After a week of discussion about the enforcement of the rules regarding helmet to helmet hits, the NFL made it through an entire Sunday just fine.  I heard player after player talk about how the NFL was going to become flag football.  I think those players need to go visit all the retired players who have trouble remembering their names and ask them if playing a game was worth destroying the rest of their lives.  I saw great games and a lot of clean, but still hard, hits on Sunday.  The smartest thing I read about this whole situation was a fan saying “There were 1,000 hits on Sunday and 5 were dirty.  We can get rid of the 5 and still have football.”

This week I think there is an issue that is just as important to the NFL as the helmet to helmet hits, and that is the refs and the calls, or lack of calls they made this weekend.  I only watched 3 games this weekend, and not even all of the games, but I saw more missed calls in those games then I’ve seen in a long time.  If it weren’t for replay the refs would of destroyed each of those games.  The things that the refs should be able to see and call they just aren’t doing it.

Well regardless of what went on the games overall were great.  There were upsets, close games and best of all a few of the teams I like won and the teams I don’t like lost.

Awards

Game of the Week: I was going to go with the Steelers vs Dolphins game until the very end when the Refs ruined it all.  So my game of the week instead goes to the Vikings vs Packers game.  I know it wasn’t the best played game but there was a lot of excitement the entire game and it did come down to the final seconds.  Plus I like the Packers to do well in the playoffs if they figure their offense out.

Disappointment of the day: This one was the easiest to pick because the New Orleans Saints looked pathetic.  Of course I’m still mad from last years Super Bowl, when I watched my Colts lose the game, but the Saints look nothing like a playoff team this year.  If Drew Brees doesn’t figure out what is wrong with him that team is only going to get worse.

Surprise of the day: The Raiders putting up 59 points and McFadden looking like he was still running in college.  That score reminded me of a good college team taking on some Div II team as a warm up for the season.  The Broncos should be worried that other teams are going to put up big numbers against them the rest of the season because the Raiders are not an offensive juggernaut.

So close of the day: Buffalo looked like the better team against the Ravens but yet the Ravens just barely slip by and get the win.  So the win less Bills were so close to getting on the board in the win column but yet it wasn’t meant to be.

Gosh Dang it: This one easily goes to the Refs in the Steelers vs Dolphins game. Their lack of effort on the fumble in the end zone completely changed the game and will most likely have a huge affect on the season.  NFL I’m glad you are making the game safer for the players but please work on the refs a little.  There were multiple calls yesterday that were obvious and yet the refs missed the calls and had to rely on replay.