NFL 12 week 5 synopsis

First thing I have to mention is that with a Packer visit, this was Jeff Saturday’s homecoming to Indy. I have nothing but respect for him as a football player, but moreover as an outspoken Christian man. He is a humble, respectful person, which is a rarity in professional sports.


The second thing to mention is that the Colt’s head coach, Chuck Pagano (I said I would learn his name when he earned it. The devotion of the team earned my respect), was diagnosed with Leukemia. I have respect for the Colt’s and Packers for taking time to recognize and pray for he and his family.

The game (and score) changed after trading punts when the Colt’s went for it in midfield on fourth down. They failed (though the Packer’s weren’t called for lining up offsides, but the did get a stop). The Pack walked it down and hammered it in. Then they did it again.

I gotta ask, why is challenging a play that you can’t challenge “unsportsmanlike conduct”? That’s an overreaction. Make it 5 yards, not fifteen.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We have to get Reggie Wayne some help. He had a great one-hander that gave us a spark and finally points (a FG), which would have been a TD if not for more uncalled pass interference (we’ve got to stop playing the refs too). Luck’s enjoying throwing to him, but we have to get him some help. Like a running game. Our O-Line got no push, and Brown, who’s not exactly a great Running Back, barely could get back to the line of scrimmage in the first half. The Packer’s defense was tough, but we looked pathetic that first half.

In the second half, that spark from Wayne ignited a fire in the Colts. We’ve had trouble the last few weeks with getting a lead and taking their collective foot off the gas. This week, it was the Packers who allowed the comeback in the third quarter, helped by a rapid series of injuries.

Also, one more honorable mention. It is nice to have Dwight Freeney back. The Colt’s Defense just goes to another level, plays with more heart, when he’s on the field. Even the threat of him sent Rogers into the arms of other players. And boy did they come. And come. And that was the biggest difference in the second half that determined why the Colts played so much better.

Rest of the League:
Falcons-Redskins. The Redskins have to be proud. They came close to knocking off the undefeated. And they looked good doing it. Who knows? If RGIII wouldn’t have been knocked out, they might have won this.

Giants-Browns. So this one wasn’t “crushingly close.” They started out scoring 17, surpising even them. Then Eli decided that was enough and went to work. That’s why we bELIeve in Eli.

Ravens-Chiefs. BORING. The total scoring was 5 FGs between two teams. I like defense, but I’m disappointed in Baltimore.

Patriots-Broncos. It doesn’t matter which pony he plays for. Peyton Manning cannot win in New England. Oh, and Tom Brady is still a chump, and so is Belichump.

That's all I got time for this week.