by Arrow » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:05 pm
Random Week 1 thoughts:
- I figured the loss of Peyton Manning would be an issue for the Indianapolis Colts, but the last thing I expected to see on ESPN.com was them getting utterly blown out by the Houston. And if that wasn't shocking enough, Flacco got his first win against Pittsburgh when the Ravens annihilated the Steelers in what people were saying would probably be one of the more competitive games that week. Steelers had somewhere near seven or eight turnovers. Also, wow Chiefs... just wow.
- The Giants were a mess. I lost count of how many times Eli Manning got sacked, and our offense was especially terrible. Just awful. The Redskins' six-game losing streak against New York came to an end yesterday. Redskins, our divisional rivals, beat us 28-14. Embarrassing.
- The Philadelphia Eagles beat the St. Louis Rams 31-13, but Vick didn't play as well as last season. If they were playing a better team that afternoon, they would have had a lot more trouble. Rams' RB Steven Jackson got injured early on, and I don't think the Rams really recovered from that. Meanwhile, the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys competed amongst one another to see who among them could play worse. Dallas won, as they blew a 14-point lead, Romo fumbled, proceeded to thrown an interception when there was no reason to do so, and a punt attempt was converted into a TD for the Jets. I actually hate both teams, so I was happy to see them both suck.