THE DOORMAT DIVISION: WEEK 3 Wrap-Up and Punt

WEEK 3:  Falling Behind the Pack,

Except the Pack Came with Us

DOORMAT DIVISION STANDINGS   WEEK 3

NFC             W-L              PF       PA      DIFF 

Tampa Bay     0-3               45         95     -50

St. Louis        1-2               56         85     -29         

Green Bay      1-2               54        79      -25

NY Giants      1-2               58        77      -19

San Franny     1-2               62        68      -6            

AFC                              

Jacksonville    0-3               44      119     -75

Oakland         0-3                37       65      -30

Tennessee      1-2                43       69      -26

Miami            1-2               58       83      -25

Cleveland       1-2               74       77       -3

THE WRAP:

I went 7-1 with my picks this week.  Not bad!

BLOWOUT OF THE WEEK:

Our AFC and NFC leaders both turn in stellar blowouts.  Tampa loses by 42, which vaults their point differential into Doormat All-Star territory.  Jacksonville loses by 27 to an angry Andrew Luck, but looks so much worse than the score.  Pick your favorite folks, these two teams WAY out in front in the Doormat Run to the Moldy Carpet.

This Week's Eye-Openers:  

Packers 7, Kittens 19

The Packers are legitimate Doormat members this week.  223 Total yards.  The Porkers are a team to watch. But, they have to lose to the Yikings twice, so that's tough.

49ers  14,  Cardinals 23

They'll probably pulverize the really bad teams, but whoo-boy is this team living up to its jailbird status.  BONEHEAD penalties that kill a 1st and goal at the 5 in the 4th quarter. BONEHEAD penalties that hand the Cards points. Dominant 1st half and complete zero in the 2nd half (that's pretty much the scenario in every game).  How is this not Doormat?  I think it is!  And here come the slingin' Eagles.  Good luck, 4-to-Niners.

THE REST OF THE SORRY PILE

Lambs 31,  Cowpies 34

Really, our Marquee game yesterday, and the Lambs deliver themselves up on a skewer. Up 21-0 in the 2nd quarter, the Lambs just hand it over to Tony Romo (and that takes some baaaaaaad defense) and the clean livin' Cowpokes, who commit only 3 penalties, which was probably the difference.

Titanics 7,  Bengals 33

Are they back?  Are they back?  

Brownies 21, Ravens 23

They are scoring points.  The defense is not all bad.  Still, THEY ARE LOSING, and losing to divisional foes.  Also, 12 penalties for 94 yards ain't chopped liver. Blank Helmet football marches on, however tenuously.

Yikings 9,  Saints 20

Not even the Saints can have a bad defense against the Yikes.  13 first downs, 3 field goals, and a Bridgewater at QB.  Things are slowing down in Minneapolis...wait'll the temperature drops.

Floppers 15, Chiefs 34

The Chiefs fall out of the standings this week, and the Flops solidify a spot in the Basement.  

Toxins 17,  Giants 30

The Gnats just couldn't lose to the Toxins.  It was asking too much.  And we knew that. Toxins get off the snide and lose one- and looking just as bad as last year.  Don't give up on this team.  They've got Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB!!

Raydurz 9, Patriots 16

I didn't forget them.  Our AFC contenders are still losing, though yesterday's game looked like a win.  But getting flagged for a penalty on the TD that would have tied it sounds very Raider-like, so not all is lost.  They still didn't get a touchdown. 

THIS WEEK'S LOWLIGHTS:

Points           7   Pack, Titans

First Downs  13  Vikings

Yards           223  Packers

Turnovers     3     Lambs,  Toxins  (Fitzy gets 3 INTs)

Punts           8     Denver

Penalties      9-107,  49ers  and 11-101 Buffalo, 7-105 (value-pak) Panthers

aaaAAAAAND That's the View from the BASEMENT!!!!