Opening weekend of the regular season is my favorite time of year. Fall is (usually) in full swing....jerseys are everywhere....fantasy teams are drafted and the whistle sounds to let the trash talking commence. So let's get into the nitty gritty of some of the games.....
Patriots vs Steelers Thursday night openers are always great games, in my opinion. The build up of fan-ergy is overwhelming and they seldom fail to impress me. Honestly, for me, this was a neck and neck battle. The Steelers looked pretty good overall and I honestly thought they had a chance. Gronk, as always, was a beast and Brady didn't fail to perform (again, not a shock). The biggest news seems to be the head sets malfunctioning. Frankly, here's my take..... We never would have heard about the head sets if the Steelers had won. I think that the Steelers wanted an excuse and wanted to play on the publicity of the Deflategate scandal. Were the headphones malfunctioning? I'm sure. Was that the reason they lost? No.
Texans vs Chiefs Watching this game was painful for the first half, in particular. Texans offense was just not performing at its peak. I'm a pretty huge JJ Watt fan but I didn't have to be a biased sports fan to see that he was a defensive beast! I mean, he had his helmet ripped off essentially by Reid and STILL managed to sack Smith for the 9 yard loss. He achieved his 58th career sack and, frankly, held things together (along with the defense) for the first half (and then some) of the game. I gotta give it to the Texans that they were definitely coming back by the end of the game and didn't get completely annihilated but they just didn't perform as well as the Chiefs did.
Broncos vs Ravens Honestly, there is no other way to say this other than the defense won the game for the Broncos. Was it Manning's best performance? No. Did our defense kick some ass? Ummmm yes. This game was a defensive war with no offensive touchdowns scored the entire game. Everyone is going on and on about it being a sloppy win. Yes, yes it was. But I'll accept that sloppy win and know that our season is just starting and it's about to get awesome.
As for the other games, here are my comments on my favorites....
Rams vs Seahawks Two words: Go Rams! The Seahawks occasionally need to be knocked down a peg and get their egos in check.
Bills vs Colts Um, upset anyone? This one was a shocker to me and a WHOLE lot of Fantasy fans. I had to get a giggle from everyone boasting about Luck and how he was going to be a beast in this game and it was a sure thing. Nothing is EVER a sure thing in the NFL....ever.
Packers vs Bears. This one stung a little. I was raised in Chicago so a Packers win always stings a little bit. With that being said, they definitely fought the battle hard and it was not a blowout as its been in the past.
Cowboys vs Giants Take that haters! I'm not a Cowboys fan but they get ripped on pretty regularly by a select crowd and their comeback last night proved they can't be written off so easily.
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