NFL Week 10 Results
The Colts pulled off yet another victory against the Patriots, mildly reminiscent of the 2006 AFC Championship when the Colts came back from a huge deficit at the half. Other noteworthy performances included the San Diego Chargers beating the ever-underachieving Eagles and the St. Louis Rams playing competitively with the New Orleans Saints. Read how the rest of the league did below.
Chicago Bears 6, San Francisco 49ers 10 (predicted: Chicago Bears 31, San Francisco 49ers 24)
5 interceptions by Jay Cutler, are you kidding me? I don’t think Kyle Orton has thrown that many this season (stat check…. he’s thrown four). http://www.nfl.com/players/kyleorton/profile?id=ORT716150
Detroit Lions 10, Minnesota Vikings 27 (predicted: Detroit Lions 9, Minnesota Vikings 44)
Why can’t Adrian Peterson just hold onto the ball? Granted it’s not as important against a team as bad as the Lions, but come playoff time ball security is actually going to matter. Peterson better get it figured out before then since Brett Favre will most likely be injured (even if he doesn’t tell anyone again).
Denver Broncos 17, Washington Redskins 27 (predicted: Denver Broncos 20, Washington Redskins 17)
What a pleasant surprise for Redskins fans as they come away with a somewhat improbably victory over the sliding Broncos (yes- the fact that they’re improbable victors even at home should sadden the Redskins faithful). In other news, the Supreme Court declined to hear arguments that “Redskins” is politically incorrect and offensive. Good week for Dan Snyder!
Atlanta Falcons 19, Carolina Panthers 28 (predicted: Atlanta Falcons 28, Carolina Panthers 31)
Oh look, Matt Ryan is as normal as everyone thought he would be when he was drafted. Stellar 2008 season aside, Ryan’s success seems to have been due more to a soft schedule and a surging Michael Turner. Now that he has neither his weaknesses are all too apparent.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, Miami Dolphins 25 (predicted: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Miami Dolphins 24)
Did anyone predict that Ricky Williams would have a chance at a 1,000-yard season? If Ronnie Brown’s injury puts Williams into the starting spot he could actually get there. Maybe he’d treat himself to a little herbal bliss if he does it…
Jacksonville Jaguars 24, New York Jets 22 (predicted: Jacksonville Jaguars 23, New York Jets 28)
At this point the Jets want to Just End The Season. Mark Sanchez’s star has fallen below the horizon after “his” 3-0 start, and now Rex Ryan just looks like a fat moron since he can’t make jolly trash talk during his press conferences.
New Orleans Saints 28, St. Louis Rams 23 (predicted: New Orleans Saints 52, St. Louis Rams 20)
New Orleans is flashing signs of their inept 2008 selves, which can’t be pleasing to Sean Payton or those that have already put the Saints in the Super Bowl. This one should not have been this close.
Buffalo Bills 17, Tennessee Titans 41 (predicted: Buffalo Bills 16, Tennessee Titans 38)
The Bills fired Dick Jauron (finally) after giving up 132 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards to Chris Johnson.
Cincinnati Bengals 18, Pittsburgh Steelers 12 (predicted: Cincinnati Bengals 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 20)
This was a great game that showcased the abilities of Shane Graham and Jeff Reed. In otherwords it was a snoozefest. The good news for Cincinnati fans is that the NFC North is theirs to lose with sweeps of the Ravens and the Steelers. Something tells me that a sweep of Cleveland isn’t going to be that difficult.
Kansas City Chiefs 16, Oakland Raiders 10 (predicted: Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 21)
How’s Darrius Heyward-Bay working out for Oakland? Well, he dropped a couple key passes, two of which were tipped and were intercepted by a Chiefs secondary which, for lack of a better term, sucks. Jamarcus Russell was benched again in an effort to reclaim the dysfunctional title from Cleveland.
Dallas Cowboys 7, Green Bay Packers 17 (predicted: Dallas Cowboys 27, Green Bay Packers 23)
I watched the first half of this game before I got bored of seeing Tony Romo throw incomplete passes and Aaron Rodgers scrambling around before checking down. Good win for the Packers, bad loss for the Cowboys who lost a very winnable game.
Seattle Seahawks 20, Arizona Cardinals 31 (predicted: Seattle Seahawks 10, Arizona Cardinals 35)
Wow, the Cardinals managed to win at home.
Philadelphia Eagles 23, San Diego Chargers 31 (predicted: Philadelphia Eagles 24, San Diego Chargers 30)
Whoops, looks like Philadelphia fielded the underachieving squad against a beatable Chargers team. With Denver’s loss to Washington the Chargers have their second chance in as many years to wrest control of the division from the Broncos.
New England Patriots 34, Indianapolis Colts 35 (predicted: New England Patriots 23, Indianapolis Colts 21)
Overanalysis of Bill Belichick’s arrogant decision to go for it on 4th and 2 with 2:08 remaining on the Colts 28, the Patriots blew this one a long time before that. Up 24-14 at the half, the Patriots eventually let a 17 point lead evaporate in a matter of minutes in the latest chapter of the Colts-Patriots rivalry.
Baltimore Ravens 16, Cleveland Browns 0 (predicted: Baltimore Ravens 38, Cleveland Browns 6)
My favorite Browns stat is that they’ve scored five offensive touchdowns in the past 12 games dating back to last season. That is, quite frankly, an astounding show of incompetence.
9-6 in Week 10, 94-50 on the season.
