What a difference a week makes, after last weeks debacle against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Oakland Raiders rebounded marvelously in Sundays dramatic 37-33 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Both Michael Crabtree and Alabama rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper shined in Sundays win, each amassing a TD pass and both getting more than a 100 yards on the day. Quarterback Derek Carr was sloppy at times, but made plays when he had too, including a 68 TD strike to Cooper, and when the Raiders were down 33-30 with 30 seconds remaining, Carr threaded the needle with a bullet down the middle TD pass to WR Seth Roberts for the winning score.
That's what you get with the Raiders for the last 12 or so years, a fantastic looking team or a pathetic team that would struggle against a third rate high school team. Despite only two games being played in this young NFL season, only eight teams out of 32 remain undefeated.
It's much to early to separate the contenders from the pretenders, but the 2-0 Arizona Cardinals are in the contender category for Super Bowl 50 as are the Denver Bronco's. The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots are both 2-0 as are the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys will be without their number one quarterback Tony Romo and number one wide receiver Dez Bryant till at least week 10, ouch. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/22/9364297/tony-romo-dez-bryant-injury-return-cowboys-brandon-weeden
A 150 or a 151 of the 162 regular season games have been played in this years Major League Baseball season and only one of the 30 baseball teams, the St. Louis Cardinals have clinched a playoff spot. Baring a colossal collapse by the Los Angeles Dodgers, last years World Series champions will miss this years playoffs. If the playoffs started today, the Chicago Cubs would be in the post season. The Cubs have not won a world series since 1908. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1908.shtml
Last years AL champions, the Kansas City Royals lead the American League Central division by three games.
The quest for the 111th World Series begins on Oct. 6. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/playoffs2015_schedule/2015-mlb-playoff-schedule
I'd be happy with a Cubs New York Yankees World Series. The Yankees are in the drivers seat in the American League wild card chase, up by four games, and down by 2.5 to the American League East division leading Toronto Blue Jays after a dramatic 10 inning win tonight. Maybe a bay bridge series between east coast rivals, the New York Mets and Yankees. The Mets have a commanding 6 game lead in the National League East.
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