Well, turns out not actually playing a game was a big help. We got a new pass rusher, and Seattle lost, thus pushing us back to the top of the NFC West. If we can’t get the #1 seed, might as well take the division. Some weird shit. Cincinnati, who just beat Buffalo, have beaten all 4 NFC West teams.

The NFC West teams that did play scored a grand total of 2 FGs. The SeaChicks went down hard 37-3 to Baltimore, AZ went down on the Browns and swallowed a 27-0 loss, and the Lambs laid down on Broadway (Wisconsin) to the tune of a 20-3 loss.

Last year was all about the teams that played us lost the next week. This season, win or lose, teams are revitalized after playing us. Dallas went on a 2-game winning streak after getting their ass kicked by us, and they should have won the Eagles game, but for Dak getting his toe on the wrong side of the sideline on a TD scramble, and their TE getting tackled 2″ short on the subsequent 4th down play. Wanted the Cowboys to win if only to keep us closer to the Iggles, but not to be.

The Steelers, another team we stomped to the curb, is now 5-3 and in the playoff hunt. KC, a team that desperately misses Tyreek Hill, beat Tyreek Hill and the underwhelming Dolphins. Thing is, no one looks really great at this point. We looked like the cream of the crop 3 short weeks ago. Now we are in scramble mode.

We do have Deebo back at practice. Trent Williams is still missing but should be back this week. Banks is out “multiple weeks” with a toe injury, and Javon (surprise) Kinlaw is out again. All that being said, we have to get our run game going again. Purdy has proven to be pretty good at facing blitzes, but as we saw, facing them all the time wears him down, and shit gets a little iffy late.

The JaxJags? Who the fuck knows? They are 6-2, having beaten no one of note. Well, unless the Steelers count.

What a mess this season is. I guess it is better to struggle now than later, but we need to right the Good Ship niner now.