Dereck Anderson of Clevelands last 5 games of last season he had a 67 QB rating. This guy is on the way down, he had a little lucky streak and started out hot last year--
IMO Cincy and Cleveland are excellent teams to make someone rich- WHen they face a good team or play on the road, people think of OCHO CINCO< CARSON, Braylon Edwards, Kellen Winslow, when in reality as teams they stink- they just will not beat good teams consistently- upsets are possible but not likely-
I believe I may have learned something from yesterdays games---
Sunday, Sep 7
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Cincinnati 10 to Baltimore 17"><CAPTION>Cincinnati vs Baltimore</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Cincinnati</TD><TD class=score>10</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Baltimore</TD><TD class=score>17</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score NY Jets 20 to Miami 14"><CAPTION>NY Jets vs Miami</CAPTION><TBODY><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>NY Jets</TD><TD class=score>20</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Miami</TD><TD class=score>14</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Kansas City 10 to New England 17"><CAPTION>Kansas City vs New England</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Kansas City</TD><TD class=score>10</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>New England</TD><TD class=score>17</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Houston 17 to Pittsburgh 38"><CAPTION>Houston vs Pittsburgh</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Houston</TD><TD class=score>17</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Pittsburgh</TD><TD class=score>38</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Jacksonville 10 to Tennessee 17"><CAPTION>Jacksonville vs Tennessee</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Jacksonville</TD><TD class=score>10</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Tennessee</TD><TD class=score>17</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Detroit 21 to Atlanta 34"><CAPTION>Detroit vs Atlanta</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Detroit</TD><TD class=score>21</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Atlanta</TD><TD class=score>34</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Seattle 10 to Buffalo 34"><CAPTION>Seattle vs Buffalo</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Seattle</TD><TD class=score>10</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Buffalo</TD><TD class=score>34</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Tampa Bay 20 to New Orleans 24"><CAPTION>Tampa Bay vs New Orleans</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Tampa Bay</TD><TD class=score>20</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>New Orleans</TD><TD class=score>24</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score St. Louis 3 to Philadelphia 38"><CAPTION>St. Louis vs Philadelphia</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>St. Louis</TD><TD class=score>3</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Philadelphia</TD><TD class=score>38</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Dallas 28 to Cleveland 10"><CAPTION>Dallas vs Cleveland</CAPTION><TBODY><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Dallas</TD><TD class=score>28</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Cleveland</TD><TD class=score>10</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Carolina 26 to San Diego 24"><CAPTION>Carolina vs San Diego</CAPTION><TBODY><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Carolina</TD><TD class=score>26</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>San Diego</TD><TD class=score>24</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Arizona 23 to San Francisco 13"><CAPTION>Arizona vs San Francisco</CAPTION><TBODY><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Arizona</TD><TD class=score>23</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>San Francisco</TD><TD class=score>13</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
- <TABLE cellSpacing=0 summary="Game final score Chicago 29 to Indianapolis 13"><CAPTION>Chicago vs Indianapolis</CAPTION><TBODY><TR class=winner><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Chicago</TD><TD class=score>29</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR><TR><TD class=media></TD><TD class=team>Indianapolis</TD><TD class=score>13</TD><TD class=possession></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Having watched some of the games, I noticed one thing on 3 games I had a chance to watch---
Many games went under the total yesterday, now this maybe because its week 1 and the defenses are ahead of the offenses--
However I did notice that teams had some ridiculously long drives.
In the Arizona game, Sanfran had the ball once in the 2nd half and then with 3 minutes left was the 2nd time they got the ball back- Arizona was marching on really long drives--
Cleveland had a drive in the 2nd qtr that was about 9 minutes long. There were long possessions. Bears also marched the ball 10 yards at a time.
Just a little tidbit because if teams start hitting the short passes, the games will go under becasue they kill clock. I have never seen so many long time consuming drives in my life yesterday in the Dallas and Arizona game.
Arizona tried I believe maybe 1 pass over 15 yards-- they completed it for a TD-- San FRAN tried none I believe---
Chicago kills clock bigtime-- run run run and short passes, nothing deep except for one deep one for a td off playaction--
also teams seem to rely on the run more early on-- yesterday bears were running while colts were throwing, well the run was well ahead of the colts pass game which will take time to get into full mode--
Tampa also can be a team I see hitting under, philosophy of marching the chains, lots of runs-- this is a recipe for long drives---
Perhaps a good idea would be to look at all the play by play stats and all the drives for all teams. Then make a database logging the drives, amount of plays, # of runs, # of pas
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