Quick note on all 30 NFL teams that haven’t played yet this week:
NFC teams
— Cardinals
Offense is doing well so far: 8 TD’s, 4 field goals on 17 drives.
— Falcons
Converted only 4 of 18 third down plays.
— Panthers
Outscored 50-3 in first half, converted 2-22 on third down.
Curious to see how they’ll play with Andy Dalton at QB this week.
— Bears
Outscored opponents 24-3 in second half. Only 8-30 on third down
— Cowboys
Opponents have been in red zone seven times, scored 44 points.
— Lions
Have been in red zone 11 times, scored only 35 points.
— Packers
Have run ball for 424 yards in two games; they’re +4 in turnovers.
— Rams
Have been outscored 34-6 in first half; they’re 7-23 on 3rd down, opponents 13-24.
— Vikings
Outscored opponents 27-10 in first half; threw ball for 8.0/8.6 yards/attempt
— Giants
Were outscored 26-9 in second half; outgained by 72/121 total yards.
— Famous birthdays, September 21st:
Doug Moe, 86
Artis Gilmore, 75
Bill Murray, 74
Sidney Moncrief, 67
Rob Morrow, 62
Cecil Fielder, 61
Faith Hill, 57
Luke Wilson, 53
Kevin Carter, 51
Bryce Drew, 50
Demarcus Robinson, 30
Yainer Diaz, 26
— Saints
Scored 11 TD’s on 26 drives, have outrushed foes, 370-126.
— Eagles
Started 15 drives 70+ yards from goal line, scored 46 points (very good)
— 49ers
Converted only 8-23 third down plays.
— Seahawks
Four trips to red zone: only one TD, three field goals.
They have four TD’s on plays of 23+ yards.
— Buccaneers
Opponents have been in red zone 10 times: only 3 TD’s, 5 field goals
— Commanders
Opponents scored seven TD’s on 15 drives.
Commanders have run ball for 353 yards in two games.
AFC teams
— Ravens
Are 0-2 for first time since 2015; outgained opponents by 99/123 yards.
— Bills
Won average starting field position by 15-10 yards.
— Bengals
Have been outrushed 319-144, are only 8-24 on third down.
— Movie of the Day: The Hangover (2009)- Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and with the bachelor missing. Chaos ensues.
Funny movie that had two sequels; Hangover II (a terrible movie set in Thailand instead of Las Vegas) and Hangover III, which was pretty funny.
— Browns
Averaged only 2.7/4.8 yards/pass attempt, converted only 4-29 on third down.
— Broncos
Scored one TD, have 13 3/outs on 24 drives.
— Texans
Five trips to red zone: three TD’s, two field goals.
— Colts
Opponents are 17-31 on third down; were outscored 22-7 in first half.
— Jaguars
Have converted only 5-19 third down plays.
— Chiefs
Have converted only 5-17 third down plays, have 5 turnovers (minus-4).
— Raiders
Have been out rushed 327-98 in two games.
Scored only one TD, three FG’s on 14 drives that started 70+ yards from goal line.
— Chargers
Outscored opponents 22-6 in second half.
— Dolphins
Six trips to red zone- only 2 TD’s, 2 field goals.
— Steelers
Teams have combined for 40 drives in two Steeler games; only 2 TD’s.
— Titans
Seven trips to red zone- only 2 TD’s, 2 field goals.
Turned ball over 5 times (minus-4), have had two punts blocked.
