The homeless Saints hold on to beat the at-home Carolina Panthers. The Seattle Seahawks lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Minnesota Vikings lose at home to Tampa Bay.
I’d brag about the brilliance, absolute genius of my picks of the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys this weekend. But I’ve washed out of two football pools and it’s only week one.
Meanwhile, today is Tom Landry’s birthday. The “Man in the Funny Hat” would’ve been 81 years old today. Given how the Patriots and the Steelers won this weekend, I’d argue the game of football hasn’t changed all that much since the days he was coaching.
A few points of analysis from this weekend:
1) How bad of a defense does Tennessee have this year? Pittsburgh’s quarterback only threw 11 times. ELEVEN. He completed nine passes. He wasn’t hurt or removed from the game. That’s all Pittsburgh needed to win today. Or maybe someone should ask just how good is Pittsburgh’s offensive line.
2) It’s okay. You can bet against the Bears and the Redskins for the rest of the season. Both teams really are that bad.
3) I wish Mike Tice well in his next career as a ticket scalper.
