Recap 10/11/10
Well if this week in the NFL has proven anything, it’s that the experts know nothing. Top quarterbacks continue to be challenged, and after only 5 weeks, no team is undefeated. The Super Bowl Colts and Saints are both 3-2. The Oakland Raiders gave a pounding to San Diego. The Detroit Lions looked Super Bowl-caliber against Sam Bradford. Congrats by the way to the Detroit Lions, who now don’t have any pressure to win a game until next season, because let’s face it, this is only their 3rd win in the last 3 seasons. They are definitely not going to be doing this more anytime soon.
The real intrigue, though, is with Monday Night Football. The Jets have an opportunity to prove that their Week 1 loss truly was a fluke (and that they may in fact run the table), while Brett Favre has about one or two more games before he realizes that the comeback this time around was probably a terrible idea. Put in a little Randy Moss who torched the Jets already once this season and we’re looking at a pretty nice matchup.
Prediction:
The Jets are favored in the spread (-4.5) with due reason. Favre has more interceptions this season than he did all of last season. Yet this is Brett Favre on Monday Night Football (Re: MNF after his father died – 4TDs, 400YDs). Count on him to make it interesting.
Vikings beat the spread (and possibly some last minute Favre heroics for the game).
Recap 10/1/10
Cleveland and Buffalo have joined the Lions in the ranks of the hopeless. The Chiefs have left those ranks. Ta freakin' da. Jets fans are more obnoxious than ever, and aside from a surprising debacle on behalf of everyone on the Packers who isn't Aaron Rodgers, pretty much order is in place. Give it another 3 weeks and we'll see where everyone is. Too many story lines now to really call out, but in a few weeks most will fall to the wayside (like the Houston Texans being Super Bowl worthy). Stay tuned when something really interesting actually happens, like the Lions winning a 2nd game this year, but actually being given credit for it.
