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Monday Night Observations

I caught some of this live, and some of this via highlights the next day. Part of me feels bad for not watching even the condensed versions in full (though those have not been available some weeks), but it's also liberating to avoid the NFL's usually substandard standalone product. How many hours have I unthinkingly watched bad games and obnoxious ads looking for some small nugget of information that's usually in the box score, highlights, write-ups or Twitter feed anyway?

• Brock Osweiler had more of a "gratitude" than "revenge" game. After all the Broncos played him just enough to get him that $72 million contract from the Texans. In return, he passed for 131 yards on 41 attempts (3.2 YPA.)

• Devontae Booker is looking more like a 1a to C.J. Anderson than a backup. Both will produce when healthy, but it hurts Anderson's ceiling.

• DeAndre Hopkins has had a disappointing year, but don't read much into a matchup with the toughest secondary in the league.

• Emmanuel Sanders is a poor man's Antonio Brown - he runs great routes, catches everything, gets consistent targets every week. Interestingly the two were teammates in Pittsburgh.

• Lamar Miller hurt his shoulder and split carries with Alfred Blue, but that Miller played in the second half is a good sign. Blue also lost a fumble, so I doubt Miller's workload is at risk - assuming his shoulder is okay.