The NFL Today: Week 3

September 23, 2016 12:00 AM - Season 49, Episode 3

Week 3 was kicked off with a 27-0 win by the Brady-less Patriots over the recently Brock'd Texans.

The Rest of the schedule:

Sunday, September 25th
1:00 PM ET Cardinals at Bills
1:00 PM ET Raiders at Titans
1:00 PM ET Redskins at Giants
1:00 PM ET Browns at Dolphins
1:00 PM ET Ravens at Jaguars
1:00 PM ET Lions at Packers
1:00 PM ET Broncos at Bengals
1:00 PM ET Vikings at Panthers
4:05 PM ET Rams at Buccaneers
4:05 PM ET 49ers at Seahawks
4:25 PM ET Jets at Chiefs
4:25 PM ET Chargers at Colts
4:25 PM ET Steelers at Eagles
8:30 PM ET Bears at Cowboys

Monday, September 26th
8:30 PM ET Falcons at Saints

posted by lkc (11 comments total)

It is really hard to describe the very quiet New England reserved smugness about the Pats early winning streak.

(I've had a suspicion that the organization has essentially thrown a few games (perhaps seasons) to avoid an appearance of steamrolling the league. I this turns into a perfect season it'll support that thesis.)
posted by sammyo at 7:33 AM on September 23, 2016

I'm not a Patriots hater, and being perennial contenders is a great feat. But they've won one Superbowl in the last decade. Even if Bill Belichick were the cuddliest, least competitive coach in the league I'm not really sure he'd feel the need to lose games to make the rest of the league feel they had a shot.
posted by mark k at 10:52 PM on September 23, 2016

My Facebook feed does not seem to indicate any kind of reserved anything.
posted by Huffy Puffy at 10:44 AM on September 24, 2016

Am smug, and am looking forward to having a peaceful, relaxing Sunday.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:33 PM on September 24, 2016 [1 favorite]

My TV has terrible reception tonight but that's okay, so do the Bears.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 6:54 PM on September 25, 2016 [2 favorites]

Well, the Seahawks looked better, at least.
posted by lkc at 11:16 PM on September 25, 2016

I'm still just "FLY EAGLES FLY" since, you know, the Eagles totally dominated what was considered to be the much better team.
posted by graymouser at 3:41 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

Bill Belichick wouldn't throw a game of Candyland against his grandkids.

I loved this tweet:

AFC East QB Rankings:
1. Tom Brady
2. Jimmy Garoppolo
3. Jacoby Brissett

Interesting to see that the Vikings might be good without their two best offensive players...
posted by Rock Steady at 5:27 AM on September 26, 2016

Holy CRAP, Philadelphia. That was borderline obscene (And quite enjoyable to watch while on a business trip to Steelers territory).
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 6:46 AM on September 26, 2016

I'm hoping that the Eagles can get the O-line sorted out and settled with Lane Johnson's suspension coming up probably after the bye. It just blows my mind that a coach from Andy Reid's tree could have a balanced offensive attack. They scored a TD after like 6 running plays! Unheard of for this team! And the defense was ferocious. I know it didn't matter to the final score, but the Eagles blocked a FG! I'm using far too many exclamation points, but I'm shocked at how good the team looked. I still can't quite believe that they're real.
posted by gladly at 9:18 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

That Jets game, though. Speechless.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 3:39 PM on September 26, 2016