Week 3 Results :
TB 27 @ CHI 24
MIA 38 @ NE 13
OAK 23 @ BUF 24
ARI 17 @ WAS 24
CIN 23 @ NYG 26
CAR 10 @ MIN 20
KC 14 @ ATL 38
HOU 12 @ TEN 31
DET 13 @ SF 31
NO 32 @ DEN 34
STL 13 @ SEA 37
PIT 6 @ PHI 15
CLE 10 @ BAL 28
JAC 23 @ IND 21
DAL 27 @ GB 16
NYJ 29 @ SD 48
As expected, most games went to form....with one HUGE exception. The Miami Dolphins (W1 L15 last season and 0-2 so far this season) went to the New England Patriots (W16 L0 last season and 2-0 so far this season) and totally blew them away. Again, to try and put this into perspective, its like Hull City going to Old Trafford and winning 5-0. How the Patriots will bounce back, if they can bounce back, remains to be seen...for the Dolphins, a massive boost.
The Giants and the Bills struggled to overcome lesser opposition but eventually did so...the Cowboys stamped their authority on the NFC with a comprehensive win over the Packers, whilst the Eagles beat up the Steelers. The Chargers gave a timely reminder of how good they can be, whilst there were fine wins for Washington, Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Minnesota...all keeping them very much in the hunt.
The Power 5 after week 3 look like this :
1. Dallas Cowboys - Seemingly unstoppable at the moment - the NFL's best team right now.
2. New York Giants - They won ugly, but they won, as all good teams do. Putting up a good show as defending world champs so far...harder tests to come though.
3. Tennessee Titans - The best in the AFC? Certainly defensively..but watch out for the week when they will implode. So far so impressive though.
4. Philadelphia Eagles - A dominating win over the Steelers after a very creditable loss against Dallas. How bad is the injury to Westbrook though?
5. Denver Broncos - Any team who scores 30+ points per game will win plenty and be a team to be reckoned with. At some point though their defense will need to step up.
My bet this week looked very good until another last gasp loss tore the slip up....the Colts only needing to prevent the Jags from getting a FG with 50 seconds left on the clock...typically though they didnt.....
As expected the other three won...sigh...
Latest Standings :
American Football Conference
AFC East - W L T
Buffalo Bills 3 0 0
New England Patriots 2 1 0
New York Jets 1 2 0
Miami Dolphins 1 2 0
AFC North W L T
Baltimore Ravens 2 0 0
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 1 0
Cincinnati Bengals 0 3 0
Cleveland Browns 0 3 0
AFC South W L T
Tennessee Titans 3 0 0
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 2 0
Indianapolis Colts 1 2 0
Houston Texans 0 2 0
AFC West W L T
Denver Broncos 3 0 0
Oakland Raiders 1 2 0
San Diego Chargers 1 2 0
Kansas City Chiefs 0 3 0
National Football Conference
NFC East W L T
Dallas Cowboys 3 0 0
New York Giants 3 0 0
Washington Redskins 2 1 0
Philadelphia Eagles 2 1 0
NFC North W L T
Green Bay Packers 2 1 0
Minnesota Vikings 1 2 0
Chicago Bears 1 2 0
Detroit Lions 0 3 0
NFC South W L T
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 1 0
Carolina Panthers 2 1 0
Atlanta Falcons 2 1 0
New Orleans Saints 1 2 0
NFC West W L T
Arizona Cardinals 2 1 0
San Francisco 49ers 2 1 0
Seattle Seahawks 1 2 0
St. Louis Rams 0 3 0