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Writers note: Due to the influx of work at school and work, I slacked off when it came to the recaps. I hope to return to my former glory next week. Bears-Packers. Ok Im gonna try and get you guys pumped up for this but we all know how this is gonna go. Rodgers owns the Bears plain and fucking simple. This does not mean that the bears are a bad watch, in fact they are sneaky a compelling team. It starts and ends with the backfield. The combination of Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard may be my favourite backfield in the league. In Howard you have a monster, do it all running back that finished in the top five in rushing last year. Because his team was absolute horse shit you didnt hear about his dominate year. Cohen on the other hand is a young Darren Sproles. The guy is electricity in a bottle. He is the bears second leading rusher and leading receiver this year. Look for him to make a million guys miss tonight. As I've mentioned before the bears defence is no slacker unit. Look for...

Jets-Dolphins: Disgusting game for the phins offence. Both Jays stunk up the field. Ajayi couldnt get anything going in the face of the underrated Jets front seven. Cutler looked awful mechanically and gave the haters some serious ammo. The defence was no better for the phins as Josh freaking Mccown looked like a world beater. Bilal Powell and Robbie Anderson rounded out a surprisingly competent offensive attack. On defence they were incredibly stout. Jamal Adams looks like he could be a potential all pro someday. Bengals-Packers: The Bengals almost had it. They played the kind of football one can expect when you have that many weapons. They did this crazy thing where they threw AJ Green the ball and good things happened, who would have thought. Andy Dalton bounced back and Joe Mixon had spurts of good looking ball. The defence harassed aaron rodgers all day with Carl Lawson (3 sacks) and Will Jackson (pick six) leading the charge. The Packers line was abused by the Cincy pass rush i...

I know nothing about football. If you told me that the Rams and Niners were going to combine for 80 points, I'd kindly ask what you are smoking. Yet here we are. The game of the season features two teams who usually struggle to score tds, let alone put up forty burgers. Its a brave new world in the NFC West and I hate it. Sure its entertaining but I dont want to live in a world where my beloved Cardinals can be outscored by the niners. The game itself was a chess match between two of the best offensive minds in the game today.  I have to give a slight edge to Shanny here. Making Brian Hoyer look good is an incredible feat. Thats not to say Mccvay didnt kill it, he totally did. Jared Goff looks absolutely ridiculous and Todd Gurley has his mojo back. Sammy Watkins is living up to his billing and Bobby Woods had a great comeback game. The defence should be worried. Everyone was exposed, especially Trumaine Johnson and the run defence. The good news is they have the talent and coachin...

Bills-Panthers: Both defences came to ball out. A common theme so far around the league and I have to say, I hate it. The offences couldn't get themselves going save for a couple runs by the qbs. A lone bright spot for the Panthers was Devin Funchess, the kid balled out. I dont know what else to say, the games final score was 9-3 Bears-Bucs: The Bears looked absolutely terrible. Kind of a tough sell when you turn the ball over 4 times in the first half. I would say its trubisky time but outside of Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen there is no talent on offence. Hopefully, they hit on another top pick come draft time, they are going to need it. The Bucs looked good in essentially a tune up game. Jamies Winston picked up where he left off last year. Mike Evans is still a beast, Desean Jackson is making strides and Jaquizz looks like he can carry the running game for a bit. The defence was sharp and created a number of turnovers. Browns-Ravens: Deshon Kizer came crashing back down to ...

Lions-Giants: Does anyone know why the Giants cant score? It might have something to do with the trash oline or the total lack of a running game but come on here. You have a superbowl winning qb, one of the best receivers in the game and a plethora of other weapons around you. Not to mention a defence that is easily a top 5 unit in football. What the fuck is happening here guys? The lions on the other hand look good. If ameer abdullah can continue to be above average this offence is totally set. Matt Stafford has been dominate since last year and he seems to really be clicking with his receivers. Eric Ebron is starting to the turn the corner and Kenny Golladay looks nice. Couple them with Marvin Jones and Golden Tate and you got a good looking offence. The defence has always been just good enough. However, the rise of Jarrad Davis has really helped this unit take the next step. Watch out for Detroit. Broncos-Cowboys: Zeke Elliott has his first bad game as a pro and people are frea...

Dolphins-Chargers: Smoking Jay Cutler is back baby! All the haters were waiting for a bad performance. Well jokes on you muthafuckas. Behind Cutlers steady hand, Jarvis Landry's ridiculousness and Jay Ajayi's beast mode-like antics, the phins find themselves 1-0. The defence also played a great game. They used a bend, dont break style and kept the Chargers in check. Rivers was once again robbed of a game he deserved to win. He looked solid throughout the game and put his team in a position to win. Antonio Gates continued his dominate career by becoming the all time leader in touchdown catches by a tight end. Keenan Allen looked healthy and Melvin Gordon still mad a few plays despite his numbers. However, that Young Ho ruined everything for the second time in two weeks. Time for the snip. Patriots-Saints: Bradys back, the saints defence sucks. Drew Brees played well and Sean Payton was aggressive in his plays calls. Is anybody surprised? Jets-Raiders: the Jets stuck aroun...

Cardinals-Colts: Total snooze fest. By snooze fest I mean lack of scoring because I definitely wasnt snoozing. I was having a near heart attack until we mounted that comeback. The Colts stink and we let them hang around just a little too long. The run game was inconsistent but Chris Johnson did provide a boost. The oline struggled but that was to be expected with Humphries and Iuapati out. Carson looked bad early but made some serious plays in the fourth quarter and OT. JJ Nelson has sneaky been incredible over his last few games. He has a td in seven consecutive games and 9 of his last 11. He made the play of the game on a palmer bomb down the field. The defence looked incredible, especially Chandler Jones. The Colts played well for the most part. Their defence bounced back and Brissett looked steady in his first colts start. He did throw a late pick to the Honey Badger but he was solid throughout. Frank Gore was the usual thorn in our side. Not a pretty win but one we needed badly...

Bears-Falcons: Chicago looks surprisingly competent. Mike Glennon is no world beater but he looked the part of a very competent starter. Tarik Cohen is an absolute stud. Every play he touched the ball was absolutely electric. Theres a reason they call him the human joy stick. What surprised me the most was the bears defence. The front seven is no joke and kept Devonta Freeman in check for the majority of the game. The Falcons started slow but appeared to round into form late. The offence shook off the rust and just did just enough to win. The defence really struggled with tackling and Desmond Trufant was exposed multiple times. Two things to keep an eye on. Cowboys-Giants: The Cowboys came to play. Zeke and Dak picked up where they left off and controlled the game on offence. On defence the new look secondary really surprised. Anthony Brown is a name to watch as he only allowed a single reception all game. Janoris Jenkins shut down Dez but the Boys are so loaded they exploited that a...

Browns-Steelers: Kizer looks like a real player. The Browns surprised on both sides of the ball and were very much in this game. The highly touted oline needs to be better both in Pass pro and run blocking. Isiah Crowell ran well but needs to have a more consistent impact. The Steelers defence came to play, containing the Browns for much of the game. Leveon Bell looked rusty, as did Big Ben. Antonio Brown was, well Antonio Brown. Jesse James might have just stolen the starting tight end spot with a big two td performance. The steelers looked off but you have to think that is temporary. Indy and LA: Sean Mcvay is a genius, he puts his qbs in the position to succeed. Jared Goff will be this years version of Kirk Cousins and surprise the shit out of all you idiots who called him a bust. The defence is finally playing up to its potential and scored on a couple of pick sixes. The line held up in pass pro but they need to make a drastic improvement in opening holes for Todd Gurley. Gurl...

Patriots-Chiefs: The Chiefs look incredible. The defence was outstanding as per usual. Tyreek Hill and Kareem Hunt are the real deal. The Patriots offence will be fine but that defence, especially sans Hightower is atrocious. Also, Alex Smith must have learned how to throw the deep ball from Patty Mahomes. Cardinals-Lions: Matt Stafford only plays well in the fourth, the only quarter that matters. Palmer had no idea what he was doing, lets hope that is not a common theme. David Johnson and DJ Humphries could be on the shelf, thus ending our playoff hopes. The defence looked great for stretches but Justin Bethel needs to step his shit up. Kenny Galloway can seriously ball. Detriots running game will continue to be an issue. Jacksonville-Houston: This Jags defence is loaded, they can single-handedly win games for a team that would love just a few. Leonard Fournette looks capable of carrying an offence as long as Blake Bortles doesnt fuck it up. The loss of Allen Robinson will hurt...

I like this matchup. The Chiefs usually give the Pats a run for their money. By that I mean they literally just run out the clock on the Patriots. Andy Reids exotic, dink and dunk offence has a way of running the clock while the team methodically marches into field goal range. This is especially effective against a team known for racking up yardage and points. At this point the only way one can beat Tom Brady is keeping his cheating ass off the field and the Chiefs are proficient in such a thing. Key matchup: Justin Houston vs Patriots oline: Houston is one scary dude. Guy is maybe the most underrated defensive player in the game today. He can rush the passer, stop the run and drop into coverage with the best of them. Neutralizing Houston is the key for any offence to be successful against the formidable Chiefs defence. I anticipate Houston having a splash play or two but the Pats will hold him in check. They will do this by utilizing their quick passing game so he doesn't have t...

Well this is just straight up terrifying. The talented but troubled defensive lineman was dealt from the Jets to the Seahawks for Jermain Kearse and a second round pick. This guy, with his head on straight, is one of the top defensive tackles in the game. Add him to a lineup featuring Cliff Avril and Micheal Bennett and you have possibly the best defensive lines in the game. As a Cardinals fan this is one of the worst thing to happen since the Hawks drafted Russell Wilson. Blocking these guys is gonna be impossible. Richardson is the biggest winner here, the guy is a certified lunatic and he is headed to best place for lunatics. The Seahawks seem to have a way with annoying, troubled or aggressively religious players. Its basically New England but for the most annoying humans on the planet earth. So this sucks ass twofold. One the Seahawks got better and two my least favourite team got more fucking annoying!

Brutal blow to the Patriots chances......Ah who am I kidding. This just means some whitey reciever will have a better year then he was going to have before. Hogan or Carr will just seamlessly fill in and the evil empire will continue its rien. This is not to say Edleman isnt a hell of a player, its only to say that Brady will just make some ex-lacrosse player a stud. This doesn't effect their playoff chances at all. Where this will effect them is in the playoffs. Edleman has consistently been one of the most clutch performers for the Pats in key situations. His catch in the superbowl that year perfectly sums that up. So while this wont be a short term concern for the Pats, it may come back to bite them in playoffs.