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Colts Over Ravens – Mistakes Somehow Don’t Get in the Way
Winning a game usually means turning the ball over less than your opponent. The Indianapolis Colts took an alternative approach and still managed to beat the Baltimore Ravens 20-13 despite the mistakes from Andrew Luck and co. relying on an excellent defense to win for a third straight time.
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Chicago Bears – Jay Cutler Keeps Making the Same Mistakes
Maybe some day Marc Trestman will fix Jay Cutler, but it seems like it’s going to take more time, as the Chicago Bears lose 31-24 to the Carolina Panthers, with Cutler throwing two interceptions on forced throws while Cam Newton, still far from perfect, was good enough to ignore his own team’s mistakes and deliver the game winning touchdown pass to Greg Olsen.
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New York Jets Quarterback Problems – Here we go Again
According to Rex Ryan, benching Geno Smith in the 31-0 loss to the San Diego Chargers doesn’t mean the New York Jets have given up on the second-year quarterback. Smith is still the starter, Michael Vick is still the backup. But how long will the hierarchy remain unchanged?
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San Francisco 49ers – Colin Kaepernick Proves He’s Better Than Alex Smith
The duel between Colin Kaepernick and Alex Smith wasn’t exactly one sides, but the San Francisco 49ers, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 22-17, proved they got the better of the whole internal exchange, getting a week of relative silence thanks to the victory regarding the whole Jim Harbaugh rumor mill.
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Broncos Over Cardinals – Defense Can’t Hold on Forever
Despite the big numbers, Peyton Manning did throw a couple of interceptions as the Denver Broncos won in a misleading 41-20 score over the Arizona Cardinals, resorted to play with their third quarterback, Logan Thomas, after Drew Stanton left with a concussion. Their defense is good, but there comes a point when staying on the field for so long makes it impossible to stop the best offense in the NFL.
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Dallas Cowboys – DeMarco Murray Making Things Easier for Tony Romo
Legend says that Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys crumble in crunch time. But the quarterback, along with DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant, was nothing but clutch in the biggest moments of the game, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 20-17 overtime win over the Houston Texans, improving to a shocking 4-1 record, tied for the lead in the NFC East.
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New England Patriots – Tom Brady Slays the Last Undefeated Team
Not perfect, but dominant and most importantly victorious. The New England Patriots put the rumors and criticism behind them, led by a much improved Tom Brady to beat the last of the undefeated teams in the 2014 NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals, 43-17.
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ESPN Probably Inventing Stuff About Tom Brady & the New England Patriots
The conditions to go at the New England Patriots are perfect, so ESPN don’t actually wait with their version of the falling empire, suggesting Tom Brady and the coaching staff aren’t exactly on good terms, even putting the quarterback’s future with the franchise in doubt.
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NFL – Bengals vs Patriots Predictions
Offense, more than anything, has been the biggest problem for the New England Patriots so far this season, with the focus being on Tom Brady looking bad, normal and old on more than one occasion. The timing of meeting the Cincinnati Bengals is less than ideal, but maybe facing a hyped up defense will be an excellent opportunity to prove that the bashing they took over the week from the media was misplaced and premature.
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Michigan Wolverines – Brady Hoke Somehow Still Has a Job
There’s a chance the officials had something to do with Rutgers beating Michigan 26-24 and the Amarah Draboh catch that was ruled incomplete, but Brady Hoke remains someone fighting for his job without a chance of keeping it or making the football program any better. Maybe it’s not respectful, but keeping him any longer is just bad for both sides.