Week 3

This season is moving right along.  Lots of things happened this week in the NFL: Cowboys rally for a huge come from behind win; Broncos lose in OT; Patriots are getting old; and the Steelers aren't quite done yet.
In what turned out to be the largest come from behind win in team history, the Dallas Cowboys spotted the flat St. Louis Rams a 21-point lead in the first half, then fought back and won the contest 34-31.  Does this say anything for Dallas?  Are they now for real?  No one really knows what kind of an affect this can have on a team, to rally from that big of a deficit.  It could give them the confidence they need to contend in the NFC East (they're only a game behind the Eagles), or it could mean nothing more than the Rams are really not that good, especially since they're having major issues at quarterback.  I'd love to see the 'Boys do something with this, build and capitalize...I just don't have that much hope in them, based on recent history.
Peyton Manning took his Denver Broncos team, who was embarrassed in February by a superb Seattle Seahawks defense, to CenturyLink Field in Northwest Washington state.  Manning was given opportunity after opportunity to fix what happened in New York in the Super Bowl but, when it really mattered, in overtime, the future hall-of-fame quarterback was not given a chance.  The 'Hawks took the extra kickoff 80-yards to the end zone, where Marshawn Lynch bullied his way in for 6-yards, and kept their home record nearly perfect for the last two years (the only loss was to the Cardinals last season).  The Seattle football franchise, who used to play the Broncos twice a year when they were in the AFC West, has had but 2-losses at home since week 16 of the 2011 season (the other was to the 49ers in 2011).
New England used to be a powerhouse, destroying any and everyone that got in their way.  The Raiders of the 1970's and early 80's were similar to that.  Seems neither of these teams is even close to how they once were.  The Patriots showed as though they might be starting to lose their touch a bit against the winless "Raideh's."  Brady was sloppy, at best, and only pulled out the win with help from his defense, DT Vince Wolfork intercepted a pass deep in Oakland territory to help his team win.  Oakland's team has not been good for some time, and it doesn't seem they will be getting good anytime soon.
Seems like every year the Steelers are counted out, saying they've made too many changes in the off-season to be any good.  Then, they play championship-caliber teams, i.e. Carolina Panthers, and completely dismantle them.  Pittsburgh looked good from the get-go, Big Ben kept his team in the thick of the race the entire game and eventually pulled away from what seemed like a confused Panthers squad.
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Next week the NFL will start it's International Series with the Oakland Raiders hosting the Miami Dolphins.  Should be an interesting matchup.  You're Welcome, London, for the 1-5 records we've sent you.