Monday Morning Headlines: The Sanchise gets Buffaloed

The 2007 Patriots showed up in a Nor’easter and embarrassed the Titans 59-0 – and it wasn’t even that close. Tom Brady is now the only QB in NFL history to have thrown 5 TD passes in one quarter. It still boggles my mind that a 13-3 team from just a season ago (Titans) has fallen this far. (Boston Globe)

Speaking of falling hard, the Redskins keep finding new lows. On Sunday, they allowed the woeful Chiefs to punk them in front of a half-filled FedExField, 14-6. Kansas City’s 32nd ranked defense overwhelmed an anemic Redskins offense. If you’re keeping score at home, Washington has now given the Lions, Panthers and Chiefs their first wins of the season. Pathetic. (Washington Post)

Just hours after the game, head coach Jim Zorn was stripped of his play-calling duties by upper management. And he is apparently OK with it. Tony Dungy thinks Zorn should have stood his ground. (DC Sports Bog)

The game of the day was in Minnesota. After another Favre 4th quarter comeback that put the Vikings up 33-31, Joe Flacco drove the Ravens into field goal range only to see Steve Hauschka miss a 44 yarder. Vikes improve to 6-0. Minnesota is now the class of the NFC along with… (Star Tribune)

The Saints! Fresh off a bye week, Drew Brees carved up the #1 defense in the NFL for 369 passing yards and 4 TD’s as the Saints throttled the Giants 48-27. New Orleans has already put up 45+ points in three games this season. (Times-Picayune)

More fans showed up for the Cincinnati-USF game on Thursday night than the Panthers-Bucs game on Sunday. Tampa Bay falls to 0-6 after losing to Carolina 28-21. (Pro Football Talk)

We’d like to apologize for encouraging you to pick the Jets this week in your survivor pool. The Mark Sanchez love fest has got to stop. Please don’t refer to this dude as ‘The Sanchise’ until he actually puts the team on his shoulders and wins a game. Five picks against the Bills isn’t going to cut it. Those dagger mistakes single-handedly wasted 318 yards on the ground and a solid effort from the Jets’ D. (NY Post)

The Raiders beat the Eagles??? The NFC East was 0-3 on Sunday. (Philly.com)

So much for being 16-0 when Matt Hasselbeck’s mom attends a game at Qwest Field. The Cards dismantled the Seahawks in front of the 12th man, 27-3. (Seattle Times)

The nightcap in the ATL didn’t disappoint. The Falcons answered both Bears TD’s with scores of their own and got the W 21-14. Jay Cutler has now thrown 6 INT’s on Sunday Night Football this season. (Chicago Tribune)

Morning Headlines: Romo, Jones Get Picked in Jerry Land Debut

If you hate the New England Patriots, yesterday was your dream Sunday. (NY Post)

Apparently it’s cool for a no-name linebacker to call out fans for booing at an NFL football game. (DC Sports Bog)

Chris Johnson wasted the best performance of his career because the Titans couldn’t stop anybody on defense. Paging Albert Haynesworth. (Tennessean)

Tony Romo threw three picks and Jerry Jones added one for good measure as Big Blue ruined the debut of Jerry Land, beating the Boys 33-31. (Deadspin)

Other features from the new Cowboys Stadium include cage dancers!! Glad to see JJ is giving the young women of Dallas yet another way to pay their tuition. (Shutdown Corner)

Quick Hit AFC Preview

AFC EAST

1. New England Patriots – It’s pretty simple – if Brady and Moss both stay healthy, no AFC East team will come within 4 games of the Pats. After dealing Richard Seymour to Oakland, it’s clear that getting younger on defense is a priority. But if you can put up 40 plus a game, does it really matter? Projected Record: 12-4

2. New York Jets – The 2009 Jets will be a poor man’s version of the 2008 Ravens. Play close, ugly games with a rookie quarterback  and see how each week shakes out. Sexy Rexy has already called out opposing players and put the Patriots on notice - how could you not want to play for this guy? Projected Record: 8-8

3. Miami Dolphins – A team very similar to the Falcons - won a lot of close games in 2008 with a 4th place schedule. Not only do the ‘Fins have to play the NFC South this season, but sprinkle in games against the Titans, Chargers and the Super Bowl Champs. Sparano is one hell of a coach, but the talent in South Beach is average at best. Projected Record: 8-8

4. Buffalo Bills – One of three teams this preseason that’s already canned their OC. Their offense was putrid in August  and even though they get T.O. back to start the regular season, they lose Beast Mode for the first three games. Oh, and they play the Patriots Week 1. Yuck. Projected Record: 6-10

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