Week 5 in Review - Blast From the Past

Week 5 is in the books, and that means some teams need some points. Surprisingly, this week's biggest impact was due to something that happened 25 years ago. On that note...

Week 5

-2 Indianapolis Colts and +1 Baltimore Ravens via The Band That Wouldn't Die - if you missed ESPN's documentary "The Band That Wouldn't Die" as part of their 30 for 30 series, do yourself a favor and find a replay. I'll be honest, I didn't understand just how clandestine the move of the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis was. It kind of breaks your heart for Baltimore fans. And then there's the band that refused to stop playing until Baltimore had pro football again? Wow. Seriously heart-string tugging stuff. Of course,
Baltimore got their current team by taking Cleveland's, but at least
they didn't take the colors, name, and history with it.

-1 Cleveland Browns via Ineptitude - Are you kidding me? How do you win a game when your QB has a ZERO passer rating and is 2 of 17 for 23 yards? If they had lost at least I could have felt sorry for them.

+1 Atlanta Falcons via Roddy White - 8 catches for 210 yards and 2 TDs? Could he be the next in a long line of NFL legends from UAB. All that place does is produce playmakers. And to be fair...

+1 Dallas Cowboys via Miles Austin - 10 catches for 250 yards and 2 TDs. If you watched Hard Knocks last year, it's easy to pull for this guy.

-1 Tennessee Titans via 0 and... - Team that formerly resided in Houston, we have a problem. The "We Want Vince" chant was loud and clear on my TV. Granted, it was only one guy who happened to be really close to an NBC mic, but it was loud and clear.

+1 Denver Broncos via Josh McDaniels - I didn't like the guy in the offseason any better than you did, but SO FAR, you can't argue with the results. We'll see if it lasts, though. Let's not forget the last Belichick disciple to beat his old boss in their first meeting is 1-4 with his 2nd team.

+2 Miami Dolphins via Monday Night Magic - I can't emphasize this enough, I love watching this offense. It's different, it's exciting, and if Henne throws like he did on Monday it will continue to be effective.

So we've given out a lot of points but it's getting hard to track, right? Say no more. If you look at the top left corner of the page, you'll see links to the current standings by division and overall. Granted, it's still early so these basically just reflect history/tradition, but it's at least a way to see where we're at now.