Are The Patriots Contenders? Week 7 Recap

This is quickly turning into one of the weirdest NFL seasons in recent memory. There is no dominant, clear cut really good teams. There are, however, a handful of teams such as the Titans, Jets, Raiders and Dolphins who are complete booty.

There are some other teams such as the Saints and Browns who are not good overall but do certain things pretty well. The Browns defense is elite, and the Saints can actually move the ball on offense. Neither of these teams will have any shot of the playoffs because of their deficiencies in other areas.

I really don’t know who is going to win it all this year. No other season has felt this up in the air. When in doubt, bet on the fucking Chiefs.

Thursday: Bengals 33 Steelers 31

This was easily the most entertaining Thursday night game of the season so far. Both teams sported future hall of fame quarterbacks in their early forties. Both quarterdaddys were able to turn back the clocks and look like versions of themselves from ten plus years ago.

Props to Aaron Rodgers for having the longest thrown ball of the season so far. Hate him or love him, (does anyone actually love him?) that hail mary at the end of the game was impressive. Even though it fell incomplete.

Joe Flacco’s success makes me wonder just how good Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are. Good old Joe might be a few years away from cashing in some senior discounts, but he is still smart enough to get the ball to one of the best receivers in the world.

I do feel really dumb for not taking the Bengals as home underdogs. That is one of my main rules! Stupid Steviepooooo! Stupid!

College Marquee: Georgia 43 Ole Miss 35

No team is going to go through the gauntlet of the SEC schedule undefeated. Ole Miss should not hold their heads too low after barely losing in Athens. This was a really good back and forth game. Ole Miss proved that their offense can hang points on the best defenses in the country. Georgia reminded everyone that the road to the SEC championship still runs through the Bulldogs. They are not ready to pass the baton.

London: Rams 35 Jaguars 7

Holy shit this was a terrible game. For the first time all season I actually felt bad for the British fans who bought tickets to watch this pukefest.

I moronically put multiple units on the Jaguars because Puca Nacua was out. Also, there were numerous reports that the Rams did not get into London until Saturday morning. This game should be another reminder that these international games are complete shit storms, and we should stay away!

Can’t wait to lose money on the Colts Falcons game in Berlin a few weeks!

Patriots 31 Titans 13

God damnit. The Titans are in the words of their own quarterback “complete ass”. The Patriots might be completely back and as serious of a Super Bowl contender.

He most likely will not win, and this sentence is killing me to type, but Drake Maye might be a juicy pick for NFL MVP from a gambling perspective. If he continues to play the way he has played this month, he is going to win. Not to be dramatic but I might have to step into traffic if that happens.

Chiefs 31 Raiders 0

Geno Smith and Pete Carroll should announce that they are both retiring while holding hands. It would be the highlight of the Raiders season. It would also be an extreme kindness allowing them to move on from this unholy reunion.

The Chiefs looked scary with Rashee Rice back. People were too quick to write off three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Ketchup Fanatic Mahomes. He is the best quarterback in the world! He has successfully reclaimed the belt from Josh Allen for the time being.

Browns 31 Dolphins 6

Although we lost money on this game, I am glad that the Browns defense put on one of the best performances of the season by any unit. They are so good. I wish we had a full weather report before I made my prediction Thursday. Even I am not dumb enough to bet on Tua in bad weather.

This will be the final nail in the coffin for Mike McDaniels. The poor guy is going to get canned next week. The team looked to have quit in the second half.

Bears 26 Saints 14

Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears cant beat the stupid Saints!

This was a promising culture win for Da Bears. You have to take care of business at home. This defense is a little too reliant on takeaways for my liking. You can’t always rely on takeaways to win the game for you. Once they stop appearing so do your victories.

The Saints offense is not bad. Spencer Rattler might be able to retain his job as the Saints quarterback for the entirety of this season.

Eagles Vikings

The sky can stop falling in Philadelphia after an impressive road win. Jalen Hurts had his best game throwing the football in quite some time. They should be extra relived that they were able to get the ball to AJ Brown consistently in this game. Maybe he will not have another temper tantrum this week.

The Vikings need to put JJ McCarthy back in for Carson Wentz. They have squeezed every drop of good football that you can get out of him. Carson has no more juice left! None!

Panthers 13 Jets 6

We finally won money betting on the Panthers wahoo! The Jets may not win a single game this entire year! Wahoo! If they can’t win at home against the Panthers, when are they going to win?

Poor Aarron Glenn looks so sad on the sideline. I have a bad feeling he may not survive the year if they do not start to look a little better. If he does get let go, I hope he is reunited with his buddies in Detroit.

Late Window

Cowboys Commanders

The Commanders are in deep doo doo. The Sophomore slump that many predicted for this team in Jayden Daniels second season is in full effect. They appear to have completely regressed to the mean. Not to mention that Jayden appears to be getting beat up every other week. Who knows how long this apparent hamstring injury will keep him out for.

The Cowboys are the antithesis of the Browns. Their offense might be the best in the NFL. Their defense might be the worse. If the Cowboys could acquire the Browns defense, they would be UNSTOPPABLE.

Colts 38 Chargers 24

Da Colts Da Colts Da Colts Da Colts Da Colts! Da Colts win big for the poopies yet again! We did it Aunt Linda! We are rolling in the money yet again.

This was one of the most impressive wins by any team this season. They made mincemeat of a supposedly good Chargers defense. Jonathan Taylor should honestly be the league’s MVP at this point of the season. He is the best player in the league right now. I wish the award didn’t automatically go to the quarterback on the best team. That is so boring. You have my vote, Jonathan!

Packers Cardinals

Technically this was a somewhat impressive come from behind victory for the Packers? The Poor Cardinals were starting their fourth string runningback and numerous backup offensive lineman. Not to mention the ancient Jacoby Brissett

Micah Parsons was able to abuse the Cardinals terrible right tackle for three sacks. The fact that Jacoby Brissett can barely move sure helped. Regardless a win is a win and even though the fucking Packers are not playing well they keep winning. Fuck.

Broncos 33 Giants 32

What a heartbreaker for Jaxon Fart and the New York Giants. The Giants were winning 19-0. The Broncos came storming back to win the game on a last second fieldgoal.

There is no coming back from a defeat this soul crushing. Its a good thing the Giants were not going anywhere anyway. They are fun to watch but their ceiling is still pretty low for this season.

The Broncos need to be incredibly thankful that they were able to pull this game out of their ass. They can’t expect to be able to come out of such a deficit against a better team. They were able to capitalize on the young Giants inexperience.

A bientot!

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