1st Down: Week 2 Observations

Week 2 observations from a fat guy on his couch watching the games. None of this will make any sense at all. 

- The Jets humbled the Patriots in a 28-14 victory. Mark Sanchez was impressive for the Jets going 21 for 30 with 220 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. There are two different Mark Sanchez's that play football. One Make Sanchez looks like a miniature version of Joe Montana against the Patriots. The other version of Sanchez throws a ton of picks, looks confused and folds under pressure. He's a maddening quarterback who you'll either love or hate if your a Jets fan.

- Karma is a bitch and right now it's a bitch for Minnesota. The Vikings wanted to sleep with Brett Favre, now they're waking up Gonorrhea. The Vikings lost a 14-10 slugfest to the Miami Dolphins at home, giving Favre his first loss ever at the Metrodome. Favre threw three interceptions and fumbled in is own red zone which was recovered for the eventual game-winning touchdown. Favre looked like his old self, throwing interceptions when he should have never thrown a pass to begin with. I don't feel sorry for the Vikings. They wanted this guy desperately, now they have him.



- I guess it doesn't matter who the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is because the Steelers defense is shutting down everyone. The Steelers defense held Tennessee's Chris Johnson to only 34 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards.  Pittsburgh has to wait for another two games before Roethlisberger can return, but at this point it hasn't mattered who the Steelers QB is.

- I hate to be Andy Reid this week. He has to decide whether to start Michael Vick or Kevin Kolb next week. Vick has been impressive is the six quarters he has played for the Eagles. Now Andy Reid won't fold under the public pressure to start Vick, but that does not mean it won't be loud or racial. As for the Lions, they're all heart and no wins right now.

- What a weird game in Washington D.C. Landover, Maryland. The Redskins blew a 20-7 halftime lead and had to play overtime against the Houston Texans. And then things got weird. The Texans drove down the field in overtime only to stall around the 35-yard line. Texans coach Gary Kubiak decided that Neil Rackers didn't have the leg to kick a field goal, so he decided to punt. The Redskins drove down the field and into field goal range. When Redskins kicker Graham Gano attempted to kick, Kubiak called a timeout to freeze Gano, who happened to make the first field goal. After the timeout, Gano missed the 2nd field goal and Kubiak's decision looked golden. Sure enough Houston drove down the field and kicked the game-winning field goal. A truly weird game to watch.

Quick Notes: The Atlanta offense actually woke up..... When do the Cardinals finally call upon Max Hall to be the quarterback?...... Is hope being revived in Kansas City?...... Who gets fired first? Mangini? Del Rio? Childress? or Phillips?.... The Carolina Panthers are really bad, so bad in fact that Jimmy Clausen will probably start next week...... Welcome to the ass kicked club, Seattle...... The Ravens not giving up a touchdown and still losing is the same as a baseball team one-hitting their opponent but still lose...... Good win by the Raiders, I guess

Videos of the Day: First we have Oakland's Rolando McClain giving a Rams player a suplex.



Second we have Miami's Vontae Davis injuring himself after celebrating an interception.