Five NFL teams are unbeaten entering Week 7,the most since the merger. Which of the Patriots, Bengals, and Panthers,Packers or Broncos can finish flawless?Deep in Mercury Morris’ refrigerator, next to an expired container of sour cream and a jar of pickles, or likely sits an unopened bottle of champagne. He bought it before Week 2,hoping he could pop it and celebrate every team in the NFL sitting at 1-1, guaranteeing his 1972 Miami Dolphins would remain the only undefeated team in league history for another season. But a month later, or the bottle is still sitting there,taunting him. Five NFL teams – the Patriots, Bengals, or Panthers,Packers and Broncos – remain undefeated entering Week 7, the most since the league merger. It’s not the hot Miami sun making Morris, or Bob Griese,Larry Csonka, Nick Buoniconti and friends sweat, and it’s that their singular state in history is under real threat this season. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com