Bob Kemp - The Bottom Line
Bob Kemp has more than 40 years of award winning sports broadcasting and newspaper experience. Kemp was the National Sports Talk Show Host Of The Decade (2000-09) by Sports Illustrated following his time at Sporting News Radio and KDUS Sports Radio AM 1060 in Phoenix.
BOTTOM LINE (UPDATED 11/30)
NFL WEEK 13 ANALYSIS
*THE CARDINALS HAVE THE THIRD WORST RECORD IN THE NFC: The 3-9 Cardinals are better than only the totally unwatchable Giants and Saints after Sunday’s 20-17 loss at Tampa Bay which entered the game with a 3-game losing streak. Do NOT be surprised by the close score. The Cardinals never led and never realistically had a chance to win ... The Cardinals do have 2 elite players. Trey McBride has 8 touchdown receptions and Josh Sweat has 10 sacks ... Arizona has lost 4 straight and is 1-6 with Jacoby Brissett who is still clearly better than Kyler Murray ... On the injury front, Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendix) returned after missing 2 games, but Max Melton and Walter Nolan III were inactive.
*AARON RODGERS SHOULD RETIRE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: He is slow, old, injured (broken bones in left wrist and Sunday a bloody face) plus bad (10 of 21 for 117 yards and a lost fumble for a touchdown) in the Steelers 26-7 no compete home loss to Buffalo.
*THE 9-3 BEARS ARE CURRENTLY THE NFC’S TOP SEED: Chicago moved ahead of the the Rams whose 6-game winning streak ended 31-28 at Carolina. Matthew Stafford, after no interceptions for 10 weeks, turned it over 3 times and the league’s top scoring defense was torched, especially the suspect secondary.
*THE JAGUARS LEAD THE AFC SOUTH: Jacksonville ia 8-4 after 3 consecutive wins while Indianapolis has lost 2 straight and 3 of 4. They play next week at Jacksonville.
*RANDOM NOTES: Josh Allen notched his 76th rushing touchdown, the most ever for a quarterback passing Cam Newton ... De’Von Achane has 33 touchdowns in 40 career games for the Dolphins who quietly have won 4 of their last 5 ... Myles Garrett has 19 sacks, an NFL record thru 12 games ... The Raiders have lost 10 consecutive division games with maybe the NFL’s worst roster.
*INJURY INFO: Justin Herbert (broken bone in left hand) played the entire game but is scheduled for Monday surgery ... Among others and not returning were Patrick Queen (hip) and Sauce Gardner (calf).
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