Lucky and Good

The Denver Broncos must be feeling pretty lucky today as they had two calls by officials bungled in their favor. They beat the San Diego Chargers yesterday in Denver 39-38.

If you like offense, this game was for you.

In the fourth quarter, the Broncos’ QB, Jay Cutler, fumbled the ball but referee Ed Hochuli blew a quick whistle for an incomplete pass and the Broncos retained possession. The Broncos then scored a touchdown and then went for a two-point conversion and made it. It was a gutsy call by Mike Shanahan, Broncos coach, to go for a two-point conversion, but luck was on the Broncos’ side this day.

Earlier, the replay booth’s equipment was down, and the TV replays showed a called fumble by San Diego should have been overturned. Denver scored a few plays later. Maybe they could have grabbed a TV monitor in the stadium and took a peek?

Maybe the Broncos are playing so good because Barack Obama blessed the field a few weeks ago?

No matter, it was a good game. The Broncos are 2-0 and San Diego is 0-2.

One other interesting game that I watched as Indianapolis comes from 15 down to beat the Vikings 18-15 with a last second field goal.

Worst Teams

The State of Missouri just may be the home of the two worst teams in the NFL – the Kansas City Chiefs and the St. Louis Rams. Some folks are starting to believe the best football team at any level in the state is the University of Missouri Tigers who are ranked #5 in the nation after they murdered Nevada 69-17.

The Chiefs lost to the hated Oakland Raiders 23-8 in Kansas City. The Rams lost to the Giants 41-13. The columnists at the Kansas City Star are having a field day with the way the Chiefs are playing in their first two games. The big question is will the Chiefs win a game this season? Call it rebuilding or whatever you want, but the Chiefs did not compete on Sunday.

Best Teams

Ohio State (ranked #5 last week) strolled into the State of California and found out what it will take to be in the BCS picture. They don’t have it, right now. Ohio State lost to #1 USC 35-3. USC looks very powerful. Here are this week’s AP top ten:

1. USC 2-0

2. Oklahoma 3-0

3. Georgia 3-0

4. Florida 2-0

5. Missouri 3-0

6. LSU 2-0

7. Texas 2-0

8. Wisconsin 3-0

9. Alabama 3-0

10. Auburn 3-0

It was a very good weekend for football but, then again, I think most weekends are great when football is being played.