Written by Brendon Donohoe
Boy how things change in a week. Last week featured some incredible athletic feats that had me thinking if these players were more than mere humans. I take it all back this week. Laughable interceptions, horrible injuries, and some mind-boggling play calling littered the NFL this week. To sum it up, things looked rough. Now let’s jump into this dumpster fire.
Indianapolis Colts – 35, Tennessee Titans – 33
Andrew Luck still didn’t quite look like himself, but he was good enough to get his team the win. Marcus Mariota continued to look like the offensive rookie the year, but his team may have committed the worst two point conversion attempt I have ever seen to close out the game.
Oakland Raiders – 27, Cleveland Browns – 20
One team played their young promising QB, the other team played a QB who has been a career backup over their young promising QB. Guess which team won?
Atlanta Falcons – 39, Dallas Cowboys – 28
Stop it Julio. Just stop it. When everyone else begins to look pedestrian, Julio Jones continues to look superhuman. Also, good try, good effort Brandon Weeden.
Cincinnati Bengals – 28, Baltimore Ravens – 24
What happened to Justin Forsett? Last year he was on the NFL’s best backs, but now he looks pedestrian at best. On the flip side, the Bengals continue to look like one of the league’s best and A.J. Green decided to channel his inner Julio.
Jacksonville Jaguars – 17, New England Patriots – 51
The Patriots keep looking like the Patriots, and the Jaguars keep looking like the Jaguars. What else is new?
New Orleans Saints – 22, Carolina Panthers – 27
The Panthers continue their winning ways, and are now 3-0 for the first time since 2003, which was also the last time they went to the Super Bowl. Unlike the Panthers, the Saints are now 0-3, but if there’s a bright side, Luke McCown didn’t look all that bad. Guess that’s not much of a bright side.
Philadelphia Eagles – 24, New York Jets – 17
Sam Bradford looked mediocre and Demarco Murray didn’t even play, but the Eagles got their first win, handing the Jets their first loss. Can’t help but think these Jets look like the Jets of years past when they pull off plays like this.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 9, Houston Texans – 19
The most exciting part of this game was the twitter conversation between JJ Watt and Kelly Kapowski.
San Diego Chargers – 14, Minnesota Vikings – 31
Adrian Peterson was doing what Adrian Peterson does best on Sunday; putting the Vikings on his back.
Pittsburgh Steelers – 12, St. Louis Rams – 6
The game was supposed to get the Steeler faithful pumped up with the return of Le’Veon Bell, but instead the game ended on a sour note with the knee injury to Big Ben. Speaking of sour notes, I’m not sure if the Rams have played a decent minute of football since week 1.
San Francisco 49ers – 7, Arizona Cardinals – 47
A tale of two very different teams. Arizona dominated on the ground, through the air, and on the defensive side of the ball. The 49ers did none of those things. Colin Kaepernick threw almost as many interceptions as completions.
Buffalo Bills – 41, Miami Dolphins – 14
Tyrod Taylor continues to impress with another stellar performance. Ryan Tannenhill on the other hand did the opposite, throwing three interceptions in the game, and completely bumming out the Dolphins fan base.
Chicago Bears – 0, Seattle Seahawks – 26
You can sum up this game by looking at the Bears drive summary. Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt, Punt. Look at the bright side Bears fans, things can’t get any worse.
Denver Broncos – 24, Detroit Lions – 12
The offense in Denver may not be what it has been in recent years, but that defense is nasty. The Broncos defense shut down the Lions running game all night long, and made their passing game look mediocre at best.
BONUS ROUND
MNF Record 0-1
Kansas City Chiefs – 26, Green Bay Packers – 30
The Chiefs have a good offense and an even better defense, but beating Aaron Rodgers in Lambeau is a difficult task to pull off. The man hasn’t thrown an interception in Lambeau since 2012. 2012! Packers win a close win 30-26.
Come back next week for the Week 4 recap.
