With attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. Click here to go back in time.The 1sCleveland at Cincinnati: So here are a few fun facts heading into the showdown of Team Zeros.
Carson Palmer has more fumbles in three games (2) than touchdown passes (1). If you added up both
Derek Anderson and Palmer's quarterback ratings, the number would still fall behind
Philip Rivers,
Kurt Warner and
Jay Cutler, and would be just three points ahead of
J.T. O'Sullivan and
Tony Romo. Anderson's five interceptions are tied for the most in the league. Needless to say, this might not be the game you DVR in hopes of showing your son the proper way to play quarterback.
Pick: Cincinnati
Houston at Jacksonville: Is it fair to say that Houston is slowly taking the place of Arizona as "the team everyone picks as their preseason sleeper to the point that they're over-hyped and fall flat on their face?" The Texans limp in with the third worst quarterback in the league statistically and the third worst defense, going up against a Jacksonville team that just claimed their first victory in one of those "win or send all the ticket holders a free iPhone" games against the Colts. If there was ever a time for
Maurice Jones-Drew and
Fred Jones to make some magic happen, it is at home against Houston who is giving up 170.5 yards a game on the ground. You know what they call what I just did? Blogger research. It's tough to come by so enjoy the smell.
Pick: Jacksonville