Week 6 of the NFL is over and Ken Hawk couldn't be happier. I went 6-7 in my picks, and this guy stood his own last night, and stuck it out, as humiliating as it was, and I'll leave it at that. If you find it out there, you can read all about it. But the week is over, and I'm on my way down to Jamaica for two weeks off, plenty of sun and scenery. Oh, and in true Ken Hawk fashion I'll be donning the Rasta tam hat and dreads for my pecker and cruising for the beach babes. Early forecast is calling for 512 stitches over the vacation. What a week for upsets, three of the four winless teams would finally walk away without a loss, 6 of the 8 morning games were decided by 3 points or less, the champs win, the Bears, well, let's just say there was some crazy shit going on out there today. Some will shake their heads at this game, while others will point out that the defense and special teams found a way to win, and that's the sign of a great team. My thoughts: this is a good time to be heading into a bye week to re-evaluate ourselves. 4. interceptions. is. no. good.
The Saints matched the Eagles down to the final minutes and pulled away with the upset on Sunday, and this should be the one that makes believers of many. In the end, either team could have come away with the win in this one, but the Saints took the day. New Orleans goes into the bye week in first place at 5-1, but most importantly they took down one of the most dominant NFC teams on Sunday. A victory over the soaring Philadelphia offense made a statement, really, the fact that they kept up with the Eagles said enough, regardless of the win. In no way am I slighting the Eagles. I was a believer in the NO attack but other facets following the Panthers and Buccaneers games gave me some doubts, but this game was a wake-up call. The Saints DO have the capacity to take on the NFL.
The Seahawks edged the Rams with a last minute field goal to win 30-28. This was the morning game I watched, and I was convinced Holmgren would have an Alexander-less plan to attack coming off the bye week. The first half was all St. Louis, the second Seattle. That's really the only way I can see it, St. Louis couldn't even be consistent through one game. With talent like Bulger, Bruce and Holt I've never said this was a bad bunch, but this team can really change from one game to the next. There's little to conclude with a 2 point victory, they could pull off the next match vs. Seattle, though it would be an entirely different situation.
The certain defeat Sunday morning came with the Giants taking down the Falcons in a highly anticipated NFC battle. Whatever Coughlin did during the bye week must have worked, New York has really clicked back into gear these past two weeks. After all the talk and numbers surrounding the Atlanta defense they allowed a huge running game by the Giants. This leaves a big question mark in the NFC East. The 'Skins (2-4) and Eagles (4-2) lose today, the Giants (3-2) and 'Boys (3-2) win. This is a different kind of division, there is clearly a genuine power struggle.
To finish this off, it's been a fun season thus far, I've gone 58-29 in my picks. As for the season itself , there's a lot of game left, many questions to be answered, rivalries to settle, and room for teams to rise. Props to the Titans, Buccaneers, and.... Lions for not giving up, and coming away with your first this week. I watched the finals to the Tennessee and Tampa Bay matches, and they were really a sight to behold. At the same time, congrats to the Steelers on a menacing game vs. Kansas City, this was very impressive and a totally different Steelers team than we have been seeing these past few weeks, I was glad to see this great team pull it back together. While there are some holding their throats around the water cooler, describing the Arizona team's final minutes last night, I have to point out how prominent a game Matt Leinart played. The rookie did was he was asked and lead the offense to two early scores in the first quarter, and he looked like a damn good veteran leader doing it. Laugh at the Cardinals now, but I think given a few years the NFC West will rise again into a big division.
Ken Hawk will return in Week 9 for the Saturday Morning Huddle. Until then, keep the firecrackers out of your ass.
4 comments:
I think you're dead on with that take on San Diego Eddie. As for the Steelers, anyone watching the past several games and not just looking at numbers has seen many facets of the offense were not coming together. Ben himself seemed rattled and off, and I think thats the point. There were drops and missed opportunities with your great receivers in Ward Wilson and Miller, but Ben's the head of the machine, and unfortunately prone to some pretty bad luck.
I don't know if this was Whisenhunt or Cowher, but something happened this past week. If this were a game vs. the Raiders I'd say the same thing, the Steelers looked extremely confident in their play and executed.
This could have been the biggest upset of the season and if not for a defense that refused to give up the game we would be 5-1. It's really a shame, because this wasn't the Grossman that I've been watching these past five weeks, and yet this is what a national audience sees.
Arizona clearly had a game plan, I have to give Leinart credit in his ability to drive and get some confidence behind this club.
At the same time, this has got to be crushing for the Cardinals. The past two weeks Leinart has played good enough to win and yet they have come up short after blowing leads to KC and Chicago.
Maybe Chicago's comeback says a lot about their defense's resilience. But this also says a lot about the Cards, and it has got to be a dagger in the hearts of many Arizonans.
Another great wrap up Ken. Make sure to visit your send-off post on the BND Blog. Enjoy your trip, and don't loose any limbs.
Congratulations!
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