Anleitungen » Six games - the best & worst this weekend

Six games - the best & worst this weekend The 5 o’clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season Tress Way Jersey , and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.So, what’s this article about?In a weekend where the Jets - Browns game was the most-watched Thursday night game since 2015, there seems to be a dearth of really great matchups, but looks can be deceiving.Who would’ve thought that a game involving the Browns, going into the game 1-33-1 since the start of the 2016 season, would be so much fun to watch?Here’s the deal... I’ll give you six games below.Each of the six — like the Jets vs Browns game — has the potential to be a real stinker... or a surprising treat.In the comments section, nominate the BEST game of the group and the WORST game of the group, and — of course — tell us why.NY Giants v Houston TexansUnless we see the third tie of the season here in Week 3, one of these teams will fall to 0 - 3.This offseason, both teams had a lot of people picking them as division winners and playoff contenders, and each team had a significant number of doubters.(Personally, I had the Giants pegged as a sub-.500 club and I picked the Texans to win their division). This is a critical game for both teams in terms of keeping the season and any real playoff hopes alive (yes, I know about the Chargers).Is this just a turd of a game between two teams that suck that no one can polish, or is it a drama-filled contest where the winner will have the opportunity to turn its season around?Injury Report:Pittsburgh Steelers v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MNF)The Steelers were the almost automatic offseason favorite to win the NFC North for fans and journalists who tend to just project last year into this year.Meanwhile, with Ryan Fitzpatrick opening the season in place of the suspended Jameis Winston, not much was expected of the Bucs.At the moment, Tampa bay is one of only two undefeated NFC teams, and they lead the division (with the Saints & Falcons playing each other this week).Pittsbugh is dead last in the AFC North.Lev Bell hasn’t shown up to play, Antonio Brown was disciplined for skipping practice.Will we see Ryan Fitzpatrick embarrass Big Ben’s team?Will the Steelers finally show up to play a game in 2018?Is this going to be a slugfest between two talented teams; a lopsided win when the reality sinks in that either Fitzmagic really isn’t this good, or the Steelers really are this bad; or will it be a stinker of a game when we realize that this is just a contest between two bad teams?Dallas Cowboys v Seattle SeahawksThe Seahawks are winless.The only reason that the Cowboys aren’t is that somebody had to win last week’s game against the Giants.At the end of this game, these two teams will have a combined record of 2-4.If the Cowboys lose this game, they’ll still be ahead of the Giants, but if the Seahawks lose, they’ll remain tied with the Cardinals as winless teams in the basement of the NFC West (or take over the basement if Arizona can squeeze out a victory against the Bears).Dallas is currently in a three-way tie for the lead in the NFC East, so their season is very much alive, and they have the chance to go to Seattle and put the Seahawks playoff hopes to rest along with all memory of the Legion of Boom.Is there enough hope left that Russell Wilson can rally his team to a home victory and push a mud-pie into the face of the visiting Cowboys to make this an interesting game for Redskins fans who love to see Dallas lose, or is Pete Carroll’s team — who have lost two road games to the Broncos and Bears — simply made up of traffic cones and crash dummies who are no-hopers ready to roll over for Jason Garrett’s silver and blue squad?Injury report:Indianapolis Colts v Philadelphia EaglesThe question here is: How good are the Bengals?If the 2-0 Bengals are the powerhouse of the AFC North, then maybe the Colts are a lot better then anyone thinks.If they are Cheap Da'Ron Payne Jersey , then this could be a great game.If they aren’t, then it could be a massacre, which would have the unfortunate effect of wounding the pride of the Redskins and their fans.Of course, some of the drama in this game will revolve around the return of Carson Wentz to the role of starting quarterback for the Eagles.Does that, alone, make this a watchable game, even if the Colts prove to be an unworthy adversary?If the Eagles blow these guys off the field, I don’t wanna see that, but if they can give Philly the treatment that the Eagles got from Tampa Bay last week, then it could be a lot of fun to watch.Injury report: Tennessee Titans v Jacksonville JaguarsThe Titans lost to Miami by a touchdown in Week 1 and beat the Texans by a field goal in Week 2.Miami is 2-0 and leading the AFC East; Houston is 0-2 and firmly in control of the basement in the AFC South.What kind of team is Tennessee?Jacksonville just came off a hard-fought and emotional victory against the Patriots after playing the Giants closer than they should have in Week 1.Jacksonville has a fearsome defense, but this is a division game, which means that all bets are off. The Titans swept the Jaguars last season — a season in which Jax went to the AFC championship game (and nearly won).The Titans actually lead the series all-time 26-20.Will this be a classic division battle between two fairly evenly matched division rivals, or will the Titans simply be a bump in the road as the Jaguars make their inexorable march to the superbowl in February?Leonard Fournette and Jalen Ramsey are both fighting injuries and listed as questionable to play.Injury report:Los Angeles Chargers v Los Angeles RamsThe Chargers lost a shootout to the division rival Chiefs in Week 1 when Mahomes tossed 4 touchdowns, then pushed aside the Bills in Buffalo last week. In the Battle for Los Angeles, do the Chargers have what it takes to give the Rams their first loss of the season? After all, while the Rams are undefeated, their two wins have come against two winless teams — the Raiders and the Cardinals. Yes, the Rams outscored their opponents 67-13, but that was against two new head coaches, one of whom had been out of football for the past decade, and has a team full of guys who were playing when he last coached. Normally, I’d say this game has “upset” written all over it, but with an injured Joey Bosa ruled out of the game, the Chargers’ chances are reduced — maybe to nil. Hell, maybe this will be the blowout that Rams fans seem to expect. Injury report:With the 49ers a likely loser to the Chiefs this week, Sean McVay’s team has the opportunity to establish a stranglehold on the NFC West here in Week 3. Is there any chance that they falter against the lighning bolts? John Elway cut ties with his biggest draft bust Sunday when he waived quarterback Paxton Lynch less than 24 hours after including him on the Denver Broncos' 53-man roster.In another move, the Broncos placed safety Su'a Cravens on IR with an injured left knee and re-signed Isaiah McKenzie, the speedy returner/receiver who was among the team's cuts a day earlier.Lynch was jettisoned after the Broncos were awarded fellow third-year quarterback Kevin Hogan off waivers from Washington.Elway said he and coach Vance Joseph "met with Paxton this morning and informed him that it's best for everyone to make this move. We appreciate all of Paxton's hard work as a Bronco Matthew Ioannidis Jersey , and we wish him well in the future."Elway once viewed the athletic but raw Lynch as a future franchise quarterback, moving up in the 2016 NFL draft to select the University of Memphis star with the 26th overall pick in the first round.That move came in the shadows of Denver's Super Bowl 50 win and shortly after Peyton Manning's retirement and Brock Osweiler's departure.Elway acknowledged at the time that Lynch was a project who needed some seasoning but he expressed hope that Lynch might be a quick study.He wasn't.Twice, seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian handily beat out Lynch in protracted competitions for the starting QB job.When Case Keenum was signed in March, Elway sent Siemian to the Minnesota Vikings, clearing the way for Lynch to serve as the No. 2 quarterback. All he had to do was fend off Chad Kelly, another seventh-rounder.He couldn't .Kelly had a terrific offseason while Lynch regressed this summer before completing 14 of 15 passes against third-stringers in the Broncos' fourth preseason game last week at Arizona.Lynch made the team as the third quarterback, but Elway indicated his survival on cutdown day was more a function of Kelly's inexperience after spending his rookie season on IR last year."With Chad not having a lot of experience and not having played in a regular season game before, we thought that we had to go with three quarterbacks," Elway said, "and Paxton was our third."Less than 24 hours later, Elway found a better option.Hogan and Lynch were both part of the 2016 draft class.Lynch was the third QB selected overall, after Jared Goff and Carson Wentz. Hogan was the 14th QB taken, by Kansas City with the 162nd overall pick in the fifth round, after setting several records at Stanford, including most career wins by a QB (36) and most rushing yards by a QB (1,249).Both have made spot appearances in the NFL.Lynch has played in five games with four starts, going 1-3 with four TDs and four interceptions.In eight games, including one start, for the Cleveland Browns over the last two seasons, Hogan threw for four TDs with seven interceptions. He also has rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown in 18 attempts, a 9.8-yard average.He was traded to Washington on April 6 and was waived by the Redskins on Saturday.Elway and Joseph had held out hope that Lynch was just a late-bloomer , continuing to express their belief in him even as fans had soured on him.After bypassing the deep quarterback class in this year's draft, Elway said he still thought Lynch could be a starting NFL quarterback, insisting, "We are not kicking him to the curb."That thinking changed Sunday.Cravens will miss at least half the season now that he's on IR. He missed most of training camp and the first three preseason games with soreness in his left knee, the same one he had surgery on last year to repair a torn meniscus while he was with Washington.The Broncos acquired him in a trade this spring.Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: ://arniestapleton Custom New York Giants Jerseys