Jaguars vs Bengals: The Battle of #1 Picks! Anytime that happens there usually is some hype involved. The hype machine in this case? THE BUNGLES! Following their statement in Pittsburgh they are looking to continue their campaign as the team to beat in the AFC North. Early on it was Jacksonville playing the solid game. Trevor Lawrence had his 1st good game at the NFL level. Other than a goal line stand late in the 2nd Quarter the Jaguars were dominating the game and led 14-0 at halftime. BOOM! Why is Urban Meyer getting punished by the Football Gods? It’s at this point when Cincinnati unlocks their talents and abilities. The Bengals scored 14 straight points in a hurry to tie the game at 14 going into the 4th. The Jags marched down the field quickly and took the lead 21-14. This should be enough to win the game, OH RIGHT! The Jags secondary is overcooked to being a hockey puck. Joe Burrow and company went for the counterattack and tied the game. At least Jacksonville has a chance to respond. Nope, they punt the ball and Cincy has a chance to win. They get into field goal range for a chance to win. “McPherson for the win and he has GOT IT! Cincinnati wins it!” The Bungles are forcing the Bungling this year! I know they are 3-1 but they need to beat a real team in order for them to be taken seriously. I don’t want that game to be Week 7! (They play Green Bay next week at home, that will be a true test for them)
Browns vs Vikings: Vikings Welcome to the Abyss! Minus 1 Dalvin Cook. Other than an opening drive TD to Justin Jefferson, Minnesota was stuck in quicksand all day. I get that Kevin Stafanksi knows Gary Kubiak and Mike Zimmer like a book, but how can an offense of this potential even without their leading rusher look so bad. They made the Browns secondary look like Frank Minnifield and Hanford Dixon from the Dawg Pound defense. Luckily for Vikings fans Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland offense kept shooting themselves in the foot with turnovers and penalties. The only touchdown that the Browns scored was because of REFBALL. Even then Minnesota has a chance to at least tie the game. “Could be the final play of the game here comes Clowney. There goes Cousins, and is intercepted by Hill or did it hit the turf.” Typical Kirk Cousins. Any chance he has at beating teams over 500 is quickly taken away. Minnesota is literally a missed field goal, fumble, and holding penalty away from being 4-0. In other words VIKINGS GONNA VIKING! Browns I’d be concerned about that offensive execution if I were you. I still don’t know how good Cleveland can be?
Texans vs Bills: Houston we tried warning you about David Culley. Once defensive coordinators have film on his tendencies there is a good chance it’s getting ugly. Look at the result of this game. For the 2nd year in a row he got crushed by his old boss Sean McDermott in Buffalo. (Thank goodness for his sake the Texans don’t play at M&T Bank Stadium or against the Ravens all together) And even worse he doesn’t have Lamar Jackson to save him. Josh Allen and that offense meanwhile torched this High School caliber secondary for 40 points. Not to mention the Bills defense recorded their 2nd shutout in 3 weeks. As a Marylander I’m starting to believe that Greg Roman isn’t the problem in Baltimore, it’s because of what I’ve seen from the Texans the last couple of games. You need Deshawn Watson and you need to dress him now!
Chiefs vs Eagles: Homecoming THE GAME! Coming soon to a stadium near you. In this case not only does Andy Reid get to come back to Lincoln Financial Field. He also gets to see his old starting QB Donovan McNabb get his jersey number retired and LeSean McCoy get honored at halftime as well. As for the game Kansas City was looking to get the train back on track. And they did, “The Patrick Price” was in full effect today. 5 touchdown passes to only 6 incompletions. (The only times they didn’t score a touchdown in this game were via an interception or kneel) Plus Tyreek Hill was unstoppable and Darius Slay could do nothing too. Philly we need to talk, how many times are you going to have a big play only to be erased by a penalty. They had 3 touchdowns called back including a 50 yard bomb to DeVonta Smith. 9 penalties in all. Jalen Hurts you are going through the McNabb treatment, it will be a year or 2 before you can make the playoffs. (Considering they have plenty of draft capital to work with I like their future)
Lions vs Bears: Hey mom come quick, Justin Fields looks like a stud again. Yes they were playing the Lions but Detroit certainly doesn’t play like an 0-4 team. Even if David Montgomery is out for a month with a hyperextended knee (His knee is nowhere near as fit as Giannis’) Da Bears had no problems in this game. Jared Goff and TJ Hockenson are the only things carrying this team to relevance. Not to mention they cut Jamie Collins as he heads back to the Patriots. Detroit it’s going to be another long season if things keep up. At least you have that nice haul of picks from the Rams.
Colts vs Dolphins: Colts where has this been? I know the Dolphins are without Tua and your O-Line is banged up but where was this in the 1st 3 games? Looks like Miami’s defense isn’t as good as it was a year ago. Carson Wentz finally had his first really good game with Indianapolis. Jacoby Brissett had no answers for the Colts defense until garbage time. Dolphins this is why you should have taken Najee Harris, when you average only 40 yards rushing a game that is not a sign of success. And it’s holding the offense back from their true potential. If this continues Miami is going to panic for Deshawn Watson at the trade deadline. The good news for you guys aren’t the only team in the AFC East struggling. As for the Colts I don’t know what to think of them long term. Next week they get NIGHT GAME HELL! OUCH! (“The Colts cannot win in Baltimore ever again!” Mike Preston)
Panthers vs Cowboys: Panthers good news and bad news. The good news is that you’re 3-0 and leading a stacked NFC South. The bad news is that you are running into a steamroller known as the Cowboys. Dallas will use your highly touted defense as practice for real teams. Even if Sam Darnold had another outstanding day besides the 2 picks he threw to Trevor Diggs, Carolina remained one step behind Dak Prescott and Zeke. The score doesn’t tell the outcome of this game. Dallas was the better team in every phase of the game. Now at 3-1 JerryBoy is telling the media that they are a Super Bowl Contender again. Considering their upcoming schedule the Cowboys could run away with the NFC East Title.
Hogs vs Falcons: Atlanta has gotten a tad of optimism in their fans minds. A win over the Giants last week and now a home matchup against a Washington team that wants to keep up with Dallas in their division. You remember the name Cordarrelle Patterson? He had himself a great game. Looks like the move to RB paid off for him. The only concern with the Falcons? As expected, it’s the defense. They made Terry McLaurin look like Art Monk in his prime. Even with an 8 point lead deep into the 4th Quarter you think there is no chance that the Hogs can come back. BOOM! The Definition of Insanity is back in Business! Taylor Heinicke goes into bailout mode as Washington cuts the lead to 2. Even if Chase Young had a horrendous roughing the passer call it doesn’t stop the fact that this game is coming down to the wire. Won’t you look at that! The Hogs are in the lead and it’s going to take a Hail Mary for the Falcons to win. “Ryan is just going to throw it up into the endzone and it’s incomplete and this game is over!” (GAME OVER YEAH!) This win may have just saved Washington’s season, back into the NFC East picture you go.
Giants vs Saints: It is a good day in New Orleans, the Superdome is open to the public again. In this case the Saints are trying to make a statement against what should be easy prey in the Giants. However the Saints struggled to open the game wide open. Daniel Jones and Saquan Barkley ripped this defense into shreds. And New Orleans defense on paper is Top 10. Even with a 21-10 lead in the 4th Quarter the Saints can’t make it easy. Example: Missed Field Goals, big play TD’s and the inability to close out a game. With this knowledge the G-Men tie the game and force overtime. Jabrill Peppers is right, give us the damn ball and we are going to win it he says. This was proven to be the case as New Orleans still can’t get Danny Dimes off the field. This is going to end badly isn’t it. “Barkley goes up the middle, and the GIANTS HAVE WON IT!” Great way to win your 1st game. Maybe you can save your luck for the Jets too.
Titans vs Jets: The Jets like the Giants are in desperation mode. They are 0-3 and playing against the class of the AFC South in the Titans at home. The good news for the ButtFumble is that both AJ Brown and Julio Jones are inactive thus making the Jets job of winning their 1st game under Saleh much easier. The Titans like the Saints effectively played down to their competition rather than winning in a blowout. Even with a 9-0 lead and dominating the Jets offense in the 1st Half they don’t make it easy for their fans. This is why the ButtFumble viewed Zach Wilson as the #2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. He torched that pathetic excuse of a secondary as the Jets did something they haven’t done all year. HAVE THE LEAD! But as expected the Titans have to be bailed out by high end talent and this game goes to OT. Things got so bad in this game that Yinzers and Cheeseheads were ripping CBS for not changing the National Broadcast from this game to Steelers vs Packers. In my opinion it’s probably because the guy responsible for choosing the games around the country is a Jets fan. (I might be lying but who cares this game should be over) Anyways the ButtFumble takes their opening drive in OT and converts a field goal to take the lead. But like in regulation the Titans torch the Jets defense and get into field goal range. If I’m Mike Vrabel what do I do? Kick the field goal and have a potential tie, or chuck one into the endzone. He has decided to play for the tie. What will the Football Gods give him for a return? “On its way AND HE MISSED!” YOU LOST TO THE JETS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! This could be a game that could bite you later in the season especially for playoff positioning. With this win Indianapolis now gains false hope again. Titans I have one thing to say to you, YOU GET NOTHING YOU LOSE GOOD DAY SIR!
Steelers vs Packers: Both fan bases are angry. And it’s not only because CBS cut off the 1st Quarter for the Jets Titans game. It’s because these teams have massive chips on their shoulders. This game however was a beatdown in favor of the Green Bay Packers. Just like every team that has played Pittsburgh they had no problems defeating a Steelers offense with a broken identity. I know everyone is going to say that Big Ben is holding them back and he isn’t the same QB. And I agree with that, but do you see any other QB succeed behind this O-Line. They could have trotted out Terry Bradshaw in his prime and they’d still get crushed. Packers fans, your calls for Rodgers’ head are over. You are legit contenders again, celebrate this return to being the big brothers of your division by nabbing Jaylon Smith from the Cowboys. That linebacker core could be even more deadly.
Ravens vs Broncos: (See Charm City Beasts doc)
Cardinals vs Rams: Rams Welcome Back to REALITY! Now you realize the amount of risks that came when you traded for Matt Stafford. Other than that game against the Buccaneers last week, his record against teams over 500 is god awful. All Kyler Murray did in this game was take advantage of all of the miscues LA made. It wasn’t even close. The Rams defense made Maxx Williams look like all of the other great Tight Ends that have come out of the Ravens organization. He just adds another element to an offense full of weapons. And yes James Connor looks good again. As a result Arizona is the only unbeaten team left in the NFL. I thought that trend would feature more than 1 team after this week. The 1972 Dolphins are waiting for the Cards to lose so they can pop the champagne. Thus is the great circle of life!
Seahawks vs 49ers: I knew Seattle was going to play up to their potential at some point. The one thing about this team is that any time you doubt Russell Wilson or Pete Carroll they find a new way to win. Yes Jimmy G was injured and 49ers fans got to see Trey Lance on full display but the Seahawks still wanted to prove why they should still be considered as one of the favorites in the NFC West. This was their most complete game in almost 2 years. That’s fascinating to say. Not only that but Seahawks fans get a break from calling for Ken Norton’s head. That’s what happens when you play a team with injuries. By the way, when did Alex Collins get good again? I thought he was washed when he left the Ravens. Turns out the 49ers need some work to do if they want to get back up to contention status, good luck!
Buccaneers vs Patriots: The Ultimate Grudge Match! Tom Brady vs Bill Belichick. What better weather for that game to be played in the pouring rain. The Football Gods wouldn’t have it any better. First of all Brady has just surpassed Drew Brees as the all time leading passer in NFL History. Just as I expected this game was a chess match from start to finish
Raiders vs Chargers: The Chargers and Justin Herbert have massive chips on their shoulders! They still haven’t gotten the respect they deserve for beating the Chiefs and SoFi is swarmed by RaiderNation. Early in this game the Bolts benefited from all of the effective silent counts as they took a 21-0 lead. It was so bad at that time for Vegas that they gained only 1 1st Down in the 1st Half. BOOM! Then the San Diego Tradition returned for a quarter. The Raiders unlocked their offensive talents and quickly cut the 21 point lead by the Chargers to 7. It went from a Charger paradise to the Black Hole conquering SoFi in a matter of minutes. However LA would regain the momentum as Daniel Carlson missed a long field goal. Herbert and his high powered offense took advantage and Vegas never recovered. This game said a lot more about the Chargers than the 1st 3 games. I know they have a tough schedule coming up but if they can continue this pace they should get some bandwagon fans to join them. I hope that doesn’t happen. (Dean Spanos doesn’t deserve a bandwagon fan base but hey this is the NFL)
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