I'll only say this: Today's game was exactly what I have been asking for for a year -- an offense that accentuates Tebow's unique strengths and skills. Complemented by a very solid Broncos D, it turns out that is more than enough to beat a Chiefs team that isn't what it was a few weeks ago, but is certainly no pushover at home in KC. Thursday night will be fun.
More NFL notes:
*Two words: John. Skelton.
*I'm OK with Mike Smith's decision to go for it on 4th-and-short in OT.
(I'd trust the short-yardage run game vs. the Saints D over defense vs. Saints O.)
*The Eagles' implosion is way more interesting than if they had won this season.
*What the hell happened to the Lions? (Can't just be Stafford's busted finger.)
*Ah, welcome back, Good Tony Romo.
*I admire that the Colts have just given up.
*Bet the Redskins wish they had decided in Week 1 to start tanking.
*Who had the Seahawks over the Ravens? (Anyone? Anyone? No.)
CFB: So it's pretty simple -- if LSU and Oklahoma State win out, then they will play for the national title. I think there's a chance OK State could lose to Oklahoma, but not with the same enthusiasm I had a few weeks ago (or the same certainty I had about Oregon and Stanford).
But if Oklahoma State loses, it's a toss-up between an Alabama rematch, an Oregon rematch and an Oklahoma shot that overlooks OU's worst-of-the-bunch loss (at home to Texas Tech) and its overrated slate of wins. All of them have their problems.
This week's BlogPoll Top 25 ballot:
DanShanoff.com Ballot - Week 12
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
3 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 1 |
4 | Oregon Ducks | 2 |
5 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2 |
6 | Stanford Cardinal | -3 |
7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1 |
8 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
9 | Houston Cougars | 1 |
10 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
11 | Georgia Bulldogs | 3 |
12 | Boise St. Broncos | -7 |
13 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
14 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -3 |
15 | Michigan St. Spartans | 4 |
16 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
17 | Wisconsin Badgers | -5 |
18 | Texas A&M Aggies | -1 |
19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 |
20 | USC Trojans | -4 |
21 | Michigan Wolverines | 2 |
22 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | -2 |
23 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -- |
24 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
25 | Baylor Bears | -- |
Dropouts: Texas Longhorns, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Auburn Tigers, Cincinnati Bearcats |
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings »
On Sunday, I had my first experience without Red Zone Channel since before Week 1 -- before I discovered it for myself. In fact, my hotel had me watching Colts-Jaguars, what I called the exact opposite of Red Zone Channel. I'm never being away from home on a fall Sunday again.
-- D.S.
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