Chris Simms’ Team-by-Team Grades for NFL Week 9

November 8, 2016   ·   Chris Simms   ·   Jump to comments

Remember that "Michael Vick Experience" commercial from back in the day? 
It perfectly summed up what it was like to play the guy. Every down was an emotional roller coaster. We had Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks and John Lynch; Vick put the fear of God into all three of them on any given play.
That’s what separates rivalry games at the pro level. In college, I was amped to play Oklahoma; I thought we’d win every time. But watching Vick break contain on 3rd-and-15 wasn’t exhilarating. It was nerve-wracking and mentally taxing. I wanted to take a nap after watching No. 7 from the sidelines.
So I’ve been where a handful of players were heading into a rivalry game-filled Week 9. The teams that rose to the occasion got my respect—and a higher grade in my latest ratings release.
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