Bye week Sunday

With the Vikings resting this week, it was a full on Redzone Sunday. And it was actually a surprisingly dull day, with only 2 of 11 games not more or less decided by the 4th quarter.

It was not a good day for the Vikings as far as the north race, although it wasn't expected to be. The Lions got thumped yet again by the Bears, while the Dolphins were simply pathetic in getting clobbered by the Packers. The Packahs in particular HAD to win, since their next 2 are at Seattle on a short week, and then at the purple palace.

It was a decent day for the Vikings as far as the plan B of being a wild card. With the exception of the Packers, all the teams right behind them in the WC hunt(pending SNF) lost.
Seattle hung with the Rams but their comeback fell short. And the Falcons, who had been red hot, completely laid an egg in Cleveland.

And also, that game at New England in a few weeks may not be quite the impossible task anymore. The Pats got manhandled in Tennessee 34-10. These are not that same level of Patriots this year. They may look mortal in September all the time now but by November they're cruising. They do not take beatings like this this late in the season. Plus they really were not that good against Green Bay or even Buffalo.

Comments

  1. MichelleNovember 11, 2018 at 6:41 PM

    I feel dirty cheering for the Seahawks on Thursday. But it’s the lesser of two evils.

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  2. MichelleNovember 12, 2018 at 12:29 PM

    I laughed this morning when Michael Strahan said he was tired of the Patriots.

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