Sunday Results
NFL reports and highlights for each and every game can be found at NFL.com. Early Sunday morning saw the defending Super Bowl Champion Eagles face off against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Although Jags QB, Blake Bortles had a better week than the previous, the Eagles still managed to fly back home with the win. The Panthers pounced hard on the Ravens leaving them eating crow 21-36. The Bears grounded the Jets 10-21 at Soldier Field and the Bengals leave the Bucs with a sinking ship 34-37.
The Seahawks trim a little off the top of the Lions with a win 28-14 in Detroit. The Chiefs break the Broncos in Arrowhead 23-30, while the Redskins chop down the Giants 20-13. The Steelers hammer the Browns 18-33 in Pittsburgh and the Colts buck off the Raiders 42-28. The 49ers did not find any gold in Arizona against the Cardinals, they loose 15-18. The Rams climb a very tall mountain to beat the Packers 27-29 and on Sunday night the Saints go marching in to Minnesota against the Vikings and win 30-20.
Monday’s game turned out to be a pretty close match-up for the first two quarters. It was very much a defensive game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. The first half ended with only field goals being scored by the two teams the Pats lead 9-3. In the third and fourth quarters the Patriots stretched out the lead winning by a score of 25-6.
Thursday Night
Thursday brings a battle of the Bay Area in the West. The Oakland Raiders take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Ca. Each team has won only one game this season. Each Team has had a plethora of changes over the course of a year. It is safe to say this is a rebuilding time for both teams. The last time these two teams met was nearly 4 years ago the Raiders were victorious 13-24 in Oakland. Thursday will decide the winner of the NFL’s version of Battle of the Bays.
Power Rankings
ESPN has the power rankings out this week that show some scary trends for all 32 teams in the NFL in honor of Halloween. The Rams are still atop the rankings with their win over the Packers this last week. They look to make this season a clean sweep if they can get through the KC Chiefs in week 11 Monday Night. In second place is the all mighty Chiefs at 7-1, also with a good chance of running the table for the rest of the season. These two teams at the top seem to be the only bumps in the road for each other.
In third for the first time this season are the New Orleans Saints their run of 6 straight wins puts them firmly in the top five at the mid point of the season. The Patriots fall one spot to 4th, but still hold on as one of the teams to beat this year. In the fifth spot this week are the Los Angles Chargers. Phillip Rivers is likely having one of his best seasons ever and he will need to maintain that momentum as 4 of the next 7 games will be played on the road.