Both the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions are 3-0 for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower was president. Well, for the first time in a long time, anyway. Good for them and their long-suffering fans.
The Bills intercepted Tom Brady four times rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the New England Patriots for the first time in 16 meetings. This just so happened on the Sunday following the week that the NFL Network repeatedly and lovingly tortured us with aired "A Coach's Life," the two-part paean slobbering over honoring profiling New England Patriots punjab Bill Belichick. You think Belichick isn't frettng a bit this morning -- "Distractions!"
The Bills are back. For what it's worth, they are the first NFL team since Harry Truman (for real; literally) was president to win games in successive weeks after coming back from 18-point deficits in those games. Just a footnote here, but remember guard Kraig Urbik (6'5", 329) a Steelers third-round draft choice (in 2009, from Wisconsin) who was cut before the 2010 season opener? Urbik is starting at right guard for the Bills.
Oh, and by the way, the Bills' defensive coordinator is Dave Wannstedt, last seen in The Capital of Appalachia as head coach of the Pitt Panthers.
Oh, and by the other way, the NFL Network will re-broadcast the Bills-Patriots game tonight (Monday) at 8 p.m. ET ... but if you miss that replay, you'll also be able to watch yet another replay of "A Coach's Life" later this week.
The Detroit Lions look legit, too, as they continue to impress in every phase of the game (offense, defense, special teams, coaching). Yesterday, 72-year-old Jason Hanson, who has been in the NFL since 1992, kicked four field goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to help the Lions overcome a 20-point deficit to defeat the Vikings in Minnesota for the first time since 1997.
The Lions are 3-0 for the first time since 1980 (Jimmy Carter was president).
Detroit now has a division-champion baseball team (the Tigers) and an upstart NFL team. Good for them and their own long-suffering fans, who haven't had an NFL championship team since Dwight Eisenhower was president (truly; you can look it up).
Fans in Buffalo and Detroit -- two downtrodden Rust Belt cities -- finally have a glimmer of hope and something to cheer. Maybe there is yet hope for Pirates' fans! Nah.
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