A couple hours after Terrell Owens torched the Redskins (more on that later) for 173 yards and 4 touchdowns, Randy Moss scored 4 touchdowns in the first half. Pizza Parlor Derek thinks Brady and Moss watched the Dallas game and decided to one up TO and Romo. The Patriots play their next two games after the Cowboys play, so we'll have to see if it happens again. There is a frequent argument about TO and Moss, which is better, but I think either of them would be great in the right system, and destructive in the wrong one.
The Jets Have Something
Even with a shocking 19-16 win over the Steelers the Jets are 2-8 and going nowhere. But in any lost season you want to see young players develop. The Jets have a few that show promise. On defense there's Darrelle Revis who's starting to develop and David Harris. Harris has been an absolute monster in the last three games, recording 52 tackles and 2 sacks over that span. But I've been most impressed with quarterback Kellen Clemens. Even though he had a bad passing game (other than one long touchdown), Clemens still led his team to victory over a much better opponent. He also nearly led the Jets to victories over the Ravens and Redskins this season.
Retarded Coaching Move of the Week
Mike Nolan of the San Francisco 49ers. Let's set the scene first. The 49ers are 2-7, losers of 7 straight and Trent Dilfer is their quarterback. I like Dilfer and I think if the Ravens had stuck with him instead of Elvis Grbac they'd have at least one more ring, but that's not the point. Trailing 13-6 to the St. Louis Rams, with 1:56 to play, the 49ers had 4th and 10 on the Rams 28. Nolan kicked a field goal. That left his team 1:51 to get the ball back (either by forcing a punt or turnover, or recovering an onside kick) and score a touchdown to win. If they went for it on 4th down, they would have been no more than 18 yards from a game-tying touchdown. Turns out they did get the ball back, and moved into position to score, but Trent Dilfer was intercepted.
Retarded Coaching Move of the Week - Honorable Mention
It's not just bad teams that have bad coaches. This time Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy almost cost his team the game. Right after the 2 minute warning, in a 10-10 game, Dungy went for it on 4th and 1 from the 3 yard line instead of taking the lead with a field goal. The Colts made it but had to kick a field goal a few plays later anyway. Imagine if they'd come up short and ended up in OT, losing to Kansas City without touching the ball again. Dungy says he wanted to kill some more time. But he also had to worry about kicker Adam Vinatieri who missed one earlier in the game after missing two the week before against New England.
Cool Picture of the Week
Cardinals defensive back Antrel Rolle had 3 interceptions in the 35-27 win over Cincinnati, and he returned 2 for touchdowns. After one of the touchdowns Rolle did a backflip. Later in the game Rolle picked off Palmer again and returned in 71 yards for his 3rd touchdown, but it was nullified by a penalty.
Game of the Week
Cleveland 33 Baltimore 30
A week after walking off the field with their hands on their heads in disgust, Phil Dawson and Dave Zastudil raised their hands in exultation. Dawson who missed a kick last week that would have tied the game at 31, thought he missed one this week that would have tied the game at 30. But after discussion by the officials, the ball hit the upright, bounced left, hit the extension bar that connects the crossbar to the standard, and bounced back towards the field. That's a good field goal, once the ball goes all the way through, it's good, even if it bounces back. The two officials under the goal posts saw it differently, leading to a long discussion. Seemingly, the one who saw it go through then bounce back after hitting the bar, was more insistent, and he was right. Either that or the referee got some help from upstairs even though the play is not reviewable. I know Brian Billick is pissed, but they got the call right. And that's all that matters. The Browns won 33-30 in overtime.
Game of Next Week
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
I'm not sure if this game will tell us anything about the Packers, but Thanksgiving football is always special, which is why this game gets the nod this week. The other two Thanksgiving games, Cowboys-Jets and Colts-Falcons, should be blowouts.
A Brief Rant About the Redskins
Another horrible game in which the Redskins blew a lead. Once again three field goals, plus a miss, shows that Jason Campbell has trouble getting the team into the end zone. At the end of the game he couldn't make the one big play to put the Redskins on top. But the real problem in this game was the defense. The Cowboys were 8 for 13 on third down. And the Cover-2 defense evidently meant, cover 2 wide receivers and leave TO open. The same play killed them 3 times for long touchdowns. That's the problem with drafting big hitting safeties who aren't great in coverage. The Redskins must beat Tampa Bay to have any chance at the wild card.
Cheerleaders of the Week
Larisa and Marisa (twins!) from the Houston Texans
First of all, the Texans deserve praise for having the best cheerleaders website in the NFL. When you go to the page to check out the twins you will notice that you can make them dance, and you can also make them spin to check out their asses.
Larisa loves Christina Aguilera, while Marisa loves Kenny Chesney. Larisa loves "The Price is Right" but Marisa likes "Wheel of Fortune." The twins like to do everything together. Everything!
“They take their pictures together, they do appearances together, they do everything together,” cheerleader services manager Alto Gary said. “We do not split the twins up, because bad things happen when you split them up. So they must be together.”
Before games the Texans cheerleaders split up and hold up signs to get each side of the stadium to chant. One side says "Houston," and the other says "Texans!"
One time the twins were holding the signs on opposite sides of the stadium. They showed it on the scoreboard in a split screen, so it looked like two of the same face. Then Larisa and Marisa got mixed up and they forgot which sign they were holding, and disaster ensued.
If The Super Bowl Were Played Today
New England 57 Dallas 13
The Patriots just keep getting better and Dallas showed a weakness.
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