Sunday Night is Football recap Night
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I have a confession to make, fellow football fiends. As stoked as I am to have football back in our lives, I have a hard time mustering up the enthusiasm to care about the outcomes of the pre-season games too much. Are you with me on that? Cause rarely does the better team win, or if they do win, win by much more than a field goal. Rarely do we see the stars of the team play and when we do, we're holding our breath and hoping they don't get hurt.
So as much as I am enjoying these pre-season games for the pure football-ness of them, that je ne sais quoi quality of OMFG my team MUST WIN is missing from the viewing experience, know what I mean?
Now that said, here is my IN PROGRESS Weekend of Football Update, which I will be adding to all day long as I get to it.
New York Jets beat Vick-less Atlanta Falcons 31-16.
Tampa Bay Bucs beat New England Patriots 13 -10. Pats backup QBs saw some play. Even former USC backup QB and 7th round draft pick by the Pats Matt Cassel saw some play.
Buffalo Bills over New Orleans Saints 13-10
St. Louis Rams beat Minnesota Vikings 13-10
Miami Dolphins pull out the win against Jacksonville Jaguars 18-17. Trent Green struggled in his first start for the Dolphins and the hometown crowds was vociferous in their booing. The backup QBs stepped in and were a bit more effectual, pulling out the win for the Dolphins.
Green Bay Packers over Pittsburgh Steelers 13-9. Neither starting QB- Favre and Rothlisberger--did much to impress in tonights game which saw no scoring by the starting lineup of either offense. Backup Packers QB Aaron Rodgers did manage to look fairly impressive going 18 0f 27 for 168 yards and one touchdown.
Cleveland Browns over Kansas City Chiefs 16-12. Brady Quinn watches from sideline. Charlie Frye got the start and finished 12 of 15 for 122 yards while Quinn watched with a clipboard. Two bad plays by Frye overshadow his good passes, one of which was returned for a Chiefs TD.
Washington Redskins beat Tennessee Titans 14-6. Clinton Portis injury update and Vince Young benched. Titans management keeping Young's offense under wraps, but some reports say it was Young staying at his home last night rather than the team hotel. Portis reportedly did not play due to knee tendonitis, but docs say he is on the right track to recovery and full playing ability.
Carolina Panthers beat New York Giants 24-21. Finally a game with a little bit of offense. I am personally happy whenever the Giants go down, but my pal Nacho Friendly and his Brethren will be happy their 'Cats won.
My Chicago Bears begin the Cedric Benson era and beat Matt Schaub in his debut as a Houston Texan 20-19. Sexy Rexy, much as it pains me to admit, didn't look too bad.
The Oakland Raiders beat Matt Leinart and the Arizona Cardinals 27-23. AZ still needs an O-Line.
The Seahawks beat the Chargers 24-16 and I posted my Madden post at ArmchairGM.com and a lively over 130 comment debate ensued. No L.T. and only limited Shaun Alexander seen on the field.
