– The Chargers absolutely pounded the Broncos 48-20 to win the AFC West. I’m not going to be the one that says Mike Shanahan made the wrong decision in swapping Jay Cutler for Jake Plummer. Everybody is talking about what a bonehead move that was, but I’ve got news for you, Plummer was only going to take Denver so far. Shanahan thought he had something special in Cutler and maybe he still does. The decision looks terrible now, but I’m sorry, Plummer wasn’t winning a Super Bowl this year. Shanahan needed to find out if he had the next Tony Romo sitting on his bench. Cutler was bad last week and bad again this week, but the move still had to be made in my opinion. Congratulations to LaDainain Tomlinson who broke the NFL’s single season touchdown record with 29. Tomlinson is going to crush that number by the time the season is said and done with.
– Speaking of getting pounded, the Jaguars smoked the Colts 44-17. That makes three losses in the past four games for Indy. Suddenly the number one playoff spot in the AFC belongs to the Chargers. Before I get to the Colts, I must talk first about rookie Maurice Jones-Drew, who almost single handedly beat Indy on Sunday. Jones rushed for 166 yards, took a 93 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and rushed for two more scores. Unbelievable. As for the horseshoe helmets, the Colts aren’t going anywhere with or without Peyton Manning. Indy gave up 375 rushing yards to the Jags on Sunday. How can you possibly give up 375 yards on the ground and be a Super Bowl favorite? Tony Dungy must be embarrassed shuffling his defense out on the field on Sundays.
– The Ravens keep flying under the radar don’t they? Baltimore went into the holy Mecca of NFL stadiums at Arrowhead and convincingly beat the Chiefs 20-10. One of the clowns on the NBC post game show said the Ravens might be the one team that can go into San Diego and beat the Chargers in the playoffs. I scoffed at the comment at first, but hey, if Steve McNair goes 21 for 27 for 283 yards and no interceptions, why not? With that defense, McNair could do half of that and win in the postseason. Speaking of the postseason, Kansas City can wave bye-bye to it.
