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I've been watching every game every season I record them all. If I can't I go on the internet and I have some bold NFL predictions.
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you love this tebow sanchez expiriment dont you
Not so much. I think he should go anywhere where he'll be the starting QB.
I respect Tebow as a person. He seems like a cool guy to hang out with. But on the field he can't throw. He shows good effort. Sanchez gives them a b better chance. Yeah he is pretty meh too
I think he can really bad moments and amazing moments.
Now here's some news for the 3 undefeated teams!
The unbeaten Arizona Cardinals face the Rams at St. Louis on Thursday in a division that in just two years has gone from the NFLâs weakest to one of its closest fought.
In 2010 the Seattle Seahawks drew some scorn when they made it to the playoffs out of the NFC West with a 7-9 record, but after four games of this year the division is one of just two in the league where no team has a losing record.
The Cardinals, on 4-0, are surprise leaders ahead of the higher-rated San Francisco 49ers (3-1), while the Rams and the Seahawks are 2-2.
The NFC East is the only other division without a losing team after a quarter of the season, and the rise in quality in their division is something Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt said he was prepared for.
âThatâs one of the things we all talked about going into this season, that every team had improved it was going to be a tough division,â Whisenhunt said. âIt sure looks like thatâs the way it is after only four games.â
The teams go into the clash on the back of closely fought wins: the Rams enjoyed a 19-13 victory at Seattle while the Cardinals came back to beat the Miami Dolphins in overtime 24-21.
The Cardinals are 4-0 for the first time since 1974 and have won 11 of their past 13 games, the best record in the NFL over that span.
Arizonaâs form is even more impressive given that they lost their starting quarterback in the first game of the season.
Kevin Kolb had never established himself as a starter in his six years in the NFL and began this season watching from the sidelines until John Skelton suffered an injury in the fourth quarter of Week One.
Taking his chance, Kolb is ninth in the NFL in passing rating (97.6), has thrown seven touchdown passes and just two interceptions, and is rated second in the league on passing on third downs, although the fact he was sacked eight times against Miami indicates there is plenty for Arizona and Kolb to work on.
It is also clear that Kolb is growing in self-belief.
âIâve reached this confidence level before. I donât ever want to get too high or too low but the more plays and the more victories you get and the more experiences you go through, it just gives you the confidence that you can handle things,â he said.
The Rams have won as many games this year as they managed in all of last seasonâs disastrous 2-14 campaign, with new head coach Jeff Fisher making his influence felt.
âClearly the past speaks for itself,â Fisher said in a conference call.
âItâs been a difficult few years. What you do, you move forward and let that go. From the time we started the off-season program to date, guys have a different type of expectation. They know you canât fix this thing overnight. But they know if you work hard, study hard, you have a chance in every game.â
Fisher has a promising young quarterback in Sam Bradford but knows the key to Thursdayâs game will be protecting him from a talented Arizona defense.
âWhen you think you have them figured out and blocked up, somebody is running free and hitting your quarterback,â Fisher said.
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HOUSTON â" As good as the Houston Texans [team stats] have been in getting off to the best start in franchise history, theyâre focused on playing even better.
âTo end the month of September 4-0 is great for our team and our organization,â quarterback Matt Schaub said after the Texansâ 38-14 win over the Tennessee Titans [team stats] on Sunday. âBut there are a lot of things we can correct from this game.â
The Texans were outgained 325-297 by the Titans (1-3), but their defense came through with big plays in the second half to clinch a win in which Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns, Schaub threw two TD passes and Arian Foster ran for a score.
Titans quarterback Jake Locker left in the first quarter and didnât return after hurting his left, non-throwing shoulder on a hit by Glover Quin. Locker hurt the same shoulder in the season opener against New England.
Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes in relief of Locker, but also had three turnovers. Tennessee coach Mike Munchak said Locker was âsoreâ and would have an MRI exam Monday.
Houston coach Gary Kubiak loves that his defense pitched in on the scoring.
âAnytime you can get 14 points from some place other than your offense thatâs exceptional,â Kubiak said. âIt just makes you that much tougher to beat.â
Houston went to work quickly with an 11-yard touchdown reception by James Casey to make it 7-0 in the first quarter.
The Texans challenged the spot on a third-and-1 play on their next series, giving them a first down at the Tennessee 11. Foster took it in from 4 yards out two plays later to push Houstonâs lead to 14-0 near the end of the first quarter.
The Titans used a good dose of Chris Johnson on a drive that ended with a 19-yard touchdown reception by Craig Stevens to cut Houstonâs lead to 14-7 in the second quarter.
Johnson entered the game having gained just 45 yards in the first three games combined, but had 25 carries for 141 yards on Sunday for his first 100-yard outing since last December.
âItâs frustrating,â defensive end J.J. Watt said of Johnsonâs performance. âWeâre not happy we gave up those yards.â
Johnson said he was very concerned about Tennesseeâs running game through the first three weeks of the season. But on Sunday he knew from the outset that things were going to be different. He said it helped that he got a good number of carries before halftime after having just 33 combined through his three disappointing games.
âWhen youâre playing running back, you can feel when youâre in your groove,â he said. âI just felt like I was in my groove early and thatâs when I knew.â
But he isnât ready to proclaim Tennesseeâs problems in the running game fixed.
âI think today helped us take a step,â he said. âI wouldnât say we ultimately solved the problem, but I feel like we took a good step and hopefully we continue to get better.â
Houstonâs offense got off to a slow start in the second half, but the defense picked up the slack. Manning intercepted a pass that was tipped by tight end Taylor Thompson and Manning made a zigzagging 55-yard return for the touchdown to make it 21-7 in the third quarter.
The Titans were disappointed that they were within striking distance in the second half, only to watch things get out of hand so quickly.
âProbably the story of the game would be turnovers and their defense scoring points, and the penalties that cost us not only momentum, but big yards,â Hasselbeck said. âItâs frustrating because I feel like weâre not that far away. But we didnât play great and we had turnovers and I was a part of three of them. Itâs just frustrating because I know weâre capable of a lot more. They were just clearly a lot better than us today.â
The Titans were penalized seven times for 73 yards and Houston had just one penalty for three yards.
Hasselbeck fumbled when he was hit by Antonio Smith in the fourth quarter, and J.J. Watt recovered at the Tennessee 24. Shayne Graham kicked a 33-yard field goal with 5:38 left.
Jackson intercepted Hasselbeck in the fourth quarter and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown to push the lead to 38-7. He did his best impression of Deion Sanders at the end, high-stepping the last 10 yards.
Hasselbeck threw a short TD pass to Kendall Wright in the final minute.
NOTES: Watt has 7½ sacks this season. ... The Texans topped 30 points for the third time in four games. ... Graham reached 1,000 career points. ... Texans RG Antoine Caldwell left in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. ... Titans LB Patrick Bailey, a special-teams player, injured his left hand and stayed in the game. Munchak said he would be re-evaluated on Monday. ... Johnson earned his 29th career 100-yard game.
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The first time the Falcons ever started a season 4-0 they ended up succumbing to injuries and, perhaps, their own doubts about whether they really were that good.
The second time the Falcons were perfect through four games they ended up winning the NFC South and advancing to the NFC championship game.
The Falcons, 4-0 for just the third time in franchise history, are looking to finish more like 2004 than 1986.
âThey have a very, very good chance,â said Gerald Riggs, the Pro Bowl running back on the 1986 Falcons team. âEverybody can look to everything in the regular season, but the proof is what happens in the postseason. They should have no issue getting in the postseason.â
Thatâs the way it appears with the Falcons already three games ahead of Tampa Bay and Carolina and four games clear of the Saints. Atlanta already defeated Carolina, owns two road victories and boasts the No. 3 scoring offense in the league.
But, as the 1986 Falcons discovered, a promising season can unravel fast.
Expectations were low for the Falcons in 1986. They had posted back-to-back 4-12 seasons under coach Dan Henning and managed just three winning seasons since starting play in 1966 (not counting the strike-shortened 1982 season) .
The Falcons opened the season with a victory at New Orleans but there still were about 10,000 empty seats at Fulton County Stadium when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals the next week. The perception of the Falcons changed after they won at Dallas in Week 3.
The Falcons were greeted by fans at the airport when they returned to Atlanta.
âThey estimated there were a couple thousand fans in the concourse when we got off the plane,â said David Archer, Atlantaâs starting quarterback in 1986. âThey were lined up in the concourse and we were high-fiving fans. It really was a great scene.â
After Atlanta won in overtime at Tampa Bay in Week 4, Fulton County Stadium was nearly full for the next weekâs game against the Eagles. The Falconsâ streak ended with a 16-0 loss to the Eagles and new coach Buddy Ryanâs famed â46â³ defense.
But Atlanta recovered to defeat the Los Angeles Rams at home the next week and rallied to forge a tie at San Francisco to stand 5-1-1. That was the final high point for the Falcons, who started a five-game losing streak at Los Angeles the next week.
Archer said the teamâs depth wasnât good to begin with and then injuries, including a separated shoulder suffered by Archer in Week 11, took their toll. Archer said the Falcons, who finished 7-8-1, also they didnât handle the increased expectations well.
âWe just kind of lost that momentum,â he said. âWe were on a team that didnât expect to win; we were just hoping to get off to a fast start. I think we got a little bit tight and started trying not to lose.â
By the time the Falcons lost in Week 14 to Indianapolis, which hadnât won a game until then, Fulton County Stadium was half full and the excitement generated by the hot start had fizzled.
âAfter we went on the five-game losing streak, I donât think even the [airport] baggage people came out to meet us,â Riggs said, laughing. âIt was, âYou have the key. Let yourself in.â But it certainly it was a great time for something to happen in the city. We thought we got some things turned around.â
The 2004 Falcons had higher hopes than the 1984 team but their big season came one year later than expected.
Anticipation was high for the 2003 season after the Falcons became the first team in NFL history to win a playoff game at Green Bayâs Lambeau Field the previous January. Those hopes took a hit when star quarterback Michael Vick suffered a leg fracture during the 2003 preseason and was out for most of the year.
Vick was healthy for the 2004 season but Jim Mora had replaced Dan Reeves as coach.
âJim Mora thought we could still capture the momentum [from 2002] that we thought was gone,â said Alge Crumpler, Atlantaâs Pro Bowl tight end in 2004. âAs the season got going we found out we had something pretty special.â
Atlantaâs 4-0 start included victories at San Francisco, vs. the Rams and Cardinals, and at Carolina. The Falcons lost two of their next three games before another four-game winning streak sent them on their way to an 11-5 record. Atlanta defeated the Rams in the divisional playoffs before losing at Philadelphia in the conference championship game.
Statistically, the 2004 Falcons were mediocre on both sides of the ball and were prone to wild swings in performance, especially on offense. They had six games in which they scored 14 points or less and four games in which they scored 30 points or more.
Crumpler said the 2004 team had âone of the closest-knit locker rooms I ever hadâ and showed character through adversity.
âWe were a little inconsistent, at best, but I felt like there wasnât a team on our schedule we felt like we couldnât beat,â Crumpler said. âI think as I watch this yearâs team they are more consistent.â
The 2012 Falcons also say they are a close group with good chemistry. Crumpler noted that these Falcons have more offensive talent than the 2004 team, which relied heavily on Vick and Warrick Dunn to churn out rushing yards.
Riggs said, unlike the current Falcons, the 1986 team âdidnât really have all the pieces to make that kind of [championship] run.â Archer said another difference between the current Falcons and both the 1986 and 2004 teams is âthey expect to win.â
âYou saw against Carolina [on Sunday], they had the ball at the one [on the final drive] and still had a ânever say dieâ attitude,â Archer said.
The Falcons rallied to defeat the Panthers and remain one of three undefeated teams. The Texans are 4-0 for the first time in their short history and the Cardinals last were 4-0 in 1974.
Crumpler said the Falcons shouldnât take their strong start for granted.
âThe longer you play, the more you realize how hard it is to win in this league and appreciate the good things that happen to you,â he said. âNothing is easy in this league.â
The unit 29th against the run (146.2 yards per game), ninth against the pass (206.8 yards) and it has forced the opposing quarterbacks into a passer rating of 68.7, which is fifth lowest in the NFL.
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