Monday, November 10, 2008

Week 10 Results

Denver 34, Cleveland 30 (predicted: Denver 20, Cleveland 27) - Looks like Denver set an example other teams will inevitably ignore and for some reason weren't figuring out the last couple weeks: Cleveland's secondary sucks. Granted, it's hard to defend Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal...oh wait, the Dolphins managed. Brady Quinn had an acceptable game despite the fact that he lost. 239 yards, 2 TDs, no picks, and no sacks is "good not great." On an interesting side note, the Broncos became the first team in a western division to travel to the eastern division and win.

New Orleans 20, Atlanta 34 (predicted: New Orleans 27, Atlanta 24) - Ok, never pick the road team to win in a divisional NFC South game. The Saints are so up and down they can't possibly consider themselves a playoff team, while Matt Ryan is looking like a lock for Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Tennessee 21, Chicago 14 (predicted: Tennessee 30, Chicago 16) - Ugly victory for the Titans, who managed just 20 yards rushing. Kerry Collins showed he can win a game with the pass, throwing for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Jacksonville 38, Detroit 14 (predicted: Jacksonville 27, Detroit 23) - Welcome back Maurice Jones Drew. I guess if the Jaguars were going to bounce back, the Lions would be the team to do it against.

Baltimore 41, Houston 13 (predicted: Baltimore 23, Houston 21) - How does Baltimore's offense get 41 points? Houston is terrible. Sage Rosenfels might be one of the better backups in the league, but 4 interceptions is just bad. Todd Heap also reminded everyone that he's still alive with 2 touchdowns.

Seattle 19, Miami 21 (predicted: Seattle 17, Miami 27) - This game was unacceptably close, and came down to the last play. The Dolphins should have been ahead by a lot more anyways against the miserable Seahawks, keeping the no-wins trend intact for Western-division teams traveling East.

Green Bay 27, Minnesota 28 (predicted: Green Bay 28, Minnesota 24) - The Packers can't stop the run to begin with, and they lost Nick Barnett for the year. Ryan Grant had a passable day, but was overshadowed by Adrian Peterson's 192 yard, 1 touchdown showing.

Buffalo 10, New England 20 (predicted: Buffalo 17, New England 28) - Buffalo looked terrible again and their mid-season slide seems to be a repeat of last year. Matt Cassel appears to be developing nicely, and has look much less lost in recent weeks than he did in the first few. He's silencing his doubters and is legitimately carrying the team on his back in the absence of a running game.

St. Louis 3, NYJ 47 (predicted: St. Louis 20, NYJ 27) - We all knew the Rams were bad, but didn't know exactly how bad they were. This was just pathetic.

Carolina 17, Oakland 6 (predicted: Carolina 30, Oakland 10) - You know a team is terrible when the opponent can throw four interceptions and they still can't manage a touchdown.

Indianapolis 24, Pittsburgh 20 (predicted: Indianapolis 14, Pittsburgh 24) - This was such a ridiculous game. First of all, Reggie Wayne is clearly the #1 receiver, not that there was any doubt. Second, the Steelers secondary needs to learn how to either intercept passes or bat them down, not just pop them up in the air and let Wayne catch them. Third, Ben Roethlisberger is terrible (and the Colts, learning from their dropped interceptions against the Titans, made 2 huge interceptions at critical moments). Lastly, the Steelers almost pulled out the victory on a last second bomb to the end zone. So close, yet so far away. Way to give up first place in the division to the Ravens.

Kansas City 19, San Diego 20 (predicted: Kansas City 20, San Diego 31) - At least Herm Edwards knows that it's pointless to go to overtime on the road against a decent opponent. Some people have been giving him heat for the attempted 2 point conversion, but it was the right thing to do. The Chiefs are out of the playoffs, and any more games they win just ruin their draft pick.

NYG 36, Philadelphia 31 (predicted: NYG 27, Philadelphia 24) - The massive hit on Brandon Jacobs to cause the fumble was pretty funny. Eli Manning bootlegged out of the pocket twice, but John Madden said the word "bootleg" a total of 11 times. Philadelphia killed themselves with penalties in the second half, and how many times can NBC show the replay of the stupid forward pass challenge?

San Francisco 24, Arizona 29 (predicted: San Francisco 17, Arizona 34) - Arizona's offense has become this year's New England Patriots. That's probably the reason that Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald are at the top of the touchdown list, with 10 and 6, respectively. Boldin, playing for a new contract, is making his case for being one of the best receivers in the league. San Francisco continues their losing streak and interim had coach Mike Singletary remains winless.

10/14 this week, 88/143 on the season.

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