Ended up being a one-play week, and left some winners on the board. I'm happy to get a win, however, with the Pats manhandling Peyton Manning once again in Foxboro.
The Rams holding on against the 49ers to win outright was something to see. I think we might be seeing San Fran implode rather dramatically. Double digit divisional dogs are now 5-0 ATS and 3-2 SU this season.
The Colts-Giants game looked like it could be close early on, with the Giants stop unit doing a pretty good job roughing up Luck. To his credit, Luck was tough and had a short memory for some of the bad throws he made in the first half. Eli wasn't getting much help from his receivers-- a very depleted and not very talented unit. The Colts defense rebounded in this game, and Vontae Davis was huge all night.
Wither San Diego? The Chargers' usual MO is a very bad start and then a late season run, but they seem to be reversing this trend this year. After a hot start, they are swooning, getting completely pasted by Miami on the road. At 5-4 they aren't out of it yet, but that 3 game losing streak is a bad trend.
The NFC East still provides some good drama-- Romo's back, Sanchez taking over for Chip's offense... The Cowboys seem to have caught a break with Romo's back injury not being too serious (and playing the Jags in London). Nick Foles, on the other hand, looks to be out of commission for at least the major portion of the rest of the regular season. It will be interesting to see this divisional dogfight between these two teams. The Giants and Washington are pretty much out of it, barring some kind of huge turnaround and epic fail on the part of the division leaders (not out of the question if history is any indication).
Seattle still looks very vulnerable, having to hold on to beat the winless Raiders. With the 49ers implosion, Arizona is looking to pull away and lock up the division. Something tells me that the Superbowl curse is likely to rear its head again and quash the playoff hopes of the Seahawks.
NFL 2014 Week 9: 1-0
NFL 2014 Season Total: 14-12
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