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25 Steelers, 17 New England
The Steelers and Big Ben proved that they were the team to beat in the AFC. No James Harrison, No James Farrior, No Hines Ward, no problem. The Captain failed to mention in the recap that Ben torched the suspect the Patriot defense for the tune of 365 yards on 50 attempts on which he had 36 completions. The Patriots defense were worse than the Steelers wide receivers and that was pretty evident. They basically controlled the whole game through the air.

Also the Captain failed to mention the terrific job the Steelers did on Brady and the offense. Pittsburgh did to the Patriots what the Patriots did to the Rams in the superbowl. They beat up the Patriot Receivers and they hardly made an impact on the game. Welker had 6 rec and 39 yards, Deion Branch had 4 rec for 36 yards and TD. The Patriots were unable to play their game, because the Steelers didn't allow them. The Lamar Woodley and Brett Keisel were in the backfield a lot putting a ton of pressure on Brady. Holding Tom Brady (who has been on record pace) to under 200 yards is amazing. Ike Taylor is the 2nd best corner in the league.

ANOTHER thing the Captain failed to mention is the follies by head coach Bill Belichick. Bill had his once a season real bad game. His game plan sucked and the onside kick was one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. They haven't got an onside kick in Bills time as a Patriots coach and had 3 time outs and the two minute warning. Yes, Gostkowski muffed it, but it should have been kicked deep. When is Bill going to accountable for these things. I mean he had a bye week to game plan for this and it was very "unPatriot" like. All they did was cut Leigh Bodden and put Pos I Dowling on the IR, which hurt in this game.

Looks like there will be a rematch in the Superbowl with Green Bay and Pittsburgh.

31 St. Louis, 21 New Orleans

What the fuck Saints and Drew Brees. How do you let the winless Rams destroy you. Steven Jackson had a great game running 25 times for 159 yards and 2 TDs. The Saints can't have these games if they want to be considered elite.

21 Panthers, 24 Vikings
Cam Newton is having a great year statistically but owns a 2-5 record. He threw 3 TDs and led his team to FG range at the end of the game to tie it and Olindo Mare shanked it. Tough loss for the Panthers, I feel like I say that a lot.

30 Baltimore, 27 Arizona
Right when I was bashing Joe Flacco all day he goes and 31/51 for 336 yards. Most of which was in the 2nd half. Baltimore had to come back from 24 points in this game, they won, but they can't feel good about themselves.

23 Bills, 0 Washington
I picked Washington in this game......... I shouldn't have. Ryan Fitzpatrick rewarded the Bills by throwing 262 yards and 2 TDs.

45 Lions, 10 Broncos

Here is Tim Tebow getting Tim Tebowed..... funniest thing ever.

Tebow went 18/39 for 172 yards with 1 TD, 1 Int and an for 63 yards and fumbled 3 times with 1 loss. Thank God we don't need to hear about him for a while.

34 Cincy, 12 Seattle
Andy Dalton may not be putting up Cam Newton stats however, he has his team at 5 and 2. Rookie AJ Green is having a pretty good year as well with 5 TDs this year. Seattle is bad.

34 Philly, 7 Dallas
This is probably Vick's best game since last year. He went 21/28 for 279 and 2 TDs and also chipped in with 50 rushing yards. But the real star of this team is Lesean McCoy running for 185 yards on 30 carries and 2 scores. I don't get Dallas, sometimes they look awesome and other times they look like last night.

Steelers 25, Patriots 17

Do you know what's alarming? As ugly and painful to watch as the Pats' D was on Sunday, they were the best unit on the field for New England. They kept the Patriots in the game. They held the Steelers to 3 field goals and 2 TDs in the Red Zone. They intercepted Roethlisberger which set up an 8 yard TD drive. They were on the field for 2/3 of this game, and they played much better than the offense.

Give credit to the Steelers for doing two key things defensively: pressuring Brady (from unanticipated angles) and neutralizing Wes Welker. Brady was rarely comfortable and Welker was held to 6 catches for only 39 yards. When Welker did catch the ball, he was immediately (and forcefully) greeted by a Pittsburgh defender.

The Patriots shot themselves in the foot, too. Four false start penalties by the line (give partial credit to the Steelers' pass rushers), and they all came at key moments in drives. The Pats didn't take advantage of the penalties Pittsburgh committed, they didn't even try to run the ball, they didn't do much to stop Pittsburgh's pass rush like run some screens with Woodhead and/or Faulk. The Patriots offense was 3/10 on 3rd downs.

It was nice seeing Faulk in the backfield, he played well for being 80 years old. Gronkowski was stellar. He had more guys on him than Bibi Jones after a baseball game. And unlike Bibi Jones, he didn't go down easily. That's about it as far as good offensive performances go.

The defense did a decent job, but it was far from pretty. The blitzing was predictable. Blitzing worked for the Germans in 1940 because France didn't know where or when it was coming. The Patriots sent extra men in predictable situations, and sent them in predictable directions. And the Steelers ate them up for it.

If any team wants to move the ball against the Pats, all they have to do is run 6-10 yard curls. It's open. Every single down. Thankfully, the Pats clamped down in the Red Zone and turned possible touchdowns into field goals. If they hadn't, Pittsburgh would have won in a blowout.

Speaking of field goals. This was Gostkowski's worst game as a Patriot. One missed field goal, two botched onside kicks. He was one of many Patriots that simply didn't do their job.

Then there was the Patriots' clock management in the 4th. Instead of challenging the refs when Gronkowski appeared to catch the ball over the goal line, they wasted 1:37, taking their time to set plays up before finally scoring after several attempts.

The Pats are 2-2 on the road. Those 2 wins were in Miami and Oakland. Those 2 losses were in Buffalo and now Pittsburgh. The Patriots haven't beaten a good team on the road yet. And they play in the Meadowlands in 2 weeks. I'm more than a little concerned.

They host the Giants Sunday evening.

-The Commodore

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32 Pittsburgh, 20 Cardinals
Big Ben completely ate the Cardinals alive with 361 yards and 3 TDs and Mike Wallace dropped another one. Ben is going right where he should and rolling just in time for a battle against the Patriots next week. God, Ben is amazing.

18 Broncos, 15 Dolphins
Tony Sporano went for 2 randomly in this game and that made the legend of Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow led his team back from a horrific 1st half and 15 game deficit. Tebows numbers weren't the greatest as he went 13/27 for 161 yards and 2 TDs and ran for 65 yards. The Miami Dolphins are a bad team, the worst team in the league, so Tim Tebow's dicksucking should keep that in mind, but hell the kid won.

23 Falcons, 16 Lions
Is the dream over for the Lions? They have been very unimpressive the past 2 weeks and looks lost without runningback Jahvid Best. The Falcons suck and Matt Ryan could be the most overrated QB in the league, but somehow they still win. Michael Turner is having a great year and went over 100 yards again.

41 Houston, 7 Tennessee
The Titans didn't have a chance as Arian Foster went all fucking crazy going over 100 yards on the ground and air and scoring 3 TDs. They also put up 41 points without Andre Johnson.

33 Carolina, 20 Redskins
My second favorite QB in the league has been nothing but impressive this year as he now has 15 total TDs and making the Panthers a legit team. I know they are only 2-5, but he keeps them in the game.

27 New York Jets, 21 Chargers
Mark Sanchez played a hell of a game in a comeback against the Chargers. He had 1 blip but other than that he found Plaxico Burress 3 times in the end zone. Shonn Green finally had a game over 100 yards. I don't know what it is about Plaxico, I don't like him. He's dropped a lot of balls and seems disinterested.

24 Chicago, 18 TB
PAY Matt Forte, 25 carries for 145 yards and 1 TD and 2 receptions for 38 yards. He's really good and the only chance the Bears have.

34 Dallas, 7 St. Louis
Demarco fucking Murray 25 carries for 253 yards and 1 TD, the Rams didn't stand a chance.

33 Green Bay, 27 Vikings
Christian Ponder did a hell of a lot better than I thought he would be going 219 and 2 Tds and keeping them in the game. I know Bob is blind to it, but Green Bays soft defense and Aaron Rodgers disappearing later in games could eventually cost them. His inability to slam the door kept the Vikings within striking distance.

62 New Orleans, 7 Colts
Drew Brees had 5 TDs and 325 yards. The Saints have looked a lot better since Marquis Colston came back.

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38 Steelers, 17 Titans

The Steelers needed a statement win and they got one yesterday as a James Harrison, Casey Hampton and Aaron Smithless defense played extremely well on that side of the ball holding Chris Johnson to 51 yards and getting to the qb 3 times and causing turnovers.

But the real reason the Steelers won is due to one of the best QBs in the country and one of, if not the toughest SOB in the league Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben threw 5 TDs yesterday on one leg. He didn't have Mendenhall or an offensive line, yet Ben was on point the whole game. The Titans had the best defense coming into the league only allowing 5 TDs on the year and Ben doubled that in one game. Should we hand him the MVP award right now?

25 Packers, 14 Falcons
Aaron Rodgers once again had a great game, throwing around 400 yards and 2 TDs. Also, the Falcons are just so bad, I'll start the Matt Ryan is not good club. He's an overrated D Bag that belongs in the same catagory as Tony Romo and Michael Vick. Speaking of Vick.....

31 Buffalo, 24 Philly
VY isn't only the first and last letters in Victory, but they are Vince Young's initials and thats not a coincidence. Mike Vick did a great job turning the ball over 4 times and making awful decisions. Vince Young should be starting for this team. Mike Vick has regressed into the Falcons ineffective Vick and not only should their be a coaching change, their should be a QB change. Also, the Eagles are dumb, how were they drawn off sides on that 4-2 at the end of the game. Much like the people in Philly that game was ugly.

36 Seahawks, 25 Giants


ShEli Manning is up to her old tricks again, just throwing picks at the worst times. She threw a pick 6 at the worst possible time. Charlie Whitehurst finally came in for the Seahawks and torched the Giants secondary.

29 SD, 24 Broncos

Who cares about the outcome of the game, it's Tebow time. After John Fox had his hands ties with Kyle Orton's ineffectiveness he put in Tim Tebow and must have been pleasantly surprised. Tebow was 4/10 for 79 yards in the air and had 6 rushes for 38 yards and 1 TD. Tebow may not be a great qb or accurate, but he can bring other types of weapons in which it may not matter.

25 Oakland, 20 Texans

Al Davis said it best, "Just Win Baby" and that's what the Raiders did with the death of their owner in everyone's heart. Matt Schaub had a brainfart at the end of the game and instead of running in for a TD (which he had) he threw a blatant pick into the hands of Michael Huff (An Al Davis draft pick), Derius Heyward Bay also scored a TD too.

Cincy won, AJ green is sweet

Minnesota one, get off Donovan McNabb

Patriots were bailed out by officials all game, Pay off the refs gate probably going to happen soon.