NFL Week 7 Results
A series of blowouts characterized week 7, including the NFL’s international game in London where the Patriots thrashed the Bucs 35-7. Life was tough if your a Dolphins fan (but honestly you should be used to it by now), while Brett Favre finally got the only kind of reality check he’s capable of understanding at the hands of Dick LeBeau and the Steelers’ defense. Read on to find out how your team did.
Indianapolis Colts 42, St. Louis Rams 6 (predicted: Indianapolis Colts 37, St. Louis Rams 21)
The 2009 Colts have the 2007 Patriot’s easy schedule, and it’s showing.
New England Patriots 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 (predicted: New England Patriots 44, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17)
Who in the world looked at the schedule, pointed to this game, and thought “Those are the teams we’ll use to showcase the NFL to our European audience!” I can understand the Patriots (historical irony aside), but the Bucs? They even sucked last year.
Minnesota Vikings 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 27 (predicted: Minnesota Vikings 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28)
If Brett Favre thinks Pittsburgh was a hostile environment, just wait until next week when he returns to Lambeau field. I’m not really sure why that’s only a 4:15 game, but alas…
San Diego Chargers 37, Kansas City Chiefs 7 (predicted: San Diego Chargers 47, Kansas City Chiefs 24)
How many games do we need to see from Matt Cassel before we can officially declare him a system quarterback in the wrong system?
Green Bay Packers 31, Cleveland Browns 3 (predicted: Green Bay Packers 35, Cleveland Browns 7)
What better way to get back in the swing of things after a bye week than the play the Browns? Way to not get caught looking ahead to next week’s home game against the Vikings, Green Bay!
San Francisco 49ers 21, Houston Texans 24 (predicted: San Francisco 49ers 20, Houston Texans 30)
Of course the week that my fantasy opponent(s) have Vernon Davis is the week when Shaun Hill gets taken out, Alex Smith put in, and proceeds to throw three touchdowns to the underachieving tight end. Stranger things have happened, but come on.
Buffalo Bills 20, Carolina Panthers 9 (predicted: Buffalo Bills 17, Carolina Panthers 24)
If a loss to the Bills doesn’t put you out of a job, nothing will (however in Jake Delhomme’s case he’s probably riding the bench next week).
New York Jets 38, Oakland Raiders 0 (predicted: New York Jets 20, Oakland Raiders 17)
Jamarcus Russell finally got benched. Other than that it was business as usual in Oakland.
Atlanta Falcons 21, Dallas Cowboys 37 (predicted: Atlanta Falcons 34, Dallas Cowboys 31)
Miles Austin put up a dominant performance once again as the Cowboys finally beat a quality team in Texas Stadium. Matt Ryan just looked uncomfortable the entire game, and didn’t get the support he needed from his defense or offensive weapons.
New Orleans Saints 46, Miami Dolphins 34 (predicted: New Orleans Saints 48, Miami Dolphins 19)
The Dolphins had this one up until 0:05 left in the first half when they called a time out which allowed the Saints to reset and score a touchdown and regain some momentum. During the second half we got to see why the Saints are a Super Bowl contender this year; allowing just 10 points while scoring six touchdowns and a field goal. Fun fact: Darren Sharper has more touchdowns than the Raiders’ receiving corps.
Chicago Bears 10, Cincinnati Bengals 45 (predicted: Chicago Bears 25, Cincinnati Bengals 28)
Cedric Benson certainly repaid the Bears for releasing him with 189 yards and a touchdown- the most ever by a running back against their former team. The Bears have been on a steady decline since appearing in the Super Bowl in 2006, and this is about as close to rock bottom as they can get.
Arizona Cardinals 24, New York Giants 17 (predicted: Arizona Cardinals 20, New York Giants 33)
I love how the end result of this game isn’t that the Cardinals regain some respect after questionable losses in previous weeks, but everyone is scrambling to figure out what’s wrong with the Giants. Which team went to the Super Bowl last year again?
Philadelphia Eagles 27, Washington Redskins 17 (predicted: Philadelphia Eagles 23, Washington Redskins 14)
No surprises here. General consensus is that the Redskins are in worse shape than even the Raiders as far as the state of the franchise. I guess the only story here is that the Redskins managed to score 17 points, tied for their highest scoring output all year.
9-4 this week, 72-31 on the season. And finally, I just have to throw in the footage of Jeff Fisher “wanting to feel like a winner” in a Peyton Manning jersey while introducing Tony Dungy at a charity event. Enjoy!
