My 2-1-1 Packers were idle after their defensive meltdown in a 40-40 tie to the Dallas Cowboys last week. That Packer defense needs to figure some things out in a hurry given the way the Detroit Lions are now playing. Detroit in fact…is now the hottest team in the NFC…or maybe the entire NFL for that matter.
I don’t watch or write much about NBA pre-season games on my blog. I cover games when they’re real games and not just evaluation tools for the eighty-two NBA regular season marathon. Hence…my NBA coverage is in idle mode for the most part currently.
Although I did watch maybe five minutes of the Thunder’s Monday night game versus the Dallas Mavs. My only observation is Michael Cage is still talking way too much and Paris isn’t getting the air time she deserves.
It was an amazing Week 5. The upstart young Denver Broncos stunned the defending NFL champ Eagles 21-17 on the road after trailing 17-3 entering the fourth period. This may or may not be a wake-up call for the Eagles to get the to ball Saquon Barkley and take advantage of his skills. The Eagles appear to have a bit of a Super Bowl championship hangover.
Same could be said for the Kansas City Chiefs who likewise blew a fourth quarter lead on the road to the likewise upstart young Jacksonville Jaguars by a score of 31-28.
And then earlier in the week…the upstart young New England Patriots took care of the heavily thought of Buffalo Bills.
Add to the thought the fact the Baltimore Ravens….. who many predicted to upend the Chiefs i the AFC have been brutal defensively to date.
Hence…my NFL Tier I-Top Six Poll reads this way heading into Week 6:
1 Detroit Lions
2 Philadelphia Eagles
3 Buffalo Bills
4 Kansas City Chiefs
5 Tampa Bay Bucs and their frontrunning MVP QB Baker Mayfield
6 Green Bay Packers
That’s it for MJ as far as the NFL goes heading into Week 6. Hope your favorite team is giving you some hope and thrills so far this season.
Peace. MJ