No Time for Defeat: Cardinals Fall Short, Broncos Rally, Chiefs Roll to 3-0

Teresa Blaes rides solo again this week to break down three Week 3 games. She starts with the Arizona Cardinals, who dropped to 1-2 after a 36-30 loss to the 49ers. Jacoby Brissett played well and the late fourth-quarter comeback showed signs of life, but penalties, a late start, and a defense that could not get a stop against Brock Purdy were too much to overcome. Later in the show she adds one more complaint: fourth-quarter clock management that left Arizona without enough time to finish the comeback. In Denver, Teresa says the real story is the Rams, who led 16-0 at halftime and let it slip away. The Broncos showed up when they had to have a win, and Talanoa Hufanga delivered a pick six right when they needed it. Kansas City’s 24-10 win was steady and unremarkable outside of Kenneth Walker carrying the load on the ground, with Mahomes and Kelce doing what they do. The Chiefs and Raiders both sit at 3-0 atop the division, with the Broncos right behind at 2-1, and Teresa asks whether winning the games you have to win, even the ugly ones, is what this Chiefs season is going to look like. She closes by turning to Paul’s use of sports in scripture: wrestling, running the race with endurance, and disciplining the body. Her encouragement to anyone who feels like things are crashing is to keep people around you who can hold up your arms, lean on Jesus, and refuse to give up. Nobody in an NFL locker room throws in the towel, and when you are in the middle of it, you do not have time to give in to defeat. The post No Time for Defeat: Cardinals Fall Short, Broncos Rally, Chiefs Roll to 3-0 appeared first on Blaes and Gottsch.