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8) I do hope you Patriot fans wished Mac Jones well in his start replacing Mr. Other Turf Toe (Brock Purdy). Jones led his team to a win over New Orleans, and in his postgame presser he sounded much like when he was here with his standard answers (\u201cI did _____, that\u2019s on me, we\u2019ll look at the films and try and fix it\u201d). Jones cannot be as petulant as he was in Foxborough, and he could do well if he grows up. But Purdy will resume his job when he gets back.<\/p>\n
9) Detroit should not be scolded for running up 52 on Chicago. Ben Johnson bolts to a rival. Enough said. How did you all feel when Bill Parcells opposed the Patriots as Jets head coach? Much the same thing.<\/p>\n
10) The Globe said that this was the eighth highest scoring week in NFL history. Given that this is week 2, how many more times will this week\u2019s total be surpassed this year?<\/p>\n
11) You might be tempted to use the Parcells phrase \u201cDon\u2019t put him in Canton just yet\u201d when referring to Drake Maye. But he is receiving praise that is starting to meander into the \u201cWow, this guy has got it going on!\u201d category.<\/p>\n
12) Green Bay now looks like the team to beat in the NFC North, something that seems feasible when you add someone like Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n
13) Back to school:<\/strong> Okay, so Bill Belichick is now 2-1 at UNC. He got two wins over cupcake schools which probably play basketball better than football (which also applies to UNC). Unfortunately for His Hoodiness, he will see more pastings by legitimate football programs than he will easy wins over teams which think that a three pointer doesn\u2019t involve kicking a football.<\/p>\n 14) While we\u2019re on the subject of UNC, if you ranked the ten worst college fight songs, UNC\u2019s would be on that list. I\u2019m A Tar Heel Born is only 8 bars long and sounds only a little less bad indoors versus outdoors.<\/p>\n 15) It\u2019s been over a week now, and it still feels like that Buffalo-Baltimore game remains one of the best regular season games in the last maybe 50 years. On the flip side, Derrick Henry may never live down that fumble.<\/p>\n 16) Notice lately that the Monday night and Thursday night games are getting much better and the games much more competitive? The broadcasters, led by Joe Buck and Al Michaels, help give both games a sense of legitimacy. The sideline reporters, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge and Kaylee Hartung are terrific. Analysts Troy (Hall of Famer) Aikman and Kirk Herbstreit are also great, though some still criticize Herbie for being too into college football.<\/p>\n 17) Despite Rhamondre Stevenson having a career day at Miami, this reporter would love to see more of TreVeyon Henderson. A die-hard hater of Ohio State, I have seen this guy gash Michigan and many other Big Ten teams. Give him some more touches. And keep him at the ready in case Stevenson still puts the pig on the ground.<\/p>\n 18) I know they want that new stadium in Buffalo. I just hate the thought of closing down Highmark Stadium. I remember when it was Rich Stadium when it opened in 1973. This new stadium looks beautiful, but it won\u2019t prevent fans from not making it to the game when there\u2019s 2-3 feet of snow outside. Then again, Bills fans are hardy stock who used to bring kegs of beer to the old War Memorial Stadium, known as the Rock Pile, in the AFL days.<\/p>\n![\"TreVeyon](\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27026924_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\")
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