Bucking Broncos

Oakland Raiders 26 Kansas City Chiefs 16

Another week and another loss for the Kansas City Chiefs. They are struggling at basically every aspect of the game. With Brady Quinn getting his second start of the season, it wasn’t at all what he probably expected. He threw the ball 4 times and had 2 completions for 1 yard and threw 1 interception. Quinn was injured in the first half with a head injury and that brought previous Chiefs starter Matt Cassel back into the game. Chiefs just could not get a steady handle on the game, only managing field goals when they reached the red zone. They also ended the game with 4 turnovers, they have been the killer all year. Oakland did not have to do anything fancy on Sunday, they just played a descent game and played a fundamentally sound foot all game which led to a 26-16 victory and improving their record to 3-4. With the decisions of quarterback yet to be sorted out nobody knows what to expect when the Chiefs play San Diego on Thursday night.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team                                                                

Oakland-Kansas City’s defense barely even touched Carson Palmer let alone sack him. Oakland’s blocking was grade A on Sunday and their offensive line deserves the credit.

Kansas City-Matt Cassel played a descent game throwing 20-30 and 218 yards and 1 touchdown, but the real reason I give him the Chiefs player of the game is because of his attitude. He did not pout when Romeo benched him, he just waited for another chance and that shows a lot about Cassel.

Cleveland Browns 7 San Diego Chargers 6

Yes you did read the score correctly, I triple checked. If you watched this game then I give you credit, would have probably had more fun reading the dictionary. It was a very low scoring affair and little offense was produced by either team. The big story for the Browns was rookie running back Trenton Richardson had a very nice game rushing for 122 yards and scored the lone touchdown of the game in the first quarter. Both quarterbacks went back to playing like high school quarterbacks (Rivers 18/34 and 154 yards and Weeden 11/27 129 yards) neither were on their game and that had some to do with the defense of the other team but also just seemed like lack of concentration. You must come into every game ready to go or you will get beat down and it showed on Sunday. San Diego’s only points came off of two Nick Novak field goals. The Chargers dropped their third straight game on Sunday when they lost 7-6 to Cleveland and that dropped their record to 3-4 on the season.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Cleveland-Running back Trenton Richardson helped the Browns get the W on Sunday rushing for 122 yards and one touchdown.

San Diego-Chargers defense did everything they could on Sunday to give them the win. They allowed a scoreless last 3 quarters, but they had no help from the offense and it led to the loss.

Denver Broncos 34 New Orleans Saints 14

A very solid outing by Peyton Manning has put the Broncos in the driver’s seat in the AFC West, they now lead the division with a 4-3 record thanks to the win against the Saints. Manning outshined Brees as the two pro bowl quarterbacks faced off. Manning threw for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns on 22/30 passing, he found Demaryius Thomas 7 times for 137 yards and 1 touchdown. For the fifth straight game Manning passed the 300 yard mark, that is quite impressive even for Peyton Manning. He led his team to a 34-14 thrashing on the still hobbling Saints. Running back Willis McGahee had a solid game for Denver rushing for 122 yards and 1 touchdown to help his team get the victory. With play like this at the quarterback position, a solid run game, and a tough defense, watch out for this team come playoffs.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Denver-The usual Peyton Manning wins my player of the game for Denver. He had another solid game with a 305 yard performance and is looking as good as ever.

New Orleans-No player of the game for the Saints, nobody on the team earned it. Until they come together and play as a team and stop hanging their heads about their troubles then they will not get the wins.

 

One Game Weekend

Jacksonville Jaguars 23 Oakland Raiders 26 OT

It was a fun game to watch and a nice win for the Oakland Raiders to pick up their second victory of the season over the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-23 in overtime. The Oakland Raiders trailed 20-6 in the third quarter and it appeared to be heading for another L in the loss column, but with a good defensive second half performance and a good performance by quarterback Carson Palmer they found a way to claw back and force overtime. In overtime wide receiver Cecil Shorts fumbled on Jacksonville’s first possession and then clutch kicker Sebastian Janikowski lined up a 40 yarder and knocked it in for the comeback win by the Oakland Raiders. Although Jaguars were missing starting running back Maurice Jones-Drew and starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert who was injured in the second quarter, the Raiders will still gladly take a much needed victory.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Oakland-Sebastian Janikowski helped in a great way by going 4/5 on field goals including the 40 yard game winner and also was 2/2 on extra points. He scored a total of 14 of the Raiders 26 points.

Jacksonville-Nobody stood out for the Jaguars on Sunday but a fun fact is that kicker Josh Scobee made 3 field goals and now has 178 career field goals which broke the old team mark of 175.

Chiefs News

Big news from the Kansas City Chiefs is that Brady Quinn has been moved to starter for Sunday’s game and Matt Cassel will be the back-up. I know there are people out there who will not support this decision at all, but I am one that is going to stand behind this team and this coaching staff and hope for the best. I will be attending this Sunday’s game and I am really looking forward to seeing a Chiefs victory over their division rivals the Oakland Raiders.

AFC West Standings

Denver Broncos 3-3

San Diego Chargers 3-3

Oakland Raiders 2-4

Kansas City Chiefs 1-5

Crazy Comeback

Kansas City Chiefs 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38

Another week gone by and another loss for the Kansas City Chiefs. With the loss of Matt Cassel to a head injury last week, the Chiefs started quarterback Brady Quinn on Sunday. This was Quinn’s first start in nearly three years; he threw for 180 yards and no touchdowns. He also had two interceptions in which one was taken to the house for a touchdown by Tampa Bay safety Ronde Barber. It was an all-around fall out for the Chiefs offense on Sunday, Jamal Charles only rushed for 40 yards on 12 carries and as I said before they had little support from the quarterback position. The Chiefs defense played descent and kept it close in the first half keeping the score 7-3 at halftime, but the second half was all Tampa Bay. The final score ended 38-10 in favor of Tampa Bay. It is pretty disappointing for the Chiefs, but they just have to keep on fighting and trying to get better. Anything can happen this season but they need to get it in gear to give themselves any kind of chance.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Tampa Bay-Former Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman had a pretty good game for his squad. He threw for 328 yards and 3 touchdowns to help his team get a victory.

Kansas City-This gets harder and harder every week, I suppose I will go with the Chiefs punt return team for giving us our only touchdown of the game off a blocked punt and a waltz into the end zone.

Oakland Raiders 20 Atlanta Falcons 23

The Atlanta Falcons swept the AFC West by defeating Oakland on Sunday. It was not as easy as some may have thought however, Oakland came out and gave Atlanta all they could handle. Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer helped his team with a solid performance at quarterback throwing for 353 yards and 1 touchdown and giving his team a 13-7 halftime lead. On the other side Matt Ryan was very shaky, I personally think this guy is the best quarterback in the league, he just wasn’t all their on Sunday throwing 3 interceptions in the game. He did however do what his team needed and got his kicker Matt Bryant in field goal range. With one second to go in the game and the score all tied at 20-20 Matt Bryant lined up a 55 yard field goal. He pushed all the pressure away and calmly knocked in the 55 yarder to give the Atlanta Falcons the 23-20 win and putting their record at 6-0 making them the only undefeated team in the NFL.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Atlanta-I will go the clutch kicker Matt Bryant knocking in a 55 yarder to give his team the win. He also made 41 and 20 yard field goals.

Oakland-Quarterback Carson Palmer played a good game that gave his team a chance to win, he threw for 353 yards and 1 touchdown. Unfortunately Oakland came up short and fell to 1-4 on the season.

Denver Broncos 35 San Diego Chargers 24

If you missed the Monday night game then you missed another Peyton comeback. The Chargers held a 24-0 lead going into halftime and I am sure half the viewers called it a night and went to sleep. Little did they know they would wake up and hear the Denver came back and won the game. In the first half it was all Chargers and it was looking as though Rivers was going to have a pretty good game, but it would appear the Broncos went into the locker room with the mindset of a 0-0 score. Manning and the Broncos came out and just punished the Chargers in every aspect of the game. Manning was spectacular throwing for 308 yards on 24-30 passing and 3 touchdowns, most of his stats came in the second half demolishment. Bronco defense also busted up the Chargers offense forcing 5 turnovers (3 interceptions by Rivers) and a punt in the second half. With the Broncos scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half it led to a 35-24 win and a tie in the AFC West with the Chargers, both are currently sitting at 3-3. It was great to see such a great comeback by Manning, this guy is a winner plan and simple.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Denver-Peyton Manning had himself another second half comeback to add to the many he has had in his career. Manning threw 3 touchdowns in the second half to help the Broncos overcome the 24-0 halftime deficit and get the win 35-24.

San Diego-I think I am going to have to set aside a Charger player of the game and give it to the Broncos defense that kept the Chargers out of the end zone the whole second half and also forced 6 Charger turnovers for the game.

AFC 0-3

Baltimore Ravens 9 Kansas City Chiefs 6

First I would just like to say that I am disgusted with my fellow Chiefs fans for cheering when Matt Cassel went down with a head injury on Sunday. No matter how bad a person is playing or what team you are cheering for, you never ever cheer and clap when a person goes down with an injury. With that being said the Chiefs really let an opportunity slip away on Sunday when they faced off against the Ravens.  The story of the game was the four turnovers that the Chiefs gave up. A huge one when it was first and goal on the one yard line when Matt Cassel fumbled the snap and threw away what was sure to be a go ahead touchdown.  Matt Cassel also threw 2 interceptions before he was injured and then replaced by back-up quarterback Brady Quinn.  Quinn had little time with the ball but he managed to go 3-3 for 32 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe but it was taken back due to an offensive pass interference call from Dexter McCluster. If Matt Cassel is ready to go next Sunday it will be a tough call for head coach Romeo Crennel whether to start Cassel or Quinn. I personally would like him to start Brady Quinn just to give him a chance because with the 9-6 loss on Sunday the Chiefs fell to 1-4, so really what do they have to lose?

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Baltimore-Defense won the game for Baltimore, they had two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. They kept the Chiefs out of the end zone all game only allowing two Ryan Succop field goals.

Kansas City-The Chiefs defense impressed me, they had 4 sacks, one fumble recovery, and one interception and played tough the whole game giving the offense a wide open door to get a win. Unfortunately the offense let down and the Chiefs lost, but if this defense keeps playing like this then hopefully that will lead to momentum for the offense.

Denver Broncos 21 New England Patriots 31

It was a game that offered two of the best quarterbacks in the league, Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady. On paper it is obvious that Manning had a much better game in the stat chart, but in the win and loss column you can chalk up a win for the Patriots. Manning’s 332 yards passing and 3 touchdowns were not enough to overcome a great rushing day by New England. Patriot’s running back Steven Ridley rushed for 151 yards and scored a touchdown in a 31-21 victory for New England. Don’t get me wrong, Brady didn’t have a bad day by any means. The Pro Bowl quarterback passed for 223 yards and had 1 passing and 1 rushing touchdown for New England. Had Denver’s running game showed up and gave Manning a little support then it could have been a different outcome, but Denver only rushed for 70 yards and lost three fumbles which led to a loss and a 2-3 record on the season for them.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

New England-Running back Steven Ridley rushed for a career high 151 yards and 1 touchdown. He was a beast on the ground and let pressure off of Tom Brady and the receiving core.

Denver-Peyton Manning shined Sunday and threw for 332 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. It was a great game for Manning but he knows just as well as I do that it doesn’t matter unless you get the win.

San Diego Chargers 24 New Orleans Saints 31

First would like to tip my hat to Drew Brees, he broke the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass breaking Johnny Unitas’s previous record of 47, it is a great accomplishment from a great quarterback. It was a great night for Saints fans, not only did they get to see Drew Brees make history, they also watched their team win their first game of the season. Though it was no walk in the park for the Saints, the Chargers had a very good first half and took a17-14 halftime lead. San Diego then came out and scored at the 12 minutes mark of the third quarter putting to 24-14. Now I thought the game was over, so much diversity and troubles for this Saints team, I figured they would call it a day. Drew Brees proved me wrong, he stepped up and became the leader that he is by scoring the next two touchdowns of the game and giving the Saints their first win of the season 31-24 over the San Diego Chargers.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

New Orleans-Drew Brees broke a record and was an all-star Sunday. Brees threw for 370 yards and 4 touchdowns, this was a much needed game for this team to give them so hope during a tough season.

San Diego-Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers game was overshadowed by Drew Brees’s record breaking performance. Rivers did have a nice game himself throwing for 354 yards and 2 touchdowns, it was a tough loss for the Chargers, but they still remain at the top of the AFC West at 3-2.

Division Battles

San Diego Chargers 37 Kansas City Chiefs 20

I had such high hopes for the Chiefs going into Sunday’s game against the Chargers; I thought they would be fired up coming off of their first win of the season. Little did I know they would play the worst game that I have personally ever seen a Chiefs team play. They played careless football and the outcome of the game showed it. Six turnovers was the main headline, with Matt Cassel throwing three interceptions and Chiefs running backs fumbling the ball way three times gave Kansas City no chance Sunday. On top of six turnovers the Chiefs also had nine penalties for 90 yards, I am not sure what was going through the Chiefs mind Sunday, but if they want to have any shot at this division title they better turn things around quickly. The final score of the game was 37-20 dropping Kansas City to 1-3 on the season.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

San Diego-Even though Kansas City was careless with the ball, the Chargers defensive had to jump on the loose balls and grab interceptions, so I am going to go with the Chargers defense as my players of the game for San Diego.

Kansas City-Dwayne Bowe played well for the Chiefs having seven receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown. He is going to need to keep stepping his game up for this team to have a successful year.

Oakland Raiders 6 Denver Broncos 37

Just like the Chiefs, the Oakland Raiders took quite the beating themselves. Peyton Manning and the Broncos bulldozed all over Oakland on Sunday. Peyton Manning had one of his better games of the year throwing for 338 yards and three touchdowns. Not only was the passing game rolling for Denver but the ground game didn’t do too shabby themselves, Willis McGahee rushed for 112 yards and one touchdown. While the Bronco offense clicking on all cylinders, the defense was superb only allowing two Sebastian Janikowski field goals the whole game and only gave up 237 yards of offense from Oakland. Denver won the game with a final score of 37-6 to push their record to 2-2 on the season. If this team starts to gel and comes together as one, then watch out for Peyton and the Broncos.

Tyler’s Player of the Game for Each Team

Denver-Easy choice here, Peyton Manning shined like the star he is passing like he is still in his prime. The 338 yards passing and three touchdowns just might get him started on an all-star season.

Oakland-The only player that made anything look good for Oakland would be Janikowski’s two field goals. Oakland needs a boost from someone and quick for this team to get their season back on track.