So about a month ago I spouted off that the Browns were a good football team with an easy stretch of games in front of them. What happened? They lost to the Jaguars. So I wrote them off as being the same old Browns, but then they came back and won three in a row including a stomping of the Bengals two Thursdays ago. I thought they were back to being the good Browns again... NOPE! Just when I thought I had them figured out they come out on Sunday and get embarrassed by the Houston Texans (who somehow are only 1 game back of the Colts for the AFC South lead) at home. Now I have no idea what to expect going forward from this team as they get back Josh Gordon. They go up against the Falcons and Bills in the next two weeks before a tough matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. It would make sense that the Browns could win the first two games before most likely losing to the Colts. But then again, if this season has taught me anything its that something dumb will happen. Whats the dumbest thing that can happen...oh I don't know maybe the Browns lose both of their next two games then inexplicably beat the Colts. Let's face it, nobody knows who this Browns team really is and what they are capable of. At this point would anything they do surprise you?
Now what I just said about the dumb thing happening in the Browns games is actually something I have noticed that is occurring at least once a week throughout the league. The theme here is find the dumbest outcome that could possibly happen in a week. Then check back after the week is over and boom it happened. Let me just recap some of my favorites... week 4: Buccaneers win at Pittsburgh, week 6: DOUBLE DUMB BONUS! Carolina and Cincinnati tie and the Browns crush the Steelers, week 8 Redskins win at Dallas, week 10: Jets beat the red-hot Steelers (if your scoring at home that's a 3 in the dumb lose column for the Steelers), and finally this week as the Rams beat down the Broncos. Not to mention if the Steelers lose tonight against the Titans, we could have another double dumb bonus which would also mean the Steelers would have four dumb loses. I believe at that point they get relegated to the Arena League. Anyways, how the hell does the dumb thing keep happening nearly every week?? Their is no way for me to explain it other than to say that the Raiders should be favored this Thursday against the Chiefs. A winless team against a 7-3 team who just beat the defending Super Bowl champs, I can smell the dumbness already.
On to the weekly review of the NFC North where we now find two ties in the division. The Packers and Lions are tied atop the division where as the Bears and Vikings are tied for last in the division (or third if you really want to be optimistic). Starting at the top, the Lions went out to Arizona where they were shut down by, in my opinion, the leagues best defense. The Lions were only able to put up 6 points in the game, which is a huge concern because of how much talent is on that team. The fact that a backup quarterback (Drew Stanton) was able to beat the Lions previously number one defense has got to be a frightening thing for Lions fans. However, for Packers fans, it was sure nice to see the Lions finally lose a close game after pulling out ridiculous wins week after week. The Packers did a little winning of their own this week, as for the second week in a row they won easily. This time, however, they played a team that was coming in hot and was supposed to be one of the top contenders in the NFC...WRONG! I know it is only two weeks but it looks like the Mark Sanchez experiment has taken a turn for the worse, just like every single player in Oregon Trail. The Packers were able to dominate all three phases of the game by scoring 4 offensive touchdowns, 2 defensive touchdowns, and a special teams touchdown. As I've said, going forward the Packers have a lot easier schedule than the Lions so it gives me every reason to believe that The Pack will be division champs once again this year. Now when it comes to the Bears and Vikings, well they played a rather ugly game on Sunday. Sure the Bears won, but did that performance really leave you thinking like the Bears have figured anything out. I know I didn't feel that way. Cutler threw his usual terrible picks but was able to connect on a couple of deep throws which was enough to outscore the stagnant Vikings offense. The Vikings actually looked like they had a chance to win this game and get back to .500, but they never seemed to be able to get it going. Good thing they play the Packers next week who will be trying to become the first team to ever put up 50 points in three straight games.
This week in funny John Madden things I would like to bring to your attention an article written to Mr. Madden about his Madden video game. The article is written by Ethan Albright, who looks like Beavis, about how he is upset at the player ratings he received in the 2007 game (which was new at the time). If you haven't read the article I would suggest you read it in a place where laughing out loud is not frowned upon as it is rather hilarious. If you have read it, it's always a good re-read to help lift your mood. Here's the link:
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