2019-20 NFL (Week 2)

Games I saw some of:

Bills 28-14 Giants
Caught most of the 4th quarter of this game and it was all I needed to know that Eli Manning is officially done (eh, I take that back: the rookie will suck for several weeks and Eli will come back and steal some W's late in the year). The Bills didn't look great but they didn't have to and not pissing the game away kinda felt like a triumph. I still have no feel for Bills QB Josh Allen, unorthodox but could be good but maybe not. We'll see.

Eagles 20-24 Falcons
Back and forth slopfest of a game. Falcons last drive was kinda brilliant (man, that block on the CB that sprung Julio Jones was a beautiful piece of football) but the Eagles had too many injuries to match them down the stretch (though it felt like Wentz had it in him).


Games I saw none of:

Bucs 20-14 Panthers
Something's wrong with Cam Newton and that is bad news for the Panthers. The Bucs...I dunno, man...they're the Bucs.

Cowboys 31-21 Redskins
The Cowboys offense looks legit, they're gonna outscore a lot of opponents this year. The Redskins are the same half-ass Redskins they are every year.

Colts 19-17 Titans
Both teams are mediocre, today was the Colts' day.

Jags 12-13 Texans
....And the rest of that division looks every bit as mediocre. The Texans should be the best team of the four but who knows. The Jags don't look good but I'm still intrigued by their new QB.

Seahawks 28-26 Steelers
Roethlisberger is out for the year and--you heard it here first--I'd say we won't be seeing him on a football field ever again. I thought this might be his last year anyway but coming back from a major injury after a year away...I don't see it. Feels like the Steelers are gonna make major major changes this off-season. The Seahawks stole a W on the road, that's what a vet QB and vet coach can do (even when the team isn't that great).

Pats 43-0 Dolphins
Pats' D looks better than ever. Dolphins look as bad as I've ever seen them.

Vikings 16-21 Packers
The Packers look just good enough to hang around and maybe steal that division. The Vikings ought to be better and they could still get something going, we'll see.

Chargers 10-13 Lions
The Chargers need to win these games if they want to get back to the post-season. The Lions don't look very good but they play hard, good win for them.

Niners 41-17 Bengals
I dunno, man....just one of those games where everything the Niners did worked and nothing the Bengals did worked. The Niners could actually be pretty good but I'm not quite sure yet. The Bengals are not great but if the Steelers disappear and if the Browns disappoint, the Bengals might have a sneaky good opportunity here.

Cards 17-23 Ravens
The Cards are a rambling wreck but that rookie QB is fun and might be really good. The Ravens are solid enough to beat the teams they ought to beat, still not sure if they're good enough to go above and beyond.

Chiefs 28-10 Raiders
The Chiefs mailed it in and still easily won this--which is a dangerous way to play (but good enough in Oakland). The Raiders suck.

Saints 9-27 Rams
Brees went down and Teddy Bridgewater just didn't have the mojo off the bench. The Rams were the better team but took their time taking over.

Bears 16-14 Broncos
Two good/bad teams, road team pulled it out with a miracle FG. I kinda think the Broncos are okay but not really good enough to actually win games. I kinda think the Bears are really good but will still manage to mostly bungle games away.

Browns 23-3 Jets
The Jets have nothing. The Browns are fun but erratic.