Broncos Eliminated; Dolphins Win

On Sunday, the Denver Broncos scored 31 points in the second half and held the Raiders to 7 points to win their game 38-24 in Oakland. Willis McGahee led the comeback with 20 carries for 163 yards and added a pair of touchdowns for the Broncos. Meanwhile, Tim Tebow ran for over 100 yards in route to his second victory this season and elimination in the "Suck for Luck" race. The game was tied with 6 minutes to go when Denver punt returner, Eddie Royal returned a punt 85 yards to put the Broncos ahead for good. Elsewhere, the win less Dolphins pounded a red hot Kansas City team 31-3. Matt Moore threw 3 touchdown passes, including 1 to Brandon Marshall late in the third quarter to ice the game. Later, Reggie Bush, picture below  (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) added a 28 yard touchdown run to complete the Dolphins blow out victory. The Dolphins sacked Matt Cassel 5 times, the most for Miami this season to aid the offensive explosion led by Matt Moore. Next, the Phins travel back home to face the struggling Redskins, with another victory, they could lose out on Andrew Luck for good.

ESPN "Suck for Luck" Thoughts

Here is a piece of an article on ESPN.com talking about the second half of the NFL season by John Clayton. It is a very good read but we are only interested in all things Andrew Luck here; head over to ESPN.com for the rest of the article. It is amazing how the "Suck for Luck" campaign gains more momentum each week as we get closer to April. Also, it helps that the Dolphins and Colts are blowing leads, getting embarrassed, and are feeling major effects of the injury bug. Here you go..

Andrew Luck Watch: The only two remaining winless teams are the 0-7 Miami Dolphins and 0-8 Indianapolis Colts. We'll know in the next two weeks which of the two teams has the best chance to be in position to draft Andrew Luck with the first pick. On Sunday, the Dolphins visit the Chiefs, which might be a tough game to win, but they have a winnable home game Nov. 13 against the Redskins. The Colts don't figure to win this week against the Falcons, but they have a decent chance to win Nov. 13 in a home game against a Jaguars team that has rookie Blaine Gabbert at quarterback and is averaging only 12.3 points a game.

Week 8 "Suck for Luck" Rankings

1 - Colts Record - 0-8
Previous Week - 1
Next Up - vs Atlanta / vs Jacksonville
The Colts continued their win less ways against the Titans. An 0-16 season without Peyton Manning might look realistic.

2 - Dolphins
Record - 0-7
Previous Week - 2
Next Up - @ Chiefs / vs Washington
The Dolphins again jumped away with an early lead and again they blew that lead late. Miami travels to Kansas City to face the Chiefs next week.

3 - Cardinals
Record - 1-6
Previous Week - 4
Next Up - vs St Louis / @ Philadelphia
The Cardinals blew a 24-6 halftime lead at Baltimore this weekend. Next, Arizona faces off with another Andrew Luck contender, the Saint Louis Rams.

4 - Rams
Record - 1-6
Previous Week - 3
Next Up - @ Arizona / @ Cleveland
The Rams shocked the world on Sunday by beating down on the Saints proving any team can win any game.

5 - Broncos
Record - 2-5
Previous Week - 8
Next Up - @ Oakland / @ Kansas City
There was no Tebow magic Sunday, the Broncos fell back into their place as the worst team in the AFC West with a 45-10 pounding at the hands of the Lions.

6 - Seahawks
Record - 2-5
Previous Week - 7
Next Up - @ Dallas / vs Baltimore
The score doesn't show how close this game really was with two late Bengals touchdowns, but the Seahawks are better then a 2 win team.

7 - Jaguars
Record - 2-6
Previous Week - 6
Next Up - BYE / @ Indianapolis
Jacksonville gets a bye week after losing to the Texans in Houston. The Jaguars put on a disappointing performance after beating the Ravens on Monday Night Football.

8 - Panthers
Record - 2-6
Previous Week - 9
Next Up - BYE / vs Tennessee
The Panthers were favored in back to back weeks but only came away with one victory as they lose to the Vikings Sunday. Carolina has a bye this week.

9 - Vikings
Record - 2-6
Previous Week - 5
Next Up - BYE / @ Green Bay
The Vikings beat a fairly solid Panthers team in Carolina, now Ponder and the Vikings get a week off to build off their win.

Eagles Eliminated, Rams Upset Saints

The Eagles have eliminated themselves from “Suck for Luck” consideration with a Sunday night victory. Philadelphia rolled the Cowboys 34-7 in front of a national audience this week.  LeSean McCoy ran for 185 yards on 30 carries and added a pair of touchdowns to never give Dallas a chance to gain any momentum. The Eagles were the only Luck casualty this weekend, a very slow week considering 6 teams have lost all hope to draft Andrew Luck in April. The Rams and Vikings hurt their Luck odds this weekend using win victories to build momentum. Christian Ponder lead the Vikings to ta 24-21 win against the 2 win Panthers in Carolina. Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin both rushed for a touchdown in their victory. The weekend’s biggest surprise came in Saint Louis, where the Rams and A.J. Feeley, picture below (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) beat the Saints 31-21. Steven Jackson rushed for 2 touchdowns and the Rams put up 17 points in the second quarter and never looked back. Drew Brees added a touchdown late to make this score look a lot closer then the game really was. The Rams have played the heart of their schedule and now move into some easier games where they could fall from "Suck for Luck" consideration.

Week 8 "Suck for Luck" Game Watcher

Here are the key games in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes for Week 8:

Indianapolis @ Tennessee
Miami @ NY Giants
Jacksonville @ Houston
Arizona @ Baltimore
Minnesota @ Carolina
Cincinnati at Seattle
New Orleans @ St. Louis

Luck Brings Stanford Back For Triple OT Win

Andrew Luck and Stanford pulled of a triple overtime thriller against Southern California on Saturday night. Luck threw for 325 yards on 29 completions, out of 40 passes, along with 3 touchdown passes. Luck, pictured below (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) also added 39 yards rushing and a touchdown on the ground to his credit. Stanford trailed by as much as 10 in the second half and Andrew Luck threw an interception returned for a touchdown to give the Trojans the lead late. Stanford scored with just 38 seconds left to tie the game and sent it to overtime. Luck led Stanford to a touchdown in the first overtime that the Trojans quickly answered. Southern Cal scored quickly in the second overtime, however Andrew Luck answered with an 11 yard touchdown pass to Levine Toilolo. Stepfan Talyor punched in a 5 yard run to put Stanford on top for good in triple overtime. Stanford locked in a 56-48 shootout victory after Southern Cal running back Curtis McNeal fumbled on the goal line. Undefeated Stanford travels to 2-6 Oregon State next week before their showdown with the Oregon Ducks.

Week 7 "Suck For Luck" Power Rankings

When you the dust settled on Sunday afternoon it appeared the Miami Dolphins had leapfrogged the Indianapolis Colts in our standings. However, the Colts traveled to New Orleans on Sunday Night and took a 62-7 beat down at the hand of the Saints to put their stranglehold on the title as the worst team in the NFL. Don’t expect the Dolphins or the Colts to win a game anytime soon, the only beatable teams the Dolphins play are the Redskins at home and at Arrow Head Stadium against the Chiefs. Meanwhile, the Colts still face the Jaguars twice, which after Monday Night, that doesn’t look so winnable. As teams like Denver and Jacksonville move further away from Luck, the Colts and Dolphins do everything they can to stay close. Here are your Week 7 “Suck For Luck” Power Rankings.