Week 10 Game Notes

Raiders over Chargers

• Carson Palmer has his best game as a Raider.  If he continues getting better, he just might make Oakland the favorites in the West.

Saints over Falcons

• FOX dished out a crazy stat after the Saints lost the overtime coin toss.  The Saints are 0-11 on coin tosses this year.  They need to sign a coin toss specialist.
• Drew Brees moved past Brett Favre by throwing a touchdown pass in his thirty-seventh consecutive game.  He trails only Johnny Unitas (47) for the longest such streak in NFL history.
• All anyone could talk about after the game was Mike Smith’s overtime decision to go for it on fourth down deep in Falcon territory.  I like the aggressiveness, but I don’t like how by not converting it gave New Orleans the ball already in scoring range.

Titans over Panthers

• Chris Johnson broke the 100-yard barrier for just the second time this year, and consequently, the Titans won.
• A Mark Mariani punt return touchdown also helped, as did multiple Panther turnovers and Cam Newton getting sacked five times.

Rams over Browns

• If not for a botched snap on a 22-yard field goal…
• Ugh.  Just what you’d expect in a Rams-Browns matchup.

Cowboys over Bills

• Tony Romo had on heck of a game, throwing as many touchdown passes as incompletions.
• Buffalo continues their slide down the AFC East standings.

Jaguars over Colts

• With the Dolphins and Rams both on the winning side of the ledger, the now 0-10 Colts are clear favorites in the “Suck for Luck” sweepstakes.
• Miami and St. Louis both have two wins on the season and are looking for more.  I have a hard time believing the Colts can win two more games the rest of the way.

Broncos over Chiefs

• Tim Tebow went 2/8 passing—yes, he played the entire game—with his first completion coming with 3:30 left in the third quarter.

Dolphins over Redskins

• Looks like Matt Moore’s found a little something as the Dolphins have won two-straight.
• The Redskins are an absolute mess.  What is the Shana-clan doing?

Cardinals over Eagles

• Philadelphia blew a fourth quarter lead again for the fifth time this season.
• John Skelton is 2-0.  Chew on that for a second.

Texans over Buccaneers

• Arian Foster didn’t have the monster rushing game, but he didn’t have to as Houston blows out Tampa.
• He did have a spectacular day catching the ball though with 102 receiving yards.

Seahawks over Ravens

• Early turnovers cost Baltimore the game.  After fumbling away two kickoff returns and allowing the Seahawks to jump ahead at home, Baltimore couldn’t catch up.
• Joe Flacco threw 52 passes and Ray Rice had 5 carries.  That’s not going to work, Cam Cameron.

Bears over Lions

• Turnovers and overall ugliness made this game unwatchable.
• Detroit fumbled on their first two possessions.
• Matthew Stafford threw four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, and he started a fight trying to rip D.J. Moore’s head off.
• Don’t kick to Devin Hester!

49ers over Giants

• This win marked the first time since realignment that the NFC West went 4-0 in one week.

Patriots over Jets

• This is the defensive effort we need to see more often from New England.  It took a while for Tom Brady to get rolling, but the defense, led by Andre Carter’s four sacks, kept it close for New England to overcome.

Packers over Vikings

• I feel spoiled as a Packer fan.  Aaron Rodgers alone is an embarrassment of riches, then throw in his receiving corps, a defense that finally got after it, and the best coaching staff in football, and it’s just plain silly.

--from @jeuneski