2017 Week 6 Sunday and Monday Game Ball

What a wild week of football. As I’ve said all year—none of this makes any sense. How do the Lions almost come back from a 45-10 deficit? How do the Cardinals almost blow a 31-7 lead at home? How are the Cardinals 3-3? How do the Raiders lose at home against the Chargers? Who is the Giants number two receiver?

All these questions are racing through my head along with dozens of other NFL fans, the answer is because, again, THIS DOESN’T MAKE SENSE. This is the craziest, most non-seneschal, utterly insane football season we have ever had. I don’t get it, and I have just given up on trying to come up with answers. This year in the NFL is comparable to the Trump presidency so far—meaning what possibly could be next?

Getting to the game balls, we had some great candidates this week because of all the craziness that took over our TV sets on Sunday. From Adrian Peterson “I’m still relevant” 134 yard and two touchdown game, to Kirk Cousins “YOU LIKE THAT!” come from behind 330 passing yards and combined three touchdown day against his next employer, and let’s not forget the throwback game that Mark Ingram showed down in New Orleans with 140 combined yards and two touchdowns. All of these were fantastic games but, nothing compares to the 117-yard performance from New York Giants Defensive End Jason Pierre-Paul. JPP had seven tackles [one assisted] and three sacks in a game that put an ounce of life in the carcass of the New York Giants. The sought Giants defense showed up in the high altitude and controlled the game all throughout.


For Monday, I’d first like to thank the NFL for cooperating with Major League Baseball and giving us two back to back duds on Monday Night. It has been appreciated from a fan of both football and baseball because I get to watch a playoff run by the Yanks, and I enjoy that I don’t miss much on the grind iron on Monday Nights. But, getting into the game ball there is only one player who deserves it in a game with two candidates for “first coach fired.” That player, to much surprise of fantasy owners is Tennessee Titans Running Back Derrick Henry. Henry had 131 yards on the ground on 19 attempts and a touchdown. The ground game is something that makes teams great this time of year, and Henry is showing that he won’t be another Todd Gurley and have a lack luster Sophomore season. Granted, this is the Indianapolis Colts, but the division is wide open (like every division in football besides the NFC West), and a road win by the Colts would have been impressive to see. So, if you took what I’ve been saying all season lightly, I recommend you just enjoy the craziness again and we will see what impossible, ludicrous, and just wacky storylines Week 7 (I know we are almost half way through the season) has for us.   

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