Which division of the eight in the NFL is playing the best overall football right now? Before the season began spent plenty of time trying to answer that question for myself, and felt the NFC North would again be the best; while the AFC West would also be top-notch.
So far, the NFC West is playing the best, so the new question would be, can these four teams sustain their early success? This past weekend's games sure delivered in two statistical areas that are paramount for success; the first is "takeaways", with the sixteen winning teams taking the ball away 30 times (the losers just 9), and sacks, with the winning teams taking down quarterbacks 46 times (losing teams 24).
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| Isiah Rodgers |
Isaiah Rodgers of Minnesota joined a small fraternity of players who have returned both an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the same game.
A former Minnesota Viking is the subject of my trip down memory lane for September 28th. The 0-1 defending NFL Champion Colts are at the Met to play the 0-1 Vikings. The result of this game will be far different than last year's Western Conference playoff game. Minnesota quarterback Joe Kapp has thrown 18 touchdown passes in his 27-game career entering this season, but on this day, he will become just the 5th player to throw 7 touchdown passes in a game.
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| Joe Kapp |
Kapp will complete 28 of 43 passes for 449 yards (the 8th best total in league history at this point in time) in the 52-14 victory. Six different receivers will catch touchdown passes from him (Gene Washington catches two). Minnesota gains 622 yards in total offense while the Viking defense allows Baltimore just 56 yards rushing, and intercepts three Colt passes.
In Viking lore, this special group of men will forever be known as "40 for 60", led by Kapp, yet the title of today's saga is a quote from Kapp that sure fits then and now.
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