NFL Week 3

- Anquan Boldin catches alot of balls. Boldin caught 8 passes for 142 yards and 3 touchdowns on Sunday. He has 606 receptions in 98 games, reaching 600 catches in the fewest amount of games in NFL history. Oh, and the Ravens beat the Browns.

- The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0...half way to their win total from the last two seasons combined. The Chiefs were 4-12 last year and 2-14 in 2008. The Chiefs beat the 49ers, 31-10.

- Garrett Hartley is one lonely dude tonight. It's his fault the Saints are 2-1 instead of 3-0. New Orleans lost to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime after Hartley missed a 29-yard chip shot. After the missed field goal by Hartley, the Falcons' Matt Bryant kicked a 46-yard game-winner. And now, an excerpt from Adam Sandler's song, "The Lonesome Kicker."

"Once again, I'm ignored by my teammates and all my coaches
"Go back where you came from!" Scream 70,000 fans
Well, I know I could win their love back
By catching a winning touch-down
But, unfortunately, I was born with these very small hands

And I hope that the cameras don't come in too close
'Cause they might see the tears in my eyes
As I sit on this bench made of cold-hearted wood
And the splinters go deep in my thighs
And the towel boy snickers as he walks by
The Lonesome Kicker"

- The New York Giants beat the New York Giants, with Tennessee picking up the win.

- The freakin' Pittsburgh Steelers continue to win without Big Ben. I was really looking forward to them being in a hole when Worthlessberger came back. Instead, they sit atop the AFC North at 3-0. Charlie Batch played his best game as a Steeler, and Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay 38-13.


- Cedric Benson is the Bengals offense. He scored both of Cincy's touchdowns. Carson Palmer struggled again. But the defense (and Ced) stepped up for Cincinnati, as the Bengals beat the Panthers and rookie QB Jimmy Clausen, 20-7.

- Wade Phillips can breathe a little easier. The Dallas Cowboys actually showed up today, including Roy Williams and Marion Barber, giving Wade a little more time in "Big D." The Cowboys proved they can be legit contenders in the NFC. The Cowboys beat the Houston Texans, 27-13.



- Sam Bradford earned his first win as a starter in the NFL. The Rams beat Donovan McNabb and the Redskins 30-16, behind a solid performance by the rookie, Bradford. He wasn't great, but he was good enough. The running back duo of Steven Jackson and Kenneth Darby may have had a little to do with the win, combining for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Redskins weren't good when they really needed to be, going 1-10 on third down and 0-3 in the red zone.

- Peyton Manning is really good. Manning was missing two of his favorite targets, but Austin Collie stepped up for his quarterback. Collie caught 12 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns. Broncos' QB Kyle Orton threw for a whopping 476 yards, but that wasn't enough to overcome 2 turnovers and 60 yards of penalties. The Colts won, 27-13, to move to 2-1 on the season.


- Tom Brady is also really good. Brady completed 78% of his passes for 252 yards and 3 touchdowns. That was good enough for a 142.6 QB rating. The Patriots defense gave up 30 points to the Buffalo Bills, but Brady, Moss, and company were good for 38 points as the Patriots moved to 2-1.

- I'm sick of Brett Favre and it's only week 3. The Vikings beat the Lions 24-10, thanks to Adrian Peterson's 160 yards and 2 touchdowns.

- Michael Vick destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Eagles beat the Jags 28-3 and Vick accounted for all 4 of the Eagles' touchdowns. Vick threw for 291 yards and 3 TDs, and rushed for 30 yards and 1 TD. He looked comfortable in the pocket and he didn't run unless he needed to. Looks like Andy Reid made the right decision.

- Maybe Sebastian Janikowski and Garrett Hartley can be friends. After making 19 consecutive field goals between 30 and 39 yards, Janikowski missed a 32-yard field goal that would've won the game for Oakland. The Raiders lost to the Cardinals, 24-23. Janikowski also missed a 41-yarder and a 58-yarder.

- What did the Seahawks need to beat the Chargers? How about two Leon Washington kickoff return touchdowns. Washington returned the opening kickoff of the 2nd half 101-yards for a touchdown. Then, in the 4th quarter after the Chargers tied the game at 20, Washington returned a kickoff 99-yards for another touchdown. The Seahawks won 27-20, despite a 455-yard performance by Chargers' QB Philip Rivers.

- Seeing Braylon Edwards playing football tonight made me want to punch someone. Well, not just anyone, maybe Edwards or Rex Ryan, Mike Tannenbaum, or Woody Johnson. Or maybe all four.

- What a rough Monday night for the Packers. Mason Crosby had a 37-yard field goal blocked. A Jay Cutler pass over the middle was picked off late in the 4th quarter, but a roughing the passer penalty negated the interception. Packers' WR James Jones fumbled the ball with a little over 2 minutes left, giving the Bears great field position. And with less than 60 seconds left another inteception was negated by another penalty, this time a defensive pass interference call on the Packers' Morgan Burnett. This set up a game-winning field goal by the Bears' Robbie Gould with only seconds remaining. Despite the absurd number of penalties (17 for 145 yards), the turnovers, and dropped passes the Packers were in the game all night. Aaron Rodgers deserved to win the game. Jay Cutler didn't. But the Packers' mistakes and Devin Hester's 62-yard punt-return touchdown bailed him out. The Bears remain undefeated and the Packers move to 2-1.

- An 18-game NFL season is a "done deal?" Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said today,

"I think that the owners, and principally the commissioner, have decided that it's the way to go, and so the debate, such as it was, is over."

Although the NFL has yet to comment on Polian's remarks, it's looking more and more likely this is the direction the NFL is heading. I think they're making a mistake, but as of right now, no official decision has been made.


- Tim Tebow was demoted to the 3rd-string quarterback by the Denver Broncos. Broncos' coach Josh McDaniels better watch out this week...