NFL fans enjoyed an early morning dose of football in Week 10 as the Carolina Panthers took on the New York Giants in another Germany game. While these two teams are hardly the best America has to offer, football is still football and it was a must-win game.
In the end, the Panthers edged the Giants 20-17 in overtime when running back Tyrone Tracy fumbled the ball at New York's 26-yard line. Carolina recovered and three plays later, kicker Eddie Pineiro scored the game-winning field goal. The Panthers improved to 3-7 this year (if you can call it that). Meanwhile, New York fell to an astonishingly terrible 2-8, which is currently the worst record in football.
Carolina is widely considered the worst team in the league and just beat the Giants. Of course, after watching this debacle, only one thought comes to mind:
Holy moly, how did the Seahawks lose at home to this New York team?
Seattle is 4-5 this year and in absolute last place in the NFC West. But it's their loss to the Giants in Week 5 that's really killing them right now. Not the kicking they got from Detroit and Buffalo, and not the losses to San Francisco or Los Angeles, who currently own the Hawks. No, it's the fact that the Seahawks were bullied by what is now arguably the worst team in the league.
And I want to mention it now: There are no “gimmies” in the NFL, but certain games are more winnable than others. It may be an “any given Sunday” type of league, but with a juxtaposition The The Giants' home schedule was a Hawks game should I won, and every week it looks worse and worse.
If Seattle had won, they would be 5-4 instead of 4-5. At 5-4 they would…
- The Arizona Cardinals are tied for first place
- Stay ahead of the Los Angeles Rams at 4-4
- Stay ahead of the 4-4 San Francisco 49ers, at least temporarily, as they play at Tampa Bay today
Instead, the Seahawks are the sole occupants of the NFC West basement.
Wins are all too important in this league because there are so few opportunities to achieve them in a 17-game season. The Seahawks missed an opportunity in Week 5, and that is becoming more and more apparent as we progress further into the season.
