Whereas a lot of people were amazed that the Titans won. I wasn’t even remotely surprised. They’re a solid, well-coached team across the board whereas the Ravens are overly reliant upon RGIII 2.0, whose long-term utility I continue to seriously doubt despite his incipient MVP status. I was even less surprised by the Vikings’ loss to the 49ers, since it was clear from the first possession that the offensive line could not get Dalvin Cook going.
As for what I expect today, it is Chiefs over Texans, easily, and Green Bay over Seattle.
BREAKING NEWS: The Cleveland Browns have hired their next head coach. Former Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski is the Browns’ new head coach, according to multiple reports.
Good for him. Although I have to say, on the basis of yesterday’s game, I would have gone with Robert Saleh.
It’s Houston 21, Kansas City 0. This is why I don’t bet on football.
UPDATE: I did not like O’Brien’s decision to kick the field goal to go up 24. But I did not see it coming back to bite him so fast and so hard. The lesson, as always, is this: if you are the underdog, never take your foot off the gas.
The sooner you lose the momentum, the more likely it is that you lose the game.