If it wasn't for the defense, heaven knows what the score would be.

 Love looks like a schoolkid, thrown into the deep end. The special teams are just plain incompetent. 

 Makes one ready to forgive Rodgers, even for murder. 

 

It told us or at least reaffirmed that if any team enters a match complacent they will be beaten.

It showed us that some improvers this season, think that they are good enough to feel complacent, and they were shown they are not.

How bout dem Cowboys? No Superbowl winning talk this Monday after they were completely obliterated by a lacklustre Denver team. Back to normalcy. 

A couple of the divisions could potentially have all four teams involved in the playoffs.

And finally if Tony Corrente ever refs a NFL match again, after that corrupt, yes I said it, corrupt effort in the Pittsburgh-Chicago match, then the NFL are kidding themselves.

Week 9 MVP Award: This was a very tough week to select a winner. We saw Bridgewater execute a great offensive effort for a team which had no offensive weapons before this week. The whole Patriots defensive unit was huge to make the Panthers offense look inept. Adrian Peterson showed that the Titans might not miss King Henry as much as they may have and when he returns they will be having a dynamic one two offense. But I have gone to the Battle of Ohio to come up with this weeks MVP player and that is Baker Mayfield. Much maligned and under enormous pressure from outside the franchise due to Odell Beckham Jr's father sticking his nose into something that has nothing to do with him (f#$king parents who stick their noses into their child's career), he had to get the naysayers off his back. Up against a rival, who were actually in form, and despite two touchdowns by the special teams and defensive units, he led his team to a huge win which the Browns needed. It was a good performance which showed why he is a person that the Browns should have faith in his abilities.

Week 9 Best Team Effort: Arizona showed their qualities with a stylish victory over a 49er's team who look like the injuries over the last four seasons that they have gone through is catching up with them. As stated above the Patriots defense was really good and there offense went well against a non-existent defense. And the Broncos were awesome against a Cowboys team who have obviously been reading the newspapers about them being a Superbowl team. However I have settled on Tennessee. The Titans were brilliant against a very effective team. The Rams are a high octane team, but with Matt Stafford looking like he was playing back at the Lions, and his offensive line obviously being owed money by Matt, because they were about as helpful as the guys in the Adam Sandler movie The Longest Yard when he was fixing the game, the Titans never looked like missing the explosiveness of Derek Henry. It was a performance which showed they can overcome obstacles to grab a win. 

    

He is still fast at 35, he moves well and is a deep threat but he can run routes which helps Derek Carr in isolating open receivers.

For the Rams he was usually the guy to get them that 3rd or 4th down conversion, and so while he is averaging 27.8 yards a catch he has the potential to gain more if the Raiders use him as the go to deep threat. 

Baltimore

Indianapolis

Cleveland

Dallas

Buffalo

Tennessee

Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh

L.A.Chargers

Arizona

Green Bay

Kansas City

L.A.Rams

 

  A-Rod had an ordinary game, but the Packer defense was magnificent. It was once the worst in the NFL, but now they are playing man-on-man, rather than zone, and looking the goods. Even Kevin King. 

 Metcalfe's meltdown in the fourth was reminiscent of an OBJ tantrum. He turned on a 'blue' and may still pay a further price. 

  

Tactically it was a bizarre approach today