans team, in Nashville.
Detroit @ Green Bay: Maybe some day the Lions will win in Wisconsin...but not this year.
Houston @ San Francisco: The Texans have looked lackluster at best this season, prompting coach Kubiak to bench his starting qb Matt Schaub, at least for part of the game Sunday night. Is this a sign of things to come? Since a throttling last year in New England, Schaub has seemed to lack confidence and poise.
Denver @ Dallas: A game for the ages, over 1000 passing between the two quarterbacks. Was fun to watch, if you don't like to see any defense.
Here is a brief preview of what we've got to watch this week:
Green Bay @ Baltimore: Both teams are struggling to find their personality. Baltimore is not the friendliest place to play, and Green Bay is looking to build on a non-offense win over the Lions last week.
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay: If Dallas loses to Washington, and Philadelphia defeats the Bucs, that puts the Eagles in first place all by themselves in the woeful NFC East. Interesting, huh? Tampa Bay, as dysfunctional as they are, have yet to win a game.
Detroit @ Cleveland: This is an old school game between two teams that have been around a very long time. Currently, Detroit is not sure what they want to do, Cleveland has shown some remarkable resilience over the last few weeks. The Dawg Pound is fired up and ready to cheer their team to more victories.
Cincinnati @ Buffalo: If a team keeps Tom Brady from throwing a touchdown pass for the first time in over 50-games, the logical conclusion would be that they have a fantastic defense. It's not that bad, but they have won some games no one expected them to, and lost some they were supposed to win. In Northern New York they may have some troubles with the Bills...but they may not.
Jacksonville @ Denver: Could there be teams any more diverse than these? Jacksonville can do nothing right, their quarterback situation is suspect, at best. Denver is 5-0. Manning is having a career year, and the Broncos are supposed to be getting back some key defensive personnel soon.
New Orleans @ New England: This could very well be the game of the week. New Orleans has their coach back and they look sharp and efficient, thought without a running game. New England has Tom Brady under center, guiding and directing a young receiving corps as they learn the ropes in the NFL.
Washington @ Dallas: Always a good game, regardless of records or what's at stake. The Redskins are hoping RGIII is back in form to start doing what he did last year, the Cowboys are hoping they win a game. First place is at stake in the division, if Washington wins, they own at least a partial share of first place. If the Eagles win...this just makes things that much more interesting. Wait...you said there is another team in this division? Oh, yeah, the Giants. No worries. They are horrible and will not be a threat.
Indianapolis @ San Diego is the Monday Night game. Should be a decent game, but Indy is on fire and the Chargers are confused. One week they fight back and win at home, the next they go on the road against a mediocre, at best, Raiders team and lose. Andrew Luck is for real folks, this is a kid we'll be talking about for years to come.
PIX Shoutout to our leader, yet again, MJ. He pulled away and is leading the pack by 2 games, he also had the highest percentage for anyone this week with 79%.
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