NFL this 'n' that

 The Jests had a chance to break a 3rd place tie with Miami by upsetting AFC East leader Buffalo on Sunday. Then again, the Bills needed to make a statement after losing a snoozer to Jacksonville last week, and with New England hot on their heels, a half-game back.

Statement made.

Buffalo's defense collected four interceptions from Jests QB Mike White, who likely now goes to the bench for Joe Flacco if Zach Wilson isn't ready for next week, and routed the Gangreens, 45-17. Jests head coach Robert Saleh is a defensive specialist, but the Jests keep making the same mistakes as a certain baseball team in town, and don't think through their decisions. 

The Patriots, in turn, spanked Cleveland, 45-7. Rookie QB Mac Jones is finally settled in with New England, and that's trouble.

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Jones' former teammate at Alabama, Najee Harris, apparently didn't pay a lot of attention to the NFL before he was drafted by Pittsburgh.

Otherwise, he'd know that there are still such things as ties in the pros, as the Steelers played to a 16-16 deadlock through overtime with the winless Detroit Lions.

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Drafting Harris made James Conner expendable, and Conner went to Arizona, where the resurgent Cardinals are in a dogfight with the Los Angeles Rams for the division lead. Unfortunately, the Cards were decked by Carolina and the returning Cam Newton, 34-10. The Rams can take advantage if they beat San Francisco tonight.

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Stop the presses! Tampa Bay is on a losing streak!!

I think we all figured the Super Bowl champs would use the bye week to figure out what went wrong vs. New Orleans 2 weeks ago. Instead, they got ambushed by the Washington Generics, 29-19. Tampa clings to a 1 game lead over the Saints in the NFC South, as New Orleans also lost, 23-21, to Indianapolis. Tom Brady has proven to be mortal, after all, as he has now thrown four interceptions in his last two games. Father Time is clearly catching up with Brady, who's lucky he doesn't have the perception of having a brain made of jelly, like his teammate, tight end and commercial pitchman Rob Gronkowski, who's now hawking some sneakers that look like Skechers clones in addition to being a dimwit in those USAA spots.

At least when he's selling shoes, as we saw during college football on Saturday, he appears to be a bit more professional & mature. He has to remember not to be typecast as a lunkhead if he wants a movie role.