By:Sam Mendelsohn
After reaching the quarter mark in the seasons we are starting to see teams pull away from the pack. Houston, Atlanta both head into Sunday as the remaining undefeated teams. While the Saints and Browns have yet to win a game.
First Down: “Wild Showdown in Atlanta”
Coming off his worst performance as a pro, Cam Newton looked to rebound against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons. For most of the game Cam showed why he was selected first overall in 2011. Utilizing his speed, arm and decision making, Newton led the Panthers all game until a costly fumble in the fourth. The Panthers recovered the ball but chose to punt the ball. The punt was perfect by Brain Nortman, landing on the Falcons half-yard line. But on the very next play Matt Ryan threw a 56-yard pass to Roddy White setting up the eventual game winning field goal. You must think that Ron Rivera was considering that move to go for it and win the game on 4th down. Instead he and his team are left with just a 1-3 record.
Second Down: “Leaving on a JET-plane”
The Jets were shutout at home against one of the toughest defenses in the SanFrancisco 49ers but their is issue long term. They are without two key players on both sides of the ball in Santonio Holmes and Darelle Revis. Putting all the pressure on Mark Sanchez who was a brutal 13 for 29 for 103 yards. Look, the 49ers defense is tops in the league but I strongly advise that Ryan go to Tebow; he can’t do any worse. After another home shutout at the hands of the Texans Defense on Monday night there will be no other choice but to call on Tim Tebow.
Third Down: “Hard Knocks”
When HBO chose the Miami Dolphins to be the team they followed I like many questioned why? The episodes came and went without a single win in the pre-season. Joe Philbin however, is a very good coach in this league and has been for some time. Seeing his team nearly steal a game in Arizona was surely a good sign and rookie Ryan Tannehill played well. Tannehill started training camp as the third string quarterback and has quickly shown he has what it takes to play in the league. He dropped back 41 times and threw for over 430 yards but had two costly turnovers. The Dolphins dropped to 1-3 but there is a glimmer of light shining at the end of the tunnel.
Fourth Down: “The Saints go quietly marching on and on.”
It’s no easy task for any team to walk into Lambeau and steal a game away from Aaron Rodgers and the cheese heads, but the Saints desperately needed a win. Had it not been for a holding call on a crucial dying seconds kick, the Saints would have stole away a win. The one bright spot is that Drew Brees will yet again etch his name into the history books. Brees should pass Johnny Unitas’s record that has lasted fifty-two years of 48 consecutive games with a touchdown pass. The ironic thing is that it will come against the team that drafted him and let him go, at home on Sunday night. It’s like NBC knew this would be the case and planned it so accordingly. Oh, how I love when things fall into place and when it’s a guy like Drew Brees at the centre I will surely be watching. He like me has been looked the other way for most of our lives because we are both vertically challenged. I will be rooting for Brees and the Saints come 815. Saints 38- Chargers 27
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