If you had told me we would beat the Patriots in September, I wouldn't have believed you.
If you have told me we would only give up three sacks in September, I wouldn't have believed you.
If you had told me would lead the league in offense, I wouldn't have believed you.
Kinda puts things in perspective a little bit, doesn't it? Yes, this loss hurts. Anyone who says otherwise isn't a true fan. It doesn't help that the officials make up the rules as the game goes along, but that's for another day (see my sign I'm bringing to the Eagles game. Hopefully Fox picks up on it, but they don't do a very good job of showing any crowd that shows any enthusiasm so don't hold your breath...)
There are two important things that come out of the 4th weekend in the NFL:
1) No team is going to win 15 or sixteen games this year. I'd put the over/under for most wins in a season at 12.5. Parity is alive and well in the NFL, which is how the league wants it. I for one, am thrilled.
2) The NFL has a serious problem. It isn't attendance although the lockout has caused an obvious dip in overall numbers...) It's not revenue (new TV contracts...) It isn't even the Miami Dolphins (welll, maybe . . .) It's the officiating. Tuck rules called on a whim, catches not being corrected on replay, poor ball spotting, etc. I think it's time we locked out the officials and started over.
As for the Bills, how they respond against the Eagles will be very telling for how they do the rest of the year. If they come out flat like they did in the second half against the Bengals, there's no hope of making the playoffs. If they come out, take care of business against a lesser team, then I can definitely see them going deep into the playoffs, which would be very nice indeed...
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