Week 7 Sunday Recap

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Here are my short recaps for this Sunday's games:

 

NFC

GB 30 - 20 STL, close until mid-4th, GB has no running game, Rodgers now with 2 straight games with QB Rating over 130, wow. GB a very one-dimensional team, surprised teams have not been able to exploit that yet. Leading rusher Green was 20-35 and that was with a 15 yarder. GB now 4-3. They will easily win next week vs JAX, but I can see ARZ the following week posing a threat with their strong Defense. Next week, STL welcomes NE into town.

 

MIN 21 - 14 ARZ, Ponder with 58 yards passing and they still win (Grossman-esque vs ARZ), Skelton sacked 7 times and MIN defense scores on INT. ARZ defense still pretty good and kept them in the game. A very defensive-oriented game with AP the only real offensive player that stood out. ARZ had a 100 yard Rusher (Stephens-Howling) and 100 yard Receiver (Roberts), had more total yards (356-209), TOP (35:05-24:55), 1st Downs (21-11), 3rd Down Conv (5/14 - 1/10) and still lost. MIN now 5-2 and plays on a short week (THU) at home vs TB. ARZ gets SF at home on Monday Night.

 

NYG 27 - 23 WAS, Washington scores with 1:32 left and gives up a 77 yard TD to Cruz? Manning is silly in the 4th. Why would you not have Safety coverage over the top? WAS should've won, but you will lose most of the time when you have 3 fumbles lost. NYG now 1.5 games up in division at 5-2. RG III is the real deal and if I am STL I have to be questioning that trade now. Next week, NYG goes to DAL, and WAS goes to PIT.

 

DAL 19 - 14 CAR, both teams looked bad, Austin was DAL only bright spot and he fumbled, Romo was decent but team still seems out of sync. CAR is just bad, Newton was team's leading rusher but he just looks like a different player compared to last year. CAR playing for the 1st pick at 1-5. After starting his career with 3 out of 4 games with over 300 yards passing (2x with 400), Newton only has one other game with over 300 yards (Week 1 this season). CAR comes to Soldier Field next week, so hopefully this will be the same team that shows up. DAL gets NYG at home.

 

NO 35 - 28 TB, Neither team believes in FGs, both defenses are brutal, Freeman and V-Jack went off, but NO wins a nail-biter. NO is all pass, just seems hard to defend with all their playmakers. Both teams now 2-4. Next week NO plays at DEN on Sunday Night and TB goes to MIN on short rest for THU Night football.

 

AFC

HOU 43 - 13 BAL, Baltimore looks lost without Lewis on O and D, HOU defense was stout (4 sacks, 2 INT, 1 TD). HOU now 6-1. BAL still 2 games up in their division though.

 

NE 29 - 26 NYJ, either NE is overrated or NYJ is underrated, or both. NYJ scored with 1:37 left after another bone-headed play by Sanchez (took a sack that almost pushed them out of FG range). Then NYJ Defense allows Brady to go 50+ yards in a minute to allow FG to tie game. Sanchez had one of the worst INTs you will ever see by a pro QB in the 1st half killing a drive. He also kicked the ball out of the endzone after a failed handoff that resulted in a NE safety.

 

TEN 35 - 34 BUF, both teams look bad on defense, CJ finally breaks out. Both teams now 3-4.

 

IND 17 - 13 CLE, another ugly game, Luck with 2 Rushing TDs, Richardson 8 yards on 8 carries, ouch! Cleveland is playing for the first pick and in the lead at 1-6.

 

OAK 26 - 23 JAX, who cares, ugly game with some excitement at the end. MJD hurt and McFadden pretty lackluster again. Gabbert got hurt too, and they probably win if he stays in the game. JAX playing for the 1st pick at 1-5.

 

 

Also, here are the NFC division records after this week:

 

NFC East - 14-12

NFC North - 16-10

NFC South - 11-13

NFC West - 16-12

 

NFC Current Playoff Standings:

1. ATL 6-0

2. CHI 4-1

3. NYG 5-2

4. SF 5-2

5. MIN 5-2

6. GB 4-3

7. ARZ 4-3

8. SEA 4-3