Things we learned in the NFL week 11: 1.The Bengals won the battle for Ohio, and in doing so, effectively ended the AFC North race. With the rest of the division at 4-6, these cats arent getting caught. 2. Staying in the division, the defending Superbowl Champs are done. They had a chance to stay alive in the wild card yesterday, since NOBODY in the AFC wants that 6 seed, but coughing up the lead and losing that game put one too many nails in their coffin. They have a rough road the rest of the way, with 3 division leaders left on their schedule. Also, if I hear anyone from Ravens nation say a single word about the game delay and how it was orchestrated by Roger Goodell or the mob, I will first laugh at you, then de-friend you publicly. 3. The Niners are just not the executioners they were last year, giving up a string of 4th quarter scores to the Saints when they could have pulled out a great win on the road against the a legit NFC contender. That being said, Ahmad Brooks did try to decapitate Drew Brees yesterday. Yes, it was a penalty. Yes, he should have been called for it. Anyone who tells you differently is delusional. Brooks shoulder pad was squarely on Brees helmet and his biceps was wrapped around Brees neck... Brooks might have had the right idea...it might have been the only way to prevent him from doing the inevitable. 4. J-E-S-T! Not a typo- you MUST be kidding, right. Blown out by the Bills? Rex, say it aint so. Four turnovers by Geno Smith, including a highlight reel pick 6 by DaNorris Searcy. Wow. Could the BILLS be an AFC Wildcard contender at 4-7? Hear me out, as I mentioned earlier, NO ONE wants that 6 seed and with the Falcons, Buccaneers, Jaguars and Dolphins after their bye week, anything is possible...5. Who the hell is Matt McGloin? and why does he look like a pro-bowl QB? Oh, right, he was playing the Texans, who have invented new ways to define the word horrendous. When the former starter Matt Shaub gets put back in for his presumed replacement Case Keenum, gets bood so badly that they needed to go to a silent snap count in their own stadium, then almost gets in a fight with THE ONLY GOOD PLAYER LEFT on the offense, who proceeded to walk off the field with a minute left to play in a 5 point game, you know the house of cards has fallen completely down, over and sideways. The worst part of all this is that Gary Kubiak will probably lose his job...Mark my words...he will immediately get hired, and take a team to the playoffs. 6. Big Blue keeps it rolling in New Jersey, beating up on a Packers team with a valet parking attendant playing QB. Weird thing here, the Packers are still in the mix for their division if Rodgers can come back in a timely manner. The Bears are dealing with QB issues of their own, and the Lions are tripping over their own feet with that loss to the woeful Steelers. If Rodgers only misses 1-2 more weeks and can even remotely throw a football, who knows what happens in that division. As for the Giants, a historic run after an 0-6 start might keep them close, but methinks the Eagles will stay a step ahead. 7. Predictibly, the Chiefs fall, the 72 Dolphins celebrate, Peyton Manning is slightly frustrated by the Chiefs defense, but not enough to make me think the Broncos wont win the rematch in Arrowhead. Of course, that is assuming that Welker gets back from his concussion. If Welker loses more time, Peyton could be in trouble when it gets loud and scary. 8. MNF is a rematch of SuperBowl XXXVIII. Predictions anyone? I got the Pats as long as Talib plays, and is at 100%. If he sits, or is missing a step, they are just too depleted in the secondary to beat a surging Panthers team that has a lot of confidence on their own turf. Either way, I think its going to be a hell of a game between two legit contenders. Get your popcorn ready...
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:02:39 +0000