Week 8 is over and we have now approached the half way point of the NFL season. Going into the weekend, three teams were fighting to keep they’re undefeated winning streak. Who was able to hold on?
The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints battled it out as both teams came close to being handed their first loss. The Colts were up against the improved San Francisco 49ers and barely pushed through a 14 – 18 victory. It was not a good day for three-time MVP Peyton Manning, forcing the coach to put Joseph Addai to throw the game winning touchdown. The Saints were able to get the win but not without Atlanta putting up a fight. It was two years pro quarterback battling one of the best in the league. Unfortunately, Matt Ryan’s end of the game Hail Mary met the hands of Saints Darren Sharper giving him his seventh interception of the season.
The undefeated upset of the weekend, however, was the Denver Broncos at Baltimore. Both teams were coming off the bye week and Baltimore looking for redemption. The Denver Broncos have come a long way since they’re 8-8 record last season and still have some pretty tough teams to get through. New head coach, Josh McDaniels, has done wonders with this team but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I wonder what was going through his mind on the opening drive when Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson sacked QB Kyle Orton for the first play of the game. You can see what Orton had to say about it at ESPN.
The Broncos will be facing returning Superbowl Champs, the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers coming off their bye week, the Broncos need to really step up their game if they want to add another win. With both these teams having a dominant defense, this could turn out to be an interesting, creative play calling game!
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Thanks for mentioning my Broncos and not totally trashing them this week for their loss to the Ravens. You're absolutely right: there is a lot of room for improvement!
What do you think was going through Johnson's mind? Give us an idea!
You have a lot of different action going on in the first paragraph with different teams. I would suggest keeping each paragraph focused just on one game. I don't follow all teams and so I was having a bit of time trying to move from Manning in paragraph 2 to the Saints game.
Also, like I asked you about Johnson above, back up some of those good general comments with details: what will happen to Ryan with all those interceptions? Would you play him in his next game?
A focus on just 1 or two games/coaching choices per post will allow you more room for analysis. See if that works!
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