Week three shows us even dreadful teams, like the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos, can rise from the ashes of the land of zero wins, and upset decent teams, like the Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Neither of the latter two teams looked decent today, but do either of them deserve my scarlet letter? Here we go:
Good: The Los Angeles Rams. They managed to beat an excellent San Francisco 49ers team that had a great day from their quarterback. Honorable Mentions: Carolina Panthers decisive victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles beating the New Orleans Saints, and the Green Bay Packers crushing the woeful Tennessee Titans.
Bad: The Cleveland Browns losing to the dreadful New York Giants. Neither team has a quarterback but Cleveland’s is better, plus the Browns have more offensive weapons than the Giants, so we’d think they’d be better. Noteworthy Mentions: The Raiders defense not getting off the field on third down, Tampa Bay and Tennessee laying small eggs against their respective opponents, and the Saints went marching out.
Downright Ugly: The Raiders offense. Well, you say they put up 22 points? 15 of them came after the game was decided, aka garbage time and neither quarterback on the Raiders looked sharp. The offensive line looked sloppy, too. The offensive coordinator could’ve been more aggressive in his play calling as well. Dishonorable Mention: Cleveland’s quarterback situation.