I’ve had a joke going with several friends over the past few weeks that Calvin Johnson has helped put the Madden Curse to rest, while we’re starting to see the emergence of an all new and much more powerful NFL demon – the Thursday Night Football QB Curse. Take this last TNF game, for instance. Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan was just not-sh*tty enough with 165 yards and a TD to defeat the New Orleans Saints, who were led by Drew Brees’ 341 yards (good) and 5 INT (horrendous). Needless to say, by Friday morning, I already had several readers asking for this post.Excluding the Thanksgiving Thursday games, which featured strong performances from Matt Schaub, Tom Brady, Matt Stafford, Tony Romo and Robert Griffin III – hell, even Mark Sanchez wasn’t terrible – you had a double-decker turdburger from Ryan Tannehill and Ryan Fitzpatrick in Week 11, a Blaine Gabbert-esque performance from Blaine Gabbert and Andrew Luck (he did rush for 2 TD in his defense) in Week 10, and Matt Cassel and Phi...
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Drew Brees,
Matt Ryan,
Matt Schaub,
Tom Brady,
Matthew Stafford,
Tony Romo,
Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Matt Cassel,
Philip Rivers,
Ben Roethlisberger,
Peyton Manning,
Marshawn Lynch,
Dez Bryant,
Wes Welker,
Aaron Rodgers,
Beanie Wells,
Darren Sproles,
Chris Johnson,
Reggie Bush,
Ray Rice,
Justin Blackmon,
Roddy White,
Julio Jones,
Vincent Jackson,
Reggie Wayne,
Brady Quinn,
Andy Reid,
DeMarco Murray,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oklahoma State Cowboys
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oklahoma State Cowboys
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