What happened this week?

  • The Jets had their best week of the year – they drew a bye.
  • We learned that the Bills and Lions may actually be pretty good. They didn’t beat the Patriots and Chiefs, but it came down to the wire in both cases.
  • The Eagles got some of their mojo back on Thursday, beating the Pack at Lambeau.
  • The Rams now seem very vulnerable, having allowed 55 points at home to Tampa Bay. That is the most points the Rams have ever given up at home. Jared Goff passed for 517 yards – and lost! (Throwing three INTs and losing a fumble did not help his cause.)
  • The Browns showed some serious offense, scoring 40 points and accumulating 500 yards from scrimmage against the vaunted Ravens’ defense.
  • It appears that Washington sucks deeply. We’re talkin’ Dolphins depth. In two weeks we will all be able to find out for sure in the dream game: Washington at Miami. They will both almost surely go into that game with no wins, since the Dolphins have a bye next week and Washington plays the Patriots.
  • Hey, the ‘Phins are improving every week. In week one they lost by 49, then 43, then 25 … and only 20 this week! At this rate they may win a game by 2022. It’s not going to be easy for them to pull off a perfect season, because they have two games against the Jets and one against Washington, but I have faith in my boys!
  • I fell asleep during the Cowboys-Saints game. One of them must have won eventually. I don’t care which.

Still with no losses: the Patriots, Chiefs and (surprise!) 49ers.

Still with no wins: seven different teams. (Miami, the Jets, Washington, Arizona, Denver, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati). Unless there is a tie, the size of that group will be reduced by one tomorrow, when the Steelers and Bengals go head-to-head. (It has been a sad year for Monday Night Football. If you care, the Steelers are favored by three.)