Packers Poll: NFL Victory Of The Week

To go from losing to the Browns to demolishing the Steelers at home is pretty impressive.

As much as I despise the ’boys, them going from the “we give up” beating the Packers gave them to the beat down they gave the NFC East leading Gnats was impressive.

They helped our cause.

… but these sponsored poll posts really remind me of ESPN and why I dont’ watch Sportscenter anymore. About ten years ago or so I was watching Sportscenter, continuing a habit I developed in college, when they spent 2 minutes discussing, and then announcing a poll on “who’s more now?” Then they never bothered to show the Brewer highlights and just put up the score, presumably because they didn’t have the time.

I stopped watching Sportscenter on a daily basis right then, and while I occasionally catch a few minutes here or there when I stop by the 4 letter to watch a game, I don’t miss it at all. I understand that SBN has to make money and that sponsored posts are a way to do that, but it’s still pretty lame. Boring too, which is probably worse. But given the 4500 or so votes that have been case so far maybe I’m the only one that thinks so.

I went with the Philly game…just too amazing of a performance!!

went ATL over baltimore… real dramatic and tough game

I gave that my vote. Frantic 2 minutes, with Matt Ryan leading the Falcons to victory.

I actually saw most of that game, too.

Here was my thinking on it. I look for the most tension-filled games, and Falcons over Ravens had the most in it.

Falcons over Ravens: A frantic last two minutes that had two lead changes, giving one team the thrill of nearly getting a victory before watching it fall apart. I think the only reason more people aren’t voting for it is because it’s not as fresh in their minds.

Patriots over Steelers: Any hope of the Steelers coming back was gone a little into the fourth quarter. Not much to wonder about at the end of that game.

Cowboys over Giants: A big win, but not as much to wonder about.

Jaguars over Texans: Definitely a surprise ending, but if it’s missed, the game goes into OT. More of a pleasant surprise/unbelievable shock than a suspenseful ending.

Dolphins over Titans: Going through 5 QBs in a game is unique, but not the biggest of the week.

Eagles over Redskins: You could have watched the first quarter of that game and known enough to stop there. Seriously, this game shouldn’t be on the list, and it’s only on the list because it’s the Monday night game. Put Jets over Browns, Bills over Lions, or 49ers over Rams on instead. (I’m not yelling at the person who posted this, because it may not have been his choices. I’m just saying that there were much better options to choose, and you could possibly argue that one of those other games I listed should be on there instead of Dolphins over Titans as well.)

If I had to rank the games in terms of big victories, here’s how I would do it:

Falcons over Ravens
Jets over Browns
Jaguars over Texans
Cowboys over Giants
Patriots over Steelers
49ers over Rams
Bills over Lions
Dolphins over Titans
Broncos over Chiefs
Seahawks over Cardinals
Eagles over Redskins
Bears over Vikings
Buccaneers over Panthers
Colts over Bengals