You’re right but they still put up 488 total yards on offense from 11 drives to San Fran’s 281 from 12... 2 bad throws that turned into INTs chasing the game, one trying to score at the end of the half and the other a late throw when he was scrambling to his right.
Cardinals defense was abysmal. Not saying they would have won if it were better but the 9ers did whatever they wanted for most, if not all of the game.
Texans defense is legit.
Steelers defense has shown the capability to be top tier.
Patriots still look competent even though they’ve tapered off from the first half of the year.
Browns, nothing needs to be said.
Eagles defense hitting their stride. Shut down an elite offense.
That leaves the Jets who have been hit or miss and the Bengals who have been putrid.
A backup on any of those 5 teams listed shouldn’t be classed as a cakewalk. I heard the Saints, Patriots, Falcons and Dolphins were going to be wins. Borderline sure things. We lost 3 of them and someone found our way to close out the Saints game.
It’s a team effort. To boot, those same 5 teams have shown a very successful capability of running the ball for most or portions of the season.