Found October 24, 2011 on
Shutdown Corner:
PLAYERS:
Carson Palmer,
Kyle Boller
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs
The top three most important, unusual, unexpected, significant or otherwise noteworthy wins from Sunday.
3. Atlanta Falcons 23, Detroit Lions 16. Most of the focus was on the Lions, as their 5-0 start turned them into national media darlings, but Atlanta needed a win as bad as anybody in the league. And if we were all ready to slobber on the 49ers for winning at Ford Field last week, let's save some saliva for the Falcons, too. They're back above .500, tied with Tampa Bay for second place in the NFC South, and just a tiebreaker away from being in wild card position. They needed it and they went and got it.
2. Kansas City Chiefs 28, Oakland Raiders 0. There are only seven teams in the NFL that are currently riding a win streak of three or more games: the Packers, 49ers, Patriots, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals and ... the Kansas City Chiefs. How about that? The Chiefs are a .500 ball club. After starting the season being outscored 89-10, they've battled back to .500. And they...
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