Scoreboard

No big surprises this week.

The Jets must have one of the easiest schedules in NFL history. On the past three Sundays, they have played the Dolphins (2-8), Giants (2-8) and Redskins (1-9). They have a real game next week against the Raiders, then come right back with back-to-back weeks against the mighty 0-10 Bengals, and then the Dolphins again. In one six-week stretch, they will play the four weakest teams in the league, and then they get to play one of them again! Despite that schedule, the Jets are only 3-7.

On the other side of that scheduling bonanza is the difficult road ahead for the 9-1 49ers. Their next three games are against the Packers, Ravens and Saints, all of whom are 8-2, and they still have to play their re-matches against the 8-2 Seahawks and 6-4 Rams. If they Niners end up as the #1 seed in the NFC, they will have earned it.

Depressing stat o’ the week: Carolina’s Kyle Allen threw nineteen incomplete passes, tossed away four interceptions and got sacked five times. Not surprisingly, the Panthers lost 29-3 to a Falcons team that came into the game 2-7. I’m thinkin’ maybe Kaepernick might not be a bad choice for Carolina. Just sayin’.