Joe's Final Drive: Week 6

In a crazy week six in the NFL, we saw both New York teams fall, one squad completely give up, and three teams continue their undefeated ways. The Final Drive of week six starts right now! 

(3-3) Houston Texans 28
(4-2) Cincinnati Bengals 17 

Every once in a while, Houston goes ballistic and puts up mega-points. Matt Schaub once again proves he’s a fantastic fantasy QB… five games a season. The Bengals aren’t an elite team, so you had to expect a letdown eventually after winning four straight. Now they dropped back with Pittsburgh, who are also 4-2, but technically behind since the Bengals beat them head-to-head.  

(6-0) Minnesota Vikings 33
(3-3) Baltimore Ravens 31 

Why won’t anyone beat the Vikings?! Steven Hauschka’s missed 44-yard field goal keeps the legend of Brett Favre in Minnesota going strong for another week. Who thought that the Baltimore defense would be the team’s weakness this season? They don’t deserve to be called “good” with the amount of points they’re allowing. Take that Ray Lewis.

(5-0) New Orleans Saints 48
(5-1) New York Giants 27 

What was supposed to be the best game of the weekend was over by halftime. Drew Brees let loose with another four TD’s as the Saints pwned the Giants in Louisiana. But the football sky isn’t falling in New York… at least not for Giants fans. 

(1-5) Kansas City Chiefs 14
(2-4) Washington Redskins 6 

HAHAHAHA. Oh Jim Zorn, you’re SO fired. For the third time this season, the Redskins give a winless team their first victory. The fact that Daniel Snyder brought in an offensive consultant in Sherm Lewis (who was calling Bingo at a senior center two weeks ago, no lie) who is now going to be calling the offensive plays means Zorn is all but out as head coach. 

(3-2) Arizona Cardinals 27
(2-4) Seattle Seahawks 3 

Um… what happened Seattle? The Cardinals are finally looking like the team that went to the Super Bowl while the Seahawks are bent on embarrassing me for picking them to win the west in a national collegiate magazine. Maybe Kurt Warner isn’t done yet. 

(2-4) Oakland Raiders 13
(3-2) Philadelphia Eagles 9 

Who saw this coming? The Eagles had been lighting up the scoreboard all season while the Raiders were struggling to just complete passes. Everyone is complaining about Andy Reid failing to commit to the run. Hello McFly! Reid hasn’t committed to running the ball in the nine years since he’s had Donovan McNabb! This is how Reid rolls: through the air.

(4-2) New England Patriots 59
(0-6) Tennessee Titans 0 

I was so excited to see my first snowy game of the year, but I got this ugly blow-out instead. I don’t care what Jeff Fisher says, the Titans gave up in this one. And who could blame them? It was 45-0 by halftime! The fact the Patriots didn’t get to 70 should be a moral victory for them even after Belichick brought in the back-ups. I think it’s safe to say Tom Brady is back. 

(2-4) Buffalo Bills 16
(3-3) New York Jets 13 

HAHAHAHA. Oh Mark Sanchez, you’re SO not ready yet. His lack of experience will start to hurt him this season as teams see more film and recognize his tendencies. He’ll still be a good quarterback in the league, but right now he’s going to have some huge growing pains. Dick Jauron may have saved his job for a few weeks, thanks to a great performance from back-up QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, who came in after Trent Edwards left the game with a concussion. 

(6-0) Denver Broncos 34
(2-3) San Diego Chargers 23 

A special teams bonanza! Josh McDaniels should be thanking Eddie Royal all night long for those return TD’s that single-handedly kept the Broncos in the game before halftime. Kyle Orton is 6-0. I think I wanna throw-up. Seriously though, that system fits his skill set and allows Denver’s multiple playmakers to run after the catch. The Cutler trade will probably be a success for both teams involved. 

A great weekend of surprises and upsets! Until next time NFL!