Cowboys over Giants:
Saints over Falcons:
Rams over Bears:
Vikings over Packers:
Steelers over Colts:
Jets over Broncos:
Buccaneers over Eagles:
Bengals over Panthers:
Texans over Jaguars:
Cardinals over Commanders:
49ers over Patriots:
Browns over Raiders:
Chiefs over Chargers:
Ravens over Bills:
Dolphins over Titans:
Lions over Seahawks:
Jets 24-3 over the
Patriots: QB Aaron Rodgers threw two TD passes and RB Breece
Hall had one rushing TD. Their defense held New England to only a field goal
and sacked both QBs seven times.
Colts 21-16 over the
Bears: The Colts ran all over the Bears for 150 yards (110
over Jonathan Taylor) and had two rushing TDs, two to Taylor and one to Trey
Sermon. QB Caleb Williams had a better day for Chicago with two TD passes but
had two interceptions and a fumble plus his kicker missed a field goal.
Vikings 34-7 over the
Texans: QB Sam Darnold outplayed QB CJ Stroud: Darnold had
four TD passes with no interceptions compared to Stroud who had only one TD
pass with two interceptions.
Eagles 15-12 over the
Saints: RB Saquon Barkley was the hero/star of the game
for the Eagles with two rushing TDs and one was the go ahead score late and
also had the two-point conversion. This was in spite of no TD passes with an
interception/a fumble by QB Jalen Hurts plus the kicker missed a field goal. QB
Derek Carr threw only one TD pass, but had an interception.
Steelers 20-10 over the
Chargers: The Chargers had two fumbles and not just lost the
game but also lost their QB Justin Hebert who re-injured his ankle. QB Justin
Fields had both a passing TD and rushing TD.
Broncos 26-7 over the
Buccaneers: Denver got two rushing TDs and kicker Wil Lutz
accounted for 14 points. QB Baker Mayfield only had one TD pass but had an
interception.
Giants 21-15 over the
Browns: The Giants went up 21-7 at half time and never
looked back. QB Daniel Jones had two passing TDs and RB Devin Singletary had a
rushing TD. QB Deshaun Watson did have two TD passes to WR Amari Cooper but had
two fumbles, failed on a two-point conversion and their kicker missed a field
goal.
Panthers 36-22 over the
Raiders: Well, the benching of QB Bryce Young worked out
as QB Andy Dalton had three passing TDs and RB Chuba Hubbard had over 100 yards
rushing with a receiving TD, plus RB Miles Sanders had one rushing TD. Interestingly
enough, both Raiders QB threw TD passes. The Raiders did also miss a field
goal.
Seahawks 24-3 over the
Dolphins: Seattle’s defense held the Dolphins to only 205
yards with a field goal and forced three fumbles. QB Geno Smith didn’t have the
best game with a fumble and two interceptions but didn’t have to do much as
backup RB Zach Charbonnet had two rushing TDs. Both teams missed field goals
Ravens 28-25 over the
Cowboys: Dallas was down 28-6 entering the fourth quarter as
QB Dak Prescott did his best but wasn’t enough with two passing TDs and a
rushing TD, but they failed on two, two pt. conversions. Baltimore ran all over
Dallas for 274 yards as RB Derrick Henry had two rushing TDs and QB Lamar
Jackson had a rushing and a passing TD.
Rams 27-24 over the 49ers: The Rams hit the game winning field with seconds left. RB Kyren Williams had two rushing TDs and caught one TD pass for the Rams, while QB Brock Purdy had three passing TDs.
Lions 20-13 over the Cardinals:
QB Jared Goff out played QB Kyler Murray: two TD passes compared to one plus
the Lions got a rushing TD.
Packers 30-14 over the
Titans: QB Malik Willis got his revenge against his former
team by having a rushing and a passing TD. QB Will Levis did have two TD passes
but he had a fumble and two interceptions with one being returned for a TD.
Chiefs 22-17 over the
Falcons: QB Patrick Mahomes had two TD passes with the one
to JuJu Smith Schuster being the go-ahead score. QB Kirk Cousins did have a TD
pass but had an interception and a fumble.
Bills 47-10 over the
Jaguars: Josh Allen had four passing TDs and both RBs had
rushing TDs. By the time that the Jaguars scored a TD they were down 24 points
so it didn’t matter.
Commanders 38-31 over
the Bengals: Washington was up 21-13 at halftime
and never looked back as they got three rushing TDs from their RBs and QB
Jayden Daniels, plus he threw two TD passes. QB Joe Burrow did his best with
three TD passes but it wasn’t enough in the end plus his kicker missed a field
goal.
Gary Clark Jr. is back with his fourth
studio album JPEG Raw, his first in five years (This Land). JPEG Raw is an
acronym for Jealousy, Pride, Envy, Greed, Rules, Alter Ego, and Worlds. The
album came out of a time period in which Clark Jr. would find himself alone in
the studio during COVID-19 quarantined
in March 2020, trying to set himself back to when he first started making music
at the age of 12. He explained that JPEG Raw is about "showing
the real and not the edit" as he grew tired of not having "more
genuine interaction" due to a "world of edits, filters and
redos". The album finds him expanding on his palette of influences,
including traditional African
music, jazz, rock, R&B, hip-hop,
and blues.
One thing that Clark deserves credit for
is that it is a full album of twelve songs and the album lasts almost one hour.
He also has five guests on the album
including Stevie Wonder and George Clinton. You can tell how much work he put
into this album with some very well thought out tracks and his playing over ten
instruments. It also has a nice balance of fast and slow paced songs.
Tracks like “Maktub”, “JPEG Raw” and
“This is who we are” all rock out, are good tracks but Clark does it fast
talking-rapping which isn’t the best or really goes with his rock vibe. The
second one has a bluesy old school style to it but is more emotional as well. The
third one has a cool opening riff to it with like a choir in the background and
sounds like a really good production is being put on.
The track “To the end of the Earth” is a
nice quiet and quick song which is a nice easy transition to harder stuff
coming or more complicated stuff. Like the song “Alone together” that is a very
emotional slower track which has a message about being together and being
alone.
One of the best songs is “What about the Children” has the R&B Stevie Wonder singing on the track but also co-wrote
it with Clark, it is such a groovy song that also rocks out blending R&B
with rock well. The other really groovy song is “Funk witch u”, it is very
funky but rocks out and is a very clever play on words.
“Hearts in Retrograde” is one of his
more interesting songs which has a cool sound to it like UFO noises which like
other songs on this album; like he put a whole production for this track with a
catchy chorus but it rocks out as well. “Hyperwave” is also a good example of a
good song that rocks out but has a nice-slower tone to it. There is one bad
song “Don’t Start” that starts off very weird and just is eh nothing special.
The album ends with two very
emotional-quieter tracks but also the two longest tracks. The track “Triumph”
has a great message, it is very catchy but does have its moments when it rocks
out but is one of the better tracks. It blends an emotional message with a good
rocking out. While the final track “Habits” comes in at nine minutes and completely
changes the mood/vibe of the song three minutes into it. It definitely fits the
vibe of a good emotional-slower track that gives perspective into his life. It
is mostly an instrumental rocking out on his guitar for most of the ending of
the song.
Let’s give Clark some real credit here as most artists do not write most of their songs or play one instrument let alone ten or more. He decided he was tired of filters/edits/ that he made a wonderful album from start to end of all original ideas. He continues to be a master of blending the blues with rock music and this album isn’t any different.
Bills 31-10 over the
Dolphins: It was the RB James Cook show with two rushing TDs
and catching the only TD pass from QB Josh Allen. Their defense forced QB Tua
Tagovailoa into three interceptions with one being returned for a TD.
Raiders 26-23 over the
Ravens: Late in the 4th quarter while down the
Raiders came back with two field goals and a TD to complete the comeback, as
one field goal was made with seconds left on the clock. Daniel Carlson
accounted for 14 of their points and for the Ravens Justin Tucker accounted for
11 but also missed a field goal.
Browns 18-13 over the Jaguars: Jacksonville trailed the whole game only having field goals till RB Travis Etienne had a rushing TD late but the game was sealed much earlier. It didn’t help that QB Trevor Lawrence got sacked in the end zone for a safety late. Both QBs had no passing TDs, both teams had fumbles, but the major difference was the Jaguars missing a field goal while Cleveland was perfect on their kicks.
Saints 44-19 over the
Cowboys: It was the RB Alvin Kamara show as he had 115
yards rushing with three rushing TDs and he caught one TD pass from QB Derek
Carr who threw two plus had one rushing TD. QB Dak Prescott had one fumble and
two interceptions and if it weren’t for their kicker it would have been uglier
as he accounted for 14 of their points.
Buccaneers 20-16 over
the Lions: QB Baker Mayfield out played QB Jared Goff:
Mayfield had both a passing TD and a rushing TD while Goff had zero TD passes
with two interceptions. Jahmyr Gibbs had Detroit’s only TD.
Packers 16-10 over the
Colts: It was all Green Bay as backup QB Malik Willis
threw his first career TD pass. QB Anthony Richardson had two of his team’s
three fumbles and threw three interceptions as his TD was a late garbage time
TD. Both kickers did miss field goals though.
Jets 24-17 over the
Titans: QB Aaron Rodgers got his first Jets win by
throwing 2 TD passes and out playing QB Will Levis who had one TD pass but an
interception and a fumble. Backup RB Braelon Allen had a rushing TD and caught 2
of Rogers’ TD passes. WR Calvin Ridley had both a receiving and a rushing TD.
Vikings 23-17 over the 49ers: QB Brock Purdy had one of his team’s three fumbles and threw an interception while being out played by his former backup in QB Sam Darnold. Darnold had two passing TDs and their kicker accounted for 11 of their points.
Seahawks 23-20 over the Patriots (OT):
As time expired the Seahawks tied the game on a field goal and then won it on a
game winning field goal in overtime. The Patriots though missed a field goal as
it was blocked and had a fumble. Both teams had one rushing TD and one passing
TD.
Chargers 26-3 over the
Panthers: It was all Chargers as QB Justin Herbert had two
passing TDs and JK Dobbins ran all over for 131 yards with a rushing TD. QB Bryce
Young had zero TD passes with an interception.
Cardinals 41-10 over
the Rams: QB Kyler Murray woke up by throwing three TD
passes, two of them going to rookie WR Marvin Harrison(130 yards receiving) and
RB James Connor had a rushing TD(122 yards rushing). All that Los Angeles could
muster was a rushing TD late.
Commanders 21-18 over
the Giants: QB Daniel Jones had no turnovers and threw two TD
passes to his young receivers and their new RB Devin Singletary had a rushing
TD. But they lost on a game winning field goal by Austin Seibert. He scored all
their points for Washington as rookie QB Jayden Daniels had no TDs. The Giants
missed a field goal and a two two-point conversion attempt which was the
difference.
Steelers 13-6 over the
Broncos: In the QB Russell Wilson Bowl (he didn’t play) as
Denver again looked terrible on offense. Rookie QB Bo Nix had zero TD passes
with two interceptions. QB Justin Fields wasn’t that much better with a fumble
and only one TD pass but it was enough.
Chiefs 26-25 over the
Bengals: The Chiefs scored a game winning field goal as
time expired. Both QBs in Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow had two TD passes, but
Mahomes did have two interceptions and Burrow had two of his team’s three
fumbles. Evan McPherson was key in keeping the Bengals in the game as he
accounted for thirteen of their points.
Texan 19-13 over the Bears:
The Bears offense looked pitiful and this opponent wasn’t bad so it didn’t fly.
Rookie QB Caleb Williams had no TD passes with two interceptions as his defense
and special teams didn’t help him out like in week 1. It was his offensive line
allowing seven sacks. QB CJ Stroud
wasn’t special but he didn’t have to be with one TD pass and relying on his
defense and kicker to help for the win.
Falcons 22-21 over the
Eagles: The Eagles were up 21-15 with 38 seconds left and
lost. QB Kirk Cousins threw the game winning TD pass, his second of the game.
QB Jalen Hurts did have one passing and one rushing TD for the Eagles but threw
an interception to end the game.
Jets over Patriots:
Browns over Giants
Bears over Colts:
Texans over Vikings:
Saints over Eagles:
Chargers over Steelers:
Buccaneers over the Broncos:
Packers over Titans:
Raiders over Panthers:
Seahawks over Dolphins:
Lions over Cardinals:
Ravens over Cowboys:
49ers over Rams:
Chiefs over Falcons:
Bills over Jaguars:
Bengals over Commanders:
Chiefs 27-20 over the
Ravens: On the opening night of the season where Kansas
City got their Super Bowl Championship rings given to them they played a
playoff type game going down to the wire. TE Isaiah Likely had a breakout game
for Baltimore with 111 yards receiving with one touchdown. It would have been
two but on the final play he caught a would -be touchdown pass but his toe was
on the line so it was ruled out of bounds. Rookie WR Xavier Worthy had both a
rushing TD and receiving TD for the Chiefs.
Eagles 34-29 over the
Packers: Green Bay and QB Jordan Love had the lead for most
of the game before the Eagles came back to take the lead. Bad news for the
Packers they lost the game but also lost their QB to a MCL sprain. WR Jayden
Reed has both a receiving and rushing TD for Green Bay, while newly acquired RB
Saquon Barkley had both a rushing(two) and receiving TD for the Eagles.
Steelers 18-10 over the
Falcons: If it weren’t for the leg of Chris Boswell the
Steelers would have lost. He accounted for all of their 18 points. QB Kirk
Cousins in his debut had two interceptions but did throw the only TD in the
game to TE Kyle Pitts.
Bills 34-28 over the
Cardinals: Arizona was up 17-10 at halftime but then lost the
lead and never came back. QB Josh Allen had two passing and two rushing TDs for
the Bills. QB Kyler Murray did have one TD pass and RB James Connor had one
rushing TD for Arizona. DJ Dallas did have a 96 yard kick return.
Bears 24-17 over the Titans: The Bears were down 17-3 entering halftime but their defense and special teams came to play. They blocked a kick which was returned for a TD and they picked off QB Will Levis twice with one being returned for a TD. RB Tony Pollard had a TD in his Titans debut.
Patriots 16-10 over the
Bengals: Both teams had zero passing TDs but each had a
rushing TD and four fumbles total. New England was actually up 13-0 for most of
the game as kicker Joey Slye accounted for 10 of their points.
Texans 29-27 over the
Colts: In this close divisional-young QB battle it was QB
CJ Stroud who came out on top with two passing TDs both to WR Stefon Diggs in his
debut and no turnovers. QB Anthony
Richardson did also have two TD passes with a rushing TD but had an
interception. RB Joe Mixon had a rushing TD in his debut for the Texans while
RB Jonathan Taylor also had a rushing TD for the Colts.
Dolphins 20-17 over the
Jaguars: The Jaguars blew a 17-7 lead entering halftime as
QB Tua Tagovailoa led his team to the second half comeback as they won a game
winning field goal as time expired. He had one TD pass to WR Tyreek Hill who
had 130 yards receiving. Jacksonville did have two fumbles in the game but QB
Trevor Lawrence did have one TD pass.
Saints 47-10 over the
Panthers: The Saints destroyed their divisional rival
Carolina with QB Derek Carr having three TD passes and both RBS Alvin
Kamara/Jamaal Williams each had a rushing TD. Their defense forced a fumble and
picked off QB Bryce Young twice. Plus the Saints kicker Blake Grupe accounted
for 17 of their points.
Vikings 28-6 over the
Giants: Daniel Jones had two interceptions with one being
returned for a TD and his team had one fumble. QB Sam Darnold in his debut had
two passing TDs and RB Aaron Jones also in his debut had a rushing TD.
Chargers 22-10 over the
Raiders: QB Gardner Minshew in his debut had an
interception and one of his team’s two fumbles plus their kicker missed a field
goal. QB Justin Herbert threw one passing TD and RB JK Dobbins in his debut had
a rushing TD for the Chargers.
Seahawks 26-20 over the
Broncos: Well rookie QB Bo Nix’s debut for Denver didn’t go
so well with two interceptions, no passing TDs and his team had two fumbles. QB
Geno Smith had both a rushing TD and passing TD plus RB Kenneth Walker had a
rushing TD for Seattle.
Buccaneers 37-20 over
the Commanders: QB Baker Mayfield had four passing TDs
with two going to WR Mike Evans. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels didn’t have the type
of debut he wanted for Washington with no passing TDs, three fumbles but he did
have two rushing TD’s.
Cowboys 33-17 over the
Browns: The Cowboys got everything they wanted as they had
a punt return TD, RB Eziekeil Elliott had a rushing TD in his return to Dallas
and QB Dak Prescott had one TD pass. QB Deshaun Watson had two interceptions
and one fumble on the Cleveland side.
Lions 26-20 over the
Rams(OT): The Rams were down 17-3 entering halftime and came
all the way back to take the lead late in the 4th quarter. The Lions
tied it with seconds left to force overtime and then won it on a game winning
rushing TD by David Montgomery. WRs Cooper Kupp for the Rams had 112 yards
receiving with a TD and Jameson Williams for the Lions had 121 yards receiving
with a TD.
49ers 32-19 over the
Jets:
The Jets only led for a short time in the 1st quarter outside of
that it was a struggle to keep up with the 49ers. Kicker Jake Moody accounted
for 20 of their points and third string RB Jordan Mason had 147 yards rushing
with a rushing TD. WR Allen Lazard had two TDs for the Jets.
Dolphins over the Bills:
Ravens over the Raiders:
Chargers over the Panthers:
Lions over the Buccaneers:
Cowboys over the Saints:
Colts over the Packers:
Jaguars over the Browns:
Vikings over the 49ers:
Seahawks over the Patriots:
Jets over the Titans:
Commanders over the Giants:
Rams over the Cardinals:
Steelers over the Broncos:
Chiefs over the Bengals:
Texans over the Bears:
Eagles over the Falcons:
Chiefs over Ravens:
Eagles over Packers:
Steelers over Falcons:
Bills over Cardinals:
Bears over Titans:
Bengals over Patriots:
Texans over Colts:
Dolphins over Jaguars:
Saints over Panthers:
Vikings over Giants:
Chargers over Raiders:
Seahawks over Broncos:
Browns over Cowboys:
Buccaneers over Commanders:
Lions over Rams:
49ers over Jets:
