Good morning, everyone. Was going to an in-depth review of week two in the NFL, but something arose yesterday that I had to touch on really quick. Apparently, the Tampa Bay Rays are finally getting their new ballpark...in St. Pete.
Later today, the team is supposed to announce plans for a new ballpark for 2028. The plan is to build it near the area of the Trop stands currently, as well as a redevelopment the Gas Plant district of St. Petersburg. It should seat around 30,000 and will have, wait for it, a fixed dome.
same Mr. Freeman, same.
First off, hurray for getting a ballpark done finally, BUT...you're doing it in St. Pete and not in Tampa, where there would be a greater number of fans to get to your ballpark. Unless the redevelopment of the Gas Plant district will include something like the Battery in Vining, Georgia (where Truist Park is located), you're likely going to have the SAME DAMN ISSUES with attendance that you've had since the team's inception 25 years ago. Secondly, a fixed roof. I know a roof is necessary because of thunderstorms here in the Tampa Bay area, but a retractable roof would have been nice for the times that the weather IS comfortable here (like playoff time). St. Pete is called "the Sunshine City" for a reason, we would have loved to experience it in the early part of the season at least. Thirdly, in my opinion, this was your best opportunity to drive the Yankees out of Tampa for good, but...
I can only imagine that George Steinbrenner is rolling in his grave laughing at this.
So, congratulations on getting the ballpark, I guess, but it seems to me to be the status freaking quo.
Week 2 Review
Philadelphia 34, Minnesota 28 (W). Minnesota actually had a decent performance on the road considering Kirk Cousins can't win in any time slot other than Sunday at 1pm Eastern time. Justin Jefferson thought he was going to do the Griddy on Gritty, but fumbled at the goal line (the way I would fumble a date) for a touchback (which maybe the dumbest rule in football). That snafu proved to be the difference in the game.
Tampa Bay 27, Chicago 17 (W). A stout defensive effort (albeit against a QB still learning the pro game) led the Bucs to victory, although I didn't really like the conservative play-calling towards the end. Special shout out to punter Jake "Spanish" Carmada who on a blocked field goal in the first quarter, made a heads up play by tapping the ball to himself to prevent a return for a touchdown, which really could have changed the complexion of the game. By the way, this marks twelve consecutive losses for the Bears, a franchise-worst.
Atlanta 25, Green Bay 24 (L). Jordan Love, could you possibly explain this to me? Way to blow a twelve-point lead to an inferior opponent. More on blown leads later.
Indianapolis 31, Houston 20 (W). Two rushing touchdowns from Anthony Richardson helped propel the Colts until he had to leave the game in the second quarter after banging his head on the turf.
Seattle 37, Detroit 31 (OT)(L). Our first overtime game of 2023 was rather surprising as the Seahawks won the toss and proceeded to march down the field for a walk-off touchdown, although Detroit may have had reason to complain on the winning play.
Tennessee 27, LA Chargers 24 (OT)(L). Once again, the Chargers find a way to piss away a winnable game. Pain for Chargers fans indeed.
Baltimore 27, Cincinnati 24 (L). Seriously, what is going on with Joe Burrow? He got off to a very slow start in Cleveland last week, and early in the game had a similarly bad performance against the Ravens. He turned it around late, but he reaggravated his calf muscle that forced him to miss the preseason. Potential bad news for the 0-2 (for the second consecutive year) Bengals.
Buffalo 38, Las Vegas 10 (W). Josh Allen was back to his normal self, throwing three touchdowns and most importantly, zero turnovers.
Kansas City 17, Jacksonville 9 (W). An early candidate for line of the year from an announcer came when Travis Kelce hauled in a Patrick Mahomes TD pass. Ian Eagle exclaimed, "Kelce finds a blank space!" Of course, he was alluding to rumors that Kelce is dating Taylor Swift. I for one can't wait until Swift eventually pens a break-up song for him.
Dallas 30, NY Jets 10 (W). I told you it would be a long day for Jets fans. And Sauce Gardner deactivated his Twitter account after the game. Maybe he shouldn't have dropped that sure pick six.
San Francisco 30, LA Rams 23 (W). Was it a home game for the Niners? Sure looked and sounded like it on television.
NY Giants 30, Arizona 27 (W). What a comeback! The Giants were down 20-0 at halftime then finally got their bearings together, rallying from 28-7 down for their biggest comeback win in nearly 80 years.
Washington 35, Denver 33 (L). Speaking of comebacks, what a job by the Commanders as they go to a somewhat surprising 2-0. Crazy finish to this game though, as Russell Wilson hit Brandon Johnson on a miraculous Hail Mary as time expired. However, on the two-point conversion to tie, the pass was incomplete. Was there pass interference on the play though?
Miami 24, New England 17 (W). This was a snoozefest until the fourth quarter, when the Patriots made it interesting. Andrew Van Ginkel had a monster game for the Dolphins defensively, especially on the wild final play of the game.
New Orleans 20, Carolina 17 (W). An insane Chris Olave catch helped guide the Saints.
Pittsburgh 26, Cleveland 22 (L). The Steelers were dominated on the stat sheet but a pick six on the opening play and a fumble return for a TD by TJ Watt (who became the team's all-time sack leader) midway through the fourth quarter propelled them to victory. By the way, prayers go out to Browns running back Nick Chubb, who had a gruesome injury that will cause him to miss the rest of the season.
So, a somewhat respectable 10-6 mark for the week to bring my season total to 17-15. As for the college picks I made, I only missed two games (New Mexico State, and Missouri on their miraculous walk-off field goal) of the twenty I picked, but I should give myself three losses because Alabama looked like dog crap against USF. As a matter of fact, everything about that game seemed off, from a lightning delay that forced the camera angle to be less than spectacular, to the lack of quarterbacking from the Tide.
Sunday started Eagles hate week, as the Bucs face off with them on Monday Night Football. Those who know me best know exactly why I have such disdain for the Eagles. So, until later this week, take care!
BS
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