Steelers - Ravens
First things first...can the Steelers get rid of their throwback jerseys like, NOW?! Even though they resemble Cal's Rally Comm uniforms, these jerseys hurt my eyes...ugh!
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The Steelers are def not their best when without Roethlisberger; back-up QB Leftwich got sacked multiple times and intercepted in this poor outing. One of ESPN's headlines read "Baltimore is Boss" - 'nuff said.
Falcons - Cardinals
Atlanta's QB Matt Ryan threw FIVE interceptions. AND STILL WON. This was not a pretty game, especially considering that the Falcons were undefeated two weeks ago and the Cardinals were on a five-game losing streaking coming into the game.
The RG3 Show (aka Redskins - Eagles)
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I know I didn't mention this match-up in my preview (this game determined last place in the NFC East, snore!), but I have a crush on RG3 (Robert Griffin III). Or I just respect smart athletes like him and Washington Wizards' Emeka Okafor ;) --> their Wiki pages are linked if you care to know about their academic accolades. Current Washington Redskins QB and last year's Heisman Trophy winner played a nearly perfect game against the Eagles, throwing 4 TDs. I'm sure whoever had him in their fantasy league absolutely killed it this week. Sorry Eagles fans - sucks that your team is on a 6-game losing streak. Wompity-womp indeed.
Miscellany
The other three games I mentioned in the preview - Packers/Lions, Colts/Patriots, and Chargers/Broncos - all ended up the way I predicted.
Packers/Lions - GB's QB Aaron Rodgers didn't play his best game, but pulled through.
Colts/Patriots - The Pats scored 59pts and annihilated the Colts. Brady threw 3TDs. Luck (suck it, Stanfurd!) threw 3 interceptions.
Chargers/Broncos - Peyton Manning just tied John Elway for 2nd most wins ever for starting QBs, but Broncos' linebacker Von Miller (who has a penchant for hipster glasses) stole the spotlight with his sack dance (sounds dirty, I know :P) and all-around stellar performance. He sacked Chargers' QB Philip Rivers not once, not twice, but three times! and forced two fumbles. BTW, I just youtubed "Von Miller sack dance" (I'll wait for you to watch a couple of the clips). He does these sack dances for charity, so he gets a gold star for monetizing altruistic showboating :)
Games that went into OT
Browns/Cowboys - Dallas' QB Tony Romo choked during the first half of the game, but rallied in the end despite losing a fumble to beat the now 2-8 Browns.
Bucs/Panthers - Panthers were up 21-10 with 6min left in the 4th quarter, but couldn't hold on as the Bucs came from behind and beat them in OT.
Jaguars/Texans - The 1-9 Jaguars were on their way to the biggest upset of the week up 34-10 with 12min left in the 4th, but the 9-1 Texans prevailed. Their QB Matt Schaub threw for 527yds. 527!! ...not bad, especially considering he only threw for 95yds the week prior.
MNF - Bears/49ers
This will be a battle of the D-lines. I'm hoping that the 9ers' O-line protects Alex Smith better - no more concussions, please! Side note - I've been rather arts & crafts-y as of late and made this clip for the game (FYI it's made out of felt, beads, wire, and red glitter glue...obviously things I had just lying around the house). GO NINERS!!!
Miscellany
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Packers/Lions - GB's QB Aaron Rodgers didn't play his best game, but pulled through.
Colts/Patriots - The Pats scored 59pts and annihilated the Colts. Brady threw 3TDs. Luck (suck it, Stanfurd!) threw 3 interceptions.
Chargers/Broncos - Peyton Manning just tied John Elway for 2nd most wins ever for starting QBs, but Broncos' linebacker Von Miller (who has a penchant for hipster glasses) stole the spotlight with his sack dance (sounds dirty, I know :P) and all-around stellar performance. He sacked Chargers' QB Philip Rivers not once, not twice, but three times! and forced two fumbles. BTW, I just youtubed "Von Miller sack dance" (I'll wait for you to watch a couple of the clips). He does these sack dances for charity, so he gets a gold star for monetizing altruistic showboating :)
Games that went into OT
Browns/Cowboys - Dallas' QB Tony Romo choked during the first half of the game, but rallied in the end despite losing a fumble to beat the now 2-8 Browns.
Bucs/Panthers - Panthers were up 21-10 with 6min left in the 4th quarter, but couldn't hold on as the Bucs came from behind and beat them in OT.
Jaguars/Texans - The 1-9 Jaguars were on their way to the biggest upset of the week up 34-10 with 12min left in the 4th, but the 9-1 Texans prevailed. Their QB Matt Schaub threw for 527yds. 527!! ...not bad, especially considering he only threw for 95yds the week prior.
MNF - Bears/49ers
This will be a battle of the D-lines. I'm hoping that the 9ers' O-line protects Alex Smith better - no more concussions, please! Side note - I've been rather arts & crafts-y as of late and made this clip for the game (FYI it's made out of felt, beads, wire, and red glitter glue...obviously things I had just lying around the house). GO NINERS!!!
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