ANALYSIS/OPINION:
LANDOVER — Sunday’s early games should have provided a clue. Very little about Week 3 would follow the script of expected outcomes.
New England needed a touchdown with 25 seconds remaining to get past Houston at Gillette Stadium. Jacksonville routed Baltimore. League darlings Denver and Tampa Bay were upset by Buffalo and Minnesota, respectively. Dismal Chicago beat Pittsburgh and even the moribund New York Jets tasted victory, against Miami.
That was the backdrop as Oakland and Washington prepared for kickoff at FedEx Field on Sunday night. The only sure bet?