Oakland/Buffalo was a fantastic game. The Raiders had a great chance to win it on that last play but that rookie Bills defender timed his jump perfectly to intercept it and didnt let go of the ball. I had the Lions/Chiefs on until CBS FINALLY decided to switch to a more competitive game so I was able to catch a decent amount of the 4th Qtr of this game.
I also got to see another Josh Freeman comeback win. The Bucs were a completely different team in the 2nd half. This was a huge win for them. They play Atlanta next week and would have had a good chance at being 0-3.
What is up with Chansi Stuckey having late game fumbles? He did that with the Browns last year and now it happens with the Cards. Its crazy to think about just how close the Cards and Niners were to being 2-0, and now the Rams have a chance to avoid the NFC West sweep tonight!
During and after the Chargers/Pats game I kept hearing stuff on how can teams stop the Pats offense, how do you slow down Brady, etc. Did everyone completely forget about what the Jets did in the playoffs? That wasnt the complete blueprint to stopping the Pats but the biggest key to slowing down Brady has to be pressure up the middle, and on top of that your secondary needs to have good coverage, especially on the TEs.
Passing yards is quickly becoming the most overrated stat in the NFL. I saw someone say this on Twitter and I completely agreed. People keep throwing out the stats on Brady and Newton so far, and yeah they are nice to mention, but we dont need to go so nuts on the records being broken or tied. Its a passing league, I know that, but the Panthers are still 0-2. People also need to factor in late game garbage statistics. Newton had 3 INTs, and the Panther lost the lead in the 2nd half and had to try and catch up so he was throwing the ball a lot. Of course the Packers D will give up yards but the only thing that matters is not letting Panthers get back into the game. I think hes gonna be a good QB, but I just think there way too much praise being thrown around for yards thrown by QBs in general and I think its gonna get worse as the season goes along.
