Starting
week 2 with yet another Miami loss - headache.
Painfully jumping into the air as the Panthers
attempted and completed a loss to the Vikings -
groin pull. Seeing a miracle unfold before my eyes as
the Giants scored 24 unanswered points to oust
the Eagles in overtime - heart murmur. Storming
back with a win on Monday Night Football to finish
the week at 8-8…. PRICELESS! Read em and weep.
As
it turns out, those Buffalo Bills have Miami's
number. After all the hoopla in Miami, it should be
interesting to see how they rebound from an 0-2 start.
As for me it was nice to start 1-0.
The
Panthers look like they'd have trouble with the
Texans right about now. I'm not jumping off their
bandwagon or anything, I'm just not expecting much until
Steven Smith trots back on the scene. An overtime field
goal gave me my first loss. Ditto what I said about
the Dolphins record.
As
it turns out the Bengals slapped the old Brownies
around pretty good, then Chad Johnson got slapped right
in the kisser by Cleveland's secondary. Seriously, if
you haven't seen Chad's hit, stay tuned to "Jacked
Up" on "Monday Night Countdown."
I
don't know what I was thinking here, but I definitely
didn't expect 4 touchdowns from Rexxy Grossman. The
kid was winging it like his old days in Gator Country.
Detroit's D lacked luster, bringing me to 2-2
on the morning.
The
Texans just couldn't hang. They tried so hard,
but their little motors just weren't strong enough to
fight the uphill battle. David Carr threw three touchdowns,
and it still wasn't enough. I guess I was hoping the
spread would just be too high. My 3rd loss happened
instead.
Wonderful
Green Bay turnovers are to thank, but the Saints
got their 2nd win of the season. Don't get too excited
if you're a Saints fan, the Browns and the Packers
aren't necessarily the league's best. Brett delivered
loss number 4 on the week.
How
the Eagles did it to me again, I'll never know.
Donovan and company held a 17 point lead early in the
4th, yet they managed to lose to the Giants in
overtime. Call it complacency, or bad luck, hell even
a nice effort by New York. I call it the same thing
the Eagles do, a loss. Number 5 on the week for me.
In
my gimmie game of the week, the Ravens stomped
the Raiders in a laugher. Oakland is that bad.
They scored 6 more points than I thought they'd put
up, but 28 to 6 isn't much to celebrate. Finally, I
chalked up win number 3.
Mike
Vick rushed for over 100 yards, as did Warrick Dunn,
and the Falcons pulled out a 14-3 victory over
the seemingly lost Buco's. For the second straight week,
Caddy Williams, last years' Offensive Rookie of the
Year, didn't reach the 50-yard plateau, and Simms
had more interceptions than touchdowns. In fact, Tampa
has 3 points on the year. Just as many wins as I had
after 9 games this week. 3-6 is no way to party.
Seattle
beat Arizona, and the 21-10 score was way closer
than the game was. Arizona couldn't run, and if you
listen close, you can hear Kurt Warner's nightmares….
"No… No… Not Julian Peterson again! My
wife looks like a guy. I hold the ball too long. I'm
fat and can never live up to the standard I set for
myself in St. Louis. Ahhhhh!" Another win for me,
another week of pain for Kurt.
Alex
Smith and Frank Gore looked real good for the up and
coming Niners. I think the Rams blew it,
and next time they play San Fran, the Niners are in
for a beating, but this week the Rams couldn't match
the intensity on the other side of the ball, and the
Niners took advantage for their 1st win of the season,
and my 7th loss of the week.
The
Chiefs got on Larry Johnson's back and rode him
all the way to overtime. But the Broncos cashed
in the victory with a late field goal. The 3 points
weren't enough to keep me out of the win column though,
just as the win might not keep Jake Plummer's starting
spot.
The
Patriots started out by dominating the Jets,
but a late surge nearly gave me loss number 8. Not yet
though, as the Pats held on late for a 7 point
victory, bringing me one game away from .500.
A
late touchdown pass by Vince Young almost forced me
to keep my promise to fly and shake Coach Fischer's
hand, but those Titans kept my promise by never
exceeding 7 points. The Chargers scored 40, and
I won my 7th game of the week.
Terrell
Owens broke his middle finger as he tried to let Bill
Parcells know how he feels about getting 3 catches for
19 yards. Maybe that's not how he did it, but he'll
miss 3-4 weeks with a busted digit. On the cloudy side
of things, the Boys won by a couple scores and the Redskins
fell to 0-2. I fell to a game under with a .500 week
relying on the Jags at home on Monday Night….
Do-do-dooooo!
Read
my week 2 picks to fully appreciate this one. The
Jags took down the Mighty Steel Show,
even with their fearless leader back in black and gold.
Byron had a decent day, though touchdowns were not to
be had. Three field goals and a shut out by the Jags
defense took me to .500 in Week 2.
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