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Falcons Over Saints – Always the Best Game to Start With
The NFL loves putting the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints together to open the season with and the fierce NFC South rivals rarely disappoint, as the Falcons dug themselves out of a 13-point hole to come away with a 37-34 win that didn’t feature a whole lot of defense on both sides, giving Matt Ryan and Drew Brees the opportunity to put up big numbers.
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Bills Over Bears – Some Problems Never Change
A defense that can’t stop the run and one Jay Cutler who can’t hold himself back from throwing interceptions; a known problem for the Chicago Bears, losing 23-20 at home in overtime to the Buffalo Bills, doing exactly what the books says to against teams without the ability to stop the ground game.
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49ers Over Cowboys – Over Before it Even Began
If the Dallas Cowboys were worried about their defense going into the season, it seems like Tony Romo might be a bigger concern, throwing three interceptions in a 28-17 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, whose defense made things very easy for Colin Kaepernick in a game that turned to be a bad indication of what this season will be like.
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Dolphins Over Patriots – Maybe This Time They’re For Real
There’s nothing new about the New England Patriots losing on the road to the Miami Dolphins, but it’s rare to see it happening this way, with Tom Brady looking so helpless for the entire second half while Ryan Tannehill stepped it up to lead his team from behind towards a 33-20 opening day victory.
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Royals Over Yankees – Saying Goodbye to the Playoffs
It’s going to take something beyond reason to happen for the New York Yankees to make the playoffs as they were once again shutout in a 2-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals, succumbing to a strong performance from Yordano Ventura and the bullpen, pretty much ruining what should have been a very special day for Derek Jeter.
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The Video of Ray Rice Punching His Fiancee Cost Him His Job
Baltimore Ravens fans gave Ray Rice a standing ovation in preseason. The same man who hits, more than once, his fiancee, Janay Palmer, and got away with it. He got a two-game suspension from the NFL, and not much else. For some reason, he isn’t in jail.
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Broncos Over Colts – No One Actually Pleased
Some games don’t please anyone. Obviously, the losers, the Indianapolis Colts, weren’t happy with an awful first half and overall losing 31-24, but the Denver Broncos weren’t exactly proud of how they almost let the game slip away from them. Peyton Manning needed his defense, which made things very difficult for Andrew Luck all game long, to pick up the slack.
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College Football – 2014 Week 2 Rankings
The number one team in the nation remains Florida State according to the rankings, but Oregon leap over Alabama to the number two spot thanks to their win over Michigan State as the Big Ten took some major hits from the voters and on the field. BYU, destroying Texas, and Virginia Tech, stunning Ohio State, are newcomers to the top 25 this season.
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Team USA – Stephen Curry Finally Shows Up
There have been very few reasons to actually be frustrated with Team USA and specifically the results in the Basketball World Championships, but guard play and excellence has mostly been absent from the tournament. Stephen Curry finding his groove from beyond the arc in the 86-63 round of 16 win over Mexico.
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Roger Federer – US Open Title Keeps Slipping Away
This should have been the year for Roger Federer to add to his Grand Slam collection. The stage was set for him to finally win the US Open for the first time in five years. Novak Djokovic lost to Kei Nishikori. All that was standing in his way of the final was Marin Cilic, a player he has never lost to. Turns out the Croatian had a few tricks up his sleeve.