NFL Week Twelve Thoughts

New England Patriots def. Detroit Lions


Hard to tell if Detroit's losing it or if New England is turning it on, but it seems to me like it's a combination of both.
New Orleans Saints def. Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans is good once it gets that running game going, and Chris Ivory looks like he can be a dependable complement to PT down the road.
New York Jets def. Cincinnati Bengals

No surprise here, Bengals fell off big time this season.
Atlanta Falcons def. Green Bay Packers

I. Told. You. So.
Pittsburgh Steelers def. Buffalo Bills

Hard to believe the Bills almost won this won, harder yet to believe they should have.
Cleveland Browns def. Carolina Panthers

Another game where it was hard to believe how close it was, I guess this is the time of the year where bad teams decide they want to start winning games.

Houston Texans def. Tennessee Titans

Tennessee is sunk without Vince Young.

New York Giants def. Jacksonville Jaguars

The weak point of the Jaguars is their defense.

Minnesota Vikings def. Washington Redskins

The Vikings' defense showed up, but only against the Redskins' offense.
Miami Dolphins def. Oakland Raiders

The Raiders can be a hard team to figure out at times.  Henne's turning into a quarterback who only plays well down the stretch, which is usually good but you want him to play slightly better in the beginning of the season than he did.
Kansas City Chiefs def. Seattle Seahawks

What did I say about KC at the beginning of the season?  Run game.

Baltimore Ravens def. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I won't say that Tampa is overrated, okay maybe a little, but they're a young team and they weren't going to stop a hot Ravens' offense.

Chicago Bears def. Philadelphia Eagles

An authoritative victory for the Bears.  Their defense let up a bit in the fourth quarter, but the biggest thing is they allowed fewer points than their offense scored.
St. Louis Rams def. Denver Broncos

Hard to figure these teams out at times.  It looked like the Rams were going to run away with it for a while, which was unexpected, but that hot Broncos' offense finally showed up, only too little too late.
San Diego Chargers def. Indianapolis Colts

Colts are really struggling, and I don't blame injuries.  They won games this season despite injuries, the problem seems to be that teams are getting wise on how to beat them.  With no run game, defenses can just drop their players into coverage and make it impossible for Peyton to work his magic.
San Francisco 49ers def. Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals are really in a tailspin, and they desperately need a quarterback.