NFL Football Scores, Week 10

NFL Football Scores, Week 10

The only thing that kept Aaron Rodgers from breaking every passing record known to man is that he was so far ahead it would have seemed like piling on. The Packers were ahead 42-0 at halftime and Rodgers had already tossed six TDs! Rodgers left the game midway through the third quarter, which left Matt Flynn to mop up with hand-offs and some bad passes. Not a good day for Da Bearce.

Speaking of spare QBs, we also got a rare look at Peyton Manning's understudy, Brock Osweiler, since the Broncos were beating up on the winless Raiders. If you even knew his name, you're really a die-hard fan. When he's on the field he looks like one of those giants from North of the Wall, so I remembered that he was about eleven feet tall, but couldn't recall what his name was, which is not surprising since he has thrown only 26 passes in three years in the league. The only jobs less demanding than being the Broncos' second-string QB are: (1) Maytag repairman; (2) Cal Ripken's back-up guy; (3) border guard on the Mexican side.

The surprise of the week: Ben Roethlisberger was going for the all-time record for the most TD passes in three consecutive games. He not only failed, but did so against the lowly Jets - and lost the game to boot! The Jets had no offense, as usual, but managed four take-aways and allowed no turnovers of their own, which was just enough to win. Any given Sunday ...