There is one common theme from what happened in the NFL last Sunday, and it all revolves around one simple word, “letdown.”
Almost no one was immune as several playoff contenders, Patriots, Eagles, Cowboys, Saints, and Bengals, all lost key games. That doesn’t even include the Broncos who fell to San Diego at home Thursday, and the Lions who squandered a home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Speaking of letdown, um, well, yours truly only went 7-7.
Thankfully, the rest of the Whip City and surrounding areas picked me up.
Rich Blanchard, of Westfield, won the weekly prize with a record of 11-3, thanks in large part to 45 tiebreaker total points.
There were a total of two 11-3 entries, 15 entries at 10-4, 23 at 9-5, and 31 participants who went 8-6. All 71 entries are eligible for the grand prize.
This weekend’s games will be crucial to several teams jockeying for the playoffs.
Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts travel to Kansas City to take on the Jamaal Charles/defensive-minded Chiefs, the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers battle for NFC South supremacy, and New England plays at Baltimore in a late afternoon tilt.
Our Sunday night tiebreaker game features the Chicago Bears and host Philadelphia Eagles, another marquee matchup.
