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They’ve climbed their way back to the top as the league’s best team. Russell Wilson put on a show Monday night. |
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That offense got it cranked up like old times against the Cardinals. Peyton Manning is still Peyton Manning. |
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Philip Rivers is the MVP right now. He is playing at such a high level. One more thing: Chargers have the top scoring defense in the league. |
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That was a tough situation they ran into in New England. But they sure didn’t help it much with all the mistakes. |
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Losing one quarterback is hard enough. Losing two is too much to overcome. Despite it all, they were in the Denver game in the fourth, which is a good sign. |
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They are finding ways to win games, but they are not playing well. That has to change this week against the Giants. |
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At 4-1, they are one of the major surprises of the season. Who saw this coming? |
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Winning consecutive games has this team back on track. They are back to being a physical team on both sides of the ball. |
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Andrew Luck is having an MVP-type season, but the defense is making strides too. That’s the key the rest of the way. |
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After a slow start, the offense is back rolling again. The defense came up big against the Vikings too. |
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Three consecutive victories has them back in the thick of the division race. They have a big one this week with the Eagles. |
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So much for the thinking Tom Brady is done. He put that to rest against the Bengals. |
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They are having problems defending the pass, ranking 27th in the league. That has to be fixed. |
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The Lions suffered a bad loss to the Bills and now they have a lot of injuries. They have to get it right in a hurry. |
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They head to their bye with a 2-3 record and in the tough AFC West, they better get it going after they get back. |
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Cam Newton is playing some good football. He will have to carry this team this season. |
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They have a key division game Thursday against the Colts. It’s a chance to show their 3-2 start is for real. |
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They are 3-2, but it’s a weird 3-2. They just haven’t looked that good. |
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Kyle Orton is 1-0 as the starter. Now comes a big one against the Patriots for the division lead. |
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With their defense, they will have to outscore every team on a weekly basis. They also can’t win on the road. |
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They are 28th in scoring defense, which won’t cut it the rest of the way. At least the offense has it going now. |
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They’ve been dominated in the second half the past two weeks, and both ended in losses. Now they face a second consecutive road game at Atlanta, which plays well at home. |
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They come off the bye with a little momentum after beating Oakland two weeks ago. Can it continue? |
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Brian Hoyer is doing a lot of good things. I am more concerned about the defense. |
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Teddy Bridgewater is back this week, and that’s a good thing. They were lost without him against Green Bay. |
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Austin Davis has done some good things, and should continue to start. Where is Robert Quinn? |
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They showed well on their two-game road trip, winning one and playing the Saints tough, but at 1-4 they have to get it going. |
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Geno Smith or Mike Vick? Does it matter? This is a team lacking playmakers. |
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At least they competed against the Seahawks. It was better than the week before, but at 1-4 they have problems. |
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Blowing a 25-point lead to the Cleveland Browns at home should not happen. The defense is 27th in scoring defense, which isn’t good. |
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The improvement on defense against the Steelers is a good sign. At least they competed. |
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Tony Sparano to the rescue. Did I just write that? I doubt that happens, even if he buried a football as a hokey motivational gesture this week. |
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