As I promised here are the other games that took place over the weekend. Sorry on the delay. The Carver County State Fair took more out of me than I thought.
Washington Redskins narrowly beat the Titans 22-21. RGIII, Pierre Garcon nor Alfred Morris played in the game. Kirk Cousins played well and got much needed time to prove his is capable to be the back up in Washington. Helu proved to be the hand-cuff for Morris with solid runs despite starting Left tackle Trent Williams not playing. Typically your starting QB doesn't play the entire first half but the Titans did just that with Jake Locker. The additional work proved a benefit as Mike Munchak has revamped the offense this year. Chris Johnson showed he can still run the rock despite the Redskins being out of place on this two big runs. It was good to see the speed. The surprise was Shone Green and his ability to make something out of nothing. CJ struggles - watch out.
Denver Broncos beat the San Fransico 49ers 10 to 6. Peyton Manning was out there for just one series and nearly got knocked down on the third play. On other side of the ball, the 49ers Offensive starters only played one series as well. Really unfortunate as we could see how the first team O's were going to operate. Broncos have issued on the O-line due to injury.
Seattle Seahawks beat San Diego Chargers 31-10. Wilson did play three series and was just okay, Quinn and T Jack played the majority of the game and did very well against the Chargers D. Manti Te'o was a non-factor in his first game and didn't get a tackle. That cannot be good since the Chargers D is going to be very bad this year.
Miami Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-3. It was the tale of two starting QB's - Ryan Tannehill looked good and was moving well in the pocket while Blaine Gabert looked lost and struggled. It could be a long season for the Jaguars - perhaps they should have signed Tiebow! At least they would have two strong RB's in the backfield.
Detroit Loins rolled 26-17 over the New York Jets. Sanchez started off tough with an early pick six but rebounded to put up good numbers. Rookie Geno Smith played well until an ankle sprain forced him from the game. While rookie defensive end Ziggy Ansah made noise the secondary for the Lions were toothless.
The New England Partriots beat up the Philadelphia Eagles 31-22. Some wonder if Brady and company would survive without Welker or either TE - well Brady lead the Pat's on 2 80-yard TD drives.Michael Vick is in a battle with Nick Foles for the starting QB - Vick delivered well against the Pat's starters while Foles struggled against second teamers.
Arizona Cardinals pitched a shutout against the Green Bay Packers 17-0. Rodgers made a great throw to James Jones but only played out that series. Vince Young stepped in and did well after only being in camp for three days. Cardinals saw a glimpse of things to come with Palmer to Fitzgerald while they may have found a new RB too in Stephan Taylor.
Carolina Panthers beat the Chicago Bears 24-17. The Bears D showed up though with three first-half turnovers and a score. Outside of that it was an average day for the starters with nothing standing out.
The New Orleans Saints get back Payton as coach and beat the Kansas City Chiefs 17-13. Andy Reid is going to try to make use of Jamaal Charles this year as was evident during the game. Alex Smith will have the accuracy required to run the Reid O. After losing Joe Morgan earlier in the week, the Saints are looking for a replacement and it looks like it could be rookie Kenny Stills.
Houston Texans beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-13. Cordarrelle Patterson, the rookie, was thrown to early and did well and showed a bit of speed on kickoff returns too. The starters didn't play much though. Will look to the next game to assess these two teams a bit more.
Oakland Raiders sneak past the Dallas Cowboys 19-17. The Cowboy first D did well against the Raiders first team O but it was the second stringers that shined. With the WR and QB positions wide open, the Raiders may see a third stringer jump to starter.
The New York Giants outlasted the Pittsburgh Steelers in a boring game except for an exciting hook up of Eli and Cruz for a 57 yard TD.
The Buffalo Bills unveiled their rookie QB as they trounced Indianapolis Colts 44-20, EJ Manuel had a solid start with a QB rating over 100. Luck and starters just played two series.
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