Jim Turner

September 27, 2010

The Shockers:

The Chief ambush the 49ers and remain unbeaten – After a good performance in a loss to the Saints many believed the 49ers would expose the Chiefs as an AFC West pretender. Turns out the Chiefs had other plans to the tune of 3 passing TDs by Matt Cassell. The Chiefs defense is playing lights out and this now becomes a team on the rise.

The Redskins go to 0-6 versus rookie QBs in loss to Rams – Sam Bradford was not asked to be superman but he looked sharp, accurate and in command as his Rams ripped the Redskins to break a 27 game losing streak at home. The Redskins started the game spotting the Rams 14 points but rallied. The Skins ran out of gas and the Rams pounded on the ground even without Steven Jackson.

The Cowboys go into Houston and man-handle the Texans – The Texans were supposed to show the Cowboys who the best team in Texas is. Apparently the Cowboys did not get the memo. Much maligned Cowboys Wideout, Roy Williams had his best game as a Cowboy and the boys pounded the Texans into submission.

The Titans take advantage of mistake prone G-men – The G-Men commit 3 turnovers and the Titans are more than happy to take advantage. Eli Manning threw for 386 yards but to no avail. Chris Johnson ran for 125 yards and Vince Young did enough with 118 yards in the air and one TD.

Atlanta upsets the World Champions – While this is not that big a shocker whenever you beat the Champs it is a big deal. The Saints have not been their offensive juggernaut selves of late with or without Reggie Bush. The Saints defense appears to be coming back to earth as well.

The Seahawks shock the Chargers – Norv Turner is doom. When will the Chargers learn that as long as old mealy-mouth is on their sidelines as the head coach they are destined to disappoint.

The rest of the Sunday that was…

Cincinnati sleeps through Carolina – Clausen’s debut was less than eventful. He was not horrible but he did nothing notable either.

Pittsburgh lays waste to Tampa Bay – Who didn’t see that coming?

Baltimore bests Cleveland – Cleveland made a game of it early but Baltimore is just too strong.

New England survives a scare from Buffalo – The Bills racked up 30 points against a young New England defense but they had no answers for Moss and Brady.

Minnesota gets back on track versus the Lions – Adrian Peterson is a beast and Farve is still 50-50. They are just not that good without some decent wideouts.

Michael Vick continues the hot streak by torching the Jaguars – Vick threw for 3 TDs and ran for one as the Eagles dismantled the Jags.

The Broncos go cold in the red zone and the Colts prevail – In a game my wife is still angry about (Broncos fan) Denver went cold on multiple opportunities in the red zone which is normally bad, but lethal when playing Peyton Manning and the Colts.

The Raiders lose a heart breaker to the Cardinals – If I am Janikowski I would be looking in the help wanted ads today.

The Jets pull out a tough win against the Dolphins – Braylon Edwards comes up big when the Jets needed him but Mark Sanchez is the story of the game with 3 TDs. The Jets defense held the Miami Dolphins running game to 82 yards divided between Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams.