It seemed like every a couple minutes there was a highlight from either Chris Johnson or a pass from Matt Schaub to Andre Johnson. The yards and penalties were essentially even. The defensive lines from both teams gave minimal pressure to the opposing quarterback. Houston won this game by holding on to the ball longer, capitalizing on their additional red zone opportunities, and not turning the ball over, whereas Tennessee gave it away twice.
The Oakland-Kansas City game is a statistical oddity at first, but looking closer its easy to see what happened: the Chiefs gave it away. The only category, other than the scoreboard that Oakland dominated was QB pressure. They had a slight advantage in penalties (7 to KC's 9), but were more than doubled in total yards and time of possession. Kansas City lost the game by turning it over twice and not capitalizing on its two red zone opportunities. Oakland didn't turn the ball over and took advantage of its single red zone attempt.
As previously mentioned, I watched the Patriots-Jets game, and what surprised me was the hit total on Brady wasn't higher. It seemed like every time he released the ball a Jets defender was in his face. Overall, the game was about even. New England was penalized three more times, but gained 50 additional yards. The difference was red zone opportunities. The Patriots didn't capitalize on its three chances, while the Jets went one for three.
Looking at the numbers, Washington allowed St. Louis to stay in the game. They out gained the Rams by over 100 yards, and kept possession of the ball for ten additional minutes. The Redskins even had three additional red zone opportunities. The difference between the teams was St. Louis capitalized on one of its two chances, whereas the Redskins didn't score on any of theirs.
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