Week 10

Romo goes out with a broken back and the Cowboys get embarrassed at home by the Cardinals.  The very next week the Cardinals lose quarterback Palmer to a torn ACL, while Romo played in London and played very well, leading his team to a victory over the Jaguars.
It's been a busy couple of weeks.  With family I got to enjoy the Cowboys loss to Arizona in Arlington.  That started off really exciting with a pick-six on the Cardinals' first drive of the game, only to see the team sputter with no offense the rest of the way.
Seemed to me this past weekend (November 6-10) there were more blowouts than I've seen in the NFL a long time.  The Browns shredded the Bengals on Thursday night ball, Dallas tore apart Jacksonville, Seahawks over the Giants, Cardinals over the Rams, Broncos over the Raiders...and let's not forget Green Bay's scrimmage against the Bears.  What were the Packers on Sunday night?  Give some to the Bears, please.
No major trades coming up, haven't even heard any rumors, but things are about to get exciting with the playoffs looming.
Keep in mind, too, that Carson Palmer hasn't been behind center the entire season for Arizona, his backup has played admirably in helping the Cardinals get to the 8-1 record where they sit now.  If the season were to end today, Arizona would have homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs...which leads to another interesting tidbit.  A team has never played a home game for the Super Bowl.  The closest the NFL got was in the 80's when San Francisco hosted Miami in Palo Alto, CA, at Stanford Stadium.
As far as coaching changes, I think Rex Ryan might have bought himself some time with the Jets' win over Pittsburgh on Sunday, but he's on a thin string.  I'd be surprised to see Tom Coughlin walking the sidelines for the Giants next year, too.
Suppose the Patriots, who are likely the best team right now in the NFL, win the Super Bowl this year.  Would that not be the ideal way for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to end their run in New England, or even the NFL?  Elway went out that way and now everyone remembers him as a Super Bowl quarterback, as opposed to a player who tried to hang on too long and ended up struggling the last few years.