Week 2 Review
So my plans to bounce back from an 8-8 week didn’t go as planned as I went 8-8 once again in Week 2. After two weeks, I think that one of the only things we know about the NFL season is that there are going to be a ton of points scored, probably more than we have ever seen before. Here’s the Week 2 recap:
Buffalo 38 – Oakland 35 (win): The Raiders had a big lead but let it slip away when they somehow left the middle of the field wide open and allowed an easy touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Hail Mary attempt by Oakland QB Jason Campbell nearly worked out but the Buffalo corner wrestled the ball away and secured the win. We’ll find out if Buffalo is truly a good team when they take on the Patriots in Week 3.
New Orleans 30 – Chicago 13 (loss): So I picked the Bears to cover the line of Saints -7.5 because of what they did to Atlanta in Week 1. They turned around and had the exact same thing done to them in Week 2. I’m not sure if that tells me more about the Bears or the Falcons. I hate being confused.
Cleveland 27 – Indianapolis 19 (loss): HOLY CRAP THE COLTS SUCK! I didn’t think they were quite this bad but HOLY CRAP THEY SUCK!
Detroit 48 – Kansas City 3 (win): The Chiefs should just try and out-tank the Colts to get the number one pick in next year’s draft. The Lions, on the other hand, have playoff potential and won’t be in any position to tank their season.
Green Bay 30 – Carolina 23 (loss): Is Cam Newton for real? It’s hard to say. He has torched one bad secondary and one good defense that was without a pro-bowl corner. I’m not ready to declare that he is for real right now, but I also wasn’t ready to do that after Week 1 and he passed for even more yards on a much better secondary. It was a weird game for the offense, as they barely touched the ball in the first quarter and never seemed to develop a rhythm. The defense, while allowing a ton of passing yards, never really broke when it mattered most.
Tennessee 26 – Baltimore 13 (loss): This is another confusing game. The Ravens ran the Steelers out of town in Week 1, and the Titans couldn’t beat the lowly Jaguars. Everything did a complete 180 and Tennessee doubled up B-more in Week 2. NOTHING IN THE WORLD MAKES SENSE!
Pittsburgh 24 – Seattle 0 (win): I like it when things make sense.
Tampa Bay 24 – Minnesota 20 (loss): That was a terrific choke job by the boys in purple.
New York Jets 32 – Jacksonville 3 (loss): So I guess the Jets do have enough offense; at least enough offense to beat a really bad team.
Washington 22 – Arizona 21 (loss): I actually think the Redskins can be above a middle-of-the-pack team this season. I thought that before Week 1 and I still think it now. Kevin Kolb and Larry Fitzgerald haven’t formed enough continuity yet, but by midseason they should be fine and be dropping huge numbers on every secondary in their division.
Dallas 27 – San Francisco 24 (win): Tony Romo is the second coming of Roger Staubach mixed with the second coming of Jesus. Or maybe he just isn’t as bad as everyone seemed to think he was after Week 1. Yeah, let’s go with that one.
Denver 24 – Cincinnati 22 (win): Like I said in my picks column, there was no way in hell I was watching this game. I held true on my claim.
Houston 23 – Miami 13 (win): The Dolphins should implode their stadium or make it a permanent host for BCS bowl games and Super Bowls because they simply cannot win there.
New England 35 – San Diego 21 (win): The Chargers really let a lot of opportunities pass them by in this game, but at least they didn’t let fat Vince Wilfork outrun them.
Atlanta 35 – Philadelphia 31 (loss): I’m not sure if the loss could be blamed on Michael Vick getting hurt or the Eagles lack of a run defense. I think the loss of Vick places some kind of asterisk on this win for the Falcons, but they did exploit Philly’s weakness that would’ve covered the loss of Vick.
New York Giants 28 – St Louis 16 (win): The Giants’ players faked injuries at the end. Sadly the Rams’ players’ injuries are real. Those injuries held them back from a win in New York and will hold them back all season.
