A week for the underdogs

Week 10 has become a week for the underdogs. 

What am I talking about? Well, if you were following the NFL games this week, you know.

The Chiefs beat the Steelers. The Raiders beat the Bengals. I think those two sentences pretty much sum it up.

The Bengals are an underdog story themselves, so for them to be on the other side of being an underdog is not only a paradox, it’s confusing.

The Steelers lost Big Ben. And their backup quarterback. They’re in trouble.

Moving along to the undefeateds, yes, there are still two.
The Saints blew away the Buccaneers, as they should have.
The Colts, on the other hand, barely beat the Ravens. But, in their defense, the Ravens are a pretty good team.

My favorite story of the week is the Lions. Yes, they beat an awful team in the Browns, but the game itself was thrilling. Poor Stafford broke his collarbone in the “last play” before the penalty that ultimately cost the Browns the game, but still went out to throw the winning touchdown. 

The Eagles (you knew this was coming) played a fairly good game at Chicago Sunday night. They ended their decline by beating the Bears, 24-20.