Well, that just sucked. Cundiff missed, Bledsoe threw a pick for a TD, Parcells kinda wussed out at the end of regulation, and the defense allowed a huge run in OT.
Two words:
GO SEAHAWKS!
Missing the field goal was instant karma payback for getting that out of bounds fumble recovery earlier.
But, I agree, go Seahawks!
Well, at least the huge run in OT was understandable because the back is well-known for being such a flat-out stud. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Ron Dayne?! That’s just fucking funny as shit.
If Denver is so great, why are they having such trouble with the NFC East, I wonder? Could the AFC powers be overrated? I’m thinking the Lombardi trophy goes to the NFC this year.
The Giants need to step up on Sunday. Big time. We need some of that Eli magic to get the win and the inside track on not only the division, but homefield throughout. Sadly, I’m thinking we might lose in Seattle.
To all my fellow Giants fans out there, there is one thing that Eli brings to the table that I don’t ever remember seeing in a Giants team before: He’s a counter-puncher.
Yeah, he plays his best game in the 4th quarter, but more specifically, he seems to play his best game when the other team has gained momentum. That’s huge. Kerry Collins would never steal back the momentum when the other team started rolling. The first miscue by the Giants always signaled a loss. But not anymore. Just when the Eagles were building up momentum, Eli quashed their hopes. After each McMahon touchdown drive Eli responded in kind. That’s what I like to see.
It gives me hope in situations where I am unaccustomed to having hope. Being a Giants fan has all too often meant anxiously praying that your five touchdown lead won’t vanish in a puff of smoke because one rookie dropped one pass that caused the whole team to fall apart. No longer do I have to pray that the QB will get off to a hot start in every game, because anything short of that would result in an awful game.
Now we have a guy that takes his lumps as he feels out the opponent, and after the other team starts taking control of the game, he’ll calmly steal that control right back from them and put his team in position to win. Probably not this year, or maybe even next, but that’s a guy who can win a Superbowl.
Peyton is the best QB in the history of the NFL when he’s up by two scores on 2nd & 10 in the second quarter. But Eli? Eli is clutch when the other team gets on a roll. I’ll take the latter any day, as it gives you more satisfying wins and is way more fun to watch.
Also, Ernie Accorsi just announced that he’ll be back next year. Sweet. I love the team that he’s assembled, and I’m fully confident that he’ll continue with his current philosophy, which is one I happen to love. (Assemble young talent to develop and keep as starters, with wily aging veteran free agents as backups.)
Although I was unhappy that he cut Wayne Lucier loose. Starting the season with 8 offensive linemen seemed risky to me back in August, and last week’s events did nothing to change my mind about that.
Which NFC team can beat the Colts?
I’d love to see what happens when the Bears D goes against them.
I think your assumptions are a bit overreaching. I think it’s safe to say that Denver has a few more flaws than many had assumed, and that Dallas is no fluke, but I don’t see anyway that this would extend to the rest of the AFC teams. It could just be that the loss of Tatum Bell was enough to make the Denver running game managable, or it could be that it’s able to be physically dominated by the right team. I think it’s pretty clear that Plummer suffers without the running game, and that it makes Denver more beatable.
Still, I don’t think there’s an argument to be made that Indy, Cincy, Pittsburgh or San Diego couldn’t hang with the NFC East…and let’s not forget, Denver still won the game, on the road, after a short week without a key player on offense. Perhaps it indicts Dallas more than Denver.
When I posted my question, I was thinking the same thing. Great minds… and all that. While the match-up would be interesting, I don’t see the Bears beating the Colts. The score would probably end up 2-0, Colts.
Now that would be a boring game! 
The Colts are looking like the obvious favorites, and with their arch-enemy Pats looking lusterless, their chances are good; but too many times does it seem like the odds on favorite to win it all falters along the way.
I think the crown goes to an AFC team again this year, but it won’t be Denver or Pittsburgh. Of course, take that with a big honking grain of salt, as I’ve proven time and time again that I know a heck of a lot less about prognosticating than I’d like to think I do.
Anyone else have the notion that if Denver loses to the Colts in the playoffs again this year the likelihood of Owens in a Broncs uniform goes up?
I think Eli is a step up from Collins as far as potential, but this is revisionist history. Kerry Collins was among the league leaders in 4th quarter comebacks when he was the Giants QB. Detractors said it was because of the mess he created the first three quarters, naturally, but the fact remains that Collins won a lot of games at the end.
There’s a difference between a fourth quarter comeback and stealing back the momentum, though I admit I did a horrible job of expressing it. All those Collins’ comebacks? Scary kerry was not the guy who stole back the momentum. It was usually the defense. (“And Strahan gets his second sack in a row…”) That’s how it normally works: your defense gets the momentum back, and your offense rides that wave to victory in a fourth quarter comeback. Scary Kerry never stole the momentum, but Eli sure can. He seems to play his best immediately after the defense lets up a long, demoralizing touchdown drive. That’s the situation where Collins always fell short.
Scary Kerry pitched two perfect games, one against Indy and one against the Vikes. In both of those games, he got off to a hot start and never looked back. But even in such a game, he could still lose it for you. In San Fran, if he had any counter-punching ability at all, he could have posted a TD in the fourth quarter to seal the win, but he was unable to do so.
About Indy, I stand by my statement. I think Indy would lose to the Bears, Falcons, Bucs, or Panthers, and it would be a pickem against the Cowboys, Seahawks and Giants. Name a good offense that the Colts defense has played well against. Bear in mind that I think the Broncos would beat the Colts, and Denver couldn’t put either the Giants or Cowboys away, going 1-1 in those games.
If, however, the Chargers make the playoffs, they would be the best team in the postseason, IMO. If only Marty didn’t suck as a head coach, I’d pick them to win it all.
All he did in that game was drive the team down in position to kick the quite makable field goal.
I don’t see the Bears beating Indy, because I don’t see them holding Indy below 20 points and I don’t think they could put enough points in the board. Although with a defensive or special teams score they might be able to pull it off.
I just watched the Redskins officially end their season by choking away yet another game in the 4th. What the hell is the problem with this team? How can you be up with only a few minutes to go and blow it time after time? It’s pathetic. The Skins are also now 2-6 after starting 3-0. If at the beginning of the year you told me that they’d be 5-6 at this point in the season I’d have said that sounds about right, but watching them collapse has been sad and infuriating. I don’t know what Gibbs needs to do to stop this choking at the end of games, but he needs to figure it out. There is a pattern here, and it stinks.
As it stands now though, there’s not much else to look forward to this year though except possibly playing spoiler to the Giants or the Cowboys. Unless of course they run the table and go 5-0, the odds of which are in the neighborhood of 30-1.
Regarding the end of the Skins game. I just got to see the end of regulation starting with the Brees interception. As someone who had the Chargers winning by 4.5, I’m quite happy by the way things ended up. But if I was a Redskins fan, I would’ve smashed something, especially after that holding call. San Diego handed them the game and they handed it right back.
And Ellis, I think the only one of those four teams that might have a chance to beat the Colts would be Chicago. Indy would wipe the floor with the other three.
Dude, I’d love to agree with you but I think you’re drunk. The Bears have the best shot of those four teams, but I agree with the others in saying that as things stand right now that’s a longshot at best.
Everyone knows I’m a Bears fan and would love to see the matchup, but I can’t guess they’d get a win against the Colts indoors. The NFC South teams would get completly obliterated, the Bucs are the only one that could hope to hang with them a little.
Of the teams you listed, I think the Seahawks have the best chance because they have Alexander who can go for 4 TDs at any time. Something really freaky would have to happen for the Cowboys or Giants to pull it off, but I think they match up better than everyone except the Bears and Seahawks.
I think the Bears D is good enough to make Peyton fall apart like those Patriot games of the past, but they just don’t have the offense to produce aganst a pretty solid Colts D. The onlt way the Bears win that game is with alot of turnovers and a defensive score or two. Those certainly could happen, but even this homer won’t get up and predict it.
It baffles me how so many people hate on the Colts. I just don’t get it. Reading Bill Simmons and listening to the average Pats fan talk about Peyton and the Colts you’d think that they were the ones getting their asses thumped for 8 of the last 9 games head-to-head. How does a dynasty like the Pats get so worked up over the also-ran once they finally break through? Is it just residual NFC East rivalry or what? Jets fans, Pats fans, Northeasterners just constantly killing the Colts.
Ooops, make that AFC East.
WOOHOO!!! Yeah, Seattle!! All right!!!
MAN, that was a heartstopper, but I’m ecstatic! The Giants are still behind the Pokes going into next week’s game!
Now, if we can just win that game–without giving me another heart attack!
Damn, the NFC East just cannot win a game in the final minutes unless it’s against one of their divisional rivals. All these guys are pathetic in crunch time.
Even though the Bears may not have a Cleveland Browns-caliber defense, I still think they would have a shot.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some driving to do if I wanna slash Jay Feely’s tires by dawn.
In all fairness, that was week what, 3? Indy’s offense didn’t pick up until week 6 or so. Teams true colors shine later in the season, as evidenced by the fact that the Skins beat both the Bears and the Seahawks earlier this year. Now they couldn’t beat a pee wee league.
Not saying the Bears defense wouldn’t stymie the Colts offense for a while, but comparing a game from week two months ago is unfair.
Seahawks win! Joy! Dallas regains the lead in the East after the Denver loss.
Good to see the Giants lose in similar fashion as the Cowboys lost to Denver (same score, OT, missed FGs).
Next week’s Dallas @ NYG game is HUGE. If Dallas wins, they take a 1 game lead over NYG, plus the tiebreaker for the sweep. If the Giants win, they take a one-game lead over Dallas and will claim a better division record for a tiebreaker advantage.
In other news, it looks like Philly is bringing bogus “interference” charges against Dallas for suggesting a potential interest in TO. Gimme a break, assholes.
In other other news, it looks like Michael Irvin got busted for possession of drug paraphenalia. OOPS! I wonder if that will affect his Hall of Fame bid.
Here’s how the East stacks up as of now:
Dallas (7-4) (6-2 NFC) (3-1 Div)
NYG (7-4) (6-3 NFC) (2-1 Div)
Wash (5-6) (5-2 NFC) (2-1 Div)
Phil (5-6) (2-5 NFC) (0-4 Div)
My bold picks for next week:
DALLAS @ NYG
Wash @ StL
Sea @ Phil