In Week 5, the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets clashed in a battle of rebuilding teams.  Big plays by the New York Jets would be the story line on this day.  Isaiah Crowell rushed for 219 yards, including one run for 77 yards that went for a touchdown.  Rookie QB Sam Darnold threw two TD passes to Robby Anderson, including a 76-yarder, and one more to Terrell Pryor.  On this day, the Jets were the superior team.  Final Score: Jets – 34, Broncos – 16.

The Jets posted a nice gallery of images of the Jets Flight Crew, who were wearing some interesting pregame uniforms.  Click here to view the photos.

Monday Night Football is a big deal.  It’s the biggest stage during the regular season and it’s the place to make a statement, so you’d better come ready to play because millions of people are going to be watching.  Last Monday, the New Orleans Saints came to play and thoroughly outclassed the visiting Washington Redskins.  Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 363 yards and three TDs on the way to setting  an NFL record for all time passing yards.  Melvin Ingram, fresh off of his four game suspension, rushed for two touchdown and reminded people that the Saints have one of the most dynamic offenses in the NFL.

In contrast, the Redskins looked listless and incapable of stopping the Saints offense.  Alex Smith regressed to what people have come to expect from him, a dink and dunk game manager.  Last year’s deep ball throwing prowess has proven to be a fluke year for Smith and he has done little to make people forget Kirk Cousins, who has generally thrived in his new surroundings in Minnesota. 

Bottom line…the Redskins are not a better team with Smith at the helm and as for the Saints…well they appear to be the same old high scoring, play off contending Saints.  Final Score, Saints – 43, Redskins – 19.

Let us turn our attention to what we are all here for…the Saintsations.  Click here to view the Saints gallery of images from the game.

The Jaguars are a little tardy in updating their website with ROAR photos and have only recently upload Week 4 photos.  It’s Week 6.  So, let’s not waste any time and get to the photos .  Click here to view the Jaguars Week 4 photos.

This past weekend, the Battle for Texas was renewed between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans.  The story line coming into this game was that of two teams desperately needing a win…not for bragging rights, but to stay in contention for a post season birth.  Another loss and well…you could kiss those aspirations good bye, so this game was doubly important.

In a low scoring affair, the Texans defense exposed the shortcomings of the Cowboys offense, namely a lack of play makers in the passing game.  Dak Prescott was held to 208 passing yards and one TD, while star running back Ezekiel Elliot was limited to 54 yards on 20 carries.  In contrast, the Texans were led by their QB, Deshaun Watson, who passed for 375 yards and one TD.  If Watson was unable to put it in the end zone often, he was able to lead the Texans on five drives that ended with field goals and that was the difference in the game.  Texans win, 19 – 16.

In celebration of the NFL’s Crucial Catch initiative, the Houston Texans Cheerleaders wore uniforms with pink accents and paired the look with matching pink lipstick.  If you would like to see the Texans Cheerleaders game day gallery, click here.

In Week 5 of the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams played the Seattle Seahawks in another important game, divisional match up between the two favorites to win the NFC West.  This season, the Seahawks have gotten off to a rather slow start and needed a win to stay in touch with the division leading Rams, who entered the game with an unblemished record.

On paper, this should have been a blow out win for the Rams who have both a dominant offense and defense, but things have a strange way of working out.  In the first half, the Rams lost their top two receivers to concussions and their defense was a little porous than normal.  Perhaps the absence of cornerback Aqib Talib opened things up for the Seahawks, who were able to take a seven point lead into the fourth quarter.  But in the final frame, the Rams mounted a come back and scored nine points to earn the victory.  Final score: Rams – 33, Seahawks – 31.

With the game recap out of the way, we turn our attention to the reason why we are all here…the lovely Seattle Sea Gals.  My compliments to them for braving the cold and rain and giving it their all in support the Seahawks.  Click here to view the game day gallery of images.

Whenever the Raiders come to town, its a big deal for the Chargers.  The Raiders are a long time division rival who are also in state division rivals, so that’s doubly special.  When I was a Chargers season ticket holder, the Raiders game was always special.  The games were electric and there was a circus like atmosphere with all those passionate Raiders fans dressed up their colorful outfits.  It was a game that always had a special meaning even if those games weren’t always the most competitive.

It’s a rebuilding year for the Raiders and quite the opposite for the Chargers, who are one of the favorites to win the AFC West this year.  So it should come as no surprise that the Chargers rather easily handled the boys in silver and black.  The Chargers stormed out to a 17 – 3 half time lead and coasted to victory on the strength of Philip Rivers, who passed for 339 yards and two TDs.  Final Score: Chargers – 26, Raiders – 10.

Let’s turn our attention to this week’s Charger Girl photos.  Click here to view the Chargers game day gallery.