Detroit had big offensive performances against Chicago (52 points), Baltimore (38), Cleveland (34), and Cincinnati (37). But after that, the Lions offense really struggled with getting drives off the ground, there were a lot of three-and-outs. When Detroit's defense forced a turnover or put the offense into good field position, the offense failed to be opportunistic, sometimes failing to turn plus-field position into any sort of points.
The Rangers played their second clunker on Monday night, losing to Minnesota and again struggling for consistency on offense. They now hit a soft spot in the schedule with San Jose tonight before traveling to Calgary, two very winnable games before a mini gauntlet next month. No game in October is a must win, and this is no different in the grand scheme of things. I'm calling it a must win because, to be direct, I don't want to deal with the negativity if they lose.
The Dolphins, winless at 0-2, are turning into the definition of ineptitude. They can't count on doing anything right for an extended period of time, which, for these purposes, we'll define as a 60-minute NFL game. "We've got to play better," defensive tackle Zach Seiler said. "We've got to be better together as a unit in all three phases." That hasn't happened through two games.
