NFL Week 10 Doormat Predictions

Is it Friday already? There was a game last night? Well, not really a game, because the Colts and the Jaguars were on the field at the same time. I heard the Grants Pass Cavemen band was going to march at halftime but were too embarrassed. Jaguars are rolling to the Moldy Carpet!

And speaking of caves, the Doormat Division cellar is looking fine these days.

Not actual Doormat cellar, this is a simulation

Hey, DT, where did you get the Schlitz? Looks a little like your room back in high school.

Now, I swear I spun the Turkey on Tuesday and just forgot to post the predictions. So my pick for Thursday Night Food Ball still counts.

NFL Week 10 Predictions

Indianapolis- 35
Jacksonville- 7

Lions- 38
Vikings- 21

San Francisco- 27
St. Louis- 3

New York Giants- 17
Cincinnati- 16

Tennessee- 24
Miami- 28

Atlanta- 17
New Orleans- 21

San Diego- 14
Tampa Bay- 21

Denver- 38
Carolina- 14

Oakland- 10
Baltimore- 17

Kansas City- 3
Pittsburgh- 27

Gentlemen, make you predictions!

Doormat Division: NFL Week 9 Wrap-Up and Punt

It's time to get into the Holiday Spirit, and who is more giving than the Kansas City Cheaps?!

Nobody.  Need a win?  Call the Cheaps!  Need to turn your season around?  Put the Cheaps on your schedule.  Need to pad your turnovers to the plus side?   The Cheaps.   Want to fool yourself into thinking your defense has finally 'come around'?   Hands down, the Cheaps are redefining charity in the NFL, and they don't even have to wear pink.

But they've still got some competition.

DOORMAT STANDINGS NFL WEEK 9

AFC

KANSAS CITY       1-7          -107

JACKSONVILLE   1-7           -102

CLEVELAND         2-7          -42

TENNESSEE           3-6          -126

BUFFALO               3-5          -68

OAKLAND             3-5          -58

NFC

CAROLINA            2-6           -31

WASHINGTON     3-6            -22

PHILADELPHIA   3-5            -50

ST. LOUIS              3-5           -49

DALLAS                3-5           -31

NEW ORLEANS   3-5           -11

THE GAMES  NFL WEEK 9

We set out the snacks yesterday and settled in for the entertainment.

AFC

CHIEFS 13,  CHARGERS 31

The Cheaps still haven't led a game for one second.  They have a chance to catch the Detroit Lions of the 90's for worst turnover give/take (-21) numbers,  currently at -18.   They picked up 2 more on the negative side on Thursday and now continue their Hospitality Tour next week in Steeltown.   The Chargers get to look like the Atlanta Falcons for one game, and Norv Turner saves his job for another week.

 JAGUARS 14,  LIONS 31

The Lions rush for 149 yards and roll up 434 yards of offense.   Jags do nothing until staking Lions to 24-0 lead, waiting for the 2nd string D for Detroit to get in the game and not be so mean.  Jags keep pace with Cheaps, which is just going to get harder every week.

BROWNS  15,  RAVENS 25

The Brownies nearly threatened to win this game.  Going 0-5 in the red zone, the Blanks rely solely on the foot of Phil Dawson and 5 field goals to ensure coming out on the losing side of the contest.  They briefly snagged the lead in the 4th quarter, but would have needed 4 more field goals to pull it out.    Are the Brownies bad enough to still win the Moldy Carpet?  They only punted 4 times yesterday, so their 'loser' index is going down.  But it's them, the Jags and KC that still rule the red zone futility.  So, hang in there, fans, they still have a shot, but it's a long one.

BLOWOUT OF THE WEEK

TITANS 20,  BEARS 51

I really have to stop making predictions when I've had 10 cups of coffee off the grill on the patio and find myself laughing at my own picks.   The Monsters of the Mediocre find the Titanics in a party mood in Memphis, handing out blocked kicks and interceptions for touchdowns in the first quarter like they were candy.  Countering craftily with a safety, and enough Titanic fumbles to impress Michael Vick,  it was 28-2 after 1 quarter, dispensing with needing to take the rest of the game seriously, and giving their fans the afternoon off.   You can always come home early and surprise the kids and snag some of their beer before it's gone.   

RAIDERS 32, BUCCANEERS 42

We had this one on in the Basement, and, honestly, it's hard to say sarcastic things about Carson Palmer.  The Raiders are gawdawful in the 3rd quarter, being outscored 88-24 so far this year in that period, and yesterday it was 21-0!  Whatever they are saying in the locker room at halftime, they gotta stop.  But Palmer.  The guy went nuts in the 4th quarter, throwing 3 TD passes and brought the Raiders back from 28-10 to trailing by just 35-32 with 3:51 left.   But then....the killer interception that had no business being thrown.  Palmer really does offer up this specialty alarmingly often.  And just for good measure, he threw another one on the next possession to make it clear it was no mistake.  Bucs have now scored over 30 points in 4 straight games.   I think they are exiting Doormat Land.

The 'revitalized' Oakland defense, coming off two bracing victories against Doormat Kings Jacksonville and KC, leaves the field for the entire game and Bucs RB Doug Martin piles up 251 yards averaging 10 yards per carry.  Bucs looked like Oregon yesterday.

BILLS 9,  TEXANS  21

Remember last year at this time?  The Bills were 5-2 and were BACK.   They were scoring tons of points, people were asking when we would take their logo off the masthead.   They won just 1 more game the rest of the season, finished 6-10, and we didn't have to do nothin'.

Now?  They still run up the score sometimes, but they are giving up a TON of points, and after last week's bye, the Nils saw the writing on the wall and come out flat and get flattened.   They should make the '10' club no problem (10 losses).    

NFC 

You know, the NFC just isn't doing it like the AFC this year.  If the Pansies are the worst thing the NFC can offer up, it's gonna be no contest when the Toilet Bowl flushes in February.  On the other hand, there's a couple teams that may never win again this year.

PANTHERS 21, REDSKINS 13

Cam Newton plays a solid game and lets RGB III do the losin' this week.    Panthers fall out of the elite category and vault to 2-6, but still maintain lead in NFC.

DESCENT!!

CARDINALS 17,  PACKERS 31

The Crudinals came out of the gate 4-0, and have now lost 5 straight.   4-5 and elbowing their way down to the Lambs.  4-12?  Why not?

EAGLES 13,  SAINTS 28

Finally, Andy Reid gets himself fired.  The Eagles don't know desperate.   Saints do.

The Feebles are only a game out of first in the Doormat NFC.  With Reid out of the way, the sky's the limit.   Aints scrape up to 3-5.  Ships passing in the night.

COWBOYS 13, FALCONS 19

Thirteen was THE number yesterday, and the Cowboys nailed it.   Can Jerry Jones fire somebody today?  

Our seasoned pros, the Lambs, were on vacation yesterday.  They bring their special brand of Doormat action to San Francisco this week.  Woo-Hoo!!

NFL WEEK 9 WORST STATS

Points              9     Nils

First Downs    12   Titans ( finally somebody beats the Giants.  I'm tired of a winning team getting this.)

Yards              182  Giants

Rush               22    Raiders

pass               44    Vikings

Turnovers      raspberry, or apple if they're out    5-  Titans

INT                3     Raiders

Fumbles         6-4   Titans   wow.

Red Zone       0-5   Browns

Low Passer    37.3   Ponder,  Vikings

Sacked           7-46   Eagles

3rd down conv given up:     13-19   Dolphins

3rd dwn conv:  2-11  Buffalo

Punts:  8     Cardinals

Penalties:  14-116   Buccaneers

This should be big enough for the fans at KC now.

Massive Doormat Tilt: Kansas City vs. San Diego Tonight!

         

I don't know if we could dial up a more perfect game for the Doormat Division.   

The Kansas City Cheaps, a team that has not led a single game all season for even one second, has the worst points given up off turnovers (86) , has a quarterback controversy with two guys that would be lucky to make any other team's practice squad, going against the San Diego Blots- sorry, I mean Bolts- a team that has plummeted from spectacular flame-outs engineered by their non-ballerina QB to a timid conservative non-plan by coach Norv Turner.  

The AFC West is the new NFC Worst, except for Denver, who have learned they have a  winner on their team.  The rest of the suspects are Doormat brethren and we're wiping our feet right now on them out on the patio, heating up the instant coffee on the grill in the 'driving mist.'   We can't WAIT for this game.

Norv Turner Tunes Out

The Non-Chargers are in a free fall, aided by their crafty public relations department, which, after their loss two weeks ago, issued a press release that, basically, told everybody to stop whining and enjoy the losing and screw you for not loving the Blots no matter what and how dare you even come to the park and boo and just stay home. So there!  This kind of maneuver shows that San Diego is working in all departments to get to the Moldy Carpet.  Norv Turner is not alone!

And with that kind of bonhomme reverberating around Qualm-comm Stadium, it should be a home game for the ages, and if the Cheaps can somehow, anyhow, wherever how, win this game...oh, come one, it can't really happen, can it?  Can the Chargers attain true Doormat cred and drop one to a team that has no idea how to score in the first quarter (1 point average)...or the other quarters for that matter?

NO.   Cheaps have the edge, and professional losing criteria,  to continue their march to the Moldy Carpet.  

NFL Week 9 Doormat Predictions

Not a lot to say here in the basement as it's pretty quiet with everyone off to the San Francisco Giants victory parade. It's just me and my beat up Tigers hat. Oh, well, there are two things we know in Detroit: there is always next year, and there is always time to lose.

And speaking of losing, we have some great Doormat match ups this week. I am especially looking forward to the Cheeps/Chargers (egad what a crappy game), Pansies and Deadskins, and Detroit and Jacksonville.

Monday Night Football should be a classic with the Pheebles and the Ain'ts, two teams diving for the bottom of the lake, in a high profile matchup in front of all America. And on the eve of the election no less.

The turkey spins and here are the predictions:

Kansas City- 7 San Diego- 11

Denver- 42 Cincinnati- 12

Baltimore- 10 Cleveland- 9

Chicago- 28 Tennessee- 24

Carolina- 28 Washington- 23 (Doormat game of the week)

Detroit- 28 Jacksonville- 21

Tampa Bay- 36 Oakland- 17

Philadelphia- 33 New Orleans- 30

Gentlemen, make your predictions!

FINAL NFL WEEK 8 WORST STATS

NFL WORST STATS WEEK 8

Points:   3         Cardinals

First Downs:  11   Giants;  14 Dolphins  (and they both won)

Yards:  250      Browns

Rush:    7          Cardinals  (they were supposed to stop the 49ers rushing. ooops)

Pass:    117         Browns

Lowest passer rating:   55.0  Brandon Weeden, Browns;  57 Cam Newton, Panthers

Turnovers:  6   Cowboys (Cards 5)

INT:  4             Cowboys

Fumbles 4/5     Cardinals  (5 fumbles, 4 lost)

Sacked:  6        Bears

3rd Down Conv.:  1-12, Saints;  2-14, Cards;   2-12, Raiders 

most 3rd Down conv allowed:  Seahawks  12-16 (Lions)

Red Zone:  1-6  Raiders (4 FG); 0-2  Cards, Chargers, Titans

fewest Red Zone chances:  0-1  Rams

Punts:    9 for 356 yards    Browns

Penalties:  12-102  Rams (a total of 20 in game with Patriots)

Time of poss:  22:15  Vikings

Saints, with no running game, find themselves with a lot of third-and-longs these days.  

NFL WEEK 8 LEADERS (SEASON TOTAL)

Interception King:   13    Tony Romo, Cowboys

Sacked:           28     Aaron Rodgers, Packers    (Kolb didn't play, stuck on 27)

QB Rating:   64.5    John Skelton 

Fumbles:     6        Vick, Eagles;  Griffin, Skins

Yards allowed per game:  471   Saints (that's just astronomical)

Give/Take:   -18  Kansas City

fewest INT, defense:   3 Jacksonville,  Pittsburgh, New England

fewest sacks. defense :  8 Jacksonville

points off turnovers, allowed:   86,  CHIEFS

THE DOORMAT DIVISION: NFL WEEK 8 WRAP-UP

DOORMAT DIVISION: NFL WEEK 8 

A weekend of pure Doormat ball was played this weekend.  The Cheaps and the Gaguars are still neck and neck in the AFC east while the Carolina Pansies continue to do just enough to lose dang near every game.   Though the Cheaps and Gags do not play each other (what a shame), the Cheaps and Pansies will play the “How Low Can You Go” game on Dec 2^nd  in Kansas City at Arrow-thru-the-Head Stadium, the place lousy teams go to get a victory.

STANDINGS

AFC

Kansas City       1-6     -89

Jacksonville       1-6     -85

Cleveland           2-5    -32

Tennessee          2-5    -95

NY Jets              3-5    -32

NFC

Carolina             1-6     -39

New Orleans      2-5     -26

St. Louis            3-5     -49

Washington       3-5     -14

Detroit               3-4     -13

STIFF OF THE WEEK

BROWNS 7,  CHARGERS 6

Finally, we have a bona-fide Stiff of the Week.   1 Touchdown!  Single digits!  15 punts and the winning team punts NINE times!  Absolutely lousy weather.  Neither team clears 270 yards of offense. A butt-numbing slog on the shores of Lake Erie.  Woo-Hoo!!  The Browns threw everything they had at the Chargers, not intercepting Chargers QB Philip Rivers even once, keeping the sacks and pressure to a minimum (1 sack), and punting so often (9) Browns mascot Chomps started retrieving them.  But the Brownies were up against a team that had blown their previous game so spectacularly that the Charger game plan was to NOT MAKE A MISTAKE.  So, the only way to do that with Norv Turner in charge and Mr. Flame-Out at QB was to do absolutely nothing.  Hooray for our Doormat brothers in Cleveland, cashing in a win on what might possibly be the team to lose out the rest of the schedule (them Chargers).   The Blots- I mean Bolts, sorry- aren’t in our top 5 yet, but give it another week or two.   Brownies fall out of first in the AFC. 

BLOWOUT OF THE WEEK

PATRIOTS 45, RAMS 7

The Lambs were this year’s sacrificial Doormat at Wembley Stadium, and the Patriots got to blow out another team in London in the annual “Here’s One of Our Worst NFL Teams, London!” game. The Rams and QB Sam Bradford made like they wanted a game, jumping out to a 7-0 lead.  The Rams then methodically racked up 12 penalties and 2 interceptions and the Pats scored on 5 straight possessions.  Our foreign correspondent, Kim Ham, was at the game.  We’ll see if we can get a review.  Lambs back in the hunt at 3-5.  NEVER count this team out.  FYI: the Jaguars will be the host Doormat for the next 3 years in London.  It’s a proud moment here in the Basement.

GAME OF THE WEEK

HOSPITALITY IS THE KANSAS CITY WAY

RAIDERS 26, CHIEFS 16

How do you know your team is just really really rahllly bad?  When you bench Matt Cassell for Brady Quinn. And people cheer.  And then, Quinn goes out immediately with a bonk on the head and the fans get Sam back right away.  Horrors, Quinn is out!  Add in a long-time guard who suddenly has to start playing center and the comedy ensues.  3 fumbles, hikes that dropped faster than a Sergio Romo slider, and an interception. 

The Cheaps have STILL not led a single game for even 1 second.  Can they do it for whole season?!  The Raydurz have won 5 straight in KC, which has just got to feel great for Cheaps fans, right down to their sore, bored, butts in those bright red seats.  The Chiefs lead the league in points given up off turnovers:  86!

 The big headline for the Raiders this morning was “Defense finally starting to click.”  REALLY??  HOW CURIOUS.  And it just happened to occur in Kansas City.  I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.  

THE REST OF THE SORRY PILE

BEARS 23, PANTHERS 22           

The Panthers do it again- outgain their opponent by almost double (416-210), have the lead late….and lose it right at the buzzer.  Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is the MO in Pansy-land.  4 times already this year!! The Chicago Bears:  the team with the best record (6-1) with the worst red zone percentage (47%).  That’s what the Pansies are here for- to pad the records of teams that need the padding.  Hey, it’s not the Bears fault they’ve had to play St. Louis, Jacksonville and Carolina.   “The Monsters of the Mediocre.”

PACKERS 24,  JAGUARS 15

Once again, nothing fancy- just plain, solid, organized losing.   The Jags outgained the Packers, but their red zone conversions (1-3) were right on track (38% on the year).  Jaguars 1-6 and host the Lions at EverBanking on the Loss stadium next week.

LIONS 28, SEAHAWKS 24

The Seahags and Kittens play a wild one at the Kat Box, with Matt Stafford throwing the winning TD with :20 seconds to go.  Then the Tigers capped off the sports day in Detroit with a rousing…never mind.  Lions should pull even next week at 4-4 if they can withstand the mind-numbing hypnosis of thousands of empty teal seats in Jacksonville. 

BRONCOS 34,  AINTS 14

This just in:  the Aints are pretty bad.  The defense has been just a bounty-free porous hulk of an old steamboat all year, and yesterday the offense decided to join the party.  Peyton Manning has gotten comfortable with his teammates, and the Bronco defense is starting to round into shape.  The AINTS at 2-5 are solidly in the running for the NFC Moldy Carpet.  Solid.

DOLPHINS 30,  JETS 9

The Jets are a real chameleon- one week they’re mediocre, and the next, they’re terrible.

Dolphins answer the question- is it the Jets or Bills of Fins that are the Doormat of the AFC East.  Answer- it’s not the Fins.   Jets pull off getting their punt blocked for TD followed 4 plays later by a Mark Sanchez fumble at the Jets 37 resulting in a Fins TD and Miami was staked to a 20-0 lead.  They just sat on the Jets for the rest of the game.

COLTS 19, TITANS 13

I guess intentionally tanking their whole season last year was a good idea.  Andrew Luck rounds into shape, and the Dolts are 4-3 and look to be exiting the Doormat…but it took overtime against the flailing Titanics to make it happen.  Matt Hasselbeck, who has just been messing up the Titanics Doormat chances, finally loses one.

NFL WORST STATS WEEK 8

Points:   6     Chargers

Yards:  250  Browns

Rush:   19     Cowboys

Pass:  117     Browns

Turnovers:  6   Cowboys

INT:  4             Cowboys

Sacked:  the Cardinals haven’t played yet, so what’s the point?

Penalties:  12-102  Rams (a total of 20 in game with Patriots)

Time of poss:  22:15  Vikings

The Gag is on You: NFL Week 8 Predictions

It's mid-season. Time to start eyeing the finish line just a bit, and right now the Pansies, Brownies, and Gaguars are looking very tough. There are a lot of interesting stats that don't mean a lot, especially in baseball. I heard during the World Series last night that for the first time in history since 1983 a Cy Young Award winner was the relief pitcher after a Cy Young Award Winner starter in a first game of the World Series. Now that is a powerful, meaningful stat! (not)

But here is one that is telling--punts per score. And look who we have on the bottom:

Cleveland- 1.5
Arizona- 1.8
Carolina- 2.1 (having fun, Cam?)
Jacksonville- 2.1

For a little perspective, the Giants are at .6

I know it seems like 5 or 6 punts per score sometimes, but them is the numbers.

And speaking of punts, I will punt to Vegas this week with the predictions:

Tampa Bay- 17
Minnesota- 26

Jacksonville- 10
Green Bay- 33

Chicago- 43
Carolina- 10

New Orleans- 33
Denver- 36

Washington- 14
Pittsburgh- 17

Indianapolis- 14
Tennessee- 10

Oakland- 21
Kansas City- 24

San Diego- 20
Cleveland-17 (OT)

Seattle- 20
Detroit- 23

DOORMAT STANDINGS NFL WEEK 7

DOORMAT DIVISION  STANDINGS  NFL WEEK 7

We still have three teams with only one victory in the AFC, but the Brownies are first to 6 losses.


AFC

Cleveland      1-6       -33
Kansas City   1-5       -79
Jacksonville  1-5       -76
Oakland         2-4      -58
Buffalo          3-4      -56

The Titans are 3-4 with a -89 differential, but they just beat the Bills, so there.

NFC

Carolina          1-5       -38
Detroit             2-4      -17
Tampa Bay     2-4       +12
New Orleans   2-4       -6
St. Louis         3-4       -11

Saints just beat the Bucs, so Bucs get the nod.  Lambs just barely keeping their foot in the Basement.

-wacko

Kittens Back in Full Doormat Force!!

BEARS 13,  LIONS 7

The Detroit Lions are back.  It's like they never left.   Last night, aT Soldier Field, the Kittens cough up a furball the size of a football.  And then fumble it.  

THREE turnovers in the red zone.  Wow!   This is the most lop-sided 13-7 game I've ever seen.  The Kitties could've won 28-13!!  But it felt like 45-0 Chicago.

Even a vicious, nearly thug-like sack of Jay Cutler by you-know-who didn't change the Cats luck, as Cutler fuzz-brained his way through the second half with no need to actually do much of anything.  Sadly, the Lions scored a touchdown with 30 seconds to play and we still don't have a 1-touchdown game to put The Stiff of the Week stamp on.   Man I hate those late, futile TDs.  But, hey SIXTEEN punts is good enough:

STIFF OF THE WEEK!!!!!   @#$!%&!

The Kitties are back in the basement, falling to 2-4, and looking like they have no intention of beating anybody within sniffing distance of a winning record.   Lions still haven't beaten anybody with a winning record in a few years.  

Maybe if we keep running copyrighted material, someone will notice our blog.  We can try.

The Doormat Division: NFL Week 7 Wrap-Up and Disposal

Raiders 26,  Jaguars 23  (OT)

They say football is a game of inches.  In the case of the Jacksonville Jaguars, it couldn’t be any more true.   Six weeks into this Moldy Carpet campaign, and the Jags don’t need much beyond a generic hardware store tape measure to know how they’re doing.

The Jags are the only team still under 100 points (88);  last in scoring average (14.7), last in yards gained (235 avg),  last in first downs (83/13.8 avg); last in passing (144 avg); and 30^th in 3^rd down conversions.  They went 1-15 on 3^rd down yesterday, though, so look for them to move down in the rankings if they keep that up.

Yesterday, the Raiders and Jags squared off in Oakland to see just who can lose better than who, and it was a DOGFIGHT.  The Raiders started out flatter than six-day old Miller with a cigarette butt in it.   Though they did get the first lead, 3-0 and improved their 31^st in the league ‘time holding the lead’ by 3 whole minutes,  the Raiders unleashed a cluster bomb of penalties, turnovers and just plain lethargy rocketing the Jags out to a 17-3 lead.  The booing was even half-hearted.  It was like a library on a slow day inside O.Co stadium.  That’s really the name.  O.

The Jags countered with an injury to RB Maurice Jones-Drew and QB Blaine Gabbert- who the Raiders were making look like Peyton Manning on a bad day (but all-star numbers for Gabbert)- which brought the Jags back into doormat orbit.  The Jags had 8 first downs by halftime- could they actually get 20 for a whole game?  Ah, no.  They got TWO more after halftime.  Backup QB Chad Henne looked about as rusty and unfamiliar with his teammates as this basement is with  cleaning supplies.  At least the cold keeps the smell down. 

As you would expect with this kind of competition, it came down to the final seconds, where the Jags and Raiders punted mercilessly in the last 2 minutes of regulation.  Just dodging bullets! 

Finally, after Sebastian Janikowski came up short on a 64-yard attempt at fame and glory, the Jags got him a little closer, and Seabass won it for the Raiders on the final play of OT. 

Gaguars 1-5 and in control of their destiny for the Moldy Carpet.

Cowboys 19, Carolina 14

Didja see the postgame press conference?  Catch Cam Newton’s tone?  Think he wants to be somewhere else just as soon as possible?  Pansies are 1-5 and alone atop the Doormat NFC.  The sky’s the limit for these guys starting right now. 

Saints 35, Bucs 28

It’s an interesting year at the bottom of the standings.  Lots of high scoring crazy college-like games where bonehead defense leads to scoring instead of just a coma.  We have only had a FEW games I’d call Stiff of the Week this year- you know, 1-touchdown games with 18 punts.  They just aren’t happening.  The Saints and Bootineers play another wild affair with nearly 1000 total yards, and the Saints scrape back into view with win #2.  The Bucs run up and down the field all day and still lose.   That’s my team!

Colts 17, Browns 13

This is ALMOST a Stiff of the Week. 

I’ll be honest.  I thought the Brownies had turned enough of a corner to pull out a victory yesterday in Indy, but I need to get a grip.   Brownies QB Brandon Weeden does not add to league-leading interceptions, but still stays tied with Andrew Luck for 2^nd lowest QB rating (72).  Sam Cassell, of course, is way out in front (66).   ZERO running game and better timed stupid penalties and there’s your ballgame.  Brownies first team to six losses.

Titans 35, Bills 34

Another  wild finish between two teams that are victory challenged.  The AFC East logjam breaks in 3, with the forever annoying Patsies on top, the Dolphins, of all teams, in second, and the Jets and Nils into the cellar.  For now.

Only 4 punts!  3 sacks!  No turnovers by the Titanics.  What kind of doormat play is this?

It’s some Ole! defenses, that’s what.

Tonight:

Lions  at Bears

If Lions can come through and blow this one, and I don’t really see why not, look out.  Do note, though, that the Bears are 31^st in the league in first downs (101) and if the Lions can stop the long bombs and runs for 79 yards for a minute, they may stumble on a victory. 

NFL WEEK 6  WORST STATS

Points:            6      Seahawks

First downs:  10     Jags

Total Yards: 176    Ravens

Rush:              54    Jags

Pass:              43     Vikings  (and they WON??)

Turnovers:      4      Redskins (3 fumbles)  Lions (3 in red zone)

3^rd down con:  1-15  Jags

sacked:            7     Cardinals (building on a big lead)

least sacks:      0     Panthers, Steelers, Colts. 

Penalties:        9-75  Browns

Punts:              9     Jags

aaaAAAAAAand That’s The View From the Basement!!!!