Last week hurt. Watching Brett do his thing against his former team. Carolina picking up it's 1st win of the season. Denver staying undefeated. Seattle doing God-knows-what to the Jaguars. These were all things I was not happy to see. Then again, we all can't get everything we wish for. The Vikings winning that game hurt the most for me. As I stated in last week's post, Mr. Favre has tainted me. My soul. 5-0. That may hurt even more. Last week, 5 teams went into their games undefeated. The same holds true this week. 2 teams won their first game last week, the Panthers and the horrific Browns.
The Browns. Can we just call them the "Why are you still a franchise?" I have to share this with anyone who didn't see the game or catch any highlights(or lowlights). Derek Anderson, who replaced Brady Quinn at QB, had 2 completions, yes 2, threw the ball 17 times, for a whopping 23 yards, no TD's, one INT and had a QB rating of 15.1. Wow. I am still in shock. Oh yeah, and the Browns won! Take a second to let that sink in......
Oh Plaxico, it looks as if the Giants don't need you and your assault weapon. 44-7 was the score of that game. Hope the 3 hours of "playtime" out of your cell are worth shooting yourself over.
There were many-a-doubters on McNabb's return to the field after missing 3 games with a rib injury. He came back in fine form, tossing 3 TD's and over 260 yards against the patchwork Buccaneers. I stood by him. Suggested he start at QB in Fantasy leagues. He put up decent numbers. Again, this week, he has another favorable matchup, going to the Black Hole to play a less than worthy to mention Raiders team. Play McNabb! I implore you.
A battle of the unbeatens....Eli and the Giants head to the Superdome to face Drew Brees and the shockingly unbeaten Saints. This is shaping up to be a great offensive and defensive game! The Saints, who in the past decade, have had many succeptable defenses, come into week 6 with one of the best in the league. How good will the New York Football Giants be against a team they cannot take lightly? We all know the Saints can almost score at will, but will their defense be able to hold against another offensive juggernaut? Will the Giants defense be able to contain the high scoring Saints offense and keep Brees from blowing them out with the passing game?
This week, the Lions head to Green Bay to take on the Pack. Favorable matchups are every where to be seen in this game. Aaron Rodgers will come out throwing, Donald Driver and Greg Jennings should both put up some huge numbers and Ryan Grant should have no problems breaking some big runs against the Lions defense. On the other side of the ball, with the Packers coming into their own in the 3-4 Defense, they should be able to contain Kevin Smith without a problem and if Culpepper is still starting for the injured Matthew Stafford, the passing game should be of no concern. PICK: Packers PLAY: Donald Driver, Ryan Grant BENCH: Kevin Smith
Two games of very high interest: Chicago vs. Atlanta in the Georgia Dome. Last year, the Bears, clinging to a 5 point lead and 22 seconds left, decided to squibb the kickoff, giving the high flying Falcons and rookie QB Matt Ryan plenty of time and great field position to set up Jason Elam for the game-winning field goal. I bet Lovie Smith will never again call for a squibb kick on a kickoff with a 5 point lead. This game has potential to be a shootout, with both teams playing at a very high level. if the Bears defense can contain Michael "The Burner" Turner and put a lot of pressure on Matt Ryan, they should be able to leave Sweet Georgia without the Falcons on their mind. PICK: Bears PLAY: Johnny Knox, Roddy White
The 2nd game of interest is Seattle vs. Arizona. Last week, Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury, threw 4 TD passes and the Seahawks flew away with a 41-0 win of the clawless Jaguars. Not sure which bird will reign supreme, but this is a showdown that will see who is for real in the NFC West. Arizona, still suffering from the Super Bowl hangover, needs a big win to show that they can once again win the division and rely on Kurt Warner's arm to catapult them into the playoffs. And if their running game can take flight, the Cards can be a dangerous foe.
PICK: Cardinals
I'm going on a hunch here and am going to choose Marcedes Lewis as my Sleeper Pick. The Jaguars are sure to bounce back after that 41-0 drubbing last week when they face a defenseless, and offenseless, Rams team who could match last year's Lions team as the 2nd team in NFL history to go 0-16.
Last week, I was singing to myself a few songs that a couple NFL teams could relate to. The Titans, as I predicted and yet had no idea they would attribute this song to them, lost on Sunday Night Football, and Toby Keith's "As Good As I Once Was" was played during the game. I wonder if the NFL looked at my blog? If they did, I must be doing something right. This week, I am not singing. Instead, I am pondering if I should write in Haiku for the rest of this season. This coming weeks predictions, in Haiku:
Ravens wings get clipped
Browns heading to Toilet Bowl
Redskins scalpping Chiefs
I think I will stick to articles. My Haiku skills peaked and declined in high school. READERS: Send me a recap of the 1st five weeks in Haiku or a prediction for the remainder of the season in Haiku and I will post what I feel is the best one in next week's blog. Have fun with this and I look forward to your responses.
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