Throughout the
course of history the NFC South has been the most unpredictable
division in the NFL with every team winning the division at least
once in the last 5 seasons with the exception of the Buccaneers. As
far as playmakes go this division has a bunch of those with guys such
as Cam Newton, Steve Smith, Julio Jones, Drew Brees,Stephen
Jackson,Doug Martin, Matt Ryan and more. Week 1 featured a lot of
action and late game drama in the NFC South so lets get to it.
Game #1 Atlanta Falcons:17 @ New
Orleans Saints:23
If your the type
of fan that likes high scoring, action packed games then this is
always a game to watch. It doesn’t get much better then Drew Brees
and Matt Ryan as far as watching 2 QB's do battle against each other.
The games between the 2 are usually high scoring but this game was a
little abnormal.
The Falcons jumped
out to an early 10-0 lead and seized the momentum early on in the
Super Dome.With a 25 yard Touchdown to Maques Colston ,Drew Brees and
the Saints took the momentum in the 2nd quarter with 13
unanswered points to take a 13-10 lead into halftime.
The Falcons and
Saints would trade touchdowns from Julio Jones and Jimmy Graham as
the Saints led 20-17 heading into the games final quarter. With the
game on the line deep in Saints territory Matt Ryan was picked off by
Roman Harper in the endzone on what would have been the potential
game winning touchdown.
Solid Debut For Jackson
Stephen Jackson
was acquired in the off season by the Falcons to help the run game
and he looked decent against the Saints as he collected 77 yards on
11 carries with a 50 yard run as his long for the day.
Colston Sets New Franchise Record
On his 1st
touchdown reception of the season Marques Colston moved into the top
spot as the all-time leader for receptions in New Orleans Saints
history.
Game #2 Seattle Seahawks:12 @
Carolina Panthers:7
One of the more
interesting games to me was the match up of Russell Wilson vs Cam
Newton.The game was all about the defense as nether scored more then
14 points. The Panthers went up early in the game with a touch down
to Steve Smith to take a 7-3 lead.
The next touchdown
wouldn't come until all the way until the 4th quarter as
Russell Wilson on a 43 yard strike to Jermaine Kearse which would be
the deciding factor in Seattle's win at Bank of America Stadium. Mike
Shula in his debut as offensive Coordinator for the Panthers limited
Cam Newton's carries as he only rushed for 38 yards on 4 carries.
Costly Fumble
Deangelo Williams
fumbled the ball as the Panthers were in Seattle territory as they
were on the verge of re claiming the lead and getting their 1st
win of 2013.
Whats Beast Mode?
Despite the loss
the Panthers and the newly revamped defense held pro bowl running
back Marshawn Lynch to only 43 yards on 17 carries.
Game #3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers:17 @
New York Jets:18
To say that the
Buccaneers were stunned in Darrelle Revis's return to New York would
be an understatement. The Buccaneers on paper are far better then the
Jets but a self inflicting 13 penalties gave the Jets life which led
to them losing. An early saftey on a bad snap to Josh Freeman was the
pre cursor to what would take place at the end of the game.
The Bucs were up
17-15 when diaster struck and Lavonte Davis was flagged for
unnecessary roughness for a late hit on Geno Smith. The personal foul
moved the Jets 15 yards from the spot of the hit which set up the 48
yard game winning field goal by Nick Folk. It was a very
undisciplined game by the Tampa Bay defense.
Jackson Produces
Vincent Jackson
began his season with a bang collecting 154 yards on 7 receptions,
very productive day for one of Josh Freeman's favorite targets.
NFC South Standings
Saints 1-0
Falcons 0-1
Panthers 0-1
Buccaneers 0-1
Week 2 Match ups
Panthers @ Bills
Rams @ Falcons
Saints @ Buccaneers
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