The defending champions return virtually intact and could be even better than they were last year. But after capturing the nation by storm last year they’ll be playing the hunted. Can they withstand the pressure or will they crumble in their attempt to raise the Lombardi again?
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This is the week where we will see whether momentum rears its ugly head or if resting your players to get them healthy for a playoff run is truly worth it. The teams coming off of wins all played exceptionally well last week, except of course for ‘Zona’s defense, and will be carrying that momentum into foreign stadiums. The teams that should be most concerned with their lack of momentum are both #1 seeds, as Indianapolis decided to shut it down two weeks before the end of the season even though they were on the verge of becoming only the second team to ever finish the 16-game regular season undefeated. The Saints didn’t take that route and instead gave everything they had to try and finish undefeated, only to be stunned by the Cowboys at home and then suffered an inexplicable loss to the Buccaneers in the Superdome before completely giving up on their final game and not even attempting to play many of their key players.
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Yesterday’s NFC East title showdown was one that left many fans happy and many others embarrassed. The one-side shellacking of the Eagles was far from expected, as both of these squads traditionally play each other tough. But what did we learn for next week?
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I am a big fan of the intro section because it gives me time to warm my readers up for the meat of the column, maybe drop a joke or two or simply grease the wheels before just throwing stuff out there. But I’ve had a long week, so no intro for you. Sometimes the intro is the best part of my posts, so I know there are some of you craving more, and I will gladly satisfy that request a little later as I am also preparing a post about my boy Jay Cutler (he’s awesome). So, without further adieu, here are the games of the week and my upset pick.
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This posting comes a little bit later than normal and I would like to apologize to all of my loyal readers. I have been a little busy working on a top secret project for a major provider of football information. But, I am now back to our beloved site here and I am ready to riff on all of the goings on in yesterdays games. So without further adieu here are the 8 things that I saw yesterday that I think everyone should recognize as well.
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The first quarter of the season will end for most teams after this weekend’s games. A lot of teams like to look at the season, like the game itself, in four quarters. After the first quarter they gauge where they are at and then adjust moving forward. After this weekend’s games, a lot of teams will have a better measure of where they stand and what they’ll have to do to improve going into the second month of the season.
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If the popular Berman phrase goes “Daylight come and you gotta Delhomme,” then Panthers fans are likely hoping for eternal darkness.
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Whew! Yesterday was quite the day for football as we saw a legend create magic once more, a team get their first win in over a year, complete offensive futility, and much more interesting developments. There are some surprising undefeated teams as well as a few shockers that remain defeated.
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Yesterday’s games were supposed to clear things up a bit, leave teams knowing what they had to work on and where they were heading, for better or worse. So exactly how clear are things in the NFL after the first two Sundays? Well, to put it bluntly, not very.
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After one week of play, many questions still remain about every team in the NFL. It’s extremely tough to determine anything after just one game, and teams should not panic or feel too good about themselves after Week 1. But after two weeks things become a little clearer. So with a lot of intriguing matchups this weekend, let’s examine the key questions going into the second week of the NFL season.
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