Week 14 Review

The crystal ball was brought back down to Earth this past week by going 2-2. That puts the crystal ball at 25-22-1 for the season. That’s three games over .500 (.531 to be exact). The Cowboys and the Jets let the crystal ball down this past week. The crystal ball assures me it will rebound this coming weekend. Let’s review and see what happened last week.

Last Week: 2-2

Overall: 25-22-1

Dallas @ Pittsburgh: The Cowboys had the lead for most of the game. The ‘Boys had the Steelers on the ropes all afternoon. Dallas out-gained Pittsburgh in every statistical category, except the turnover battle. The Cowboys committed 5 turnovers, while the Steelers turned the ball over twice. It was over when Romo threw a pick-6 in the final minutes of the game. The ‘Boys played a tough game, but they could not put the Steelers away when they had the chance.

Philadelphia @ New York Giants: The Eagles played their best game of the year. The offense was balanced, as Andy Reid mixed up the play calling very well. The Giants were not the same offensively without Plaxico Burress. The Eagles stacked the line and kept the potent New York running attack in check. The G-Men scored on a blocked field-goal attempt right before halftime, but they couldn’t keep the momentum going in the second half. If the Birds make the tournament, they could be a dark horse in the NFC!

Minnesota @ Detroit: The Lions gave the Vikings all they could handle for most of the game. Gus Frerotte was injured in the game, and Tarvaris Jackson came in off the bench to pull out the victory. I didn’t think it was going be this close of a game. I will give Detroit credit for not quitting on the season, but 0-16 is staring them in the face. It doesn’t look good for the Lions the rest of the season either, but the 1st overall pick is their consolation prize!

New York Jets @ San Francisco: I thought this game was going to be a blowout. I didn’t give the 49ers a chance in the world to be able to beat the Jets. Favre was not on top of his game in this contest. The Jets got away from the running game to early, which was a surprise, since Thomas Jones has been lighting it up this year. Give Mike Singletary credit for keeping the 49ers focused. Having a coaching change in mid-season is not an easy task for a team, but Singletary is making a case for having the interim tag removed from his title!


Short Shots:


Pacman Jones suffered a herniated disk in his neck during the Steelers game. It appears he will be done for the season. The Cowboys medical staff believes that it could be even worse. The injury could be career threatening, not just a season ending injury. That’s too bad, because whether you like the guy or not, I wanted to see if he could make amends for his past indiscretions. Now he may never have the chance to do so!

Jerry Jones is taking some heat in the media for questioning Marion Barber’s toughness for not playing last week due to his dislocated pinkie toe. I agree with Jerry to some degree; for being called “the Barbarian”, you would think he could play with a little pain!


From The Mail Room:


Marcy P., Gilbertsville, PA: Just wondering your thoughts on the OJ verdict. A lot of people have said he was given such a hard sentence to make up for "getting off on killing two people". I certainly don't claim that he is innocent in the former incident, but I do think his sentence is a bit harsh for the crime committed. What do you think?

Utopia1dc: Marcy, you bring up a very good point. I don’t know whether OJ committed the murders he was acquitted of or not. There’s a lot of evidence that says he did those crimes, but he was found not guilty. It would appear that the sentence he received in Las Vegas was a make-up verdict for the previous trial. OJ says he was trying to recover his stolen memorabilia items. He claims that he didn’t intended to break any laws. I believe him…this time, anyway!

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Week 5 Review

The crystal ball was two up and two down for the week. Even though that is an improvement, it still doesn’t cut it! Good thing this is for entertainment purposes only…or I would be in the poor house! Let’s take a look back and see what happened:

Last Week: 2-2

Overall: 4-8

Cincinnati @ Dallas: This game went pretty much as I expected. Dallas led early, but then let Cincy make a game of it…a failed 2-point conversion from being a tie late in the game! Dallas then pulled away with a lucky TD pass going through Austin’s hands and deflecting right into Crayton’s…better to be lucky than good sometimes? Dallas holds on for a much needed victory to keep pace in such a highly contested division.

Washington @ Philadelphia: The Eagles got off to a great start leading 14-0 early in the contest. The zebras gave the Birds a gift TD on a DeSean “Fraction” Jackson punt return and Philadelphia was ready to give the KO punch to the ‘Skins. Washington stuck around with some field goals and took the lead with some nifty running by Portis… and they never looked back! They ran the ball at will against the Birds and ran out the clock!

Seattle @ N.Y. Giants: Wow! I expected a lot more from a Mike Holmgren team than that stinker! I guess (as much as it pains me) that I must break down and give the G-Men their due! They are a lot better than I expected, even with the loss of some key players. The Giants are now 4-0 and have half-game leads on Washington and Dallas. This division is shaping up nicely…it’s going to be a wild finish for those coveted play-off spots!

Indianapolis @ Houston: I thought that Indy would destroy the Texans in a laugher…well it was a laugher…almost for Houston. The Texans had a big lead all day long and had the Colts pinned in the corner. Sage…say it ain’t so…hold on to the damn ball! Peyton Manning and his posse came from behind with a miracle win! Indy escapes disaster and maybe they can salvage their season?


Short Shots:

The Eagles once again failed to score a TD inside the 5-yard line. They tried to pound it in with Westbrook and that failed. Reid…let McNabb throw the damn ball! The fans want Reid’s head on a platter! Read more here.

O.J. Simpson was found guilty in his Las Vegas “sting operation” trial earlier this week…actually on the 13th anniversary of his acquittal of his murder trial…I hope the jury wasn’t thinking…two wrongs make a right!

Marv Lewis and his Bengals are now 0-5…he is officially on the hot seat. Chad Johnson was seen giving his coach a kiss on the cheek during the Dallas game. For Marv’s sake…let’s hope it wasn’t the kiss of death!

Plaxico Burress decided to miss a mandatory meeting to drop off his son at nursery school. Now, I applaud him on being a good parent…but…that was one very expensive session of daycare (one game suspension and a $117,500 fine levied by the Giants)!