Week 5 Results

Tennessee 13, Baltimore 10 (predicted: Tennessee 23, Baltimore 20) - One of the better defensive games in my opinion, this one had pretty much the result I was expecting, although I'm still not sure how either team scored that much.

KC 0, Carolina 34 (predicted: KC 20, Carolina 27) - Wow. So much for the Chiefs/Broncos honeymoon. Apparently "Let's build on that! LET'S BUILD ON THAT!" didn't have the desired effect. 1-15.

Chicago 34, Detroit 7 (predicted: Chicago 33, Detroit 17) - Jon Kitna has reached new levels of incompetence. The Lions are bad at everything. Kyle Orton (!) had a career day against the defense. The run game sucked. The passing game sucked. The Lions are the worst team in the worst division in the league.

Atlanta 27, GB 24 (predicted: Atlanta 13, GB 17) - Aaron Rodgers had a chance to win it, but then threw an interception. On the bright side he is looking more like Brett Favre in that regard- Packers fans should be used to it. I really do not understand how you let Michael Turner burn you for that many yards. It's obvious the Falcons are a run-first team, just stack the line. Matt Ryan isn't that good...

Indianapolis 31, Houston 27 (predicted: Indianapolis 34, Houston 20) - This game was so funny for so many reasons. First to watch Peyton Manning's sad face the first 52 minutes of the game. Then to see Gary Kubiak calling pass plays instead of protecting the lead with a run game that had been working all day. Then to see Sage Rosenfels get hit end over end and fumble twice in the final minutes. Priceless. Well deserved victory/loss for the Colts/Texans.

San Diego 10, Miami 17 (predicted: San Diego 27, Miami 20) - The Chargers... Super Bowl Favorites still? How long is it going to be before teams figure out how to stop the Wildcat. Note to defensive coordinators: If Chad Pennington lines up wide, it's being direct snapped to Ronnie Brown. How hard is that to notice?

Seattle 6, NYG 44 (predicted: Seattle 24, NYG 31) - So much for Seattle getting impact players back at wide reciever. The Giants might be the best team in the league right now, but a 6 point showing is just sad. Mike Holmgren is lucky he's retiring at the end of the season, or he might have been forced out.

Washington 23, Philadelphia 17 (predicted: Washington 27, Philadelphia 31) - Donovan McNabb says that the Eagles keep beating themselves. Why won't he just admit the obvious and confirm that the Redskins are a better team? After the opening Eagles' drive and the DeSean Jackson punt return for a touchdown that should have been called back due to an illegal block by the Eagles, the Redskins played lights-out defense for the rest of the game and allowed 3 points while scoring 23. That's not the Eagles making mistakes, it's the Redskins dominating.

Tampa Bay 13, Denver 16 (predicted: Tampa Bay 17, Denver 27) - What happened to Denver's high-flying offense? Maybe it needs a shot of insulin. Still, Denver pulled out the win in Mike Shanahan's "Alamo," to paraphrase Dan Dierdorf. Oh, and Jay Cutler says he has a better arm than John Elway.

Buffalo 17, Arizona 41 (predicted: Buffalo 30, Arizona 24) - Way to get knocked out of the game with a concussion Trent Green....err, Trent Edwards. Didn't watch this game, but the score tells you everything you need to know. Reality check for Buffalo.

Cincinnati 22, Dallas 31 (predicted: Cincinnati 13, Dallas 34) - Carson Palmer again starts to re-emerge from the early-season drudge he was in. Will he stay healthy enough to turn the Bengals' offense into something teams worry about? By the way, the Bengals just signed Cedric Benson. I'm pretty sure that the AFC North is really worried about that.

New England 30, San Francisco 21 (predicted: New England 17, San Francisco 14) - Matt Cassell and Randy Moss finally get it together and lead the Patriots to victory. Quarterback controversy brewing in New England?????

Pittsburgh 26, Jacksonville 21 (predicted: Pittsburgh 24, Jacksonville 27) - Jacksonville, you disappoint me. Losing at home to a team without its top 2 starting running backs and a sieve for an offensive line, and you still lose? Come on. Odds are good that you'll be playing Pittsburgh again (in Pittsburgh) in the playoffs, so start figuring out why you failed miserably now.

Minnesota 30, New Orleans 27 (predicted: Minnesota 20, New Orleans 38) - What a weird game. Drew Brees puts up 330 yards and Reggie Bush returns two punts for touchdowns, yet the Saints still lose. And no, it wasn't because of the Vikings defense.

8/14 this week, 41/73 for the year.