NFL Week 5 in the Books | Nasser Erakat

This past week of football shows how close winning and losing comes. For the Raiders, Seahwaks, Ravens and Chargers and 49ers they all got beat on the last play or a 

specific series. For the Raiders they made a bunch of mistakes with missed field goals, turnovers and a pick six to seal the victory for the Broncos. For the 49ers and Chargers they lost on the last plays.

NFL Week 5 in the Books | Nasser Erakat

NFL Power Rankings, Week 6: New England Patriots back on top

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4-0 PATRIOTS

Let's be real: Patriots at Cowboys was a mismatch of "Harry Hamlin vs. The Kraken" proportions. And the fact that the football player who has referred to himself by the latter name managed to lay a few licks on Tom Brady didn't translate to diddly-poo in terms of the outcome. Often, sacks are overrated, like when they come in the first quarter of a contest that ends up 30-6 in favor of the other guys. New England is making everyone and everything (that is, any word with a "gate" on the back end) fade into bolivian right now, and it's becoming more and more difficult to keep the Patriots from the top perch in these here rankings. Never mind -- I just moved them.

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5-0 PACKERS

 "You see?! He's not a machine! He's a man!!" Somewhere, Duke from Rocky IV was watching Aaron Rodgers toss not one but two picks at Lambeau -- his first such transgressions there since 2012. One pick came on a tipped ball, while the other was the result of some real professional thievery byTrumaine Johnson. Meanwhile, the Packers drop a spot -- but not because of any shortcomings at home against the Rams. (Well, besides the run defense against Todd Gurley. But that guy's abeast. Whatcha gonna do?) Rather, the Patriots have been walking all over everyone on the schedule -- and they deserve a bump for that.

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5-0 BENGALS

 Wow. What a response in the second half from the Bengals, down 24-7, to climb back into that football game. Andy Dalton is deserving of the rose petals suddenly being thrown at his feet, much like King Joffer, but don't forget the defense, which got after Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter and overtime. Stopping the run -- Seattle finished with 200 yards on the ground -- is another matter, but let's not spoil a 5-0 start. Full Article

NFL Week 5 in the Books | Nasser Erakat

This year you have the Top teams who will likely make the playoffs and the bottom teams who will be looking for a first round draft pick. The NFL this year is very interesting, the teams that are suppose to be good are bad. It is still early and we can only wait and see how things turn out and who will be playing in San Francisco in the Super Bowl. I said that the Raiders would go 6-10 this year, I am sticking to that. If they surprise me and do better that will be great. Hope you enjoyed this little article. Thanks for reading.