Tuesday, September 12, 2023

NFL Week 2

Here's the new ESPN Top 10:

1.  San Francisco:  1-0
2.  Philadelphia:  1-0
3.  Kansas City:  0-1
4.  Dallas:  1-0
5.  Miami:  1-0
6.  Baltimore:  1-0
7.  Detroit:  1-0
8.  Jacksonville:  1-0
9.  Buffalo:  0-1
10.  San Diego:  0-1

For the second week in a row, the Chiefs get a top-10 game, as they travel to Jacksonville for a noon Central game on Sunday.  That's the only top-10 game of the week.

In Survivor Pool, I have to choose between Dallas at home against the Jets and Buffalo at home against the Raiders.  I have very little faith in Dallas or Buffalo, but I just don't see the Bills starting off 0-2.  So I'm going with Buffalo.

Survivor picks so far:
1.  Baltimore 25 - 9 Houston

82 comments:

  1. Here's the latest Power Eleven from Western Kentucky, according to MaxPreps:

    14. Paducah Tilghman: 4-0
    22. Mayfield: 3-1
    35. Union Co: 4-0
    40. Henderson Co: 1-3
    58. Logan Co: 3-1
    62. Madisonville-N. Hopkins: 3-1
    64. McCracken Co: 2-2
    68. Graves Co: 2-2
    83. Murray: 3-1
    96. Crittenden Co: 2-2
    100. Christian Co: 1-2

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  2. About midway through the second quarter, Buffalo leads the Raiders 14-10. Bills not exactly imposing their will on the game so far.

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  3. Current scores:

    Atlanta 3 - 7 Green Bay (2d quarter)
    Buffalo 14 - 10 Oakland (2d)
    Cincinnati 7 - 10 Baltimore (2d)
    Detroit 7 - 7 Seattle (2d)
    Houston 7 - 14 Indianapolis (2d)
    Jacksonville 3 - 0 Kansas City (2d)
    Tampa Bay 10 - 7 Chicago (2d)
    Tennessee 0 - 11 San Diego (2d)

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  4. With 3 minutes left in the first half, Buffalo faces a 4th and goal at the 2. The Raiders call time.

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  5. Instead of taking three points, Buffalo goes for it. Josh Allen's pass is way too high, and the Raiders have held. Buffalo still leads 14-10, but the Bills, Chiefs, and Bengals all look pretty bad right now.

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  6. With 18 seconds left before the half, Josh Allen makes an extraordinary throw (he appeared to be in the grip of two Raiders) to put the Bills up 21-10.

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  7. Current scores:

    Atlanta 9 - 10 Green Bay (Half)
    Buffalo 21 - 10 Oakland (Half)
    Baltimore 13- 10 Cincinnati (Half)
    Detroit 14 - 7 Seattle (Half)
    Houston 10 - 28 Indianapolis (Half)
    Jacksonville 6 - 7 Kansas City (Half)
    Tampa Bay 13 - 10 Chicago (Half)
    Tennessee 10 - 14 San Diego (Half)

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  8. Now Buffalo is starting to roll. The Bills are up 28-10 with about 6 minutes left in the third quarter.

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  9. Current scores:

    Atlanta 9 - 17 Green Bay (3d Quarter)
    Buffalo 28 - 10 Oakland (3d)
    Cincinnati 10 - 20 Baltimore (3d)
    Detroit 21 - 14 Seattle (3d)
    Houston 10 - 28 Indianapolis (3d)
    Jacksonville 6 - 14 Kansas City (3d)
    Tampa Bay 20 - 10 Chicago (3d)
    Tennessee 17 - 14 San Diego (3d)

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  10. Early in the 4th quarter, Buffalo kicks a field goal to go up 31-10, and they look like themselves again.

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  11. Current scores:

    Atlanta 12 - 24 Green Bay (3d Quarter)
    Buffalo 31 - 10 Oakland (4th)
    Cincinnati 17 - 20 Baltimore (4th)
    Detroit 21 - 17 Seattle (4th)
    Houston 10 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 6 - 14 Kansas City (3d)
    Tampa Bay 20 - 10 Chicago (4th)
    Tennessee 17 - 21 San Diego (4th)

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  12. OK, we're getting near the end of the noon games. Current scores:

    Atlanta 19 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Buffalo 31 - 10 Oakland (4th)
    Cincinnati 17 - 27 Baltimore (4th)
    Detroit 21 - 24 Seattle (4th)
    Houston 13 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 9 - 14 Kansas City (4th)
    Tampa Bay 20 - 10 Chicago (4th)
    Tennessee 17 - 21 San Diego (4th)

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    1. With 8 minutes left in the game, Seattle gets a pick six to go up 31-21 in Detroit. Jared Goff had gone 383 throws without an interception, the third longest steak of all time.

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  13. The Tennessee/San Diego game feels huge. The loser will be 0-2, and it won't be easy to come back from an 0-2 start in the AFC.

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  14. The Bills go up 38-10 with 4 minutes left. I don't understand how these guys ever lose.

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  15. With 2:22 left, the Titans go up 24-21.

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  16. With 6:17 left, the Bears close to within 20-17 of Tampa Bay.

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  17. Kansas City had first and goal at the 10, but two penalties wrecked their chances of a touchdown. They kick a field goal to go up 17-9 with 8:11 left.

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  18. Current scores:

    Atlanta 19 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Buffalo 38 - 10 Oakland (4th)
    Cincinnati 17 - 27 Baltimore (4th)
    Detroit 21 - 31 Seattle (4th)
    Houston 20 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 9 - 17 Kansas City (4th)
    Tampa Bay 20 - 17 Chicago (4th)
    Tennessee 24 - 21 San Diego (4th)

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  19. The never-say-die Lions score to cut Seattle's lead to 31-28 with 3 minutes left.

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  20. Atlanta looks great in the old-school red helmets, and they are inside the Packers' 30 with 8 minutes left.

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  21. With 1:23 left, the Chargers are down to the Tennessee 25.

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  22. With 8:10 left, the Falcons kick a field goal to cut Green Bay's lead to 24-22.

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  23. Between 2 PM and 3 PM Central on Sundays in football season, the Red Zone Channel is better than anything else you'll see on TV all year.

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  24. With 23 seconds left, the Chargers have a 3d and 3 at the Tennessee 7.

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  25. On 3d and 18, the Lions chase Geno Smith all the way back to the 3, where they sack him. With 2 minutes left, the Lions are going to get the ball back.

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  26. The Titans sack Justin Herbert, and the Chargers will have to try for the game-tying field goal with 3 seconds left.

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  27. The Chargers tie the game, and they are going to OT.

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  28. Current scores:

    Atlanta 22 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Buffalo 38 - 10 Oakland (4th)
    Cincinnati 17 - 27 Baltimore (4th)
    Detroit 28 - 31 Seattle (4th)
    Houston 20 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 9 - 17 Kansas City (4th)
    Tampa Bay 20 - 17 Chicago (4th)
    Tennessee 24 - 24 San Diego (OT)

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  29. With 3:28 left, the Bengals score to cut Baltimore's lead to 27-24.

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  30. With 38 seconds left, the Lions are inside the Seattle 30.

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  31. With 4 minutes left, the Falcons have the ball again and are back in Packers' territory. Not so long ago, the Packers were up 24-12 and appeared to be cruising. Now they're about to fall behind.

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  32. With 3 seconds left, the Lions will try for a tying field goal. They succeed, and now that game is also going to overtime.

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  33. Current scores:

    Atlanta 22 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Cincinnati 24 - 27 Baltimore (4th)
    Detroit 31 - 31 Seattle (OT)
    Houston 20 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 9 - 17 Kansas City (4th)
    Tampa Bay 27 - 17 Chicago (4th)
    Tennessee 24 - 24 San Diego (OT)

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  34. On 4th and 12 from their own 16, the Chiefs hold and take over on downs with 4 minutes to go.

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  35. The Chargers did not score, and now Tennessee can win with a field goal.

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  36. With 50 seconds left, Tampa Bay got a pick six to to up 27-17 and finish the Bears.

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  37. Back in Detroit, Seattle gets to go first.

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  38. Meanwhile, Atlanta is in field goal range and is trying to run out the clock before it kicks.

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  39. In Nashville, Tennessee has moved inside the Charger 25.

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  40. Tennessee kicks a field goal and beats the Chargers 27-24 in overtime.

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  41. Current scores:

    Atlanta 22 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Detroit 31 - 31 Seattle (OT)
    Houston 20 - 31 Indianapolis (4th)
    Jacksonville 9 - 17 Kansas City (4th)
    Buffalo 38 - 10 Oakland (F)
    Cincinnati 24 - 27 Baltimore (F)
    Tampa Bay 27 - 17 Chicago (F)
    Tennessee 27 - 24 San Diego (F-OT)

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  42. With 5:41 left, Geno Smith throws a game-winning pass, and Seattle wins 37-31 over Detroit. The Lions did not get the ball in OT.

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  43. With 58 seconds left, the Falcons kick a field goal to go up 25-24 over Green Bay.

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  44. On 3d and 6 with 2 minutes left, Mahomes does one of those Mahomes plays where he escapes the rush and finds a receiver downfield. The Chiefs run out the clock and come away with a huge win: 17-9 in Jacksonville.

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  45. Current scores from the noon games:

    Atlanta 25 - 24 Green Bay (4th Quarter)
    Buffalo 38 - 10 Oakland (F)
    Cincinnati 24 - 27 Baltimore (F)
    Detroit 31 - 37 Seattle (F-OT)
    Houston 20 - 31 Indianapolis (F)
    Jacksonville 9 - 17 Kansas City (F)
    Tampa Bay 27 - 17 Chicago (F)
    Tennessee 27 - 24 San Diego (F-OT)

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  46. Andy Reid, John Harbaugh, and Pete Carroll all did some Hall of Fame coaching today.

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  47. The Packers do not score and Atlanta wins 25 to 24. And that's it for the noon games.

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  48. Current scores for 3 PM games:

    Arizona 17 - 0 N.Y. Giants (2d Quarter)
    Los Angeles 10 - 10 San Francisco (2d)
    Dallas 10 - 0 N.Y. Jets (2d)
    Denver 14 - 3 Washington (2d)

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  49. Denver goes up 21-3, and it looks as though Washington is not as good as its media expected.

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  50. Current scores:

    Arizona 20 - 0 N.Y. Giants (Halftime)
    Los Angeles 17 - 17 San Francisco (Halftime)
    Dallas 10 - 7 N.Y. Jets (2d Quarter)
    Denver 21 - 3 Washington (2d)

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  51. The Giants have played three halves of football so far, and they've been outscored 60-0.

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  52. Current scores:

    Arizona 20 - 7 N.Y. Giants (3d quarter)
    Los Angeles 17 - 17 San Francisco (3d)
    Dallas 18 - 10 N.Y. Jets (Halftime)
    Denver 21 - 11 Washington (2d)

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  53. Washington has fought its way back into its game with Denver. Current scores:

    Arizona 28 - 7 N.Y. Giants (3d quarter)
    Los Angeles 17 - 17 San Francisco (3d)
    Dallas 18 - 10 N.Y. Jets (Halftime)
    Denver 21 - 14 Washington (Halftime)

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  54. Current scores:

    Arizona 28 -14 N.Y. Giants (3d quarter)
    Los Angeles 17 - 17 San Francisco (3d)
    Dallas 21 - 10 N.Y. Jets (3d)
    Denver 21 - 14 Washington (3d)

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  55. According to their Twitter Feed, the Sports Junkies took the Giants over the Bills in their Survivor Pool.

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  56. Goodness gracious! Washington has now scored 18 points in a row, and their game with Denver is now tied at 21 early in the third quarter. Maybe the DC media was right after all.

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  57. The Giants may yet save the Junkies. Current scores:

    Arizona 28 - 21 N.Y. Giants (4th quarter)
    Los Angeles 17 - 27 San Francisco (4th)
    Dallas 24 - 10 N.Y. Jets (4th)
    Denver 21 - 21 Washington (3d)

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  58. Dallas goes up 27-10 in the 4th quarter, and they look really good so far.

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  59. With 7:18 left, the Rams move to within 27-20 of the Niners.

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  60. Washington tried a 59-yard field goal, didn't make it, gave the ball to Denver in good field position, and now the Broncos are on the Washington 10.

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  61. Washington's defense holds, but Denver kicks a field goal to take a 24-21 lead with 3 minutes left in the third. Meanwhile, the Giants are driving.

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  62. Current scores:

    Arizona 28 - 21 N.Y. Giants (4th quarter)
    Los Angeles 20 - 27 San Francisco (4th)
    Dallas 27 - 10 N.Y. Jets (4th)
    Denver 24 - 21 Washington (3d)

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  63. If it holds, this Washington result will be one of the most stunning outcomes I can remember. On the other hand, the Giants' result is also one of the most stunning outcomes I can remember:

    Denver 24 - 35 Washington (4th)
    Dallas 30 - 10 N.Y. Jets (Final)
    Arizona 28 - 31 N.Y. Giants (F)
    Los Angeles 23 - 30 San Francisco (F)

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  64. So the Junkies had a successful Survivor pick, and Washington scored 35 points. That's a really good week for the DC sports media.

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  65. With 1:50 left, Denver kicks a field goal to make the score 35-27 for Washington.

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  66. Denver gets the ball back at its own 8 with 48 seconds to go.

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  67. With 9 seconds left, Denver has 2d and 10 from its own 30.

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  68. With 3 seconds left, Denver has 1st and 10 from the Washington 49. Washington calls time.

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  69. On the last play of the game, Denver throws a Hail Mary touchdown pass to make the score 35-33.

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  70. With no time left on the clock, Denver goes for two. The pass is . . . . BROKEN UP! The Bronco fans want pass interference, but there is no flag! Washington wins, 35 to 33. Unbelievable.

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    1. I listened to a lot of the WFT's radio people for a lot of this second half, and I'm very happy for them, too. Improbably, I've become a bit of a WFT fan.

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  71. Washington and the Giants were both on the road. At one point, Washington was down 21-3. At one point, the Giants were down 28-7. Giants won 31-28. Washington won 35-33. Amazing stuff. No wonder people like the NFL so much.

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  72. Washington hasn't started a season 2-0 since 2011. That team finished 5-11.

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  73. That's all for tonight. I'm not writing about the Sunday Night game.

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  74. I enjoyed reading your report. I also enjoyed the Sunday-night game a good bit.

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