Week 3 recap

9-5 for week 3, 20-10 on the season. Yikes. Let's put that awful prediction record behind us and just see how everyone did, yes?

First, the Bucs managed to fire them cannons, which was great. They finally put it together in the second half and managed to make a game out of it. Unfortunately, John Kasay managed to hit a 46-yard field goal with 6 seconds left for the win. Steve Smith was activated for the game, and made some key contributions. Panthers fans better hope he stays healthy.

Chris Simms managed to play better with an exploded spleen than without, but unfortunately for the Bucs they removed the offending organ, so there goes that strategy. He's also out indefinitely, which is a scary word. Bruce Gradkowski gets the nod at starter. Bruce Gradkowski has a hilariously Eastern-European sounding name.

Chicago beat Minnesota as I thought they would, but it wasn't the blow-out I was expecting. In fact, the Vikes were leading a bit during the game. Maybe it's not fluky. Maybe Brad Johnson is the kind of quarterback who could, I dunno, lead a team to the Superbowl?

Brett Favre threw his 400th career TD on Sunday, and managed to squeak out a win against Detroit. As stated before, I don't care for Brett Favre as a human being, but the football fan in me wants the Pack to do better than 4-12 this year so he can retire with a modicum of self-respect.

Jacksonville put up a good fight against Indianapolis, which isn't surprising, but the Colts' offense is just too damned good for many teams in the NFL, and especially the AFC Souf, to stop. Honestly, though, look for a Jacksonville win in week 14.

Seattle... Jesus, what to do with you lot? It was 35-3 going into the half, so I went out to a BBQ and drank a bunch of beer. I pull up NFL.com to write this update and see the final score was 42-30? How does that even fucking happen? Attn: Seacocks, you are better than that. The only team that should be pissing away those kinds of leads is the 1992 Oilers. (Sorry, Dad.)

And finally, New Orleans just choke-slammed ATL. The guys on ESPN put it perfectly: "It's got to be tough for the Falcons to come into this game knowing that the entire country is rooting against you." Spike Lee and Harry Connick, Jr. (who I was once told I look like) made special appearances, and I'm glad they didn't waste trips. It's kind of neat to see the parity of the NFL in action, as the second-worst team last year now leads the NFC South, 3-0. As long as the Saints can keep playing first home games in over a year, they'll go undefeated.