Week 8 Game Review- Part 3

For this group of games, I missed the Jacksonville-Tennessee game.  Basically, I thought that bringing in Vince Young would bottle up the Tennessee offense.  To be fair, Young played within himself, and had a very nice game.  I'll break this game down later.

San Francisco at Indianapolis

Give credit to the 49ers for their great game planning.  Holding the Colts offense to just 18 points, allowed zero red zone touchdowns in four opportunities, and limiting Peyton Manning to zero touchdown passes is no small feat.  They even sacked Manning three times.  The Colts won this game because they gained over 100 more yards, and were +2 in the turnover department.

Jacksonville at Tennessee

As mentioned earlier, Vince Young had a nice day, as he had no turnovers, but the Titans offensive line kept him clean, as he wasn't hit, nor took a sack.  The Titans had 100 more yards, were +2 in the turnover battle, and held the ball nearly 20 minutes longer.  My question.  Why did the Jaguars give Maurice Jones-Drew only eight carries?  He averaged over 22 yards per carry.  Coach Jack Del Rio is on the hot seat today.

Oakland at San Diego

Like I predicted, this was going to be a close game.  At first, I didn't understand why the Chargers allowed the Raiders to stay so close, as they pressured JaMarcus Russell with five sacks and held the Raiders to just 180 yards of offense.  Then, I saw the +1 turnover advantage for the Raiders.  The Chargers gained 150 more yards and were 75% in the red zone, which was how they won the game.