Kansas City 16, Oakland 10. The real losers? Football, America.
Arizona 31, Seattle 20. Hasselbeck vs. Warner = The Ghost of Christmas Past vs. Father Time. The result? One NFC west team beating another…
If a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it??
Green Bay 17, Dallas 7. In the 2nd half of the game, Tony Romo fumbled on his own 3 yard line, and threw a critical 4th quarter interception which destroyed any chance the Cowboys had of winning the game. How UN-FREAKING characteristic of him.
I see a huge problem for Romo and the Cowboys. By not dating Jessica Simpson, or any blonde pseudo celeb, WHO ARE WE TO BLAME FOR HIS BLUNDERS?
San Diego 31, Philadelphia 23. Andy Reid Coaching 101- never, under any circumstances do you run on 3rd and 1.
Heartwarming item you may have missed:
Tyler McNair, one of the late Steve McNair’s four boys, accompanies Vince Young on the field. Young has taken the McNair children under his wing since their dad’s death, assuming a father-like role in their lives.
While it has .0001% chance of happening, consider for a second a Saints v. Bengals Super Bowl- if your mind didn’t just bend like a yoga instructor or explode altogether, please check your pulse.
In a totally related sentiment,
Tennessee 41, Buffalo 17. Holy shit, Vince Young is THREE AND 0 PEOPLE.
San Francisco 10, Chicago 6. Only explanation for the 49’ers victory? Coach Singletary dropped his pants again! That or Jay Cutler throwing 5 Interceptions had something to do with it.
Washington 27, Denver 10. Chris Simms, reminding Broncos fans why trading Jay Cutler was a terrible idea.
Redskins punter Hunter Smith had his 2nd touchdown pass of the 2009 season, making him the most consistently productive offensive player on the team.
Minnesota 27, Detroit 10. I can’t recall the name of that Vikings QB, but I hear he threw for like 350 yards. Oh yeah, that no name Vikings running back had an okay day too.
Carolina 28, Atlanta, 19. Jake Delhomme completed 62 % of his passes and twice made passes for points, points for his OWN team! The Panthers have finally discovered that running the ball sometimes can decease your team’s air game dependence (and turnovers).
An injury to Michael Turner (who left midway through the game) would not, I repeat, would NOT be good for the Falcons at this juncture.
Miami 25, Tampa Bay, 23. Bucs are 0-8 in their traditional uniforms, and 1-0 in their candy land themed threads. Coincidence? Hell. No.
Saturday night’s MMA show seemed to have carried over into the early games.
Atlanta 31, Washington 17.
Falcons head coach Mike Smith takes his position as the teams fearless leader seriously, so much so he got into the middle of scuffle following a late hit on his QB. The fighter ON the field today was Michael Turner, leading the offense for the 2nd week in a row. Turner struggled in weeks 1-7 with 118 carries, 403 yards, but have posted 38 carries and 317 yards in weeks 8-9 alone.
Arizona 41, Chicago 21.
The Bears continue to get hit while their down, today they just decided to return the favor. Kurt Warner does the complete 180, after throwing 5 INT’s last week, he posted 5 TD’s today, prompting the Card’s to give Matt Leinart some playing time (1 interception worth).
Cincinnati 17, Baltimore 7.
Although fighting did not take place in the literal sense, Bengals beat on the Ravens to stay atop the AFC North. Theories on the Ochocinco dollar bill shenanigans:
He sweats Washington’s.
He Stole someone’s lunch money.
He planned to wear his uniform to the strip club that evening (tiger stripes are slimming AND stylish).
Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay Packers 28.
Looks like first year Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris used the timeless yet effective ‘if we win, I’ll take everyone out for creamsicles’ strategy. Rookie QB Josh Freeman seemed especially motivated, now UNDEFEATED in his NFL carreer, 14 -31 , 205 yards, three TD’s.
No longer winless, Tampa Bay now has company on the glorious 2009 NFL season’s biggest loser pedestal. Misery loves company, Kansas City, St. Louis, Detroit, and Cleveland.
New Orleans 30, Carolina 20. Saints streak continues, safe to keep your beads ON and your shirt OFF! Jake Delhomme puts up one of his best performances this season, 0 TD’s and 0 INT’s!
Indianapolis 20, Houston 17. The Colts remain the bridesmaid of the undefeated teams. And not even the drunk, slutty fun bridesmaid…. More like your awkward unattractive cousin your family forced you to include, so you put her on the far end of the group pics so you can just crop her out later.
New England 27, Miami 17. Laws of the Universe prevail: Dreamboat victorious, Joey Porter still insane.
Jacksonville 24, Kansas City 21. Note to Matt Cassel, emulating Jamarcus Russell is no way to go through the 2009 season.
Seattle 32, Detroit 20. Hawks win one for mediocrity.
San Diego 21, NY Giants 20. Game in 140 characters or less, @amandarykoff: Tom Coughlin was just outcoached by Norv Turner.
Tennessee 34, San Francisco 27. Is it too early to start the Vince Young MVP campaign?
The game that wouldn’t end. In what looked like a blowout in the last minutes of the 4th quarter the Saints managed to allow the Falcons to turn the last 3:00 minutes into a barnburner.
I had little hope for the Saints in early moments of last night, firstly because every talking head for ESPN picked them for the win. Rules of the general universe are that individuals who get paid millions of dollars to prognosticate sports outcomes are generally always wrong. Life’s a bitch that way, for you and your beloved team…ultimate kiss of death.
Kudos to the team from Cajun land especially goes to the WR corps…who made one acrobatic catch after another last night. Most impressive overall was Marques Colston, but a one handed grab by Jeremy Shockey during a critical fourth quarter scoring drive was definitely a highlight!
Side note: I am astonished by this rebirth of Jeremy Shockey, the Saints have managed to make him an almost likeable football player (take notice I did NOT say human being). He's also become a rather consistent and effective catcher, shocking, as with the Giants he only truly effective at catching Chlamydia or alcohol poisoning.
The Saints defense lead by Fresh Prince of the French Quarter (Will Smith), Darren Sharper, and Jabari Greer - managed to keep Matt Ryan on the ground and/or turning the ball over (19-24 with 3 sacks and 3 INT’s).
Surprises?
Drew Brees struggled at times, and the Saints found ways to overcome
The Saints 3rd down defense / Falcons horrific 3rd down completion rate, 3-11
Falcons defense putting point on the board for the first time this season
Although week 8 is in the books, it seems Michael Turner has realized that the NFL season has started- SO turn those frowns upside down!
Turner put forth his best stats of the season, but a far cry from the 17 touchdowns and almost 1700 yard he racked up in 2008.
At 4-3 overall, the banged up Falconssquad need Turner to have last night’s consistency (at the very least) going forth.Maybe try running on short yardage 3rd downs? Maybe?
The black and gold are 7-0. No matter who you are at this point, resisting the Saint’s charm is futile, its impossible really to NOT want to see them carry their city to a Super Bowl. I know, cheering for undefeated teams is for frontrunners, but it seems even the coolest ( read: douchiest) of fans are jumping on this bandwagon.
Why? Because unlike the 2007 Patriots, the Saints are ACTUALLY like able. Also I think the greater football fan society (outside of New England, so you know, the uneducated part of the country) would cheer for a team of terrorists before EVER cheering for the Pats.
The Giants downward spiral now ties the Cincinnati Bengals as my favorite 2009 NFL storyline.
The train wreck known as the Dallas Cowboys 2008, 2009 (and perhaps 2010) seasons previously held the honor.
All this winning and overall Philadelphia sports-ness makes me uncomfortable. I’m pretty sure Dante was inspired by the city an its sports franchises when creating his inferno. It’s citizens? Fra Alberigo and Branca d’Oria.
Forgive me if the Eagles winning and Phillies playing in the World Series feels kinda wrong. Success, like all that is unfamiliar, makes me uneasy.
Miami Dolphins 30, New York Jets 25.
Beat me once, shame on you, beat me twice, I have your number.
I have no explanation for how the Jets managed to lose to the Dolphins, twice. But hey, why is the sky blue? Sometimes there are just mysteries in life, and I’m okay with that.
Chad Henne being a competent NFL quarterback? Now that’s just creepy.
Baltimore Ravens 30, Denver Broncos 7.
Although a Philadelphian born and bred, I have loved the Baltimore Ravens as my team since 2003.
I know I shouldn’t, when people decide to adopt a new team as their own (which is really the 8th deadly sin in and of itself), they do not, DO NOT pick the Baltimore Ravens.
Every time I admit this out loud and in public shame pulses through my body, but if loving the Ravens with blind and borderline psychotic passion only demonstrated by the truest of football fans is wrong – I don’t want to be right
I love the toughness, dirtiness, and sheer violence the Ravens defense is notorious for (although these qualities currently seem to be bleeding out of this aging unit like a) I love Joe Flacco for being the most boring, unassuming, underrated and under-recognized quarterback in the 2008 draft class, and possibly the league (and No, my being a UD alum has nothing to do with it). I love Ray Rice, Haloti Ngata, Michael Oher, and I even love that crazy little pregame dance Ray Lewis does…THERE I SAID IT.
I’m told admitting you have a problem is the first step….
If it's any consolation though, I still find purple camouflage to be unacceptable and a danger to society.
‘Everybody loses’. Dr. Gregory House says ‘Everybody lies’, which to an extent I really believe makes House the most refreshingly honest show currently on the air (suck it reality television). In the NFL, aside from the 72’ Dolphins, ‘Everybody loses’.
The Broncos were going to lose, and now freshly exposed, I believe they will continue to lose a few more. The Saints will lose and so will the Colts.
How exactly the Colts (the most boring undefeated team in the history of EVER) will suffer defeat remains a mystery to me. Probably have to ask Peyton Manning –my television tells me he knows everything, or Tony Dungy, as I am starting t believe that man really DOES know everything!!!
Midwesterners simply can’t pull off the hostile, drunk, violent, and self-loathing fan base. A true angry mob throws batteries and boo’s Santa. Come on Wiscons-onians, slaughter a goat, stab someone in the parking lot…
Brett Favre live stream, courtesy of NFL.com = sign 999,999,999 of the apocalypse.I get this new era, I do. We live in a world where the League, ESPN, and other various powers that be can verbally fellate a player in public without arrest or even citation for public indecency.
But let me tell you, we are one more barnyard animal virus outbreak and On Air personality sex scandal away from a scene strait out of I Am Legend.
...Oh, and the Rams won, good for them! I prefer a season without an 0-16 team, no losers here! Even if your only win is over Detroit.
Trojans vs. Beavers...it's the stuff dirty joke tellers dream about. What may look like just a chance for Mark Sanchez to rack up some Heisman Trophy worth stats..not so fast there, my friends. We care about tonight because USC has a tendency to go on the road in the Pac 10 and lose to significantly less talented teams. Last year it was Stanford...so this year, why not you Oregon State?
Lets TIVO Grey's Anatomy and the Office tonight, because Mark Sanchez in tight pants is must see TV.
"Thursday Night Football Primer: USC Prepares To Crush Oregon State" [Deadspin]
No this is not a post refering to the current Oakland Raiders crisis, or non crisis, or permanent state of crisis...I dunno. But in defense of Raiders Fans; it is TOTALLY legit to wish death on an owner that should remain nameless. I mean I wish similar sentiments on an ex-boyfriend, current NFL player...bitterness is an innate emotion my friends.
Why you would leave your elderly billionaire boyfriend for some no name no pro bowl WR?? Smells fishy..then again, this is Kendra Wilkinson we speak of.
"Kendra Denies Baskett Rumors on MySpace Blog" [HHR]
Sorry for the post deficiency this week, I am a working girl squared. My employer ( a large non profit that shall remain nameless) has it's huge event tomorrow night and I'm in charge of registration and tickets. Tickets for over 1,000 people, yeesh.
Anyway here is some dynamite, I mean DY-NO-MITE linkage for the week. Total Hodgepodgin'
"Thursday Night Football Primer: USC Prepares To Crush Oregon State" 
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