COLBY: Highlight of the week – MNF SHOWDOWN

Week 1 of the NFL sure was full of ups and downs for different teams, but in my opinion the Monday Night Football game between Baltimore and Las Vegas was the icing on the cake. A high scorer that came down to the wire in overtime, this game had exactly what you wanted in it. And for us Titans fans…after our bad loss to Arizona, it was great to see Baltimore join us in the loss column. But serious…very few things in the NFL season are better than Monday Night Football, and what a great way to kick it off. Surely the divisional matchup between Detroit and Green Bay this Monday will live up to week 1’s game…..right?? RIGHT???…

Other takeaways: Don’t look now, but ETSU is still undefeated on the season…

DEREK: Highlight of the week – Panther’s defense.

What if I told you as a Panthers fan, I’m cautiously optimistic after Sunday’s game? I mean honestly…Darnold didn’t turn the ball over, had a passing and rushing TD, but what really got me excited was Carolina’s defense. The defense which tied for the most sacks and passes defended and was #1 in opponent completion percentage and yards per rush…that defense. And yes, I know it was the Jets, but this was a Jets team that I believe is improved from last year, was excited about a new rookie QB, and to come out and get a solid win over them…I’ll take it.

Other takeaways: Tennessee doing Tennessee things…there were some good takeaways from the game…Hooker looked more comfortable than Milton in the offense right up until the interception late in the game…maybe the QB battle isn’t quite over with yet.

MICHAEL: Highlight of the week – I don’t want to talk about it.

You know how sometimes you have one of those mornings where everything goes wrong? You oversleep your alarm, you get a coffee stain on your tie, you leave you wallet at home while you rush to work…those days? Yeah, well, this weekend of football was a big slap in the face for me…I’m just hoping maybe I got all my bad luck out of the way early.

My main worry is with the Titan’s bus. They’re obviously gonna have to get a new one since the door on the one they have got jammed on Sunday and left their regular team left inside…joking is my way to cope with it but seriously. Seriously??? This was not the Titans. We know this team is better than this. Not much turnover since last year, a more potent offense…this was a fluke. If the fluke continues these next couple of weeks, THEN I will start panicking for real.

My other football woes came in the form of UT losing a winnable game in the 4th quarter (unheard of, right?) and my fantasy football team getting absolutely walloped. Well…there’s always next week…or year.

Other takeaways: Hahahahahahahaha Ohio State lost hahahahahahahahahaha.

MATT: Highlight of the week – WHO DAT.

I need to brag on my Saints…displaced by a hurricane, playing many people’s pick for top NFC contender week one at a neutral location, the laughingstock of the NFL at one point due to a plethora of turnovers and mediocre QB play with the starting debut as NOLA’s QB, a QB battle leading all the way up to week one…and boy oh boy did they silence some criticism for the time being. In the most impressive week one win across the league, they stunned Green Bay with a 38-3 win for New Orleans. Jameis Winston looked like…well he looked like the Jameis Winston who brought home the Heisman trophy for Florida State. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers looked like – you guessed it – he looked like the Jameis Winston from 2019. Very excited for the Saints this season and hoping that Winston continues to reap the benefits of his hard work and patience. I think the New Orleans defense will do a great job of carrying the team as Winston becomes more and more comfortable as the starter, and while waiting Michael Thomas’s return to the active roster.

Other takeaways: Pretty slow week of college football. Big wins for Oregon and Arkansas. Tennessee lost a winnable game, but admittedly to a better and more veteran Pitt team.