What’s going wrong with the 49ers? They annihilated the Packers, but have only scored 10 points in the past two games. Now Aldon Smith, a man/beast with 37 sacks since 2011, is out indefinitely with what I’ll politely call ‘personal troubles’. St Louis is pretty decent, but their showing against Dallas was not.
So, if the Cleveland Browns are tanking after the Trent Richardson trade, they aren’t doing a very good job of it. Down to their third string QB, the Browns rallied for a late win over Minnesota. Mental. Miami had a late win over Atlanta, thanks to Ryan Tannehill, and Cincinnati won in a strange finish over Green Bay. Plus some other stuff happened:
Last Week: 11-5
Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)
Andy Reid vs Chip Kelly. The old master returns to face his successor. It’s Obi-Wan vs Vader, only with a greater risk of heart disease. Chip Kelly’s fast paced offence turned heads week one, but the flaws were exposed against San Diego. Running that many plays that quickly means that your defence is spending...
Tell ya what? The Jets were actually kinda decent last week. Though the result, to be honest, was more a story of Tampa Bay being disappointing. It was only a late penalty that saved them. Geno Smith will get the start again this week against a Patriots team struggling for receivers and coming off of a narrow, late win against Buffalo. The Brady/Belichick combo has made something out of nothing before, and with Amendola and Gronk both probably out...
Man, what a way to start the season. This is a replay of the AFC Divisional Championship last year, where Joe Flacco famously threw that incredible Hail Mary touchdown to propel the Ravens into the Superbowl – which they won. Peyton and his Broncos get their shot at revenge earlier than expected...
Last Season: 10-6 (Lost in NFC Wildcard)
Key Player: Robert Griffin III (QB). He single-handedly reinvigorated this team. Plus he sells more jerseys than anyone else.
New England Patriots
Last Season: 12-4 (Lost in AFC Championship Match)
Key Player: Rob Gronkowski (TE). Suddenly the Man Who Is Party has become Tom Brady’s most...