To the grumpy tweeter who promised me nine road teams absolutely would not win last week, I apologize.
You were right …
Ten road teams won last week. That brought the record of road teams through two weeks to 17-13-1, thus threatening one of the oldest cliches in sports: “(Fill in whatever team you’re playing for at the time) have the greatest fans in the NFL!”
Order supposedly will be restored to home-field advantages this week. The Jaguars beat Tennessee in the slop in Jacksonville Thursday night. And, so far, only two road teams are favored — the Rams at Cleveland on Sunday night and the Bears at Washington on Monday night — in the remaining 15 games.