Games I saw (some of):
Colts 12-9 (OT) Broncos
Ohhhhhh, man, this why people hate football. I was under the impression that Russell Wilson's struggles in his new home in Denver would work themselves out and that offense would be fine as the season went along. Yeah...I don't think that any more. The Broncos could not move the ball at all and when they did, they managed to find ways to not score. Wilson had an INT in the end zone that made me hurt--and I'm not a Broncos fan, but in that moment I felt the heartburn that those booing fans at Mile High were feeling. Meanwhile, the Cols were even worse but the Broncos still couldn't figure it out. Oh man, this was baaaaaaad football, man. You deserve better on your Thursday night.
Steelers 3-38 Bills
Chargers 30-28 Browns
The Browns were driving late to take the lead when Jacoby Brissett threw a terrible INT at the end zone. The Chargers just needed a 1st down to end the game, so they go for it on 4th and 2 at theiw own 40 yard line with a minute left, even though the Browns had no timeouts left...don't get it...what a mystifying play call. I know we like gamblers and when coaches show belief in their players but this was taking it too far. Kick the punt and play defense against a backup; if not, you risk giving them the ball in FG range, which is exactly what happened! But, the Browns missed the game-winning FG and the Chargers escaped. This coach is not a good coach, I would not want him coaching my team. The Chargers should/could turn out really good but they find ways to lose.
Another set of weird coaching moves down the stretch, but the outcome was pretty much all leading to this final score anyway, so it felt like it all came out right. Both of these teams are playing good-not-great right now, we'll see who separates from the pack.
Raiders 29-30 Chiefs
(Man, I knew I shoulda had Raiders +7) The Raiders pretty well dominated the first 20 mins or so, the Chiefs got back some points before halftime. You figured the Chiefs were gonna figure it out and move the ball in the 2nd half, but until they actually did it, felt like the Raiders were looking pretty good. Well, the Chiefs did get it going, by the 4th quarter had all the momentum, felt like they were gonna keep scoring. But the Raiders buckled down, had a really nice drive late, went for 2, came up short (to me, the replay was completely inconclusive, don't see how they could've overturned anything on that). The Chiefs were (mostly) the better team but the Raiders played with some spunk, thought going for 2 was not a bad idea (and I'm not completely sure they didn't make it), they gotta make this good play carry over though October if they're gonna stick around.
The rest of the slate:
Giants 27-22 Packers. The Giants are playing well, moving the ball and getting W's. I didn't see it coming, but here we are. As for the Packers, another season where they just aren't as crisp as expected. I dunno, they should still be pretty good.
Bears 22-29 Vikings. Felt like the Vikings were going to give it away but they manages to hold off the Bears. Man, that Bear offense is so anemic, how could the Vikings have let it get that close? The Vikings are winning but I'm still not sold. The Bears, on the other hand, are probably done winning for a while.
Lions 0-29 Patriots. The Pats have these mojo moments and the Lions (and Jared Goff) are Belichick's mojo zone
Seahawks 32-39 Saints. Another crazy back and forth contest for the Seahawks (feels like they're going to have a lot of those). Good W for the Saints, stayed together, pulled it out late.
Dolphins 17-40 Jets. The Dolphins are in turmoil, NYJ just felt like kicking some ass and no one stopped them. The score may look shocking but division games can get weird.
Falcons 15-21 Bucs. Terrible roughing the passer call kept the drive alive for the Bucs, instead of handing the ball to the Falcons with all the momentum. That one hurt for Falcons fans. As for the Bucs, they lucked their way out of a crushing defeat.
Titans 21-17 Commanders. The Commanders had their chance to win late and decided to throw an INT at the goal line instead. Oh well. I'm still not as impressed with the Titans as I probably should be, while the Commanders are a perfectly mediocre squad.
Texans 13-6 Jaguars. Not sure what happened here. The Texans play hard. As for the Jags, I still haven't made up my mind about Trevor Lawrence, he has moments where I see it and moments where I don't see it at all. Not sure where either of these teams go from here.
Niners 37-15 Panthers. Panthers suck (Coach Ruhle got fired the next day) and really just don't look good at anything. The Niners have a superior defense and a nice offense, I think they could be really good by season's end.
Cowboys 22-10 Rams. The Cowboys pass rush is really great and the Rams still haven't figure anything out on offense (which is kinda shocking). The Cowboys are playing well without Dak, the Rams are not playing well even though they seem to have the full roster.
Eagles 20-17 Cards. Cards had their chance to win late and just didn't want to. Eagles keep rolling, but not unbeatable, by the end of the year we may forget how great Philly was to open the season.
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