Around The NFL: The Raiders?

23 Oakland, 20 Kansas City


The Raiders have won 3 in a row and 5-4, so the question that needs to be asked, Are the Oakland Raiders for real? The run game has been more than efficient, the defense is playing solid, and Jason Campbell is playing pretty well. Yesterday was a big match up for the AFC west when the Chiefs played the Raiders and it took until overtime, but the Raiders were able to pull it off with a late field goal.

29 Chargers, 23 Texans
This was a big game for the Texans, who lost to the colts a week earlier and really needed to win this game to not fall into mediocrity once again. However, it's about that time that the San Diego Chargers pull off a run and win 8 in a row to make the playoffs. I'm not a big Phillip Rivers fan, but you have to give it to him, he has made something out of nothing this whole season and basically his whole career. No Antonio gates, No Vincent Jackson, no problem. The boy still threw for 4 TDs and close to 300 yards.

23 Jets, 20 Lions
The Jets took over the lead for the AFC East thanks to an overtime win against Detroit. You can also thank Julian Peterson for that too, who may have made the biggest dummy play as he late hit Ladainian Tomlinson with time running out in regulation. That penalty essentially put the Jets in field goal range.

41 Giants, 7 Seahawks
the Giants are playing well...

45 Green Bay, 7 Cowboys
This is from Jerry Jones: "I've got a lot of work to do. I've got a lot of decisions to make and it's not just one, two, three or four," Jones said. "There's several decisions. I think everybody in this country would agree, there's a lot wrong with this team that I've got to address and certainly I'm the one to address it."

I hope he cuts the whole team.

34 New Orleans, 3 Panthers
Yea, the Panthers are bad. New Orleans seems to be getting it together again. Still not enough Devery though.

27 Atlanta, 21 Buccaneers
Some bad clock management cost the Bucs the game, but they did have a chance to win this game. I like the Bucs, I want the Bucs to win, and I wish they ran Freeman up the middle instead of an off tackle to Blount.

26 Eagles, 24 Colts
Vick makes this team better, Kolb blows. And the injuries finally caught up with Colts. Vick threw for 218 yards and one touchdown and ran for 74 yards and a score enough said.