- Jets 38, Bills 14 - Both winners. I mentioned in my top 5 piece that the Jets were slowly turning me into a believer. Here again is another solid step in the right direction. Surely, once I hop on the bandwagon, the wheels will fall off. Beating up on a sorry Buffalo team isn't exactly special, but looking at what the other big favorites did this week....it's something.
- Ravens 17, Steelers 14 - Both losers. Just when I was jumping off the Ravens, they go into Pittsburgh and beat my #1 ranked team in the league. Did the Steelers fall into the Packers trap of last Monday night? Did they start believing the hype, that they didn't need Bathroom Ben to run the offense? Baltimore played inspired D and scored just enough points to win, and now sit 3-1. It might not be the most convincing 3-1, but that can be said about a LOT of teams this year.
- Rams 20, Seahawks 3 - Jason winner, Dre loser. Dre made it official. He HATES Sam Bradford. Then he made it even more official by using stats to support his pick of his Bradford hate. Sadly, the Rams gave me my only head to head win this week against Dre. Go Sam Bradford!
- Falcons 16, Niners 14 - Jason loser. Dre winner. There's a theme this week: Good Teams Win Games Like This. This was the perfect example. The 49ers were up 14-0 after one quarter. Things looked good. They were up 14-13 and Matty Ice had just thrown the game sealing interception to Nate Clements. Don't be a hot dog, fall on the ball. Don't let Roddy White strip you. Don't let the Falcons win on a second straight miracle last second field goal. The Niners let all that happen. For the Falcons, better to be lucky than good..again. For the Niners: Good Teams Win Games Like This.
- Browns 23, Bengals 20 - Jason loser. Dre winner. The Browns weren't going to go 0-16. They've shown some heart this year. They carried a 4th quarter lead for the 4th straight game, and this time the Bengals let them finish the game out. Cincinnati: Good Teams Win Games Like This.
- Broncos 26, Titans 20 - Both winners. Your bags fly free on Air Orton too! Air Orton will even lead your team in rushing. Air Orton leads the NFL in passing. The Broncos went into Nashville and pulled out a 4th quarter come from behind victory. Move the Broncos up a few notches on the Respect-O-Meter, thanks to Air Orton!
- Saints 16, Panthers 14 - Jason loser. Dre winner. The Saints continue to disappoint. This week, they needed a last second FG to escape a loss to the winless Panthers. A win Dre predicted, but was robbed of because, bad as the Saints played, that's still Jimmy Clausen on the other side. Jimmy Clausen to me = Sam Bradford to Dre.
- Packers 28, Lions 26 - Both losers. The Lions played their asses off again and just.....couldn't.....pull.....it......out. These Lions are painful to watch. Can you imagine being a Lions fan? The Packers again failed to impress, but managed to barely survive second half turnovers and zero running game for the second straight week. The Packers are another 3-1 team that just doesn't look right. But: Good Teams Win Games Like This.
- Texans 31, Raiders 24 - Both winners. The Texans got up big late and survived some garbage time scoring from the Raiders to get out of Oakland 3-1. Arian Foster was a man in this one, running and catching a TD, and doesn't like being benched apparently.
- Jaguars 31, Colts 28 - Both losers. It looks like Maurice Jones-Drew is a little more "Carlos Delgado Done" than he is "Brady Quinn Done." Story: many years back Dre insisted that he didn't want Carlos Delgado on our keeper fantasy team because he was "DONE!" Needless to say, he wasn't. Back to the present: the Jags always seem to have a game like this saved up for the Colts. Without Bob Sanders, the Colts will be prone to stinkers on defense like this. Go back and watch David Garrard's touchdown run and cue up some Benny Hill music while watching the Colts defenders try to stop him. The Colts are a not-so-impressive 2-2 right now, and in danger of losing control of their division.
- Redskins 17, Eagles 12 - Both losers. What was that thing I said about the Eagles being good as long as Vick stayed healthy? I hate it when I'm right.
- Chargers 41, Cardinals 10. Both winners. The Cards are done (not "Carlos Delgado Done").
- Giants 17, Bears 3 - Both losers. We both expected the Giants to win. Common sense would say just pick the damn Giants but noooooo, we're smarter than that! One little news nugget that didn't register with me until after watching Jay Cutler get gang raped by the Giants D-Line: the should-have-been Giants Super Bowl MVP opened his mouth again. Of course I am referencing Tiki Barber. When shit spews out of his mouth, something seems to click in the minds of the Giants coaches and players that turn them into a really good-looking, ass-kicking football team. Wonder what Tiki will say now about Tom Coughlin's job security or Eli Manning being a gutless, uninspiring leader? My guess is not much.
- Patriots 41, Dolphins 14 - Jason loser, Dre winner. The margins are always slim when playing the Pats, and 2 dumb interceptions killed potential scoring drives for the Dolphins, who nursed a 7-6 halftime lead. They gave the Pats the inch, and then the Pats took the mile. New England didn't look back in the second half, and completely outclassed the Fins, and maybe sent a little message to the doubters ready to hand the AFC East to the Jets. Or maybe the Pats heard that I said that the Dolphins were the better team and used that as bulletin board material. Yeah, lets go with that. Makes me feel better, anyways.
Week 4, 2010 is in the books. The baseball playoffs start on Wednesday. This is always a great time of the year, when the NFL gets into the meat of its schedule and playoff contenders begin to emerge, and the Fall Classic looms.
Jason 5-9
Dre 8-6
4 weeks in, and still nary a push. Nice bounceback week from Dre, though.
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