Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Week 10 Wrap; What We Know

Week 10 is now in the books, and what did we see? Well, for starters, there were not a whole lot of upsets. The Colts beat Pittsburgh in the Steel City, and the Vikings beat the Packers at home. Otherwise, really not a whole lot of unexpected things happened. That said, we did learn a few things.

The Jags are back. Is it too late? No. However, they will have to win a few crucial games down the stretch if they are to make the playoffs. They did make a statement on the road in Detroit with their 38-14 rout of the Lions. Now they have to make an even bigger statement at home against the undefeated Titans.

The Chiefs are this close to actually winning a game. They are a really good football team right now, and Tyler Thigpen is coming into his own. Their problem is closing out games. If they can do that, then watch out for the Chiefs in '09. They get Larry Johnson back this week. We'll see how that goes.

The AFC East is impossible to figure out, and it may come down to the final week to determine who will win that division. The Bills are not the same team that started the season out so well, and the other three teams are not the same teams that started out the season so badly. This division will be monitored right down to the last week.

Finally, it is time for me to give some credit to the Baltimore Ravens. I have picked them to lose the last two games, and they have won them both(one of them quite handily). These guys, led by rookie Joe Flacco, are proving to be the real deal. They could win the AFC North. And, as the Giants proved last year, once you get into the playoffs, anything can happen. Is it possible that we could have to rookie quarterbacks face off in the Super Bowl? Matt Ryan and the Falcons might think so.

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