Week 4 Game Reviews- Part 1

I had another positive week, going 10-3 on picking the winners on Sunday's games.  There's another one today.  Has anyone heard Brett Favre is playing against Green Bay?  On to the game reviews.

Baltimore at New England

I figured this was going to be a close game, but I thought the numbers ultimately favored the Ravens.  They gained more yards than the Patriots, but New England took them in the other categories.  Joe Flacco took ten hits, compared to the three Tom Brady took.  New England held the ball ten minutes longer, and capitalized on its one additional red zone chance.  Also, the Ravens were called for almost double the number of penalties, which led to criticism of the officiating by some players following game.  I'm sure they'll hear from the Commish, if they haven't already.

Tampa Bay at Washington

Both of these teams are bad, and in need of rebuilding.  They created the same amount of the other's quarterback, and had about the same number of penalties.  Washington gained about 50 additional yards, but had a -2 turnover differential.  That number typically leads to losses, but it was the red zone conversions that saved the Redskins.  They capitalized on their lone chance, whereas the Bucs had a 33% success rate.

Tennessee at Jacksonville

I was wrong about this game, because I thought the Titans would come out of the game with their guns blazing.  It was the opposite, and the Jaguars built an early lead that Tennessee couldn't overcome.  The Jaguars gained 60 additional yards of offense, held the ball eight more minutes, committed two fewer penalties, and were +2 in the turnover department.  And if they capitalized on more than 50% of their whopping six red opportunities, than it would have been a total blowout.

Oakland at Houston

The Raiders need to make a change at quarterback.  For the second consecutive week, they failed to gain over 200 yards of offense, and failed to convert on a red zone opportunity.  Houston dominated this game, and should have won by a larger margin, but only had a 20% red zone conversion rate.  They committed eight fewer penalties, gained double the yards the Raiders gained, held the ball for eight additional minutes, and had a +1 turnover differential.  The glimmer of hope for the Raiders is they sacked Matt Schaub four times, and hit him seven times.