Hey Y'all It's your FAVORITE (That's right I am claiming it) SportsGal89 Innnnnn the Buildin'! Welcome back to what I hope is another exciting season of the National Football League!
If you have been a frequent follower of my blogs, then you know that last season I did my best to spend some time highlighting my predictions for each week. Well I figured that worked out well and there was no reason to not do this again this season.
So here we are- Thursday Night Football kicked off with the season opener with the 2013-2014 Super Bowl champions- Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers.
The game could have been an interesting game it the Seahawks didn't just open a can of whoop ass before the half and dominate the entire rest of the game. Green Bay exposed their cowardice in not going towards Legion of Boom frontman- Richard Sherman. Instead Green Bay tried to stay away from Sherman and opened the eyes probably for many football fans, commentators and teams, in realizing that the Seahawks don't have a weak side! I am still very skeptical regarding commentators saying that the Seahawks are the best team in the league right now- only because we haven't really seen teams at their full depth. But I will say that commentators are not that far off in their predictions.
So here it goes, while I missed Thursday, I did call the game going to Seattle last night but let's get on with the other games:
Matchups: My Predictions Reality
Cleveland @ Stillas Stillas- DUH Steelers (30-27)
Saints @ Falcons Saints Falcons (37-34)
Vikings @ Rams Rams Vikings (34-6)
Jags @ Philly Philly Philly(34-17)
Raiders @ JETS Jets Jets (19-14)
Cincy @ Baltimore Ravens (although it makes me sick) Cincy (23-16)
Buff @ Chicago DA Bears Bills (23-20)
Washington @ Texans Texans Texans (17-6)
Titans @ KC KC Titans (26-10)
Patriots @ Miami Patriots (although it kills me) Miami (33-20)
Panthers @ Tampa Panthers Panthers (20-14)
SF @ Dallas San Francisco SF (28-17)
Indy @Denver Indy Denver (31-14) (Sorry Broncos, but you had me before the draft and then you lost me )
NY Giants @Detroit Giants Lions (35-14)
SD @ Arizona SD Arizona (18-17)
Come back Tuesday to see if I got it right...
The below is the recap of Week 1 in the NFL based on the above scores. This was written on 9.9.2014 following the end of Week 1 with Monday Night Football.
What a week, week 1 was! I am 8-8 in my predictions and I'm okay with that. There were definitely some close calls and some upsets that went the other way. And I don't necessarily mean upsets in regards to complete butt whoopin up and down both ends of the ball consistently- well except for the Seahawks game because they DOMINATED and were consistent on both sides of the ball.
But there were surprising endings in how games went:
Patriots dropping to Miami: Like when was that supposed to happen in Game 1?
Ravens losing to Cincy: and it wasn't just loosing by a close call, they were falling short at various times of the game
Lions killing the Giants: So here it is. I picked the Giants not because I doubt Detroit's ability to have turned a corner, but because I see so often the clutch moments where the Giants can get away with a win even when it is not solid. But can I just say, Detroit was a straight force to be reckoned with and continue to excite me that they are finally turning a page and making them less and less the laughing stock of the NFL (sorry Raiders, that might only be you now). Matt Stafford is hitting his rhythm, taking over and just being phenomenal in his control, in his precision and his own risk taking. He is trusting his team in a way that is so great and you are really starting to see the pieces that need to align align when it comes to the Detroit Lions I really cannot wait to see them this season.
SF vs. Dal: If anyone watched this game, it could have really gone the other way. Dominating early with Defense hammering the Dallas offense, causing short drives, turnovers and more was amazing. It like many of the other games, left fans thinking that it was going to be SF kicking butt all the way around town. But penalties got the best of them in the 2nd half and it really did hurt their ability to have a blow-out against the Cowboys, regardless of what the win column says.
Arizona Vs. SD: I called SD similar to what I thought about the Lions, Giants game. Both teams are great, but it's going to come down to one play or drive that really changes the game. And last night's late night double header was no exception to the rule. It was a great game, some dry moments for a little bit throughout, but both teams were giving a little more energy throughout the game, until Philip Rivers shot himself in the foot. Philip Rivers set up this golden drive, it was marvelous pushing towards the end zone in a strategic drive that would have most definitely given him the points he and his team needed to secure the lead and possibly win the game. But then there was the snap and he just let that ball fly past him yards away that caused them to fall short and turn the ball over to the Cardinals, who as we know ended up winning that game by 1 point!
If you were waiting for my response on how my boys from the Steel City did, check out my other post!
That's all she wrote folks.. On to week 2!!
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