This Week In Wrestling

By Jeff Knapp

This is the 1st installment of TWIW, and while most casual fans will be paying attention to the WWE and AEW, I will also look at NXT (I will never use the term 2.0) Impact Wrestling. I will also cover the NWA, ROH, MLW, NJPW, AAA & CMLL from time to time.

In the WWE this past Monday, we saw the conclusion of the WWE “draft,” in which we saw some wrestlers get drafted to stay on their original brands and some move from Raw to Smackdown and vice versa. Wrestlers who moved from Raw to Smackdown were Charlotte Flair, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Shayna Baszler, and Drew McIntyre. Those who moved from Smackdown to Raw were Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, and Finn Balor. We also saw Hit Row and Austin Theory move from NXT to Raw while Xia Li and Ridge Holland left NXT and are now part of Smackdown. I’m pretty curious how The Brusierweight Pete Dunne handles things without Ridge by his side any longer. Those who are Bullet Club fans will be interested to see what happens with the possibility of him and AJ Styles teaming up.

Although Raw was overall a really good show with Big E & Drew Vs. the Dirty Dogs (Dolph & Robert Roode), Damian Post defended his title in a great match against Jeff Hardy, who might have hinted at a change in character when he moves to Smackdown. Can we say Willow the Whisp?
They also set up the Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley match for Crown Jewel. Back in the late 90s, I was a vast Goldberg fan even when WCW made it seem like you needed four tanks and a B-52 Bomber to defeat him, but I’m sort of uninterested in this match, but I’m interested to see what type of reception Goldberg receives in Saudi Arabia.

On Tuesday with NXT, we saw the debuts of Tony D’Angelo and Parker Boudreaux ( who will go by the name of Harland) and will be in some program with Joe Gacy. I love Joe’s millennial campus virtual signaling type of character. If done right, this will be a great heel character.
Overall this was a solid show, including the surprisingly good Ember Moon vs. Mandy Rose match, the 4-way tag team elimination match between MSK, Grizzled Young Vets, newcomers Briggs and Jensen and Carmello Hayes, and Trick Williams.

For my money, the match between Cameron Grimes and Pete Dunne. This was a solid back and forth exciting hard-hitting match that Grimes wanted to take us “To The Moon.”
Wednesday Night Dynamite:

I love that there is wrestling every night if you plan it out correctly, and Wednesday night is, as JJ on Good Times would say, Dynamite. Although it was announced before the show, we saw the debut of Bobby Fish. I’m from the Hudson Valley, and Bobby is from the Capital Region, only 45 minutes away. As of this writing, Bobby is now All Elite. I’m sure there are AEW loyalists who hate seeing people who previously worked for the WWE show up. I’m not sure why. I’m a huge fan of Bobby Fish, and possibly one day Kyle O’Reilly will join him and reform Redragon.

AEW started with that star-studded eight-man tag, The Super Elite of the Young Bucks, Adam Cole and the AEW World Champion Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy Jack Perry, and Bryan Danielson. It can sometimes be overwhelming when there is so much going on in a match when you need a moment to process all you’re watching. Overall I loved that match, and I can’t wait for Omega vs. Danielson for the title and Jungle Boy vs. Adam Cole at some point down the road.

I thought the Shida vs. Deeb match was great, and it’s terrible that when Deeb was in the WWE, they wouldn’t showcase her wrestling talent. I’m grateful that the NWA gave her that opportunity and now AEW. I loved how pissed she got and took offense to Shida’s 50th win award. This should grow into a great rivalry.
The main event was the Casino Ladder match for a future AEW world title shot. We saw Orange Cassidy vs. PAC vs. Jon Moxley vs. Andrade El Idolo vs. Lance Archer vs. Matt Hardy vs. The “Joker,” who turned out to be Hangman Adam Page. That was one Hell of a match, and I was on the Edge of my seat for that entire match. Adam Page won and now has a chance to wrestle Kenny Omega somewhere down the road. The only thing was the odd way that Andrade fell off the ladder at the finish. I’m not sure if it was supposed to be a delayed reaction to the action on the ladder or if he was supposed to fall earlier and realize it.

The new women’s TBS championship was introduced and will debut in 2022 when AEW goes to TBS. I wonder what will happen to the current TNT championship next year. I’m guessing there will be a Men’s and Women’s TBS Championship unless the TNT championship will only be defended on Rampage. It’s a TV title, so I’m hoping it’s defended every week.

Impact
For the 2nd night in a row, a wrestling show started with a match. We saw FinJuice & Chris Sabin take on Chris Bey, Hikuleo, and El Phantasmo, who are part of the current edition of the Bullet Club. I’m not going to say they are a terrible team because Bey is very entertaining and has been getting better each time I see him, but for these 3 to be Bullet Club seems like something is missing. I’d like the announcer to mention on Impact that Hikuleo is related to a founding member of the Bullet Club and is a legacy, just like in a fraternity in college. Please give us some history on why these three men are in the group.

The match ended with a low blow by Phantasmo and Bey picking up the pinfall on Sabin.
I like things that Impact and things that bother me, and sometimes I nitpick. I love what Josh Alexander has been doing ever since Ethan Page left for AEW. I don’t know if he’s the guy that can carry Impact or not. Christian Cage has the name and star power on the marque, and I don’t see him there yet. I also don’t know why Christian isn’t mentioned as the Impact champion when he’s on AEW.

The next thing that bothers me is the next match that happened that night, and that’s the 2nd six-person tag team match between Brandi Lauren & Kimber Lee & Penny Frost vs. Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans & Mercedes Martinez. Brandi has to be one of the hottest women in all of wrestling, but when I see her wrestle, it seems like she needs more in-ring time, and it shows. She is stunning and sweet, so I’m far from giving up on her. I was disappointed to see the 30 seconds of ring time that Lady Frost and Mercedes Martinez received. What was the point of having Tasha not tag her in? Did something happen that caused her to lose trust in her? I love the size of Savannah Evans, but I’d like to see her more one one-on-one and dominate some opponents down the road. Can I also see Tasha make more than one move before she celebrates?

Can we also get Joe Doring not to stand there looking like a pissed-off Kid Rock? With that being said, I liked his hard-hitting match a while back against Doc Gallows, and I’d like to see him square up against W. Morrisey. Speaking of VBD, anytime Eric Young is on the mic, I’m glued to the TV.
Impact has been killing it lately with their X-Division matches, and this week’s match featuring Black Taurus vs. Steve Maclin vs. Petey Williams was no different. I love Black Taurus, but I have no idea how he performs in that giant mask.

On a side note, I can’t be the only one who has a crush on Rosemary? He wearing that Slayer shirt last night kicked it up a notch.
By the night’s end, I can’t wait to see Christian Cage wrestle Josh Alexander.

WWE Friday Night Smackdown:
As usual, the WWE started things out with 20 minutes of talking. The segment between Becky, Sasha, and Bianca was entertaining and got me excited for their match, which I’d rather see anywhere but at Crown Jewel.
They are crowning the new king and queen of the ring, and it got rolling with an excellent Sami Zayn vs. Rey Mysterio match. When given the time, Sami is always capable of giving us a great match. By the end, we are seeing what will become a father vs. son match somewhere down the road in the not-so-distant future.
We saw Finn Balor, Zelina Vega, and Carmella also advance in that tournament.

I’m excited to see the Hell In a Cell match that Edge challenged Seth Rollins to, but I’m confused if it will happen at Crown Jewel or will it be saved for the US audience?The entire segment with Baron Corbin and Madcap Moss was the worst thing all night. It wasn’t entertaining, funny, or got me angry, which they wanted us to be, but it was more like go away heat, then I hate them because they are heels.

Thankfully I was utterly captivated by the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. Although their match is at Crown Jewel, I may break protocol and tune in to watch this. I may wait for the replay, still undecided,
AEW Rampage.It’s always wonderful to see CM Punk back and in a match. Seven years was way too long for me. I have to say this was the best match I’ve seen Daniel Garcia in a while in AEW.The tag team watch was on fire. Rey Fenix is so good, and I’ve been a fan of his and his brother Penta since the days of Lucha Underground. They had another great match against The Acclaimed, Anthony Bowens, and Max Caster, who is hysterical with his pre-match raps, but is the song of former NFL player Rich Caster who played for the Jets, Oilers, Saints, and Washington between 1970 and 1982.

We also saw Jade Cargill in action. This amazingly beautiful woman has had my attention since she 1st stepped foot on TV. I’d love to see the ultimate forbidden door open and see her vs. Bianca Belair.
The main event was Absolute Ricky Starks vs. The Machine Brian Cage. Cage is an absolute beast, but I think it would be wise not to sleep on Starks. I only heard of him for a short time when I saw him on NWA Power.
Next week, I’ll cover this and possibly the NWA, MLW, and ROH.

Dallas vs Carolina Post Game

The Panthers could only Meow

Record 3-1

By Mark Halpern

Yesterday, the Dallas Cowboys welcomed the visiting Carolina Panthers to AT&T stadium for an NFC match-up that many analysts thought Carolina would win. The First half of the game was pretty balanced with both teams trading TD’s, and they went into the half the Panthers were leading 14-13. The second half was much different as the Cowboys put 20 unanswered points on the board to go ahead 33-14. The fourth quarter saw a resurgence by the Panthers, but it was not enough, and at the end of the game, Dallas was the victor by a final score of 36-28.

    The offense led by Dak, Zeke, and Cooper played a fantastic game on offense. Dak Prescott threw for a season-low 188 yards and 4 yes 4 td’s. Dak didn’t have to throw that much because Zeke was fed and fed a lot. Zeke took 2 carries for 143 yards and 1 td, Tony Pollard rushed 10 times for 67 yards, and Dak wanted in on the fun, so he ran for 35 yards of his own. The running game provided all the space that the cowboys needed on the day. Amari Cooper and Dalton Schultz lead the team in receiving, with Cooper catching 3 catches for 69 yards and a beautiful 35-yard TD catch, and Schultz tallied 6 for 57 yards and his 3rd touchdown in the last two games. The Offensive line did a fantastic job in creating space for Zeke to run free; they gave Prescot all the time he needed in the pocket to make accurate and non-rushed throws.

   The Cowboys did something they haven’t done in a while on the defense side of the ball, which was tally 5 sacks. After coming back from the covid list, Randy Gregory had two of the sacks and looked good. The big story from the defense is that Trevon Diggs picked off two passes and is getting closer to Everson Walls’ record of 11 interceptions in a year. He currently has 5 interceptions in just four games. If he keeps this up, he could set a league record. 

    The Panther’s defense couldn’t contain the high-powered Dallas offense proving to me that their 3-0 record meant nothing because they played nobodies. However, Sam “I am glad I am not a Jet” Darnold was impressive, throwing for 301 yards 2 td’s, and two interceptions but also ran for two TD’s of his own. He is having a great year, and I hope it continues for him. D.J Moore had an awe-inspiring day and was Darnold’s favorite target. Moore had 8 catches for 118 yards and 2 td’s. However, at the end of the game, there was no roar for the Panthers; they could only muster 

small meow.

   The Cowboys welcome the New York “We Finally won a game” Giants for a Sunday night divisional match-up.

Dallas vs Carolina

TIME TO TAME THE CATS

Record 2-1

By Mark Halpern

Last week we saw a confident Dallas football team coming off a win from the Chargers and opened their season at home against their division rival, the Eagles. The Cowboys plucked the feathers out of them by winning by 20 points and impressive play. Dak Prescott threw for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns, Zeke took 17 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Let us say Dak and Zeke are the prime focus. Dalton Schultz was the lead receiver with 6 catches for 80 yards and 2 of Dak’s 3 td’s. On the defensive side, Trevon Diggs picked off a beautiful pass and took it to the house for a pick 6. The Dallas offense and defense is for real, and the league better watch out.

     This week the Cowboys welcome the 3-0 Panther’s to AT&T stadium for a prime matchup on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers are 3-0 and have had some impressive games, but none against a real contender. The significant loss for Carolina is that superstar running back Christian McCaffery is out with yet again another leg injury. Sam “I am no longer a Jet” Darnold has been very impressive through his first three games. He has talented receivers to help move the ball, and their defense is no slouch; this will be a tough fight.

   So, what needs to happen here in this game? Well, first, Zeke must run the ball well and get the ground game going. The switch-up with Pollard during the game is good because the Cowboys always have fresh legs on the field. Dak must come out and play as he has been. Dak has proven that last year wasn’t a fluke, and he can ball even coming off that horrible injury. Cee Dee Lamb, Amari cooper, and Cedrick Wilson have to make catches and get open. The Dallas receivers are ranked in the top 3 core groups of the league. They will be getting Gallup back soon, and that will make them even more lethal. I also expect to see a lot of Dalton Schultz as the #1 tight end this week after his impressive outing on Monday night. 

    This is Carolina’s first real test as a football team. I think the Panthers will be knocked down to size and be kittens at the end of the game. I see Dallas winning big with a score of 38-17.

It Was In the Cards

By: Mike Rifkin

For the first time since 2015 the Arizona Cardinals are 3-0 as they defeated the Jaguars 31-19. Coincidentally 2015 is also the last time the Cardinals made the playoffs. It is weird to say that a 2-0 team was in a must win situation, but the Cardinals were in that situation. The two main reasons being they were 2-0 last season before losing to the Lions and that one game can be the difference between making and missing the playoffs. The other reason is that the upcoming schedule gets difficult for the Cardinals.

At the end of the first half the Cardinals attempted a 68 yard field goal, not only did it miss but Jamal Agnew returned it 109 yards for a touchdown. But as they did last week the Cardinals battled back in the second half. They were led by free agent acquisitions as James Conner had two rushing touchdowns and AJ Green had 112 receiving yards. But the most instrumental might have been JJ Watt who pressured rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence into throwing an interception to Byron Murphy which was returned for a touchdown. Murphy had two interceptions on the day and they were two of the four the Cardinals defense forced. Murphy is off to a tremendous start to his season. Through three games he has 11 tackles, 5 passes defended and yesterday he got his first two interceptions of the season. 

Quarterback Kyler Murray threw for 316 yards and had a rushing touchdown in the win for the Cardinals. The Cardinals will now open up divisional play as they go to Los Angeles to play the 3-0 Rams, followed up by games against the 49ers and Browns. It was imperative that the Cardinals got off to a hot start and they have. Now let’s see how they fare against some of the heavyweights in the NFL. 

Unfamiliar Territory

By: Mike Rifkin

For the first time since 2015 the Kansas City Chiefs are in last place in the AFC West. On Sunday the Chiefs lost to the Chargers 30-24. 

 Kansas City turned the ball over four times as Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions, Tyreek Hill and Clyde Edwards-Helaire lost fumbles. It was the second consecutive game Edwards-Helaire has lost a fumble. It was also the second year running back best game of the season rushing for 100 yards and having a receiving touchdown. For the second consecutive week Tight End Travis Kelce went for over 100 yards receiving. 

 But the uncharacteristic turnovers have cost the Chiefs the last two games. With 1:42 remaining Mahomes threw his second interception of the day. Then on 4th and 9 with less than a minute left, first year head coach Brandon Staley put the ball in the hands of his second year quarterback Justin Herbert. That gamble paid off as they were able to get a pass interference call against the Chiefs, and then with 32 seconds left Herbert hit Mike Williams for his second touchdown of the game. On this day Herbert outdueled Mahomes throwing for 281 and 4 touchdowns. Mahomes 260 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. The Chiefs defense was without starting corner Charvarius Ward and Rashad Fenton was evaluated for a concussion at halftime. That left Deandre Baker who got called for that pass interference on fourth down. And Mike Hughes who struggled in coverage most of the game. 

There is a bigger situation that came with this loss as well. Head Coach Andy Reid was feeling ill and was taken to a hospital after the game. The team said Sunday night that Reid was feeling well and is in stable condition. 

The Chiefs will look to rebound as they play the Eagles in Philadelphia next week. Then a 3 game stretch of the Bills, Washington Football Team, and Titans.

Not So Optimistic Jets Pregame

By Eric Ford

If you remember, in my early posts, I said I would be optimistic until at least week 1. Well, I was optimistic until last week. Then Zach Wilson threw 4 interceptions. That is when hope left my body. We still have a long season ahead, so you never know. I do not think we will go 0-17. But I am not optimistic about this game.

The Denver Broncos are 2-0. That defense is challenging, and their offense can win games. On defense, you have Bradly Chubb and Von Miller, still threats. On offense you have a good run game in Teddy Bridgewater, Courtland Sutton and Melvin Gordan. All are playing well. Grant it they did have an easy schedule as of late. Their first game was the Giants and then the Jaguars. Now they have their first home opener against the Jets.

The New York Jets are 0-2.  In the first game, we gave the Panthers a run for their money but, Penalties and play-calling prevented the win. Last week against the Patriots was strictly turnovers. If there was a game for the Jets to show up, it is this game. It will only get tougher because nobody wants to lose to a 0-3 team.

Keys to victory, last week the Jets were looking good. The offense gave Wilson time, and the defense kept the Jets in the game. The thing that killed them was the turnovers and penalties. The Jets need to play more disciplined football. The Offensive line has a tough job ahead of them this week. The Broncos defensive line is no joke. They will look to get to Zach Wilson early. The Jets need to establish the run; the Jets running backs are good at gaining yards, run early, and run often. The defense needs to continue to show up like they have been doing. If they do all of this, we have a shot at winning and showing other teams that they are truly a threat.

The Jets are 0-2, but they are way better than their record shows. They need to show up plain and simple.

Titans Home Week 3 Against the Colts

By Bill Murphy

Nashville- After nail-biting overtime against the Seattle Seahawks last week, the Titans are back home as they face their division rival, the Indianapolis Colts. After the Texans lost to the Panthers on Thursday night, a win would put the Titans in possession of 1st place in the AFC South.

Derrick Henry exploded last week after an abysmal performance in week one, rushing for 35 carries, 182 yards, and three touchdowns. The Key for Henry this week would be to get released early and take advantage. Henry has a record of 5 straight 100 yards or more games against teams in the AFC South.
Not only Henry, but the rest of the offense has to take advantage of a weak Colts defense. This week, Ryan Tannehill’s big target should be AJ Brown and Julio Jones, who got six receptions on 128 yards. During week 1, the Colts gave up 654 yards to the Seattle Seahawks and 657 yards to the Rams. Even though the Colt’s defense has been anemic over the past two weeks, they still have some folks to look out for on defense, such as defensive linemen DeForest Buckner and Al-Quadin Muhammad and edge rusher and new pick up from this year’s draft Kwitty Paye.

A thing to look out for is the defense. The problem with the defense is inconsistent. Last week during the game in Seattle, the defense let Russell Wilson and company run through them by scoring 24 points. While in the second half of the game, the defense held its own while holding the seahawks to only one touchdown. On Sunday, they will have to be more consistent while fending off the Colt’s offense. However, this week they should have it much easier than they had the last two weeks.

The big talk is that the Colts will be down a quarterback after Carson Wentz sprained both of his ankles in last week’s game against the Rams. He did, however, report to practice this week, holding out hope that he might play on Sunday. So, in place of Carson Wentz, the Colts will be starting second-year quarterback Jacob Eason, who threw two completions out of five attempts, 25 yards, and one interception, So the defense would have to do so cover him and pressure him early. Last week, they will also have to cover Michael Pittman, their lead receiver, having 123 yards on eight receptions. This should be an easy win for the Titans if the defense stays strong, Tannehill stays sharp, and Henry has a hell of a game.

Jacksonville Jaguars Week 3 Pre-Game

By: Noah Trombley

The Jaguars will look to bounce back this week as they host the Arizona Cardinals in week 3. The last time these two teams played was in 2017 and the Cardinals took home the victory 27-24, however this time do not expect a close score. 

Between their first two games the Jaguars have averaged a total of 17 points, the cardinals have averaged 36, these offenses are not built the same. Kyler Murray is putting together, so far, an MVP Caliber season. He currently sports a 73.5 completion percentage, 689 yards, 7 touchdowns, and only 3 interceptions. Lawrence on the other hand has a 50 completion percentage, 450 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Lawrence has struggled all year in this current system, receivers can’t get open, and the run game can’t get any momentum. Urban Meyer needs to really come up with some inventive play calling in order to get this offense going and able to score some points cause the Cardinals behind Kyler Murray, Deandre Hopkins, and the rookie sensation Rondale Moore, will put up points in bunches against the flat Jaguars defense who so far this season has not caused a single turnover and they are losing the turnover ratio by -5. 

The only couple positives to take away from the Jaguars defense is that they do get pressures on the QB. Linebacker Josh Allen has a sack a game so far (2 total), safety Andrew Wingard has one, and DE Adam Gotsis has one as well. The Jags will need to focus on these three players to try and get some turnovers on defense whether that be some forced fumbles on the QB or forcing some bad throws and causing some interceptions. 

The big key to this game for the Jaguars will be to contain Kyler Murray. They are not gonna bring the QB down many times as his elusiveness will get him out of many situations, however the Jaguars will need to keep getting pressure on Kyler the entire game in hopes that he gets hurried and makes some mental errors. On the offensive side James Robinson, Carlos Hyde, and Duke Johnson need to get the run game going in order to take some pressure off of Trevor Lawrence to make plays constantly and allow him to find his targets and throw the ball away when need be. 

Giants Falcons Week Three Pre-Game

By Jeff Knapp

This Sunday at 1 PM, the 0-2 Atlanta Falcons travel to Metlife Stadium to take on the 0-2 New York Giants. The Giants are not only coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Washington Football Team, but now they are facing the league’s 32nd ranked defense and the team that has given up the most points so far in this early season and 3rd lowest-scoring offense in the league.

The Giants are rightfully favored to win this week and hopefully not drop to 0-3, which in most divisions would mean they are playing spoiler and getting ready for next season, but they are in the NFC East, so anything is possible.

The Falcons still have Matty Ice, but he isn’t the same player he once was, but he does have weapons around him like Calvin Ridley, Rookie TE Kyle Pitts, and RB Cordarrlle Patterson, who is off to a pretty decent start with what he’s working with (136 total yards and 2TDs)

This week, the Giants come in with the idea that they can score some point, with last week’s outing against the WFT. Sterling Shepard has been the team’s MVP through 2 games with 207 receiving yards, and I know I’m jinxing myself, but he hasn’t thrown an interception this season and only one but costly fumble. He has thrown for 516 yards, 2TDs, and has run for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

The keys to a win this week and the rest of the season are getting Kenny Golladay more involved than his seven receptions and getting Saquon Barkley going. He needs bigger holes to run, but he needs to create something from nothing he has done in the past. If he can give the Giants a 2nd and three instead of a 2nd and 9, that would be amazing and open up all options.

DC Patrick Graham could have some faith in Adoree Jackson and Xavier McKinney in blitz situations and put Jabrill Pepper on the field for more snaps. I wanted him out of Michigan; we traded for him; let’s use him. Upfront Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams need to step up on pressuring the QB, especially this week against an immobile QB like Matt Ryan. They have combined for only four tackles, zero sacks, and only pressured the QB 20% of the time on dropbacks, which is 24th in the league.
Jason Garrett needs to open things up for Daniel Jones. Utilize his arm. When throwing for 15+ yards, Daniel Jones is 14 of 18 through 2 games.

Good Luck to the Giants, and our thoughts are with Nick Gates, who may have suffered a career-ending leg injury.

Bills Look To Keep Rolling against Washington

By Lawrence Lang

Buffalo will look to go back to back in the win column tomorrow when they host the Washington Football team in a Sunday 1 PM game. The Bills come in after they routed the Miami Dolphins 35-0 in what was a great bounce back from week 1, where they blew their lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers and ended up losing the game.

Week 2 also saw key players on the Bills step up as well Josh Allen had two touchdown passes, Zach Moss had two Rushing touchdowns, Devin Singletary had a touchdown. Bills Defence should take the week one loss and leave in the rearview mirror as they came up big time with getting six sacks and forcing three fumbles, two of which they recovered. Most importantly, minus the shutout victory when the Dolphins went for it on fourth down, the Bills defense went three for three in stopping them. This was a significant improvement from week one, where the Bills struggled both on the offensive and the defense against the Steelers. Against the Dolphins, the Bills look like they were back in midseason form already. When you can stop an opponent from scoring and forcing fumbles and stopping them on fourth down when they go for it, you become a significant threat on defense.

On the offense, when Allen, Singletary, and wide receivers such as Cole Beasley, Stefon Diggs, and Emmanuel Sanders are one point; the Bills offense becomes one of the best in the league are up there with offenses such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Green Bay Packers, and that has two do with head coach Sean McDermott and offense coordinator Brain Daboll.

Looking at Washington, they are 1-1 and defeated the New York Giants 30-29 in week 2. The game had a controversial ending when Dexter Lawrence was called offsides at the first attempt field goal. Washington attempted to win the game and move the chains up 5 yards, which would be enough on the second attempt as Dustin Hopkins to kick the game-winner. Quarterback Taylor Heincke started struggling early but was able to rebound and help lead the comeback. Heincke went 34/46 336 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. It was a great game regardless of the outcome. Even if Washington lost the game, Heincke still looks excellent in his first start of the season.

Sunday’s game is one of those under-the-radar games that can turn out to be a game of the week. I like both quarterbacks, and if both can get going early, we could have a high-scoring affair.
Don’t be surprised if a low-scoring affair happens and both defenses are reasonable, and if they both show up and play as they know, how we can have an awesome low-scoring defensive game.