Week 8

Week 8 of the NFL season included a matchup of 5-1 teams and a game outside of the United States. The matchup between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints took place in London at Wembley Stadium. These two teams are high scoring teams and they proved it on Sunday. Saints' quarterback Drew Brees, who used to be the starter for the Chargers, threw for 339 yards and threw three touchdown passes. Philip Rivers, the Chargers' quarterback, threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns as well but threw a game changing interception with under two minutes left in the game. The Saints won the game 37-32. The best matchup was between the defending champion New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both teams came in at 5-1, and both quarterbacks Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger came into the NFL from the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. The Giants defense dominated, recording five sacks and four interceptions against the Steelers. Giants' defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka had three of those sacks for the Giants. Manning was able to do enough to help his team win, throwing for 199 yards and throwing the game winning touchdown, giving the Giants a 21-14 victory. The Monday night matchup involved the Indianapolis Colts and the undefeated Tennessee Titans. The Colts got off to a good start, leading 14-6 in the third quarter, but the Titans defense locked down and quarterback Kerry Collins was very efficient, leading the Titans to a 31-21 victory. In other scores, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-9, the New York Jets beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 27-14. The Giants, in my opinion, have solidified themselves as possibly the best team in the NFL with their victory and also proved the point that the Steelers and Roethlisberger are overrated. I also believe the Colts are in trouble, and may not make the playoffs. What do you think? Which team are clearly going to the playoffs? What team(s) have been disappointments?