2010

Bears 48, Lions 24 It’s hard to believe that this game ended at 48-24. This contest was actually tied 21-21 at halftime, but Bears return specialist Johnny Knox took a kickoff for a touchdown to open the third quarter, and Chicago never looked back. Though the Bears won by 24, the big story is Matthew…

Browns 13, Steelers 6 If you were to tell me that one team would have major pass protection issues (allowing sacks to a three-man rush), convert just 3-of-14 third downs, run stupid plays, battle with no desperation and surrender 171 rushing yards, I would have taken out a second mortgage and bet on the Steelers….

Steelers 13, Titans 10 It’s starting early this year, isn’t it? Four units down the drain because Hines Ward decided to fumble at Tennessee’s 4-yard line. If Ward didn’t score on that play, Pittsburgh, in all likelihood, would have gotten a touchdown and covered the 6-point spread. Instead, the Steelers won in overtime by a…

Jets 24, Bengals 14 I’m disgusted, so let’s try something different. Here are eight goats in this game for each of the eight units that I lost: 8. Steve Weatherford: The punter for the Jets couldn’t play because he was apparently “too ill.” What does that mean? You’re too ill to punt? Just go back…

Rams 20, Chargers 17 San Diego’s first road loss was just a fluke. The rain was coming down, Arrowhead was loud, and the Chiefs hit three big plays. OK… San Diego’s second road loss happened because of two kickoff returns for Seattle. That can’t possibly happen again, so let’s write that off. All right… San…

Jets 38, Bills 14 The poor Bills asked for the mercy rule down 38-7 in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the meanie officials didn’t grant their request. Buffalo was epically pathetic in this contest – enough to make young children in the area hate the team for the rest of their lives. Let’s review how awful…

49ers 10, Bears 6 You kind of knew this game was going to suck, so give Vernon Davis credit for trying to spice things up beforehand. Davis called out Chicago’s defense, saying that the 49ers were going to “destroy their front.” Davis didn’t do much in this contest (3 catches, 16 yards), but he definitely…

Saints 45, Cardinals 14 Wow. That’s all I can say. I didn’t think the Saints offense would click like this after taking two weeks off and struggling the two weeks before. Their ability to just flip the “on” switch like that was just amazing. But the astonishing thing here was New Orleans’ defense. No one…

Packers 34, Lions 12 It’s pretty difficult to handicap NFL games. We all saw proof of this on the opening kickoff of this matchup. Jordy Nelson ran out to the 20, but fumbled. The Lions recovered. A few plays later, the Packers were whistled for a careless roughing-the-passer penalty, setting up the Lions on a…

Jaguars 35, Cowboys 17 The irony. With Tony Romo out for most of the season, the Cowboys were counting on Jon Kitna to lead them back from a 1-5 hole. However, Kitna was the only Dallas player who showed up to this game. Kitna went 34-of-49 for 379 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Don’t…