Things aren’t going as planned in Big D (do they ever). After an important win against New York to start the season the Cowboys have been pretty lifeless losing ugly against Seattle and Chicago and beating only Tampa Bay.
The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to bounce back this season. To date their only win was against a New Orleans squad that was in a funk until just recently.
The Rams (3-2) are coming off a great win handing the Cardinals their first loss sacking Arizona QB Kevin Kolb 3 times. The Dolphins are only 2-3, but they are coming off a solid home win over the Bengals.
The Bengals (3-2) offense really struggled last week in a surprising loss to the Dolphins, but there is a good chance they will get back on track facing the winless Browns (0-6).
The Falcons (5-0) are one of only 2 remaining undefeated teams and while the Raiders (1-3) are coming off a bye they were crushed in their previous game.
Last week’s win by the Colts over Green Bay might have been the most shocking result of the season – even more so than the Vikings win against San Francisco.
The Lions desperately needed a week off after a tough start to the season. Unfortunately while they were licking their wounds things were getting even tougher with the Vikings winning again and the Eagles losing a nail-biter to Pittsburgh that has to have them pretty mad.
The Tennessee Titans come into this game at 1-4, but even that doesn’t tell how badly the team has played this year. All of the Titans four losses have come by at least 21 points.
The Ravens (3-1) have won 2 straight and are tied with the Bengals atop the AFC North. Unlike the last few years the Ravens are led by their offense, as their defense has not been the dominant unit we are used to seeing.
The Vikings (3-1) are off to a surprising start and they have won 2 straight and are tied with the Bears atop the NFC North. The Titans (1-3) have really struggled on defense this season, as they only rank 27th in the league both defending the pass and defending the run.
The Bengals (3-1) have won 3 straight after an opening season loss and their offense has been solid in their 3-game winning streak. They face a 1-3 Dolphins’ team, but in their last 2 games they lost both in OT, so the Fish are close to being 3-1.
The Packers (2-2) came up with a much needed win at home in this last game and to keep pace with the Bears (3-1) they need to beat the Colts (1-2).
It is hard to tell whether Philadelphia is lucky or whether things are just evening out this year. This team has three wins by a combined 4 points and an ugly loss to Arizona.
The Bears are in good really shape after beating Dallas rather easily on Monday night. They are currently tied for the lead in the NFC North and their next 4 games are very winnable. Perhaps none more so than this week’s trip to Jacksonville.
The Bills absolutely fell apart last week.
It might seem obvious but this team is just not good enough, or mentally tough enough, to afford any mistakes…and when they come in bunches they are literally dead in the water.
The Broncos sent a message by throttling Oakland last week. How much that message takes will depend on how they perform against New England. In the second half last week Denver showed just how good this team can be.
