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Saints vs Falcons – This Used to be a Fair Fight
Wins for the Atlanta Falcons in their rivalry with the New Orleans Saints have been quite rare over the last seven years, but this year was the return to sweep form, as teams with mirroring records looks like they don’t belong in the same sentence. It wasn’t so easy for Drew Brees and his defense in a 17-13 win, but it’s hard to think of any other longstanding division rivalry looking so empty of parity and fairness at the moment.
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Georgia Tech vs Clemson – Tajh Boyd Settles For Touchdown Records
This season should have been about more than personal achievements for Tajh Boyd, but Clemson lost to Florida State and lost their chance of doing something really special. Beating Georgia Tech 55-31 was a chance for the senior quarterback to throw four touchdown passes and set a new career ACC record, but the Tigers will once again fell like this is a season that could have been about more.
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Colts vs Titans – Never Count Out Andrew Luck and Co.
Everything was going fine for the Tennessee Titans early on, as Chris Johnson ran for two first quarter touchdowns. The ending, as most games are for teams playing against the Indianapolis Colts, wasn’t as satisfying for the home side, not scoring another touchdown until well into fourth quarter garbage time, losing 30-27 to their division rivals.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets or New England Patriots Will Sign Ed Reed
Released by the Houston Texans, it doesn’t seem like Ed Reed is going to finish the season without a team. Both the New England Patriots and the New York Jets have shown some interest in the veteran Safety, who hasn’t been having the best of seasons which also might be his last in the NFL.
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Miami Dolphins – The Day They Averaged 5.1 Inches Per Carry
It’s bad enough the Miami Dolphins lost to the win-less (up to that point) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they had to set a new low in franchise history for rushing yards, gaining only 2 on 14 carries, making it 5.1 inches per rush, meaning they would have to run the ball 71 times before getting a first down.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick – The Quarterback Curse That Just Won’t End
Does Ryan Fitzpatrick have magical powers? Some curse following him that results in starting quarterbacks on his team picking up injuries out of nowhere and then their careers taking a bad turn? It’s happened to him before with the St. Louis Rams and Marc Bulger, the Buffalo Bills and Trent Edwards, Carson Plamer and the Cincinnati Bengals and now he’s doing it to Jake Locker and the Tennessee Titans.
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Philadelphia Eagles – A Playoff Team With No Home Wins?
Despite the quarterback problems and the issues with their defense, the Philadelphia Eagles are tied for the lead in the NFC East, but might be considered favorites considering all the injury problems the Dallas Cowboys have. The most remarkable thing might be where they’ve picked up their five wins: All on the road, while losing all four home games, becoming the first team to be at .500 in week 10 without a home win.
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Matt Flynn – The Long Road Back to the Green Bay Packers
This season couldn’t have gone much worse for Matt Flynn – cut from the Oakland Raiders, released from the Buffalo Bills. Now? Signed once more by the Green Bay Packers, the team he earned his previous big contract through, facing its own set of troubles at the quarterback position.
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NFL Playoff Picture – Week 10
Heading into the final seven weeks of the season, it’s no longer about power rankings, but about playoff positions. It’s quite clear that the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots won’t miss the postseason, but after that it gets a lot more complicated, not to mention the division titles still up for grabs.
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San Francisco 49ers – Colin Kaepernick Keeps Getting Worse
From almost being a Super Bowl hero, to a quarterback who becomes a liability to his team. The San Francisco 49ers found themselves on strange ground after losing to the Carolina Panthers, being unable to trust the passing ability of their heralded quarterback, who might have allowed all of the compliments from the first game of the season get to his head.