This Sunday was a great football week in the NFL full of surprise results. In other games there were blowouts that spoke more about the losing teams than it did against the winning teams. One game that resembles all of that is one that wasn't played on Sunday but on Thursday. The Cleveland Browns beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-3 in their own stadium. We knew the Browns were a very improved team with a good defense but this game showed how they outplayed the Bengals in all aspects of the game. It also shows how bad the Bengals have been in all 3 of their losses losing to New England 43-17, Indianapolis Colts 27-0, and now the Browns. The good news is that they are still in the playoff hunt and the bad news is if the season ended today all 3 teams they have lost to are also in the playoff hunt. If they avoid those teams it doesn't get any easier with the Chiefs and Broncos in the AFC. The other game not played this Sunday is the Carolina Panthers vs. the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Now before talking about Sunday's week 10 NFL games first let’s talk about some noticeable injuries incurred on Sunday.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer injured his knee in what is being predicted as a torn ACL that would rule him out for the rest of the season. Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker was carted off the field with a concussion. The Miami Dolphins left tackle Branden Albert and cornerback Cortland Finnegan both left the game. Branden Albert injury is being ruled as an ACL and MLC tear while Finnegan suffered an ankle injury. Another noticeable injury was Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall injuring his ankle and not returning to the game. Now that I mentioned some of the injuries this Sunday, let's get to our week 10 summary of all games played.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 17-13 in a great defensive game from both sides. This is a game the Bills let go by allowing 14 points in the 4th quarter. The Bills were on top for 3 quarters of the game with a 13-3 lead but allowed 2 rushing touchdowns in the 4th quarter with 1 a piece by Jamaal Charles and Alex Smith. The Bills showed how great they are defensively and that they can play with the elite teams but still need to find a way to close out games. The Chiefs well they showed how great they are in squeezing out a win in a close game and that's what playoff teams do.

In London the Dallas Cowboys beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-17 in an early blowout leading for 3 quarters with a score of 31-7. The closest the Jaguars got in this game was in the 1st quarter trailing 10-7 then any chance of them winning was over after that. This game showed how bad the Jaguars are and how good the Cowboys can be. The Cowboys played 1 of their best overall game so far with QB Tony Romo throwing for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns with a passer rating of 138. RB DeMarco Murray rushed for 100 yards with 19 carries. WR Dez Bryant had 6 receptions for 158 yards with 2 touchdowns and TE Jason Witten had 5 receptions for 33 yards with 1 touchdown. Also 2nd year RB Joseph Randle got in the scoring parade with 7 carries for 56 yards with 1 touchdown. What a great day for London fans.

The San Francisco 49ers beat the New Orleans Saints in their stadium in an overtime victory 27-24. In the first half everything looked good for the 49ers with a 21-10 lead and overall they played better than the Saints. Unfortunately, defensively the Saints allowed only 1 field goal in the 2nd half while the 49ers allowed a touchdown in the 3rd and 4th quarter. This led to a 24-24 game that was sent to overtime. In overtime Saints QB Drew Brees was stripped of the football that allowed a 35 yard field goal from 49ers K Phil Dawson to help them win the game. This game helped the 49ers (5-4) save their season while the Saints (4-5) struggles still continues but being in top of their division does help.

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 21-7 in a good defensive game that was tied 7-7 in the first half. Then the Ravens managed to score a touchdown in the 3rd and 4th quarter to seal the win. This is one of those games where the score is actually closer than it looks. The Ravens weren't really doing great offensively but their defense only allowed a 1st quarter touchdown. This show how bad offensively the Titans are and how great defensively the Ravens are.

The New York Jets surprised the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 20-13 victory. Unlike the Ravens and Titans game this one really feels more like a rout than a 1 score victory by the Jets. For 3 quarters the Jets lead 20-3 before allowing 10 points in the 4th quarter while scoring none. This game said more of how great the Jets played than it did about how bad the Steelers played. It's not always that we see a Jets player having 2 interceptions, a sack and a fumble recovery like Free Safety Jaiquawn Jarret had. The Jets rushing defense was superb while their secondary only allowed an 80 yard touchdown pass by Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in the final minute of the game with 1:16 left to play.

The Atlanta Falcons won 27-17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a game with 2 teams with losing records. The Buccaneers early in the 4th quarter were up 17-16 but couldn't make the necessary stops to win the game. The Falcons QB Matt Ryan got a touchdown pass to WR Roddy White and a 2 point conversion to go up 24-17. Then a field goal to seal the victory. This was a good game by the Buccaneers but offensively the Falcons were too much.

The Denver Broncos beat the winless Oakland Raiders 41-17. Now this was a rout where an elite team faced a very bad team. Judging from the 1st quarter we actually had a game with both teams tied 3-3. But then again this is Peyton Manning going up against the Raiders. He had 340 passing yards 5 touchdowns what more can you ask of him. In the half the score was Broncos up 20-10 and by the end of the 3rd quarter it was 41-10. So what did we learn from this game? well there wasn't much that we didn't know already. There's one thing though and that is that Denver has another offensive weapon in RB C.J Anderson who had 13 carries for 90 yards and 4 receptions for 73 yards with 1 touchdown. 


The Arizona Cardinals won at home 31-14 versus the St. Louis Rams. The Rams were ahead in the first half 14-10 but then were shut down in the 2nd half. Through 3 quarters of the game they maintained their lead 14-10 because both teams failed to score in the 3rd quarter. In the meantime the Cardinals exploded in the 4th quarter to score 21 points and take the lead for good. The St. Louis Rams showed that if any team sleeps on them they will beat them just like they beat the Seahawks and 49ers. Unfortunately for them after the 2nd half the Cardinals did wake up and showed us why they are so good at home as well as one of the best defensive teams in the league.

The Seattle Seahawks beat the NY Giants 38-17 while outscoring them in the 2nd half 24-0. The Giants allowed Seattle's running game to take control of this game while allowing Seattle's RB Marshawn Lynch to rush for 140 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Giants did have the lead in the first half 17-14 and were tied through 3 quarters 17-17. This is one of those wins where it allows us to see the negatives from each team. The Seahawks blowout win only showed how the Giants aren't playing a complete football game. They compete for 1 half and then slowly disappear. If they made the right stops in the 4th quarter they could have actually won this game. What I saw wrong with the Seahawks is that they aren't always going to get such a performance from Lynch to bail them out. In the first half their secondary was allowing the Giants to make plays and all of this is in their home stadium. This Seahawks team is allowing opponents to score on them at home at a much higher rate than last year. Thus giving the opponent a chance to beat them in what is supposed to be their advantage over every team. Last year at home opponents averaged 13.8 points while this year they are averaging 21.8.  

The last game played on Sunday was won by the Green Bay Packers in a rout of the Chicago Bears 55-14. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers threw for 315 yards and 6 touchdowns with a least a touchdown pass to 5 different players. Packers WR Jordy Nelson had 6 receptions for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns.  This game showed how good the Packers are and how bad the Bears are. The Packers played great defensively intercepting Bear QB Jay Cutler twice and offensively they were a juggernaut scoring 55 points. The Bears defensively were horrible allowing at least 50 points for the 2nd straight week. On paper this is supposed to be a good offensive team with Cutler, RB Matt Forte, TE Martellus Bennett, Wide Receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery. So scoring 14 points all in the 2nd half generally in garbage time is horrible especially when you’re down 42-0 in the first half.