{"id":239,"date":"2012-09-16T23:29:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T03:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2012-09-16T23:29:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T03:29:51","slug":"saints-and-patriots-lose-in-wild-week-3-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nflseasonschedules.com\/blog\/saints-and-patriots-lose-in-wild-week-3-in-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints And Patriots Lose In Wild Week 2 In The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"One of the great things about the NFL, is the parity throughout the years. It is most definitely a cyclical league, with every team having success, unlike some other professional leagues where there is an inherent advantage for the super rich, and big market teams.<\/p>\n

In the NFL, it is about as even as you can get, and it shows on the field.<\/p>\n

We had a couple of crazy finishes, and unexpected outcomes in Week 2 of the 2012 NFL Season, highlighted by a shocker in New England, and a surprise in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals went on the road and knocked off the mighty Patriots 20-18 to move to 2-0 on the season, while New England falls to 1-1. The Patriots were one of the biggest favorites going into the week on betting lines, with New England having been expected to roll.<\/p>\n

But Kevin Kolb played well, and the Cardinals defense stepped up and prevented Brady from making hardly any big plays during the afternoon. And as a result, Arizona no doubt feels like they stole one coming back home.<\/p>\n

A few hundred miles south, a clash in the NFC between division rivals was taking place. The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints squared off, each looking to avoid an 0-2 start. The Saint had already been surprised by Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins in Week 1. It wasn’t going to happen again right?<\/p>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

Cam Newton rebounded from a disappointing opener to lead the Panthers to a huge win at home over the Saints. And just like that, New Orleans falls to 0-2 on the season. Could it be that the distractions from the offseason has been too much to overcome for right now?<\/p>\n

It just may be the case.<\/p>\n

The losses by New Endlang and New Orleans were certainly surprising, but at least for the Saints, that can take solace in the fact that there is a long way to go in the season. But history has shown it to be very difficult. Since 1973, only 22 teams have started 0-2 on the season, and then gone on to make the postseason.<\/p>\n

It just shows how getting off to a positive start is so important. On the other side of the ball for Carolina, this could very well be the biggest victory of their season.<\/p>\n

I wonder what Week 3 of the NFL Season<\/a> has in store for us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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