Greetings all... let's get to it, starting with the NFL action from yesterday...
- Saints 26, Falcons 23 - What a brutal loss... everyone is discussing the decision by Mike Smith to go for it on 4th and 1 from his own 29 in OT... I'll say this, I probably would've punted, but I have NO issue with him going for it at all there... the only place where I take any exception is the decision to not simply QB sneak when you needed about 3 inches... on the whole, I thought the Falcons played pretty well, and had chances to win, but you can't afford to give away points...
- Cowboys 44, Bills 7 - This is what Dallas looks like when they're right... and I'm suddenly terrified about the Bills being done... that Bills offense simply hasn't been explosive in about a month now outside of Fred Jackson...
- Steelers 24, Bengals 17 - The champs tell the challengers to go away...
- Broncos 17, Chiefs - Tim Tebow completed 2 passes... and the Broncos won on the road... with Lance Ball (who!?!?) carrying the ball 30 times... Be prepared for the "Tim Tebow wins football games" line a few times this week...
- Cards 21, Eagles 17 - Say goodnight to the Eagles... they drop an ugly HOME game to the hapless Cardinals led by John Skelton... I don't even know what to say... they'd have to win out to get to 10-6, so this is pretty much it for Philly... Vick went 16-34 for 128 yards... yeah...
- Texans 37, Bucs 9 - This one signals (at least a little bit) that Houston is for real... that's a 4 touchdown destruction of a decent team on the road... WITHOUT Andre Johnson...
- Seahawks 22, Ravens 17 - Such a typical Ravens stinkbomb... I won't discount the power of Qwest, but Seattle shouldn't be beating Baltimore outright... Marshawn Lynch with 32 carries... Ray Rice with 5... there's something wrong there
- Bears 37, Lions 13 - Absolute beatdown... the Bears led by 30+ late and controlled this one from the outset... Matthew Stafford was flat-out awful (33 of 63 with numerous bad picks), and the Bears rode Devin Hester and the defense to 37 points...
- Niners 27, Giants 20 - That sound is the one I make when I'm trying desperately not to believe in the Niners... I'm failing...
- Pats 37, Jets 16 - This game was closer than this... but simply, Tom Brady is good, Mark Sanchez is not... Brady went for 329 and 3 scores (and wasn't even "on" by his standards early), and Sanchez went 20 of 39 with 2 INTs including the game-clinching pick-6...
Elsewhere...
- The new BCS poll is out... no surprises at the top (LSU #1, OK State #2), but the story is what follows... Alabama sticks at #3 followed by Oregon, Oklahoma and then Arkansas... I won't pretend to know what will happen if everyone wins out except for OK State... stay tuned
- The St. Louis Cardinals name Mike Matheny their manager... I'm NEVER a fan of hiring a guy as an MLB manager who's never managed at any level... it just usually doesn't end well...
- We're in crunch-time in the lockout talks for the NBA... the players are mulling an offer from the owners, and if this one goes bad? I'm predicting season cancellation...
What to watch for...
- Vikings @ Packers - 8:30 ESPN - This should be an annihilation but it'll be fun to watch Aaron Rodgers operate...
- Washington State @ Gonzaga - Midnight ESPN - This is the kick-off of the yearly 24-hour hoops marathon... and a good choice for the Midnight game... the rest of the big games are on Tuesday evening, so we'll hit that tomorrow...
Enjoy..
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