When the New England Patriots fell to the Cleveland Browns in one of the most surprising results of last year’s regular season, it was simply an aberration for a team that went on to win 14 games and clinch the best record in the NFL.
This is a great matchup between the two most pleasant surprises in the league this season. San Francisco had absolutely no letdown last Sunday after coming back to beat Philadelphia the previous week. They destroyed a pretty good Tampa Bay team, winning by their largest margin since 1987 I believe.
Many though that the Falcons (2-3) would have an unstoppable offense after they moved up in the draft to take WR Julio Jones, but that has not been the case this season, as they only rank 14th in the league in passing yards per game and they are also having problems running the ball.
The Bucs (3-2) have an uphill battle this week against a red-hot Saints team that has won 4 straight, as Tampa was blown out last week and they will likely be without RB LeGarrette Blount and DT Gerald McCoy, who are both questionable with injuries.
The St. Louis Rams have to be hoping that the bye week cast a little magic on their team. This week, St. Louis is faced with the prospect of taking their winless record into Lambeau field to take on a Packers team that is absolutely on a role.
Upstate meets the city in New Jersey when the Buffalo Bills pay a visit to MetLife Stadium this Sunday to take on the New York Giants in a rare in-state matchup between these two New York teams. Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
The beleaguered Philadelphia Eagles will look to snap a rare four-game losing streak this Sunday afternoon when they square-off against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in a classic NFC East rivalry. Game time is slated for 1 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
One week after the death of Al Davis, the Oakland Raiders (3-2) return home to take on the Cleveland Brown (2-2). To say that the already certifiably insane Raiders fans will be in a frenzy is a bit of an understatement.
How about them Detroit Lions? Few would have projected that the only team to match the perfect record of the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers through the first four games of the season would be Detroit, but heading in to their return to Monday Night Football against their division rival Chicago Bears, that is exactly how the story has played out.
Four games in to the 2011-12 NFL season, the message is clear: The NFC road to the Super Bowl will go through Wisconsin.
Heading in to the regular season this week five matchup between the New York Jets and New England Patriots was circled as a possible AFC Championship preview, with these two division rivals among the favorites to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.
The San Diego Chargers (3-1) have a chance to knock off a division rival and put up their third of the season when they take on the Denver Broncos (1-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday.
The Bucs and 49ers are 3-1 and lead their divisions, which is a surprise so far on the young season.
Cam Newton has gotten off to a stellar rookie season, but even though he has passed for 1,386 yards with 5 TD’s he has been picked off 5 times and only led the Panthers to one win.
If you’d asked last January who the two worst teams in the NFL were going to be going into Week 5, not very many people would have answered with the Kansas City Chiefs. And no sane person would have included the Indianapolis Colts on that list either.
Houston quarterback Matt Schuab will be going into Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders (2-2) without star wide receiver Andre Johnson. This development is a real test for the Texans (3-1) who have been having a great season that’s rested largely on Johnson’s shoulders.
