MY NFL HEADLINES: WEEK 11

November 18th, 2009 11:30pm PST

My NFL Headlines

Colts and Saints: Not so Perfect
Through nine weeks the Colts and Saints have managed to keep their records flawless at 9-0, but their undefeated records have hardly been perfect. Over the past couple of weeks both teams have been taken down to the wire, just managing to avert disaster in the closing moments. Last Sunday's matchups with the Patriots and Rams were great examples. Both teams advertise dominance, but in recent games their have been chinks in their armor suggesting perfection could be slipping away.

Bengals own the North
With their huge road win on Sunday over the Steelers, only the lowly Browns remain with a chance to smear the Bengals perfect division record in 2009. Not only are the Cats from Ohio 5-0 in the division, but they have managed to knock off both of last year's AFC championship participants the Ravens and the Steelers. From 4-11-1 and a franchise in turmoil, behind head coach Marvin Lewis and an outspoken Ochocinco the troops in Cincy have rallied and risen from the ashes to become the class of the North. What a difference a year can make.

Chargers look primed to retake West
When the season began it was a fast start by Denver and the usual slow out of the gate beginnings by the Chargers that had many folks in San Diego questioning what 2009 would bring. When the two teams met on Monday night four weeks ago, both appeared to be heading in opposite directions. With Denver at 6-0 and the Chargers 2-3, it certainly appeared that way. Since that meeting the Chargers have rang up four straight wins, while Denver has dropped its last three. With both teams again heading in opposite directions, the Chargers are looking primed to retake the West with a monumental mile high showdown with the Broncos at Invesco Field this Sunday.

Vikings starting to Roll
When the 2009 season began very few knew really what to expect, after all Favre's arrival to Minneapolis was not exactly met with open arms by all. There was some indifference and resistance by some of the media as well as the fans, but fortunately for the rest of football fanatics Favre made the choice to play. And when you think about the many critics that questioned whether at 40 he could play; averaging 300 yards passing with eight touchdowns in his last four starts, questions anyone? Favre has the Vikings rolling at 8-1 and looking like a prime contender to take the NFC.