NFL Week 3 Schedule

Week 3 and the Philadelphia Eagles will get their chance to feast on a putrid Giants secondary.  The Giants lost to the Redskins and were lucky to escape Monday Night against the Rams with a win.  Rams and Redskins receivers were consistently open both games.  Yeah, if Denario Alexander poses problems for a secondary, I shutter to think what DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Steve Smith, and Jason Avant will do to them.  While that thought permeates your minds, enjoy this week's schedule! (games I get are in bold; all times ET)

Maps of who gets what games Sunday afternoon

CBS games

Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints  1:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)

New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills  1:00 (CBS - Marv Albert and Rich Gannon)

Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans  1:00 (CBS - Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker)

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Carolina Panthers  1:00 (CBS - Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein)

Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns  1:00 (CBS - Don Criqui and Randy Cross)

New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders  4:05 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)

Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers  4:05 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts)

Baltimore Ravens vs. St. Louis Rams  4:05 (CBS - Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots)

Fox early games

New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles  1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert and Daryl Johnston, SA: Tony Siragusa)

Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings  1:00 (Fox - Dick Stockton and John Lynch)

San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals  1:00 (Fox - Ron Pitts and Jim Mora, Jr.)

America's Game Of The Week and Fox late games

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears  4:15 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, SR: Pam Oliver)

Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers  4:15 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick, SR: Laura Okmin)

Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks  4:15 (Fox - Chris Myers and Tim Ryan)

Sunday Night Football

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts  8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, SR: Michele Tafoya)

Monday Night Football

Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys  8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden, SR: Suzy Kolber)

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Eagles Week 3 Recap: Vick-tory

I came up with that pun all by myself.  Why do you ask?

Onto the bullet points...

• Good teams beat the shit out of bad teams.  The Eagles beat the shit out of the Jaguars.
• It's been awhile since I was this comfortable watching the 2nd half of an Eagles game.  I missed the feeling. 
• LeSean McCoy carried the ball a grand total of 11 times this game and was not injured.  In the middle of the 3rd quarter with the Eagles up 21-3 and driving, he had seen 6 carries, averaged 5 yards per carry, and was not featured on the drive.  That's unacceptable.
• On a 4th and 1 at the Jags 31, the Eagles decided to go for it on a pitch to the outside.  They gave the ball to power back Mike Bell.  Predictably, they did not get the 1st down.  Andy Reid apparently never heard of a "Vick option" or a "pitch to Shady McCoy,"  2 play calls that would have been much more ideal if you are going to the outside.
• Andy Reid, bad timeout management.  Bad timeout management, Andy Reid.  
• Ron Pitts has not done an Eagles game since the 2005 season.  If  it is another 5 years before he does another Eagles game, it will be too soon. From "Joseph Avant" to him calling Maclin a "sung hero," I about vomited from the patheticness.  And John Lynch needs to either speak up or show some enthusiasm.  I don't think I understood a word he said all game.
• Reading these last couple bullets you would think the Eagles lost or something.  It is always easier to write about the negatives than try to mention the positives, mainly because, but the latter makes you look like a homerific jerk.  But it was a 28-3 blowout, so here goes......
• I criticized the decision to bench Kolb.  And I still do.  While it will likely be 3 years til my questioning is validated or not, I gotta give major props to Vick.  Vick started out slow, but I would say this was his best performance of the year.  On the 2nd touchdown pass, he was able to ignore a gaping running lane and pass the ball to a wide open Jeremy Maclin.  The result would have been the same if he ran, but Vick is recognizing there are other options besides taking off and running every chance you get.  On the 3rd touchdown pass, Vick was able to successfully look off a safety before (once again) finding Jeremy Maclin who would run the catch in for a TD.  Mike Vick looking off a safety?  Is he becoming a polished passer?  On the 4th TD, well, Mike Vick needs to remind everyone that he is Mike Vick.  It is good he is becoming a better passer, but you always want to keep the running threat available and you always want to keep defenses honest.  Vick dropped back to pass, had a huge hole, and he waltzed into the endzone. for the easiest 17 yard touchdown run he has ever had.
• I have a paper to write for Tuesday so I don't have time to do it now or tomorrow, but perhaps in the middle of the week, I can illustrate with pictures and videos what I am talking about in the above bullet.
• The Eagles defense held the Jacksonville Jaguars to 3 points, MJD to 88 yards on 22 carries, Garrard to 13/30 passing for a miserable 105 yards.  In related news, Stewart Bradley returned and played the whole game at middle linebacker.
• Eagles defense sacked Garrard 6 times.  Playing in his 1st game of the year, Darryl Tapp dominated.  Juqua Parker lost his job as starting DE to 1st round draft pick Brandon Graham.  Parker leads the team in sacks.  Trevor Laws, who is finally coming around after a rough 1st 2 years, added a sack and was a beast all game.  And need I mention that the Eagles also have one of the best DEs in football?  That guy, Trent Cole, had 2 sacks of his own on the day.
• Fact:  The Eagles selected Trevor Laws ahead of DeSean Jackson in the 2008 NFL Draft.
• Donovan McNabb is so good he led his Redskins to a loss to the St. Louis Rams.  Wait, what?  McNabb's numbers were not deplorable, but they were not great either.  And against the St. Louis Rams, they should be better than meh.  19/32 for 236 yards, a TD, and an INT.  Should be better against the Rams, whose greatest improvement from last year has come on offense in the form of Sam Bradford.
• The New York Giants are an embarrassment to football.
• The Texans and the Cowboys exchanged places for a game.
• The Eagles are going to have to beat a good team before anyone can call them Super Bowl contenders, but if they continue to beat bad teams (Washington and San Francisco are next), they will set themselves up nicely for an opportunity.  And when they play Indianapolis later in the year, we will learn a whole heck of a lot more about the Eagles.
• The Phillies lost to the Mets, but as a result of the Padres losing to the Reds 3 hours later, the Philadelphia Phillies have officially clinched a playoff berth.  The Phillies magic number to clinch the NL East is 1.  It is worth noting it is supposed to rain non-stop in DC and Atlanta tomorrow. But if the Phillies get rained out and the Braves do play, then the Phillies could clinch both a playoff spot, the NL East, and the best record in the NL all by sitting on the couch after a rough loss.
• This is my 1st year playing fantasy football.  I am 3-0.  I am clearly a natural at this.
• Get ready for week long talk about McNabb coming back to the Linc.  I will tell you right now, half the crowd will cheer, half will boo, and the other half will be completely indifferent.  The Redskins defense is marginally better than the Jags' and the Lions', their offense is probably on par with that of the Jags, with a QB slightly better than Garrard, an RB lesser than MJD, and WRs about the same.  If the Eagles play like they did tonight, there is no reason they don't leave the Linc next Sunday 3-1 on the year.

NFL Week 3 Schedule

Another Vick post coming later tonight tomorrow afternoon. I think I can finally write coherently....even if the content of the post makes me seem like a crazed lunatic.

As always, the games I get are in bold. This is one of those weeks where the 2 CBS affiliates I get are showing different games at the same time. So before you ask or try to correct me, I will tell you that there is no mistake in which games I have bolded. Of course, things are subject to change, but knowing my market, I don't think this is changing.

Map of who gets what Fox game

Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans 1:00 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)
Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings 1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa)
Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints 1:00 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)
San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan)

Washington Redskins vs. St. Louis Rams 4:05 (Fox - Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, and Jim Mora, Jr.)
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 (Fox - Ron Pitts and John Lynch)

Map of who gets what CBS early game

Tennessee Titans vs. New York Giants 1:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)
Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots 1:00 (CBS - Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots)
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 (CBS - Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker)
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Carolina Panthers 1:00 (CBS - Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon)
Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens 1:00 (CBS - Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein)

Map of who gets what CBS late game

Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos 4:15 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
San Diego Chargers vs. Seattle Seahawks 4:15 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts)
Oakland Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals 4:15 (CBS - Spero Dedes and Randy Cross)

Sunday Night Football

New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins 8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth)

Monday Night Football

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears 8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden)

This is the 1st time since 2005 that the Philadelphia Eagles are having Ron Pitts do their game. For those that don't remember 2005, that was the year Mike McMahon filled in for an injured Donovan McNabb. Yikes. Come to think of it, I don't even think I've watched a Ron Pitts called game since then. Posters on the506 don't take too kindly to him, but I guess I will have to judge him myself this coming Sunday as he takes his turn in worshiping Mike Vick's Greatness.

My Week 3 Reaction

What an exciting Week 3. And while Vick's return was everything but eventful (0 for 2 passing and 1 carry for 7 yards), some promise was shown. He did not make any big mistakes, and I really like that last number. His only carry was a scramble and it went for 7 yards. Just his presence on the field is enough for defenses to scramble and panic, even if all he does is hand it off. Aspeaking of handing it off, how about Shady McCoy! The Eagles have found themselves a pure running back for the first time since Duce Staley. And as far as the Chiefs go, they all but gave up on life in that one. Even though they ran a couple of trick plays, the players on the field showed one thing and that is they did not care about that game. Constantly they were handing it off on 3rd and long and throwing short passes that was just depressing to watch. If I were a Chiefs fan, I'd be ashamed of my team after that one. For more thoughts, check out my vlog entry below!



What I need to start doing is let it overrun a minute and publish the video like that and if there is a few seconds of dead air of me not doing anything then so be it. Basically all I talked about in the last minute was the Bengals beating the Steelers and how incredible it was. It appears as if I'm hosting the blog next week so I will definitley see you there! I'll get the schedule and links to the maps up as soon as the506 makes them available.

Week 3 Live Blog

.......was over here at Keith's Sports Journal.

Sorry I could not get it up earlier, but basically, I forgot to put up the link this morning.

For those looking for the Sunday Night Football live blog, it's over here at AA and 12StepDrop

Your 2009 NFL Week 3 Schedule

As if all of the injuries to the Seattle Seahawks were not bad enough, all you Seahawks fans now have the pleasure nightmare of listening to Dick Stockton and Charles Davis for 3 hours! I do feel bad for you, Mookie, really, I do. For the second straight week, it's CBS that has the doubleheader. Ready for the rest of your Week 3 maps and schedule? Here you go! (all times eastern; bold games indicate games I get).

Map of who gets what Fox games

Atlanta Falcons @ New England Patriots 1:00 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)
New York Giants @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa)
San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings 1:00 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan)
Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions 1:00 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)
Green Bay Packers @ St. Loius Rams 1:00 (Fox - Chris Myers and Trent Green)

Chicago Bears @ Seattle Seahawks 4:05 (Fox - Dick Stockton and Charles Davis)
New Orleans Saints @ Buffalo Bills 4:05 (Fox - Ron Pitts and John Lynch)

Map of who gets what early games on CBS

Tennessee Titans @ New York Jets 1:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)
Kansas City Chiefs @ Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 (CBS - Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots)
Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens 1:00 (CBS - Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker)
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans 1:00 (CBS - Bill Macatee and Steve Beuerlein)

Map of who gets what late games on CBS

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals 4:15 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
Miami Dolphins @ San Diego Chargers 4:15 (CBS - Dick Enberg and Dan Fouts)
Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders 4:15 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Rich Gannon)

Sunday Night Football
Indianapolis Colts @ Arizona Cardinals 8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth)

Monday Night Football
Carolina Panthers @ Dallas Cowboys 8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden)

For the 2nd straight week, both the Colts and the Cowboys play a primetime game, respectively, although the actual game they play in is not the one they played in week 2. And poor, poor GuJo. He goes from announcing the thrilling Texans-Titans game to now announcing what is sure to be a dull Browns-Ravens game. And by dull, I mean a big Ravens blowout. Should be a fun weekend of football and from the looks of things, even though there is some overlap, once again, the variety looks to be quite a good one once again. And (unless things change), my Fox game is different from the one in Philly!*

*Eagles game is on CBS at that time though......