It just goes to show you that nobody is perfect.
Crawdaddy
Crawdaddy
Funny thing happened. Me and a coworker were talking about the Giants holder(Junkin) who is a 41 yr old Dallas Cowboys reject from the preseason and how inconsistent he was and how the game wasn't over...then he muffs the FG.FYI, Junkin was the long snapper, not the holder. Since it was only third down, if the holder has been thinking clearly, he should have spiked the ball, which would have stopped the clock before it ran out and gave the Giants another chance at a field goal.
Those were two great comebacks. I did not think Cleveland was playing that well -- Pittsburgh was hurting themselves with too many mistakes (plus their secondary was terrible). Once they stopped turning the ball over, they were able to comeback.
The Giants collapse was more surprising. They were completely dominating the Niners, then just stopped running their offense and let San Fran back into the game.
The AFC games look like the best matchups this weekend. The Raiders - Jets game should be a good one. While the Raiders have been the AFC's best team, the Jets are playing great football right now. While the Titans beat Pittsburgh easily in their first meeting, Pittsburgh should be able to stop Tennessee's running game. The Titans will need to beat the Steelers through the air.
Predictions:
Raiders over Jets (NY has to cool off sometime)
Steelers over Titans (Maddox has a good game)
Eagles over Falcons (Philly shuts down Vick)
Bucs over Niners (Brad Johnson is back, and San Fran used up all their luck yesterday)
Colts over Jets
-lived in Indy for about 20 years
Packers over Falcons
-not a GB fan, but Atlanta let down my Broncos last week
Steelers over Browns
- My buddy-coming-over-today's Dad grew up in Pitts. (and Cleveland made Atlanta let down my Bronc...)
Giants over 49ers
- I think NY would make for a more interesting game next weekSo... 1 for 3. Pretty much how I've been all season. So, don't take my advice and don't go to Vegas and don't bet against me this week and you won't come out way ahead!
My desired picks:
Philly over Atlanta
-Don't you DARE lose to Cleveland to keep the Broncs out of the playoffs and then go to the champianship game!
San Fran over Tampa Bay
-This is silly, but since ALL my teams are out I gotta have something. Let's give the 49'ers a consistant well-played game they deserve after that comeback.
Pittsburg over Tennessee
-I sure like McNair, but you should have seen my buddy when his Steelers were losing yesterday. Pitiful, just pitiful.
New York over Oakland
-This one I really care about. ##$)(#)&$# Raiders!!!!! Plus, I really like that Pennington guy's attitude.
So there you have it. Bet against me and you just might lose one game!
an ASTOUNDING statementIt doesn't astound me. It's not the first time that the NFL has said that officials made a mistake in a game.
As reported on ESPN.Com, the 49ers concede the point but claim that they should have won the game anyway, because they intercepted a pass late in the game that the officials missed.
Bottom line: SF won, and New England still holds the 2002 Lombardi Trophy.