An October Glance at the NFL

   The National Football League has taken over my Sundays, and I don't mind a bit. As the season approaches the midway point, the games become more and more intense. The level of competition throughout the league become greater it seems as most teams still believe they can make a run at the playoffs. Of course that is not really the case. In the next couple of weeks teams will either remain in contention, or slowly fall back. The Minnesota Vikings may be a team that falls back. The Vikings were 5-2 going into this weeks Thursday Night matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they came out flat and got  handled at home 36-17. The Vikings got off to a fast start, however, it would not surprise me at all if they drop their next 5 games, which include two games with the division rival, and now 6-1, Chicago Bears. So, while some teams may begin to fade, others should get on a roll.

The team that seems most prime to get on that roll, is the New England Patriots. After traveling to London to take down the St. Louis Rams 45-7, the Patriots sit at 5-3, and atop the AFC East. Besides back to back prime time games against the Houston Texans, and San Francisco 49ers at home, the rest of the schedule looks promising. Don't be surprised if the Patriots end the season with the second best record in the AFC, or even home field advantage throughout the playoffs. 

   Whatever happens, it's sure to be another exciting finish to the regular season, and we all know come January how much more the games intensify. So if there is one thing I'm trying to say here, it's that there will be teams that have promising starts, who end up one of the worst teams in the league. Likewise there are also teams that come out of the gates slow, and take time to get going. However, once they do get going they are very hard to stop, as we saw last year. All you have to do is get in, and then ride that momentum to the Super Bowl. 

   I would also like to take this time to announce that next I will be making my predictions for the upcoming NBA season, which will include my NBA champion. So check in soon to see who I think will be making it to the NBA Finals, and yes that James Harden trade does affect my decision.