Week 14

With only three weeks left to go in the NFL Regular Season and no one has earned a playoff spot yet, though several teams are fighting for their right to represent their division or conference in the post-season.
With Seattle slowing down the Eagles defense the Dallas-Philadelphia contest this Sunday evening has even more riding on it.  It is likely that the winner of this game could end up winning the NFC East.  The final two games Dallas hosts the Indianapolis Colts and play at Washington.  Dallas is 6-0 on the road this year, while struggling at AT&T Stadium, to a 3-4 record.  The Colts are beatable, they've been good, but inconsistent all year.  Philadelphia, in their final two-games, play at Washington and at NY Giants.  I'm sure when the schedule makers stuck those at the end of the season, they looked really intriguing.  They still are, but the only hope Washington or the Giants have is to play spoiler, no doubt Dallas fans will feel really dirty, not really rooting for, but hoping for either Washington or the Giants to win those games.
Arizona travels to their old home of St. Louis to face the Rams tonight (on Thursday Night Football) at what has to be the worst time ever for them.  The Cardinals have struggled some and the Rams are coming off two-straight fantastic defensive performances.  This will be a really interesting game to observe.
Interesting statistic: Green Bay first played in Buffalo in 1979 and they've met there 5-times.  Buffalo has never lost to the Packers while playing in Buffalo.  In fact, the average score is: about 25-12.  Rodgers and his bunch is smoking hot, the Bills are fighting for a chance to be in the playoffs.
No one would have imagined a Cincinnati-Cleveland game in week 15 would have an playoff implications for BOTH teams.  It does.  The Bengals are holding onto a 1/2 game lead in their division while the Browns, 1 1/2 games behind their intra-state rivals, are trying for their first post-season appearance since 2002, when they appeared, then quickly exited, in the wild-card game.
Houston heads to Indianapolis for a divisional game on Sunday.  This is a toss up.  Both clubs flash signs to brilliance at times, then, at other times, we wonder what bowl game they might be playing in min-December.
Can we really say enough about New England?  They have owned the Dolphins for the last several seasons, especially playing in Foxboro.
Ahhhh, San Francisco-Seattle.  This decades version of Dallas-San Francisco from the '90's or the Pats-Colts in the '00s.  Up until they met two weeks ago on Thanksgiving night, the home team had won the last 5-games.  Seattle didn't like that stat so they held the Niners without a touchdown playing at beautiful Levi's Stadium.  San Francisco seems like they're crumbling.  Just two years ago they were a touchdown pass away from winning the Super Bowl in New Orleans.  Situation makes me think of what happened to Marino, only he was in his 2nd year.  Kaepernick took over for Alex Smith mid-season, lit the San Francisco up and got them excited and took them to a Super Bowl.  I wonder if he'll ever get back.  Marino did not.  Mr. Kaepernick is a good quarterback that needs to learn to rely on his teammates, only then will he live up to the potential every thinks he has.

Week 13

Kind of a shock that the Cowboys didn't show up for their annual Turkey-Day game against Philly. Understandably, though, since they played a SUNDAY NIGHT game in New York just a few days before. Not a good move by the schedulers, but they have a near impossible job to do.

Seems Seattle has peaked at the right time, they are smoking all their opponents, either via blowout or defensively, like they did to San Fran Thursday night.

Is Johnny Football the answer in Cleveland? He debuted Sunday against Buffalo but the spark he brought didn't really ignite anything in a slumping Browns squad. Browns' coach Pettine has already announced that Hoyer will be back under center Sunday vs the Colts.

Jacksonville embarrassed the Giants on Sunday. I would be seriously surprised if Tom Coughlin is on the sidelines in New York next year. With that in mind, the Jets stink!  Rex Ryan may also be out of a job when these season ends as well. Not sure when the last time, if ever, both New York coaches were new at the start of a season.

My apologies to any who suffer from mental disease, but the Saints look bi-polar. They are sluggish one week, then come into Pittsburgh this week and shock the Steelers.

Are the Rams for real? Yeah, it was only the Raiders, but 52-0? Wow!! Impressive, Jeff Fisher shows he's turning things around. They have the right ingredients to make a splash in the already tight NFC West division next season.

Cardinals really sliding that much? They lost to the Falcons by 11 in the Georgiadome. Atlanta is helping with the mediocrity in the NFC South.

How 'bout those Packers? Had more in their tank than the aging Patriots.

Playoff races are really heating up, looking forward to this.