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One of my girls successfully defended her dissertation and became a doctor today which meant that we all had to go out to celebrate. Thankfully the bar/restaurant we met up at had the game on a number of televisions all around us. While they all drank lemon drop shots, munched on happy hour appetizers, and celebrated with the new doctor, I sat in the corner with my margaritas watching the Ravens stick with the Patriots for 3 and 3/4 quarters.

I have to admit that I was a little drunk around 4 minutes in the 4th quarter so I’m not sure if my sick feeling came from one too many margaritas or if I just knew that once again the Patriots would march down the field and score.

When the Ravens stopped Tom Brady’s quarterback sneak on 4th and 1, I jumped up, almost knocking over the table of food and drink. A party foul indeed but well worth it since the Ravens can run out the…

TIME OUT RAVENS!!??

WHAT THE FUCK??

Just like Joe Gibbs’ consecutive timeout call yesterday, I couldn’t believe what was happening.

The Ravens had the perfect defensive play call. In that situation, the Patriots are like 93% quarterback sneak. And Rex Ryan ran up the sidelines to call a timeout to lose the game for his team. Usually I’d pin a Ravens loss on Brian Billick but tonight, it was all Rex Ryan.

Then, lest we forget, the invisible holding call in the end zone on a pass that Ben Watson probably could not have caught, which of course led to the Tom Brady to Jabar Gaffney touchdown pass. As if none of us that stupid shit coming from ten miles away.

And then, the unsportsmanlike conduct call and the complete hail mary to Mark Clayton at the one-yard line with no timeouts left?  I seriously almost had a heart attack.

Ugh.

The pessimist inside me says that all of this spells c-o-n-s-p-i-r-a-c-y.

The optimist inside me says that the Patriots riddle has been solved.  This week proved that last week wasn’t a fluke.  Now we just need a team to hold the Pats to 27-30 points and be able to score 33.

Steelers, anybody?

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Week 13 and bad mojo is abound.  We all know that 13 is an unlucky number.  But why?  In the context of a Baker’s dozen, 13 seems to be quite a delicious number as the 13th muffin, donut, or cupcake baked is meant to prevent shorting an order for a dozen because you know one is gonna be eaten.

Personally, I can’t wait to get Week 13 over with as it has been a terrible week on all fronts.  Here’s to hoping that the week is also unlucky for the Patriots.

Green Bay 27, Dallas 37:  Green Bay’s game plan of short slant patterns obviously works.  Aaron Rodgers proved it.  So why didn’t McCarthy wait to implement it until Brett Favre got injured?  McCarthy’s got no one to blame but himself for the Packers two losses this season.  On the other side of the ball, fortified by the love of one Jessica Simpson, Tony Romo continues to roll.  *sigh*

San Diego 24, Kansas City 10:  Though the Chargers control their own destiny, they know that a relapse of Norv Turner Disease can strike at anytime.  It certainly helps when L.T. is playing like L.T. of old.  And before anybody gets too excited, let’s not forget that it was Chiefs, who are headed for their worst season in two decades.

Jacksonville 25, Indianapolis 28:  This game was emblematic of the entire Jaguars’ season as it asked and answered the two biggest questions for the Jags: Can the Jags catch the Colts?  Probably.  Will the Jags catch the Colts?  Probably not.  In a sad turn of events, Craphonso Thorpe did not play.

San Francisco 14, Carolina 31:  You want to know what Eli Manning is going to look like at 35?  Trent Dilfer.  Except without the Super Bowl ring.

Buffalo 17, Washington 16:  What a heartbreaking way to lose.  Obviously the Redskins had a few more pressing things on their mind than this game but Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs must have known the no double timeout rule.

Houston 20, Tennessee 28: That’s one way to cure Uncle Rico’s recent losing streak: match him up against Sage Rosenfels.  It was even a pretty good stat line for Uncle Rico.  Meanwhile, Matt Schaub is getting hurt like his name was Kurt Warner.

Seattle 28, Philadelphia 24:  A.J. Feely is proving himself to be the “alpha” release of Jeff Garcia; he keeps the Eagles in games that real Jeff Garcia would have won.  If Father of the Year Andy Reid can cure Feely’s interception problem, then…nah, the Eagles don’t have a chance.  When Alikat and I saw Shaun Alexander take a couple of his runs, we straight vomited as if we were watching 2girls1cup in full high definition, plasma glory.  Will that dude please put us out of our misery and just retire?

Jets 40, Miami 13:  Mangina takes a page from his mentor’s playbook and runs up the score…on the Dolphins.  Real classy, Eric.

Detroit 10, Minnesota 42:  I guess the Psychic Friends will not be adding Jon Kitna to their network this year.  Forget winning ten games, the Lions are going to have to pray hard to even have a shot at the playoffs now that the Vikings control their own destiny in the wildcard chase.  Who would have thought that the Vikings be resurrected like they have been?  Purple Jesus, obviously.   How the hell was he able to play with a ligament tear in his knee?  He floated over the football field, of course.  How dare you question his powers?

Atlanta 16, St. Louis 28: The Rams tie with the Niners for the race for last place out in the NFC West.  Chris Redman almost makes it a game in the 4th quarter.  Maybe this is the time for Redman to kick start his career now that he’s been reunited with Bobby Petrino.  I doubt it but if he does, you heard it here first.

Denver 20, Oakland 34:  The Raiders are still not dead yet.  They have their sights set on second place in the AFC West. A very difficult final four games makes it unlikely that they’ll get there but if Huggy Bear Jr. can keep chugging along for 140+ yards, they’ll make a sporting effort.

Cleveland 21, Arizona 27:  Vengeance belongs to the junior varsity Rams (circa Y2K) in the JV rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI.  As per usual, the expected high scoring affair turned into a defensive struggle of sorts.

Giants 21, Chicago 16:  Though the Giants won, I’m not sure they (Eli and his no leadership having ways) have recovered from last week’s drubbing at the hands of the Vikings.  Whatever, I should just take the win, shut the fuck up and be excited that the Giants are going to back into the playoffs again.  Of course then I would be on Prozac and I have an aversion to big pharma.

Tampa Bay 27, New Orleans 23:  A little too fancy, Saints.  With three minutes remaining, leading by three after getting a prayer of a safety, it’s no time to be fancy…in a divisional game…against the division leaders…with your playoff hopes at stake…allowing backup Luke McCown to go off for 300+ yards.  Apparently, the “Superdome Special” does not include les bon temps.

Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 24:  Have the Steelers righted their ship from the loss to the Jets and the 3-0 defeat of the Dolphins?  I’m not so sure.  Though the defense looked good against the Carson Palmer, the Bengals also helped bungle every opportunity in the 4th quarter to swing the momentum of the game.  And with Fast Willie’s gajillion fumbles and Big Ben’s INT, the Bengals had plenty of opportunities to bungle, as is their wont.  The Steelers will not have the same luxury next week against the Pats.  Hopefully Tomlin will get his house right and knock the team back in sync.

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It couldn’t have been scripted better by Alanis Morrisette.

On Sunday night, the Patriots,  a team unblemished by a loss, get taken to the last five minutes by the Philadelphia Eagles, the cellar dwellers of the NFC East.  The Pats squeak by with a win keeping their winning percentage perfect.

Then on Monday night, the Dolphins, a team still unvisited by a win, hang with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who sit atop the AFC North, for fifty-nine and a half minutes only to lose on a Jeff Reed field goal, keeping their losing percentage pristine.

So the two teams with “perfect” records continue on their march to perfection surviving their most threatening games of the season against the two teams from Pennsylvania.

And, lest it be lost on anybody, the Patriots are gunning to obliterate the Dolphins 1972 perfect season.

Ironic, don’cha think?

Like Don Cheadle said, “Crazy.”

I’m going to go out on a limb right now and predict the Dolphins will beat the Patriots on Sunday 27-24.

If not, then the Steelers will beat them 37-34.

Pennsylvania, y’dig?

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How many teams kicked field goals or punted on 4th and short this Sunday? It seemed like a big fat zero. I’m not saying that I’m all smart or anything, I’m just saying…

Green Bay 37, Detroit 26: On Thanksgiving Day, Brett Favre could do no wrong, capturing yet another record, this time for the most consecutive completions in Packers history, as his team pretty much destroyed Jon Kitna’s chances to join the Psychic Friends’ Network. Actually, by losing to the Giants last week, the Lions pretty much ruined their hopes of a ten win season.

Jets 3, Dallas 34: Dreamboat Romo has a pedestrian day but with Marion Barber and the running game coming alive, the Cowboys are able to ground the Jets setting up next Thursday’s Game of the Century, Part Two with the Packers.

Indianapolis 31, Falcons 13: I totally missed this game not because I was too busy stuffing myself with turkey but because I don’t have the NFL Network. I read that Anthony Gonzalez had a big day. Craphonso had over 100 yards (in kickoff returns).

Redskins 13, Tampa Bay 19: More than anyone else today, Joe Gibbs was a 4th-down-going-for-it fool. In the 3rd quarter, I said to Alikat, “Normally, I’d say go for it but with the score as it is and the way this game is looking, Gibbs should kick the field goal.” As it turns out, had they kicked the FG, they could have tied the game late. Again, I ain’t saying I’m smart or nothin’, I’m just saying. By the way, did anyone see Joe Gibbs diss Chucky with the end of game handshake? I had no idea that Joe Gibbs had bigger boobs than me.

Oakland 20, KC 17: The AFC West just can’t get rid of the Raiders in the playoff race.

Minnesota 41, New York 17: Speaking of can’t get rid of in the playoff race, the NFC North can’t get rid of the Vikings. Before any of you lederhosen wearing Vikings fans get too excited, may I remind you that your defense returned three interceptions for touchdowns and that you were playing the Giants who, led by Eli Manning, are on their annual downward spiral.

Seattle 24, St. Louis 19: So the Rams hang with the Seahawks all game, drive down to the 1-yard line as the clock ticks down and Gus Frerrotte muffs a snap killing their chances to take down the division leaders. God, the NFC west is a mess.

Buffalo 14, Jacksonville 36: The Jags deserve respect? Hell, this game was much closer than the final score suggests. What the hell was up with Jacksonville’s three visits inside the Bills 5-yard line only to come away with field goals? You get respect when you can enforce your will on the opposing team in the red zone.

Titans 6, Cincinnati 35: The Bengals, as the fans in Cincinnati imagined, finally showed up. Unfortunately, it was against a Titans team whose defense is totally different without Face Smasher Haynesworth. Uncle Rico puts together another decent game and the Titans lose. You know how Jeff Fisher can get the Titans back in the win column? Have Norm Chow scheme up one of those patented 10-25, 125 yard, 1 TD, 3 INT games for Young.

New Orleans 31, Carolina 6: This year could not have been scripted more perfectly for David Carr to put his career back together. Delhomme gets shelved early with a season ending injury thrusting the embattled Carr into the spotlight. Unfortunately, Carr gets hurt, is replaced with a 44-year old, and when he returns cannot get anything going in an important divisional game in the wide open NFC South. I guess looks can’t get you everything. Ho-hum.

Houston 17, Cleveland 27: The JV Pats seem to be good for 27-37 points every game just like the Varsity Pats seem to be good for 37-47 points every game.

Baltimore 14, San Diego 32: It looks like LaDainian filled the teams’ Valtrex prescription. Can you imagine the riots in San Diego had the Chargers lost this game?

San Francisco 37, Arizona 31: Just as the Cards think they are the class of the NFC West, the 49ers say, “not so fast.” It looks like the Niners have the Cardinals’ number beating them in the season opener and then taking it to them today. With all the swings in the last 2 minutes and into overtime, what a great game. Give Ted Tollner a cookie or ten dozen for reviving the moribund Niners offense and Frank Gore.

Denver 34, Chicago 37: Todd Sauerbrun may have been picked as Keith Olbermann’s worst person in the NFL for Hester’s two TD returns and the blocked punt but you have to think that part of that has to fall on Mike Shanahan for not reminding his punter about Hester’s powers. The famous Shanahan hubris, maybe? Don’t fool yourself, the Broncos “special” teams lost this game.

Eagles 28, New England 31: I had my generic Pats win by 47 graf written and was ready to catch up on my Netflix queue after the Asante Samuel interception runback in the first quarter when it looked like another rout was on. As it turned out, for the next 55 minutes, I, a dyed in the wool Giants fan, joined Eagles nation. I thought that I was going to be in a bind - how would I praise the Eagles for beating the Patriots without betraying my blue blood?

Thankfully, the shitty ass Eagles lost the game, giving me an out.

And what a momentary lapse of reason for me. It just goes to show how much I can’t stand the Pats. Anyway, I am now back to my senses and drinking mouthfuls from the fountain of Eagles AND Patriots Haterade.

So, what the fuck, Eagles? Hard as it might be to believe, it was totally within your reach. What the hell was A.J. Feeley doing throwing deep into the end zone when all he had to do was keep on tossing those ins and running time off the clock?

Great, great tactics by Andy Reid and his coaching staff for the first 55 minutes of the game and then in one fell swoop, the clock hit midnight and they got in line for the short bus.

Whatevs. I should have known better than to believe in the Eagles. The big story is that the Pats are beatable and hopefully one of the last five teams on the Patriots’ schedule will study the hell out this game. The Steelers and Big Blue better get their people on this game tape, stat.

Here’s one big thing that the Eagles did to the Pats that I will not trust those scouts and assistants to delineate: the Eagles played Moss tight man-to-man with safety help over the top. I had been talking to Alikat all week about how teams need to put a man or two on Moss, run around with him and frustrate him.

Now, I ain’t saying I’m a football genius or nothing, I’m just saying…

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my lovely sports betting freaks out there! I hope you are arriving at your destinations buzzed and ready for the 4 day weekend of debauchery! There are many vices we all have to take care of this weekend: Overeating, Drinking, Shopping, Having Sex with lost friends from college or high school, and of course SPORTS BETTING! There are 3 games on the docket for Turkey Day starting with Brett Favre and the Pack taking on the Lions and it all ends with that game we’ve all been waiting for… Colts vs Falcons Boy I can’t wait to see that one. I guess the executives didn’t think Michael Vick would be starting his jail sentence this week back in the summer when the schedule was made up. I’ll get to my picks in a second, but first I just wanted to say a little about this past weekend.

Alikat and the Chicks were 4-2 in our Money Picks in Week 11! That’s our 2nd week in a row where we were 4-2. The Saints imploded on us down in Houston and I don’t know what the Hell happened to the Steelers in Jetville. Other than that it was a great week. I’m liking some of the lines that we have for this Sunday. I’ll be giving the Sunday picks on Friday or Saturday so stay tuned in to the Chicks over the Holiday Weekend in between your arguments with the in-laws and the drunken sex with that old college flame. Now it’s onto the Turkey Games…

1. Packers -3 @ Lions

The Pack are looking stronger and stronger every week with Favre gunning those slant patterns and the DLine getting in the face of every QB that drops back. I think it’s going to be another long day for ‘God Kitna’. He got beat up against the Giants pass rush and the Pack have just as good of DE’s as the Giants plus better Linebackers. The Lions still can’t get anything going on the ground and this being a short week I don’t see them doing it tomorrow. Favre has another Big Stage to show you he’s the one of the 3 Best to Play the game and I gotta feeling he’s going to light up the weak Lions Secondary. This game is going to count as a Money Pick for the Week so put it down…

TAKE THE PACKERS -3

2. Jets +14 @ Cowboys

The Jets are coming off there big Win against the Steelers and now they have to come back down to earth. It’s sounding as if they will be without WR Lavern Coles, I like calling him Lavern because I think it sounds better. The Jets are pretty weak in the secondary and the Cowboys have the best offense in the league right now outside the Patriots. The thing I don’t like about this game is, despite the fact it’s Thanksgiving and on National TV, it is a classic TRAP Game for the Cowboys. They just played there divisional rivals and they have the Packers coming to town next Sunday. I don’t see them fucking around so much that they lose but I could see a last minute touchdown thrown in to screw up the cover. The key to this game is if the Cowboys get going early they will blow the Jets out. If they come out sluggish and give up a big special teams play, things could get interesting. I’m not going to make this a Money Pick just because of the amount of points you’re having to lay and the facts just mentioned above. In the end you gotta…

TAKE THE COWBOYS -14

3. Colts -12 @ Falcons

Here’s another big spread that just doesn’t feel right to me. The Colts have not been the same since Marvin Harrison went down and they lost to the Patriots. You would think they should be able to get the offense back on track against the Falcons. The Falcons are playing much better than they did early in the season, but they just lost 2 defensive linemen in Trey Lewis and Rod Coleman, both lost for the remainder of the season. That is going to hurt them against Joseph Addai. With so many injuries on the Colts right now I think they will work the running game a lot with Addai and count on their Defense to take care of business. I could see a final score of 24-13 or 27-17, both by good margins but not enough to cover. I wouldn’t recommend playing this game unless you’re just wagering to have some fun with friends or it’s a small play of your bankroll. If I had to I would go with…

TAKE THE FALCONS AT HOME +12

So there you have it Turkey Bettors. I hope you all have a blast tomorrow and throughout the weekend. Make sure to get those ’stiffs’ in your family to do the driving for all you sports betting drunks during the next few days. There is nothing worse than sitting in the Drunk Tank while everybody else is having fun down at the local watering hole. I’ll be back on Friday or Saturday with my picks for Sunday’s Games.

Bet Ya–

Alikat

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For the first time that I’ve seen, the patented Mike Shanahan Icing the Kicker Timeout actually backfired. In the waning seconds of the first half, Rob Bironas set up for a 53-yard field goal, kicked it, missed it but ha-ha, Shanahan had called a timeout, giving Bironas a second chance which he subsequently drilled. I love it.

Then, if that wasn’t enough, in the 3rd quarter, Nate Webster called a timeout for the Broncos after a close non-touchdown call at the goal line for Vince Young giving Jeff Fisher the opportunity to challenge the call and win.

They talk about points off of turnovers but if this goes on, they’re going to have to come up with a new stat category - points off of timeouts.

The Broncos offense sure looked good against a Titans defense that is hurting without Albert Haynesworth. With all the big play scoring drives, the Broncos looked more like the Patriots or the Cowboys than themselves. Uncle Rico looked pretty good too, sustaining drives, making throws for over 300 yards and being able to wiggle out of trouble. Of his two interceptions, only the second one was truly costly. It sealed the game in the 4th quarter as he was driving the Titans to close the 14-point deficit with about 5-minutes left.

The booth didn’t seem to be expecting such a barn burner as they had no real real stories other than Mike Shanahan and Jeff Fisher’s close friendship dating back to time they were assistants with the George Seifert 49ers.

The Broncos keep pace with the Norv Turner afflicted Chargers atop the AFC West at 5-5.

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Was it just me or were there more announcer misspeaks this week than in recently memory? Brian Baldinger and Dick Stockton, the team of misinformation who always work the B-team of the Fox national broadcast, had about fifteen moments when I just cringed at what came out of their mouth. The worst was when Baldy told all of America that “Atari” is Japanese for attack and that it was a fitting name for Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby who was always on the attack from his position.

In truth, Atari comes from the Japanese ataru, which means to aim or to target and can be translated to “prepare to be be attacked,” which kind of means exactly the opposite of what Baldy was saying. I didn’t know this at the time but when he said it, I knew it must be wrong so I did a little research to confirm my suspicions.

On a personal note, I’d like to thank Baldy and Stockton for their misinformation because now I have four reasons why I sometimes wish I was a man:

1. Being able to play professional sports in a league that isn’t laughed at
2. Peeing while upright
3. Not having a monthly visitor
4. And the new, fourth reason I sometimes wish I were a man is that if I were a dude, I would be a porn star whose trademark was yelling, “ATARI, BITCHES!” at every money shot.

(warning: another bukkake reference to come, pun sorta intended)

Carolina 17, Green Bay 31: As Baldy and Stockton awfully announced the Battle of AARP quarterbacks, they related a story about how Vinny Testaverde, who makes a point of not watching the opposing quarterback, was on the sidelines when both Brett Favre and Tom Brady took the reins of their teams. They were the only two QBs he made a point to watch. If this is true, because with Baldy and Stockton, you can never be too sure, Vinny Testaverde is a quarterback kingmaker and Aaron Rogers should have spiked Favre’s Metamucil or something to get on the field to see if he would pass the Testaverde test.

New Orleans 10, Houston 23: With George Bush Sr. in Houston for the coin flip, you had to know that this game would be bad for the Saints. Apparently, the Bushes are still not done fucking with New Orleans.

Miami 7, Philly 17: Like the Patriots, Miami continues its quest for the perfect season. Does anyone else find it interesting that the Patriots are on the path to beat Miami’s 1972 unbeaten record while Miami of 2007 is on a path to set a new record for futility? In an interesting subplot, two Black quarterbacks are replaced by white ones; Cleo Lemon by John Beck and Donovan McNabb by A.J. Feeley. I wonder what the injured McNabb has to say about this development. Where was Kevin Kolb?

Tampa Bay 31, Atlanta 7: The Bucs create some separation in the NFC South by asserting defensive and offensive dominance over the Falcons. While I do like the Bucs in this division, I wouldn’t get too excited since this big win was over the Falcons after all.

Kansas City 10, Indianapolis 13: Adam Vinatieri misses another field goal but makes the game winner in the waning seconds of the game to help the injured Colts limp past the Chiefs. While some think that Vinatieri is no longer an elite kicker, we rather prefer the theory that Vinatieri was sent by evil mastermind Bill Belichick to the Colts on a secret mission to screw them on field goals. It’s like one half of The Departed and only Belichick knows that Vinatieri is undercover. Craphonso Thorpe caught one ball for six yards, a crappy day by anyone’s standards.

Arizona 35, Cincinnati 27: How much longer is Marvin Lewis going to keep his job? In trying to construct a monster defense, he has not only failed miserably, but succeeded in putting together a team full of knuckleheads and criminals. As for the Cardinals, they keep pace with the Seahawks staying two games out of the lead in the NFC west.

Cleveland 33, Baltimore 30 (OT): If you told me that the combined score for this game was going to be 63 points, I would have said that the JV Pats had to score at least 60 of those points. If you told me that there would be some crazy field goal shenanigans at the end of the game, I would have believed you but figured it for the Shanahan Ice Move. What I’m saying is that I’m kind of an idiot about the AFC north.

Giants 16, Detroit 10: Last week, I predicted that the Giants would lose this game. Thankfully, I was wrong. It does bear mentioning that Big Blue only managed 16 points against the Lions’ defense. Maybe I’m just being a pessimistic fan but I smell the classic Giant downward spiral brewing, like a fucking hurricane.

Oakland 22, Minnesota 29: One week after Purple Jesus was crucified on Golgotha, Chester D-Line Molester proverbially diddles the Raiders in the swimming suit area.

San Diego 17, Jacksonville 24: Quinn Gray beat the Chargers and Peyton Manning did not? Are you serious? This game proves that the Chargers cannot always depend on the other team to save them from Norv Turner Disease as the Colts did last week. We did our NTD Awareness Day last week. What are you doing to help the Chargers?

Rams 13, San Francisco 9: The Battle for Last Place in the NFC West absolutely lives down to its dreadful, horrid billing.

Washington 23, Cowboys 28: It didn’t look too good for the Cowboys in the beginning of the game when Tony Romo took that shot to the face like his name was Jenna Jameson. And while the Redskins, with their improving offense, tried to play the role of Dale DaBone, it was in fact the Cowboys who pull out, scream “ATARI, BITCHES” before another bukkake all over the face of the NFC East.

Pittsburgh 16, Jets 19: Maybe I’m drinking too much Haterade but I think that this huge upset loss actually puts the Steelers in a better position to beat the Pats in a few weeks. Hopefully, Mike Tomlin will have learned something from struggling against the JV Pats and losing to Belichick’s former assistant.

Bears 23, Seattle 30: Yes, it’s true that Lovie brought Rexy back. Some people have been confounded by this move. Lovie, for a man with your name, I get what you meant to do and I can hang with it. Unfortunately, you were off by just one letter. Lovie, it goes:

I’m bringing sexy back
Them other boys don’t know how to act
I think it’s special, what’s behind your back
So turn around and I’ll pick up the slack

Patriots 56, Bills 10: This televised execution of the Bills got so damn boring that I just switched over to CNN’s repeat of last week’s Democratic Presidential Debate. I’m curious about what the Democratic hopefuls think about the Patriots going for it on 4th and 1 at the Bills 10 leading by 35 points in the 3rd quarter. Personally, I’m all for going for it on 4th but when you’re leading by that much, you kick the field goal. Kevin Everett made a miraculous comeback to watch this crap? If I were him, I’d do a driveby all through Foxboro.

I just switched back and I had to rub my eyes because the Patriots show signs of weakness. They are punting with 4th and inches and 3:56 left. Ah, no wonder Belichick keeps that asshole punter on the bench; he punted it out of the endzone. The idiot couldn’t pin it on the one-yard line. Al Michaels just characterized the Patriots as “Jonestown.” I couldn’t agree more. That’s decidedly NOT awful announcing.