Week 11
Games I watched (some of):
Titans 27-17 Packers
The Packers tried to make a game of it, but the Titans ground out a solid W in Lambeau. I'm starting to like the Titans, their combo of strong running game and good pass rush will keep them in games and I like the coach. The Packers better get going now if they're planning on making the playoffs.
Browns 23-31 Bills
The Bills this season have dominated the 1st halves of games and sucked in the 2nd; here they kinda mixed up the formula: the Browns were good early on and late in the game, while the Bills kinda killed them in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Okay, well, at least the Bills have changed up their routine. The Browns have a nice running game and could be really good, but I think they're softer on defense than they want to admit (easy to blame the QB but I think he's fine). The Bills still have a ways to go to get back to the top tier.
Bengals 37-30 Steelers
Fun games but a sloppy game, too. The Bengals weren't exactly great but somehow it never felt like the Steelers were gonna win (although their offense looked better than it had in weeks).
Chiefs 30-27 Chargers
Fun game. I thought the Chargers were gonna do it, but Mahomes-to-Kelce is still the most reliable hookup in the league and down the stretch they made the plays they needed to make. The Chargers have two tough L's to KC this year; the Chiefs are still the team to beat in the AFC.
The rest of the slate:
Bears 24-27 Falcons. Wow, people must've actually watched this game. Can you imagine?
Eagles 17-16 Colts. Eagles scrambled late to steal the W from the Colts (who did beat the Chiefs this year, if you will recall). This would've been a bad L for the Eagles, they did well to right the ship in time.
Jets 3-10 Patriots. Punt return TD at the buzzer to win the game; impressive defenses, unimpressive offenses.
Rams 20-27 Saints. The Rams just don't care this season. Nice W for the Saints.
Lions 31-18 Giants. Not a shocker, the Lions have a good offense and the Giants have been due for a bad game for a while now.
Panthers 3-13 Ravens. Looks like a dull game. The Ravens have yet to play a complete game all season long.
Commanders 23-10 Texans. The Texans are bad, the Commanders are less bad.
Raiders 22-16 Broncos. Somebody had to win this one, I guess. The Raiders are starting to play a little better lately.
Cowboys 40-3 Vikings. Ooof! The Vikings were ready for a letdown but this was well more than that. The Cowboys kinda dominated both sides of the ball.
Niners 38-10 Cards. Yeah, the Cards suck and when the Niners bring their offense they're pretty good.
Week 12
Games I watched (some of):
Bills 28-25 Lions
Not the most impressive Bills performance this year but they did what they needed to do to get the W and that's what matters. I'd love to see a complete game from the Bills instead of just a good 1st half and a desperate scramble late, haven't seen it yet.
Giants 20-28 Cowboys
Good methodical win for the Cowboys, I thought. Not an overwhelming performance but a confident one and a winning one.
Pats 26-33 Vikings
Fun game. More action than I would've thought but somehow it was still pretty even. The Vikings are not a great team but they are a pretty good one and they've got more talent than the Pats and that's what won out.
The rest of the slate:
Bucs 17-23 (OT) Browns. Bucs, man, how are you not better than this?
Bengals 20-16 Titans. Strong performance by the Bengals, they needed this more than the Titans and they went and got the W. Good work.
Texans 15-30 Dolphins. Texans suck, Dolphins are okay.
Bears 10-31 Jets. The Bears without QB Fields are possibly the worst team in the league; meanwhile, NYJ is kinda rolling.
Falcons 13-19 Commanders. The Commanders aren't great but they aren't bad and that's better than the Falcons.
Broncos 10-23 Panthers. Man, the Broncos offense is so bad that its hard to truly appreciate how damn good their defense is. But, this doesn't do anything for the Panthers--that's how lame this L was for the Broncos!
Ravens 27-28 Jags. The Ravens are allergic to playing a complete 60 minute game. If they figure it out, they're still good enough to win it all. The Jags are still a plucky bunch of youngsters, nice W for them.
Chargers 25-24 Cards. The Chargers would be more impressive if they just went out and got wins instead of just farting around out there. The Cards are not particularly good, this is the kind of game the Chargers should win comfortably.
Raiders 40-34 (OT) Seahawks. The Raiders have been better lately, the Seahawks are ready for a storm to weather, no?
Rams 10-26 Chiefs. Yawn. The Rams have not played football all year long. The Chiefs fucked around and handled this with ease.
Saints 0-13 Niners. So is the Niners defense that good or has the Saints offense completely gone away?
Packers 33-40 Eagles. Back and forth action, one of those games where I'm more impressed with the loser than the winner.
Steelers 24-17 Colts. The Colts are terrible--they've managed to not lose five games and that is an amazing overachievement for this horrible team. Yeah, the Steelers suck, too, but slightly less than the Colts.
Week 13
Bills 24-10 Patriots
Ahhh, watching the Bills beat the Pats never gets old (especially when it's still so new). A glorious thing, though. Not a dominating performance but the Bills were the better side throughout.
Chiefs 24-27 Bengals
The Bengals are balling right now, rounding into shape at the right time. The Chiefs are weird: they're still the team to beat but they do look mortal against the Bills and the Bengals--the two teams they need to beat! The top 3 in the AFC (hell, throw in the Titans, too) are gonna be tough to beat, only they can beat each other.
The rest of the slate:
Steelers 19-16 Falcons. Man, I'm glad I didn't watch this.
Packers 28-19 Bears. Felt like the Bears were finally gonna get one against the Packers but, no, Rodgers did the discount double check and that was that.
Jags 14-40 Lions. Not a shock: the Lions can score, the Jags can get rolled at a moment's notice.
Jets 22-27 Vikings. Fun game! Felt like the Jets were better but left points on the table, some good defensive stands for the Vikings. After all this time, I'm still not sure what I think of the Vikings, but if this was an impressive performance for the Jets in an L, it must mean I like the Vikings...right?
Commanders 20-20 Giants. Ha!
Titans 10-35 Eagles. Good, impressive W for the Eagles. They passed the ball at will, Hurts was kinda amazing.
Broncos 9-10 Ravens. Ugh! Lamar Jackson got early on, the Ravens had to struggle against a good defense.
Browns 27-14 Texans. The Texans are not good. The Brown aren't either, but they easily stomped the Texans.
Seahawks 27-23 Rams. Good W for the Seahawks. They are the better team but division games on the road are always dicey.
Dolphins 17-33 Niners. The Dolphins were due for a bad performance; the Niners lost Jimmy G, but they didn't seem to miss him today (shade of Nick Foles?).
Chargers 20-27 Raiders. The Chargers really should be winning the games that they should win.
Colts 19-54 Cowboys. Nice bust out for the Cowboys.
Saints 16-17 Bucs. The Bucs really tried to give this game away but Tom Brady wouldn't let them. Another game I'm glad I missed.
(*) Dude, Germany played Spain--you think I'm watching the fuckin' Browns this week?!?
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