NFL: Halloween: Strange Happenings in the NFL

We’re halfway through the season and the NFL couldn’t ask for a wackier week.

Who’d of “thunk” that the High Flying Rams would get their horns bent back by the Chiefs? What were the odds that the Broncos defense would allow Corey Dillon of the Winless Bumbling Bengals to rush for a record 278 yards? Did anyone put money on that?

How about the improbable, unbelievable, come from behind win for the Jets on MNF against the Dolphins? The Dolphins team looked unstoppable for 3 quarters. The football audience at home was nodding off and the fans in Giant stadium started rolling home right around the end of the third quarter with the Dolphins up 30-7.

But wait, it's Halloween and it’s Football, don’t touch that dial.

The Jets score 30 points in the fourth quarter; tie the game with a touchdown catch by of all people, Jumbo Elliot! What?

The game goes into OT and the Jets win it 40-37! Could Stephen King have written a better thriller? Not in this lifetime.

While the NFL is causing ghouls to twist and turn in their graves, there are those teams that are just plain dead and buried.

The Jags, they have no teeth, and their coach may be the next one off Coachem Island.

The Falcons, The Dirty Bird is getting stuffed for Thanksgiving.

The Seahawks, last years’ AFC West champs are not living “La Vida Loca.”

The Bucs. The acquisition of Keyshawn Johnson hasn’t helped a poor offensive scheme.  It doesn’t seem to matter who the QB is Trent or Shaun, the offense still struggles. Keyshawn’s new book is titled “Give Me The Damn Ball and Why Is There Grass Up My Nose?”

The Pats have a new coach and an experienced QB, but maybe they need Mel Gibson as “The Patriot” here.

The Chargers need a real live Die Hard battery to jump-start this offense. Junior Seau has got to be the most frustrated man on the Bolts field.

The Bears looked promising early on but have fallen into a nasty pattern of, well, losing.

There are still signs of life in the Steelers, The Saints, and The Chiefs to name a few. What’s so unique this year is that there exists the potential for some cellar dwellers to gain momentum in the second half of the season and make a run for a wild card playoff spot. They will have to make a run at these top tier teams.

The Cream of the Crop currently:

The Vikings

The Jets

The Raiders

The Rams

The Redskins

The Titans

There’s still a lot of football left. Are we having fun yet? You betcha.