(yes we can! win game three. yes we can! defend the fortress on fourth. yes we can! haul out old school pics from a while ago. bucks fans! defend! this! house!!! photo: either me, brent, or dusty's digital camera. i'm guessing brent or dusty ...)
* Well, let's start with the obvious.
What the hell was wrong with JT?
To think this guy actually has won "Survivor" before, just boggles the mind. Last week's brain fart of giving away the immunity idol was bad enough. But this week takes the cake. To believe the lies a "villians" tribe member tells you is just insanely stupid. They are the "villians" for a reason. They lie, scheme, cheat, steal, pillage, do whatever it takes to win. (Which is why I tend to root for them). But I liked JT. He was the one "heroes" tribe member I liked.
I will give JT credit though: the way he left (shaking Russell's hand, congratulating him on schooling him) was exactly how I would have handled it. You get played, you gotta respect the player. Still, two of my three favorites are gone now (JT and Boston Rob). I fear the third (Russell) is about to get schooled by Parvati in the next couple weeks ...
And speaking of Parvati ... wow. That girl gets hotter every week. How is that possible? She hasn't legitimately bathed in 27 days at this point. She hasn't eaten much in that time span. No makeup, no fancy clothing, and yet, every week, I want to go Eldrick T. Woods on her. And I HATED her in the season she won. Now? I'm kinda rooting for her. And drooling a lot.
(burgess meredith voice) Just goes to show you.
* I was very, very happy that the Chiefs didn't whiz the number five pick away on an offensive lineman. Very happy. Eric Berry should be a rock solid addition to the secondary for the next decade. Now the key is who the Chiefs pick with their three picks today. I said when the schedule came out that if we had a productive weekend, this is a playoff team waiting to happen. Yesterday was a solid start, drafting a sure starter that shores up the secondary and provides a solid final line of defense. Today, I think we need to get a wide receiver that can stretch the field AND can catch the ball (D Bowe can do the first, he struggles with the latter), a pass rushing linebacker or defensive end (was very sorry to see Jerry Hughes go 31 to Indy, he would have been a great pick at 36), and some depth on the offensive line. The Chiefs pick 4th (36th overall) and 18th (50th overall), as well as 68th overall in round 3. We have the ammunition to move up, and can afford to move down. We're in a good spot. Let's not blow this.
* The stunner of the night to me was the oakland raiders drafting competently. Rolando McClain is going to be a stud for them. I liked the tebow pick by denver, if only because it ensures that my hatred of the "spawns of satan" will only get worse. But I actually think tebow is going to work in this league. Can't really explain why, other than winners tend to win. tebow has won everything possible at every level of football he's ever played. That has to count for something.
The Chargers, I didn't get the point of trading up 16 spots (and giving away the 40th pick overall, 8th pick today, in a loaded draft) to pick a running back. You don't reach for a position that can easily be filled by staying where you're at. I'd much rather have stayed at 28 and 40 and take Jahvid Best, than package those two picks (plus a 4th rounder in, again, the deepest draft in a long time) to move up for a running back.
* Tremendous late playoff game last night, as the Durants outlasted the Lakers to give the capital city of Oklahoma its first ever postseason victory. For as much as I hate the NBA's first round scheduling (the first round lasts at least a week longer than it should), at least spreading out the games means series get to build to a climax. The Lakers / Durants game four on Sunday should be appointment television.
(note to atlanta fans: THIS is what a legitimate (color) out looks like. just look at the scene behind durant's teammate. let's hope the red out in milwaukee looks half this good tomorrow. fear the effing deer! photo: nba.com)
Most tremendous, though, was the Durant's crowd. Holy lord. I hope the Fortress on Fourth is half as fired up tomorrow as the fans of the Durants were last night.
* Also a tremendous early game last night, as the Bulls did their damndest to give away game three, but managed to hold on 108-106 to temporarily breathe life into their series with the Cavaliers. Kirk Hinrich was absolutely (marv albert voice) on fire! last night. And as much as I hate the guy, Joakim Noah is a freaking stud. Just a freaking stud.
* Tonight should be more entertaining hoops action. Or at least intriguing. The Heat look to ... well, honestly, I think their series with Boston is done. I will be stunned if it goes back to Boston for a game 5. The other game though, Dallas at San Antonio, should be epic. Tied at one. Two bitter in-state rivals that absolutely hate each other. I have no idea who is going to win tonight, or any other night in this series. (I picked Dallas in seven, but can easily see the Spurs advancing instead). I just know I'll be watching.
* David Stern has taken it upon himself to "openly criticize" teams and coaches that rip the NBA's piss poor officiating. Uuh, Dave? You know I love you. You're the best commissioner in the history of sports. But you have a SERIOUS crisis in officiating. NOBODY who follows the league has any doubts that the officiating is (at best) fixed in certain games.
In fact, I'll make a wager right now -- either Joey Crawford or Bennett Salvatore (or both) will be working the Celtics / Heat game tonight, and the other one (or both) will be in Milwaukee tomorrow night. Both games will have a serious free throw disparity in favor of the home team. Both games will feature multiple "what the hell did he see to make that call" moments.
Why am I so sure of this? Because everyone knows NBA officiating assignments are rigged. When a team comes home down 0-2, its a given they'll get a ref easily intimidated by the home crowd. The reason why is obvious -- the league wants every series to go seven games. If the team up 2-0 gets up 3-0, the odds are the series ends. If the team up 2-0 falls in game three, the odds are the series goes at least 6, if not 7 games. The easiest way to ensure an underdog stays alive? Rigged officiating.
David Stern defending his officials just makes the problem worse. Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are absolutely right -- NBA officiating is horrid. How difficult can it be to, I don't know, get rid of the 70 year old officials struggling to make it down the court with a 40 something year old who's worked his way up through the college or D-League ranks? Sure, they might struggle at first, but there's upside to bringing in a young, eager official. There is NO upside to continuing to let Bennett Salvatore continue to work games.
Remember the All Star Saturday night in Denver two years ago? When Charles Barkley infamously took on Bennett Salvatore in a "sprint" down and back on the court? Salvatore barely won. Charles Barkley weighs at least 350 lbs. He was probably drunk. Bennett Salvatore is (allegedly) in shape, and able to keep up with the finest athletes in the world on a nightly basis. And he barely beat Barkley down and back. And this is one of the NBA's "finest" officials! Dave, buddy, you have a serious issue with your officials. You need to make some changes. In a hurry.
* A friend sent me an email last week about the "Big Brother" tryouts being held in the Northland last Saturday. And I have to admit ... I did give some serious thought to trying out. I mean, am I the perfect contestant for "Big Brother" or what? Consider what the typical houseguest is like.
Most of them are unemployed, or are bartenders or models. I'm not unemployed, and I'm pretty sure I've never appeared in the Abercrombie catalog. But, I am a damned good bartender! Ask anyone at the pool or at a tailgate -- I know how to make a cocktail. The best houseguests start out as sarcastic, care free, laid back folks, and only get better the drunker they get. That's me! I'm a smart ass, I'm laid back, I don't take myself seriously, and I get funnier the more the booze gets flowing! I mean, how awesome would a show with me and Renny from two years ago be? A boozy New Orleans lounge singer, and a boozy KC accountant, both of whom function better under the influence than sober! Holy crap. Someone pitch that idea to Bravo, it can't be any worse than that Real Housewives crap they always air.
What's the typical male houseguest's day consist of? Sitting around by the pool, out in the sun, shirtless, drinking beer or wine, while discussing pointless crap that 99% of America doesn't care about. Uuh, isn't that me every chance I get in the summer? Sitting out in the sun, either at the pool or the Sports Complex or even someone's back deck, t-shirt nowhere to be found, drinking heavily and talking about stuff 99% of the populace doesn't care about? (horshack voice) Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! And what does every single houseguest yearn for? A showmance! They want to find the hottest houseguest and turn them into their friend with benefits for the length of their stay. I would absolutely do that!
There's two keys to being a great houseguest. First, you have to capture the rooting interest of the nation. You gotta get a fanbase, crazy folks who'll like schedule watching parties, write blogs about you. And I think its safe to ask, what Big Brother fan wouldn't want to root for "Team Stevo"? You all would buy the (jimmy lennon jr voice) Showtime! After Dark package just to see what crazy sh*t I come up with on a nightly basis! Its this blog broadcast to the nation, who wouldn't want to see and root for that? The second key? You gotta get in good with Julie Chen, aka "The Chenbot". I love Julie Chen. I would absolutely win her over, even more than Russell the Love Muscle did last year.
And that's another key, now that I think of it. Either you have to have a ridiculous nickname, or you have to constantly refer to yourself in the third person. I do that all the time! "Steve style". "Stevo".
Other keys: you have to have a high tolerance for alcohol, since you'll be consuming a lot of it. I say this with pride: I don't know ANYONE with a higher tolerance level for the firewater than me. You have to have a solid memory, so you can remember the stupid, pointless facts that win you the head of household, power of veto, and luxury competitions. Again, I say this with pride: I am the King of Useless Trivia.
Really, the only thing I'm missing is a ridiculous gimmick or prop that the nation falls in love with, like Memphis' fedora. But I'm sure I could figure something out.
Man, I really should have tried out for this show. Admit it -- watching me make an ass of myself on CBS and (jimmy lennon jr voice) Showtime! would be something really special. Or at least a complete train wreck. Either way, you'd watch. And organize "Team Stevo" watching parties.
* The tourney expands ... but only to 68 teams. I'm good with this, provided the four play-in games match up the last 8 at-large squads facing off for the four 11 or the four 12 seeds. If the NCAA learned anything from this year's tournament, it should be this: the little guys can play. And they're a helluva lot more fun to watch and root for than the 8th place team in the Big 10 (plus one).
* team tito finished eighth in the final bowling league at AMF West. I struggled big time this year. My average fell six pins. You can argue my poor performance is why team tito failed to defend its league title.
Something I intend to do this summer is take full advantage of the free games our summer league offers, and try to figure out what went wrong. Some of it is my throwing motion, I know that. But last year, both the fall and summer league, I routinely hit 150 plus. This year, my high game was 192, my second high game was 175 (ironically, both on the same night) ... and I didn't top 153 any other game. That's horrid.
On the bright side, our final week showing, taking 3 of 4 against the second place team, cost them the championship. (They finished one behind the league champs). Anytime you can screw over a team you hate by playing the spoiler role, you gotta do it.
Summer league starts Tuesday at AMF College Lanes. Should be fun.
* So I see Hillary is starting to make noise about how she will only serve one term as Secretary of State, and is also saying she's not sure she'll even make it that long, that the "travel" and the "schedule" is wearing her down. And I don't doubt that's true. But I really don't think a resignation anytime soon is because she's "tired" and wants some "time off".
I hope she sticks around for a while. She's the one competent person working in this administration. But I also hope she gets out soon enough to mount a primary campaign against Barry. I don't ever want to see this nation ceded back to the conservative right. But I also fear for how bad things are going to get under our clueless commander in chief. We need a solid, proven moderate in 2012 who will steer this nation back to the middle economically, while maintaining a strong foreign policy presence, and staying the hell out of people's private lives. She's the best candidate for the job. She was in 2008, she still is today, and she will be come 2012.
* A few television quickies. Glad to see HBO green-lighted a second season of "How to Make It in America". Really good show that I came late to the party for, so to speak, but thankfully there's so many HBO's it doesn't take long to get caught up.
Everyone's favorite champ, our favorite pal, the Vice President, was on "The View" yesterday. Well worth searching Youtube! or go to ew.com and search for the segment. Its hilarious. I love that guy. Hell, even Elisabeth Hasselbeck admits she likes the guy at the end of the segment, and that woman isn't a fan of most left leaning folks.
But best news of all ... Friday May 7! We're a mere two weeks away from my favorite show on television returning! But wait Steve, I can hear you saying. Isn't "Lost" your favorite show? Nope. Which should scare you -- if I obscess about "Lost" that much, and its not my favorite, in the words of George Takei, "oh my!"
Yes, "Friday Night Lights" returns to NBC in two weeks! If you've never watched the show, do yourself a favor, and rent season one and spend this rain-filled weekend watching it. You will be addicted by the end of the first disc. And the only episode in the first four of the show I'd call a "great episode" is the second one.
All of season one is just tremendous television. Especially the build-up to the ending. Season two is a mess, the writers strike (stewie griffin voice) roo-ined that season. But season three was back to its spectacular self. Give season four a try in two weeks. And definitely give season one a shot. Its a shame more people aren't watching this show.
Best season one episodes (aka if you're only going to give it a couple hour try, instead of going through the whole season, then watch these and try not to fall in love with this show):
* Eyes Wide Open (episode two). My favorite episode of the series. One of my five or six favorite hours of television, ever. There's so much in this episode that rocks, but the final scene, with Coach and QB1 in the locker room, will put tears in your eyes. Beyond inspirational.
* Its Different for Girls (episode ten). Not a moment of sports action in this one. But Minka Kelly gives the performance of a lifetime in this episode. And the Matt and Julie television date is hilarious.
* Blinders (episode fifteen) and Black Eyes and Broken Hearts (episode sixteen). A two parter. One of the best depictions of perceived racism you'll ever watch. Lewis Diuguid should be forced to watch these two hours, it might wake him up to reality.
* The Mud Bowl (episode twenty). My second favorite episode of the series. Also a top ten favorite hour of television. The ending is totally predictable. Its how you get to the ending that is so enjoyable.
Give it a shot. You won't regret it.
* OK, now for that other television obsession, "Lost". I thought last week's episode was intriguing. It was a total "set the stage" episode, the last one of those actually. There's only four episodes / five hours left.
The things I liked best. First, the total role reversal from Jack and (fake) Locke. Season one, two, three, Jack would do anything to get off the Island, whereas Locke would do anything to stay. Now, the roles are reversed. Plus, the chat between the two. Really good stuff.
I liked that the episode title ("The Last Recruit"), made you think one way (that Jack was the lone holdout to going along with Locke's plan to escape) ... only, it was the exact opposite (Jack is the only one going along with Locke's plan).
But best of all, my kook, quack, crack-pipe smoking theory is still in play. OK, two weeks ago, you had the split, after Ilana blew up and the Black Rock blew up. Richard, Miles, and Ben went back to New Otherton to get explosives to destroy the plane. (And we still haven't seen them since, hmmm ...). Hurley, Jack, and Sun decided to go find (fake) Locke and talk to him. At the end of the episode, when Hurley strikes the deal with Locke and they all reunite, everyone in Locke's group was an 815 survivor.
Except one person.
Everyone's favorite pilot, Frank Lapidus.
What does this mean? Probably not a damned thing. But my quack theory, is that Lapidus is actually Jacob. Just like the Man in Black is using Locke's body, I think Jacob is using Lapidus'. I know, we haven't seen Frank die. But -- he was knocked out cold by Ilana's group, and was unconscious still when Jacob was killed by Ben if I remember correctly. So maybe that's how it happened. I just can't help thinking that Lapidus is there for something other than comic relief.
That's my quack theory. Lapidus is Jacob. I'm sure I'm dead wrong on this, and watch, Lapidus will probably be the first one hit when Locke and Jack start shooting back at Widmore's rocket firing crazies. Anyways, that's my theory.
OK, moving on.
* Eldrick T. Woods is back in the news! He thanked the Masters patrons for their support, verbally fellated himself for finishing fourth (which, to be fair, even I was verbally fellating him, just an amazing performance), and congratulated Phil Mickelson on the win. (Neat stat that Jason Sobel at espn.com dug up: the last three events that Phil and Eldrick have played together, Phil has won all three, two of them in come-from-behind fashion. (al pacino in "devil's advocate" voice) It's my time now, I'm peaking! Wait, is it appropriate to use Eldrick T. Woods and "peaking" in the same sentence? Too soon?).
But sadly, Eldrick T. apologized for his "outbursts". I guess I'm the only one, but I love watching him react angrily when he screws up. Mostly because it means he screwed up, and as the world's biggest Eldrick T. Woods hater not named "Elin Nordegren", I love it when that happens. Means good things for Phil usually.
But I also like it, because it actually makes the guy seem human on the course. I guarantee you, if I hit my approach fifty feet left of the green, I'm dropping a "god f*cking dammit Stevo!" and slamming my club on the grass. (Left unsaid, of course, is that my approach would be playing 9, while Eldrick's is playing 2). The cursing has never bothered me. Neither the angry reactions. Or the happy emotional reactions. Like the amazing chip on 16 at Augusta in 2005. Everyone remembers the shot ... and Verne Lundquist's call ... but everyone also remembers Eldrick's reaction, the insane fist pump. Its what makes the man. Why change what ain't broken?
He also praised NBC for moving the Open into prime time. I couldn't agree more. Plus, since NBC and ESPN air virtually every shot of the Open, and do air every shot on the weekend, you know what that means. I feel some quality deck time coming up the third weekend in June.
I also see that apparently its divorce on for him and Elin. Which is probably for the best. Now he can go back to living the dream.
* Since this is reaching ridiculously long levels of verbiage ... why not. Let's finish up with my week by week quick look at the NFL schedule!
Week One:
Chiefs: vs Chargers (9:15pm Monday, ESPN). The biggest regular season Chiefs game since Green Bay in 2007. The best day for tailgating since Royals / Twins and Chiefs / Vikings in 2003. As much as I never want summer to end ... this day cannot get here soon enough.
Jets: vs Ravens (6pm Monday, ESPN). Gotta figure out how to get a satellite hookup out there for tailgating.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Chiefs and Chargers. But also Cowboys at Redskins (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). Anytime these two get together, its great football. Especially with McNabb and shanarat on board now.
Worst Game on the Board: Browns at Bucs (noon Sunday, CBS). Will either team score?
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Colts at Texans (noon Sunday, CBS). Huge divisional ramifications. Especially if Houston wins.
Week Two:
Chiefs: at Browns (noon Sunday, CBS). Last trip to Cleveland nearly cost us the postseason (week 13 2006).
Jets: vs Patriots (3:15pm, CBS). Two ridiculously tough home games to open the season for Gang Green.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Saints at 49ers (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). Statement game for the 49ers.
Worst Game on the Board: Rams at raiders (3pm Sunday, FOX). The battle of LA's former teams.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Jaguars at Chargers (3:15pm, CBS). One of these two could fall to 0-2, both have tough openers.
Week Three:
Chiefs: vs 49ers (noon Sunday, FOX). Dare we dream? A 3-0 start under bright, sunny 90 degree skies?
Jets: at Dolphins (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). The first roadie, and its a tough one.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Cowboys at Titans (noon, FOX). Why the NFL needs a 17th game with a designated inter-conference rival.
Worst Game on the Board: Lions at Vikings (noon, FOX). Smells like a 45-3 ass kicking.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Titans at Giants (noon, FOX). Battle between last year's two biggest underachievers.
Week Four:
Chiefs: bye. I hate that we go three straight weeks in early and mid October without a home game.
Jets: at Bills (noon Sunday, CBS). The Jets never play well at the Ralph.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Redskins at Eagles (3:15pm Sunday, FOX). Philly fan won't mercilessly boo Donovan McNabb, will they? Nah ...
Worst Game on the Board: Seahawks at Rams (noon Sunday, FOX). More people at Busch for a playoff game than the Dome for this one? Yup.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Ravens at Steelers (noon Sunday, CBS). No, not under the radar, its a great matchup. But intriguing, in that this is the Steelers toughest game without Roethlisberger. If they win this one, look out.
Week Five:
Chiefs: at Colts (noon Sunday, CBS). Chalk this one up in the L column.
Jets: vs Vikings (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). Jets fans won't mercilessly boo Brett Favre, will they? Nah ...
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Titans at Cowboys (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). Solid inter-conference matchup.
Worst Game on the Board: Rams at Lions (noon Sunday, FOX). I feel sorry for whoever pays to watch this matchup.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Eagles at 49ers (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). One thing I loved about the prime time schedule this year -- yeah, there's your guaranteed ratings bonanza blockbuster matchups. But at least early on, the league took a chance on some frisky home teams that might be sneaky good. Like the Chiefs in week one. And the 49ers here (and week two). A solid crowd, in prime time, an up and coming team against a playoff veteran squad, these are the games that appeal to me. Good job schedule making guy!
Week Six:
Chiefs: at Texans (noon Sunday, CBS). I'll be there. Hopefully its still in the 80s, sunny, and oppressively humid for tailgating.
Jets: at broncos (3pm Sunday, CBS). Sweet, something to listen to on the drive from Houston to Frisco.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Chiefs at Texans. But Ravens at Patriots (noon Sunday, CBS) is a rematch of the playoff blowout from last year.
Worst Game on the Board: Chargers at Rams (noon Sunday, CBS). Pick your score Norv Turner. You'll hit it with 10 points to spare.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Falcons at Eagles (noon Sunday, FOX). Again, not under the radar, but another Vick v his old team matchup.
Week Seven:
Chiefs: vs Jaguars (noon Sunday, CBS). A statement game for the Chiefs, who I think will be 3-2, L2 entering this one.
Jets: bye. They'll have earned it, their first five games are as brutal as it gets.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Vikings at Packers (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). Packers fans won't mercilessly boo Brett Favre, will they? Actually ...
Worst Game on the Board: Rams at Bucs (noon Sunday, CBS). Hide the women and children. Watching this game should be a crime.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: 49ers at Panthers (noon Sunday, FOX). I think the 49ers will win the West, but this could be a big wildcard tiebreaker down the road.
Week Eight:
Chiefs: vs Bills (noon Sunday, CBS). Halloween at Arrowhead! The last time that happened was the Brandsmart Game in 1999.
Jets: vs Packers (noon Sunday, FOX). The last time the Pack played in New York, was my favorite Chad Pennington game.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Steelers at Saints (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). Finally, the NFL goes head to head with the World Series.
Worst Game on the Board: Seahawks at raiders (3:15pm Sunday, FOX). A ratings bonanza for FOX, I'm sure.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Vikings at Patriots (3:15pm Sunday, FOX). Favre v Brady perhaps?
Week Nine:
Chiefs: at raiders (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). Chiefs need to make it eight straight in the Black Hole if they intend to reach the playoffs.
Jets: at Lions (noon Sunday, CBS). Finally, a layup. Now watch the Lions pull the upset.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Cowboys at Packers (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). The 49ers need to get good again to renew the best three-way rivalry of the 1990s.
Worst Game on the Board: Patriots at Browns (noon Sunday, CBS). Belichick won't run up the score on Mangini, will he? Nah ...
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Cardinals at Vikings (noon Sunday, FOX). Two division champs battle it out.
Week Ten:
Chiefs: at broncos (3pm Sunday, CBS). No longer is a trip to fake mile high a guaranteed loss!
Jets: at Browns (noon Sunday, CBS). I'm guessing Eric Mangini and Mike Tannenbaum won't be exchanging pleasantries beforehand.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Patriots at Steelers (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). A potential AFC Title Game preview?
Worst Game on the Board: Lions at Bills (noon Sunday, FOX). I guarantee you this will not be a sellout.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Texans at Jaguars (noon Sunday, CBS). The Jaguars always find a way to lose to Houston.
Week Eleven:
Chiefs: vs Cardinals (noon Sunday, FOX). Coach Asshat against his former employer.
Jets: vs Texans (noon Sunday, CBS). A game with huge playoff and wildcard ramifications.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: broncos at Chargers (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). These two teams hate each other. Always good football.
Worst Game on the Board: Seahawks at Saints (noon Sunday, FOX). Name your score Saints, and you'll reach it with points to spare.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: raiders at Steelers (noon Sunday, CBS). The last two times the Steelers missed the playoffs (2006, 2009), they did so because they lost at home to horrible raider teams.
Week Twelve:
Chiefs: at Seahawks (3pm Sunday, CBS). I am so pumped for this roadie. And its winnable!
Jets: vs Bengals (7:15pm Thursday, NFLN). Rematch of two Jets routs to end the season and open the playoffs last year.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Saints at Cowboys (3:15pm Thursday, FOX). Winner gets home field?
Worst Game on the Board: Panthers at Browns (noon Sunday, FOX). A definite ratings bonanza for FOX.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Chargers at Colts (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). Can the Colts finally solve their Team of Horrors?
Week Thirteen:
Chiefs: vs broncos (noon Sunday, CBS). The day I live for.
Jets: at Patriots (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). AFC East and a first round bye on the line?
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: broncos at Chiefs, duh. But Cowboys at Colts (3:15pm Sunday, FOX) should be pretty sweet.
Worst Game on the Board: Browns at Dolphins (noon Sunday, CBS). Although Rams at Cardinals (3:15pm Sunday, FOX) should stink up the joint as well.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: raiders at Chargers (3pm Sunday, CBS). Over / under on number of fan arrests is at least 350.
Week Fourteen:
Chiefs: at Chargers (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). I pray this has huge divisional ramifications.
Jets: vs Dolphins (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). I pray this has huge divisional ramifications.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Eagles at Cowboys (7:15pm Sunday, NBC). The first of two meetings in the last four weeks of the season.
Worst Game on the Board: Browns at Bills (noon Sunday, CBS). I'm guessing the execs at CBS are fired up over broadcasting this one.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Giants at Vikings (noon Sunday, CBS). Rematch of last year's blowout that completed the Giants collapse.
Week Fifteen:
Chiefs: at Rams (noon Sunday, CBS). The Dome will be at least 60% Chiefs fans. At least.
Jets: at Steelers (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). Home field on the line?
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: 49ers at Chargers (7pm Thursday, NFLN). Very interesting inter-conference matchup.
Worst Game on the Board: Lions at Bucs (noon Sunday, FOX). This might be the worst game of the year, actually.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: broncos at raiders (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). The "Steve Roots for Terrorism" Game.
Week Sixteen:
Chiefs: vs Titans (noon Sunday, CBS). Chiefs haven't beaten this franchise at Arrowhead since 1995.
Jets: at Bears (noon Sunday, CBS). Don't overlook this one, Gang Green.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Vikings at Eagles (noon Sunday, FOX). Philly fans won't mercilessly boo or throw things at Brett Favre, will they? Nah ...
Worst Game on the Board: Seahawks at Bucs (noon Sunday, FOX). A battle between two former AFC West teams.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Saints at Falcons (7:15pm Monday, ESPN). The best rivalry in football nobody talks about.
Week Seventeen:
Chiefs: vs raiders (noon Sunday, CBS). I pray this is a "win and we're in" situation.
Jets: vs Bills (noon Sunday, CBS). I pray this is a "win and get home field" situation.
Game I'm Most Looking Forward To: Chargers at broncos (3:15pm Sunday, CBS). Two hated rivals go at it.
Worst Game on the Board: Rams at Seahawks (3pm Sunday, FOX). Good luck getting anyone to show up for this one.
Under the Radar Intriguing Game: Jaguars at Texans (noon Sunday, CBS). Could definitely be a "win and you're in" for both teams.
And with that ... its on to tomorrow. Defend the Fortress on Fourth! We will ... we will ... we will ... protect this house! Go Bucks Go!
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