First game of week 2, Green Bay vs. Chicago, was more of a sack contest than a game . It was a battle of Clay Matthew's vs. Julius Peppers, with 3 and 2 sacks respectively. That makes 6 sacks for Matthew's in 2 games. Guys is a beast. I did not think either offense looked good at all. Cutler is going to have a long season ahead of him running for his life unless Chicago finds a way to address their horrible O-Line (which is a continuing theme from last season). Aaron Rodgers did not look too bad, it seemed all of his receiver's had butterfinger's and nobody was catching anything. In the end GB pulled off the win.. So far they are not looking that impressive this season.
Great match up's in week 2,
Jet's/Steeler's - Both teams have pretty great Defense's but the Jet's will be without their dominant CB Darrell Revis and the Steeler's will most likely be without star LB James Harrison and maybe Safety Troy Polamalu. It will be interesting to see how this will effect the game. I give the QB edge to the Steeler's, as much as I hate Big Ben as a person, he is one heck of a QB. He is nearly impossible to bring down and has a great ability for extending plays. If the Sanchez of last week shows up the Jet;s have a great shot. Interesting point, the Jet's were using Tebow to mimic Big Ben in practice this week. They are similar in size and both mobile QB's that are hard to bring down. I personally hope Tebow gets a few snaps in this game. I would love to see him burn the Steeler's like he did in the playoffs last year while on the Bronco's. Shortest OT ever! I hope the Jet's win, but I think the Steeler's may take the win.
Giant's/Buc's - For the first time in a very long time the Giants may not have any of their major players out due to injury. DT tackle may be playing in his first NFL regular season game and first football game in almost 3 years after being on IR last season with torn pecs and being suspended his senior season along with 13 other North Carolina players for receiving improper benefits. Giant's still have a banged up secondary and their O-line is a bit questionable at times. Buc's are under new head coach Greg Schiano, who is making a homecoming of sorts as he was the Rutger's head coach for years. Former Rutger's player Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed about 2 years ago in a game, will be taking part in the coin toss. I always love seeing this kid. He is such an inspiration, always has such a positive outlook and great attitude towards life. Lot's of new faces on this young TB team. Keep an eye on first round pick, RB Doug Martin. I have the Giant's winning this one.
Bronco's/Falcon's - Well if week 1 was any indication, the old Peyton Manning is back. It is unbelievable the guy was out a whole season, he looked phenomenal last week. This should be a great match up. WR's and QB's will be the star of this game. Eric Decker and Demaryous Thomas for the Bronco's and Julio Jones and Roddy White for the Falcon's. Manning vs. Matt Ryan. I give the advantage to the Bronco's, but if Matty Ice shows up and Julio Jones puts on another show, all bets are off. This game will be a must see on TV Monday night.
Lion's/49er's - Last season when these 2 met the head coaches almost came to blows on the field. Here's hoping they keep their emotion's in check this time around. Great QB's on both teams, but I give the advantage to Lion's on this front. Stafford and Megatron are quite the dynamic duo. To me this game will be a battle of Defense's. San Fran has one of the most dominant D's in the NFL with LB's Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman and Detroit may have one of the nastiest (in a good way). Ndamukong Suh is someone I would never want to meet in a dark alley. This will be a fun one to watch. I give a slight edge to the 49er's in this one.
I am sure I left out some other good match up's but these are the games I will be watching for.
Till next time.
Sassy
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