- By week three of the NFL season,
we usually start to get a sense of which teams
are for real and which aren't.
Here in 2022, we might need an extra week.
It's time to overreact to week 3.
Over in the NFC and over in Tampa,
there may be a lot more broken tablets tonight after Brady
and the Bucs took their first loss of the season
at the hands of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.
This was pretty ugly all around.
And we've certainly seen more entertaining games
between two of the top all-time quarterbacks.
But in the end, it's the second straight dub
for Green Bay and a Bucs team left wondering just how
far their defense can carry them,
especially if those injuries on offense linger.
And up in the NFC East, the Eagles continue
to look good, like really good.
Yes, they played the hapless commanders.
But good teams need to pound the bad teams.
And we saw that here.
With the soft schedule ahead in the coming weeks,
Philly could be running away with the division
pretty quickly.
And everything that goes up must come down.
And that was clearly the case for the Arizona Cardinals,
who a week ago pulled off an insane
comeback against the Raiders.
But this Sunday, they looked lackluster
in the loss against the Rams.
It's forgivable when your two losses on the season
or to the Chiefs and to the Rams.
But the Cardinals better figure out who they are and quickly.
In the NFC North, America's new favorite team, the Detroit
Lions, were knocked back to reality
after coughing up a loss to the division rival Vikings.
Dan Campbell went for it on fourth
down six times in this game.
But when it mattered most, he decided to kick a field
goal with a 3-point lead.
And they, of course, missed the field goal.
And the Vikings proceeded to march up the field
and win the game.
But we still love Dan Campbell because, you know,
HBO storytelling.
Finally, on Sunday night, Russell Wilson and Nathaniel
Hackett were able to silence the critics
with a win over the 49ers.
Wilson has dominated the 49ers over the years.
So this couldn't have come at a better time.
It was Jimmy G's first true start of the season,
so we'll give him some leeway.
But with an October approaching that brings two meetings
with the Rams and one with the Chiefs, it's time to get things
buttoned up in the Golden City.