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2 weeks down, 14 to go and even in this early stage there is more than one team looking forward to the draft and the Andrew Luck sweepstakes, which you can follow by clicking –>here<–. The Colts sans Manning, the Seahawks, the Chiefs and the Vikings all seem to have the inside track as of right now, but I wouldn’t count Cincy or the Jags out just yet.

It’s not all negative this week. We had a rookie look like a veteran in Cam Newton and veteran look like a HoF’er in Tom Brady. A shoot out in Buffalo, a heroic effort in Frisco, a rebound in the steel city and a Detroit team on the giving end of a beat down for a change. We have ups, downs and even a few sideways slides to get to this week, so whadaya say we just get right to it, shall we?

- Buffalo Bills

You know what they say… NOBODY CIRLCES THE WAGONS LIKE THE BUFFALO BILLS!!! Down 21-3 at the half #14 (no it was not Frank Reich) the Bills showed their moxie with 14 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter followed by an air show by both teams in the 4th. They may be headed to 2-1 with the Pats on deck, but right now the Bills are undefeated.

- Green Bay Packers

Am I the only one who thinks Aaron Rodgers is as cool as the other side of the pillow? It’s too bad that qb in Atlanta has Ice in his nickname… maybe we should work on that… oh well. Down 10 zip before he got the ball and 13-7 at the half, Mr. Rodgers remained calm. It didn’t hurt that Cam Newton was stuck in spread sets and over throwing his wideouts to one of the best secondary’s in football, but nonetheless Aaron stayed cool and got the W. 2-0 for the defending champs with a Bears team that struggled this week up next.

- Detroit Lions

Usually as early as week 2 I am writing the epitaph for the Lions seasonal grave stone. This year, not so much. With a much improved defense and a healthy qb they have themselves off to a 2-0 start. I found a Lions fan, not a bandwagoner by any means but a die hard, who had this to say about his team:

- Cleveland Browns

Wow, you guys beat the Colts without Peyton Manning… This is like beating a one legged man in a 40 yard dash. Well, to be fair it’s not like you lapped the hobbled old man, but a win is a win I guess.

- Tampa Bay Buccaneers

It is sooooooo lucky you guys decided to show up in the second half. There is no way any fan of this team could ever show their face again if they got beat by the Minnesota McNabb’s. 1-1 is better than 0-2, for now.

- New Orleans Saints

The Saints got back into the swing of things so to speak with a convincing win at home against a heavy hearted Bears team. 6 sacks is definitely a boost for a defense not known to be tough, only time will tell if they can keep it up. Better to be 1-1 than 0-2.

- The New York J-E-T-S

I can’t really say if this game was the Jets being this good or the Jaguars being that bad. To be honest it is probably more the latter than the former, but like we always say here at GBU central; a win is a win. So congrats to the Jets and welcome to 2-0 land.

- Pittsburgh Steelers

Hooray!!! We beat the Seahawks 24-0. This like winning a fight with your little brother. Everyone knew you would win and when you did, it wasn’t by enough. Ben continues to support the theories that he is indeed made of old iron and steel from Pittsburgh’s long gone steel mills. Not a low hit, broken nose or a sorority girl saying “No, wait.. .this isn’t a good idea”(allegedly of course) can stop Big Ben. Maybe we can beat a team that is not in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes at some point, but next week will not be that time. I wonder if Kerry will all of the sudden have a bad hamstring…

- Tennessee Titans

I put this team in the good for beating a Ravens team that looked just plain nasty last week in their dismantling of Pittsburgh, but I still stand by my statements about Matt ‘we-want-the-ball-and-we’re-gonna-score’ Hasselbeck. Good job Titans, welcome to .500.

- Washington Redskins

Hold on just one friggin’ minute… The Redskins are 2-0 and making Rex Grossman not only look like a QB but a prognosticator as well? I guess stranger things have happened, though I can’t seem to think of one at the moment. They did squeak out the win against the Cardinals, but even ugly wins count as wins. All hail Sexy Rexy?

- Dallas Cowboys
I have routinely crush Dallas, and will continue when given the chance, and Tony Romo on many occasions. This will not be one of them. Granted they struggled to beat a not-so-good 49er team, they did however do it with their qb having a broken rib and punctured lung. Big time step up by Romo, now let’s see if he can do that in December.

- New England Goldenboy Pats

So it would seem Brady has become angered with all the talk of being a pretty boy and soft and all that. The last time he was so mad this team dropped fitty burgers all over the league and was 16-0. At least it is fun to watch, if he is not doing it to your team that is. I hope Dan Marino is ready to pass the crown on for most pass yards in a single season.

- Atlanta Falcons

Where the hell was this team last week in Chi-town? Granted Mike Vick got knocked out by his own player and the back was some dude who I never heard of, but a win at home is always a good thing. Matty Ice has to love beating the man whose shadow he will never grow out of, short a super bowl win that is. Their first division game is next with a trip to Tampa Bay so we shall see which team the Falcons really are.

- The New York Football Giants

The Blue Crew looked like they would self destruct with failures on 3rd down plaguing them in the first quarter but a stiff D held the Rams out of the endzone and scored a TD to add to Eli’s two and Brandon Jacobs 1 to carry them over their old defensive coordinator. The Giants got the win, but like their partner at the Meadowlands (I don’t care what it is called now so save the corrections) the bad play of their opponent helped them out.

1 down, 2 to go… and now for a musical interlude…

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