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NFL Week 6 Recap and Thoughts – Jalen Ramsey is a Ram

John Anders

69-58-5 on the NFL last season (2018/19) up 26.36 units

21-27 on the NFL this season down 5.92 units

Still alive in Survivor. Picked the Ravens last week. Going Bills at home against Miami this week. I have been keeping track on the podcast, but will do a better job of posting on here (now watch Miami win).

Week 6 Byes: Bears, Colts, Raiders, and Bills

Week 7 Byes: Steelers, Browns, Panthers, Buccaneers

(6-0) Patriots 35 – (2-4) Giants 14

Patriots went up 14-0. Then the Giants pulled back 14-14. Then the Patriots flipped the switch and won 35-14. The Patriots have the best special teams in the league (even without a kicker). We won the first quarter Patriots -4.5 play by a blocked punt for a touchdown. You love to see it. Tom Brady threw an ugly first quarter pick.. He threw the ball behind an open Edelman. Bolden was the touchdown vulture this week. New England’s offensive line could be better. Gordon and Dorsett are injured. Edelman, Gunner, and Izzo should get more work going forward. Just put James White in the slot.

Giants were missing 3 of their best playmakers in this one (Engram, Shepard, and Barkley). Jones looked better than his stats suggest in my opinion. Rookie QBs are now 0-12 at New England against Bill. Minshew would win prolly. Penny and Hilliman are not Barkley. Golden Tate looked real good. He had a couple big plays. Markus Golden has at least half a sack in his last 5 games. NYG has some great pieces. I am still a fan of trading away Odell. Got to fix the locker room. Look at the Nationals without Harper. Sometimes the best player on your team is not the best player for your team.

(4-2) Panthers 37 – (2-4) Buccaneers 26

CMC became the first Panther with a rushing and receiving touchdown in back 2 back games. Christian is a record-setter. Panthers have 27 sacks already this season. Carolina has one of the best defenses in the league, but Mike Evans and Godwin still got theirs. Panthers have a BYE then they play the 49ers. DJ Moore and Samuel both looked great in this game. Thompson and Kuechly are one of the best 1-2 punches at linebacker in the league. Carolina’s offensive line seems to be improving too. Will Cam Newton get a chance to play or will Kyle keep winning? A healthy Cam is better than Allen, but will Cam ever be fully healthy again? Good problem to have. Tough solution.

Mariota got benched. Winston prolly should be benched. If Arians can’t fix him, no one can. Winston was ass in this game. Evans did drop a 75 yard touchdown. He juggled it for 15 yards.. not an exaggeration. Winston fumbled it once and recovered it with 4 Panthers around him. The next play he fumbles it and the Panthers recover. The offensive line was nowhere to be found on either play, but Winston’s ball security is questionable. Evans should have done more with his targets. Running the ball only 13 times seems low, but the Buccaneers were playing from behind the whole game. OJ Howard got one more catch in this game than he did at the Rays playoff game. Scotty Miller got 7 targets for some reason.

(0-6) Bengals 17 – (4-2) Ravens 24

I picked the Ravens in survivor because the Bengals can’t tackle. They did better in this game, but the offense didn’t do enough with how much the defense let Lamar run. Baltimore out-gained Cincy 497-250. Andy Dalton does have 20 rushing Tds since 2011, 2nd to Cam Newton in that span. I didn’t look up if it was Cam, but its gotta be. Joe Mixon has never had over 100 scrimmage yards agains the Ravens (5 games). The Bengals defense and offensive line are bad. A terrible combo. Auden Tate is talented, but he is no AJ Green. Green is like nah fam Im good on playing for this team.

Lamar Jackson game. Mike Vick 2.0 without the dog stuff is fun to watch. Hard to learn anything playing against the Bengals. No Hollywood Brown this week and Baltimore lacked the big plays he can bring, but they didn’t need them. Justin Tucker became the fastest kicker ever to 1000 points (118 games). He is automatic.. except for that PAT he missed last year.

(5-1) Seahawks 32 – (2-4) Browns 28

Russell Wilson would be the MVP if the season ended today. Wilson has won his last 6 games against the AFC North. Will Dissly is out for the season. Metcalf still looks like more than just a straight line Al Davis-type runner (My brother said that is all he would be). I believed in you DK!! Lockett is still efficient as hell. Chris Carson ran well. KJ Wright tackled well. Seattle didn’t have a sack, but they still got a little pressure.

The Browns were up 20-6 and feeling good about moving only a game back in the division. Then they got a punt blocked and it was downhill from there. Baker Mayfield does not look like a stud. Chubb does look studly. Mayfield has been fucked by his wideouts a few times over the past few weeks, but the timing is clearly off. Seals-Jones looks great. Mayfield has the longest NFL interception streak at 7 games.

(5-1) Saints 13 – (2-4) Jaguars 6

This Saints defense is real good. Teddy Two Gloves keeps on winning. Cameron Jordan has two sacks. Jim Everett was the last QB to start for the Saints not named Drew Brees to beat the Jaguars before Teddy did it today. Yes, this Jim Everett. Jim Rome’s net-worth is 75 million. Everett’s is not.

Minshew Mania came back to Earth. Ramsey has been traded to the Rams for two first-round picks. When you give away the great Blake Bortles, you’re gonna lose some games. Seriously though, I thought Fournette had a higher ceiling than CMC on draft day. Thankfully as a Panthers fan, I was wrong. Fournette is still a beast though and he is about the only player I would want off of this Jags team. Jacksonville only had two penalties in this game, but couldn’t sustain drives.

(4-2) Texans 31 – (4-2) Chiefs 24

The Texans took the Colts’ gameplan against the Chiefs and ran it down KC’s throat. Carlos Hyde has been running better than I can ever remember him running in the past. He had his first 100 yard game since 2017 on Sunday. Duke Johnson showed some explosion. Watson was not sacked. The Texans are 3-0 when Watson doesn’t get sacked since he was drafted. JJ Watt has the most QB hits in the NFL at 14. Hopkins dropped a touchdown and Watson threw a pick on the next play. Fuller dropped two long touchdowns. This Texans team can improve, but 4-2 is a good place to be. Deshaun Watson is a stud. Mitch Trubisky was drafted ahead of him.

Mahomes is not the same since he injured his ankle. Tyreek Hill is still super athletic. The Chiefs are rivaling the Patriots in the “who the hell knows which running back is going to get the work” category. Kelce didn’t meet his loft standards in this one. KC’s defense is bad and the offense hasn’t been doing enough the past couple of weeks to make up for it. KC had the ball for only 20 minutes, their lowest since I was born at least (1994). Chiefs at Broncos on TNF.

(1-5) Redskins 17 – (0-5) Dolphins 16

Terry McLaurin is the real deal. Chris Thompson has turf toe. Wendall Smallwood alert. AP ran well. I mean they beat the Dolphins. Congrats. Redskins said they are going to wait till the off-season to find a new coach.. That seems smart. Wait till every other team is looking for coaches so they pick literally anywhere else over you. Dan does a dumbass thing again.

Fitzpatrick is starting next week. Mark Walton looked good I guess. This stat is from the NFL.. The Dolphins point differential (-138) this season is the worst through the first 5 games by a team in the Super Bowl era.

(3-3) Eagles 20 – (4-2) Vikings 38

Ahhh, the annual Kirk Cousins tricks you into thinking he is a star QB game. He outplayed Wentz in this one. Cousins took advantage of a bad Philly secondary. Mattison got some work after the Vikings got the lead. He had a 35 yard run and looks good. He would be a fantasy stud if Cook gets hurt. Diggs had a career high 3 Tds. Minnesota’s defense has allowed 25 points or less in their last 12 games.

Miles Sanders looked better than Jordan Howard this week. Wentz and Jeffrey played well. Philadelphia could have used Jalen Ramsey or Marcus Peters as their secondary might be the worst in the league. The Eagles secondary may continue to bring the rest of the team down. Desean Jackson’s big play ability has been missed.

(1-5) Falcons 33 – (2-3-1) Cardinals 34

Matt Ryan looked great. Atlanta’s defense looked awful. Story of Atlanta’s season. Julio has 52 100-yard games in his career now. That’s a lot. Top 5 all-time. Freeman got all the work in the backfield. De’Vondre Campell played well for Atlanta’s defense, but he was one of the few bright spots on that side of the ball.

The Cardinals have now allowed 6 100 yard receivers this season. Murray has at least 20 completions in his first 6 games. That’s damn good. David Johnson is a great receiving back. Chase Edmonds looked damn good too. He deserves more work.. or maybe he just played the Falcons.

(5-0) 49ers 20 – (3-3) Rams 7 

Goff was awful in this game. Goff has 13 fumbles and 13 INTs in his last 12 games. Goff threw the ball 24 times and had less than 70 yards. Ryan Lindley was the only other QB I could find with a stat-line like that in the past 10 years. Gurley was missed. I don’t know if Ramsey can fix Goff, heal Gurley, and block on the offensive line… but if he can, the Rams will go to another Super Bowl. Marcus Peters and his 24 interceptions have been traded to the Ravens to make room for Ramsey. Here’s my favorite Marcus as a Ram interview: Guy is honest. Can’t hate. That reporter was scared shitless haha

This 49ers defense is one of the best in the league. 49ers myriad of runningbacks are all good. George Kittle is one of the best tight ends in the league. Kittle has at least 50 receiving yards in 10 straight games. The first 49er to do that since Jerry Rice. Jimmy G is doin what he needs to for his team to win games. 49ers get a tune up game against the Redskins before playing my Panthers. Panthers get a BYE going into that matchup of two great defenses. Robert Woods had the first rushing TD against the 49ers in 2019.

(2-4) Titans 0 – (2-4) Broncos 16

Mariota has been benched for Tannehill. Titans are averaging less than 10 points since week 3. Christian McCaffrey alone is averaging more points since then. There is just no explosion in this offense. Tennessee’s pass catchers may prefer Tannehill, but I prefer neither QB. Vrabel is in a tight spot.

The Broncos have won two in a row, but have scored less than 25 points in 15 straight games. That should change against the Chiefs this week. Broncos finally stepped up on defense and had 7 sacks. Denver stopped the run and rushed the passer. Not the hardest thing to do against Tennessee, but they did it well nonetheless. Chris Harris got his 20th interception for the Broncos in this one.

(3-3) Cowboys 22 – (1-4) Jets 24

Cooper did nothing thanks to reinjuring his quad. Cowboys looked terrible. Jerry Jones is just waiting for Prescott’s stock to get to its lowest before paying him. Elliot is still a stud. The Dallas defense gave up too many big plays in this one.

Jets are going to miss the playoffs by just enough for their fans to say if we had Mosley and Darnold all year we would be in the playoffs. Good for them. Bell, Thomas, Crowder, and Anderson are more weapons than the Jets have had in years. I like a lot of players on this Jets team. Hopefully they can build on this solid win. Am I the only one that hates the new Jets uniforms? The Jets rushing defense is great, even though Elliot had over 100 yards today.

(2-4) Steelers 24 – (2-4) Chargers 17

DUCK FUCKS. Devlin Hodges introduced himself to the NFL with a win. Most importantly, he didn’t get injured. Hodges lead Mac Miller-land to 8 third-down conversions in a row at one point. Big Ben who? Mason Red Nose? All I know is DUCK FUCKS. James Connor looked like a stud at times this game. Bennie Snell looked good with the work he received. Steelers are 62-0 when leading by 20 or more points in a game.

Poor Philip Rivers. Rivers has over 56,000 passing yards and no Super Bowl. The first quarter showed why. He looked like a rookie when blitzed. He had a fumble and INT in the first Q. Melvin Gordon wants more touches.. Hey guy, when you sit out 5 weeks, you may not just get thrown back into bell-cow status. Sucks. It’s not like Ekeler isn’t really good too.

(2-2-1) Lions 22 – (5-1) Packers 23

The Lions were close, but Aaron Rodgers got the ball last down 2 and won the game. Matthew Stafford looked great. He got eaten up by the turf monster once or thrice, but he had some pretty throws to Golladay. Kerryon Johnson touched the ball 15 times, that is not enough for me. He had a 20 yard reception to get the Lions in the redzone.. then the Lions pass 3 times and kick a field goal. RUN THE DAMN BALL. MJJ and Hockenson should have done more with their looks. Lions look better than a .500 team, but they are what their record says they are.. Average. Vikings up next for Detroit.

Jamaal Williams came back and looked like a stud. Williams got a lot of his work after the Jones fumble. It seems to be a true 1-2 punch in the Green Bay backfield. Rumor has it that Rodgers liked Lazard enough to have his back and get him in the game. Lazard caught 80% of the passes thrown his way. MVS was good. This offense missed Davante Adams, but he should be back soon. Allison was overthrown a couple times, but looked good. Packers need to get healthy. Raiders are up next for them.

 

That’s all I got for this week. I am bout to drink some Guinness and watch South Park. I have no doubt Matt Stone and Trey Parker will have some fun with Lebron’s China-siding self in this episode. I lost a lot of respect for Lebron James in the past week. LeCommunist. Go America. Go football. Go freedom.

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