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The “best game of the weekend that you only see once every few years” was said to be that of the Giants against the Eagles… in no way was this a game for the ages as some people are saying. And in no way was this Eli Manning’s coming out party. And in no way are the Giants better than the Eagles. The reason the Giants came back was because of a costly turnover, a gift fumble recovery in the end zone as well as a dumb penalty by Trent Cole to allow the Giants to get into comfortable field goal range to tie the game. In addition to this, there was a huge drop on 3rd down in overtime by the Eagles that would have gotten them very close to ending the game. Eli’s final pass for the TD in OT was a very dumb move. He risked an interception in overtime when they were already in field goal range. Did anyone else notice this stupidity? It was a horrible chuck pass. It was a prayer when a prayer shouldn’t have been asked for. Eli and the Giants got lucky, plain and simple. I think it’s horrible people are heaping praise on The Emotionless One for accidentally winning this game.

No Huddle
Near the end of the Michigan blowout at Notre Dame, some Michigan fans started chanting “Rudy. Rudy. Rudy.” I really loved this. I think it’s one of the greatest taunts of all time.

I adore the Burger King commercials that they’ve played for a few years now during the NFL season. The Coors light commercials with the coaching press conferences are pretty good too.

Is it possible McNabb wants Stallworth to outperform Owens throughout the season as kind of a way of thumbing his nose at him? Probably not, but I’m sure Owens would notice regardless.

Saban is a challenged coach. He knows little about the challenge flag. He’s the most scrutinized coach now with the challenge flag and he’s cracking under the microscope of challenge flag pressures. Against the Bills on Sunday, he tossed a challenge flag on a play that a fumble occurred what seemed like a few hours after the whistle. Who doesn’t know by now you can’t challenge that? Oh yeah, Saban doesn’t know.

That sound you hear is the Patriots demise. Yes, they’re 2-0… but only barely. There is some serious dissent among the players and specifically with Tom Brady as well now. This is what happens when you mistreat your objects… I mean… players as Belichick and the Patriots front office have been doing for years. The losses will soon start… and the vocal unrest will only grow louder. Hooray!

Roy Williams guaranteed victory against the Bears and then went out and got demolished by a much better team. I’m sure he’ll think twice now before saying such things. I’m sure he feels as stupid as he looks now.

The Seahawks started huge then seemed to relax and be happy that they aren’t as bad as they were last week. This can’t continue if they want to get back to the big game. Their defense looks like it may be one of the best in the league. Julian Peterson was an outstanding addition in the off season.

Back to Belichick. Not only is he an ass to his players, and his current coaches by not letting them speak to the media… but he’s also a huge ass to ex-coaches such as Mangini. I noticed after the game that there was a very icy handshake between the two of them. I’ve also read recent quotes by Belichick regarding Mangini and it sounded so cold and hateful. I’d also just like to remind everyone that after Charlie Weiss and Romeo Crennel left… the team really hasn’t looked the same. What does that tell you about Belichick’s abilities?

I liked watching the fat defensive lineman on the Ravens almost have a heart attack by running back a turnover… but why did Ray Lewis grab the ball from him while he was basically out of bounds? I guess Ray just always needs to be in the spotlight.

I was seriously unimpressed with Chad Johnson’s dance. From all his past greatness… this really fell short by a mile. He deserved to get his helmet separated from him with that vicious hit after a poor celebration like that.

Wow, John Fox fucked up. Big time. That Chris Gamble gamble by throwing the ball back across the field on a return was precisely what allowed the Vikings to win the game. That loss falls squarely on the coach who called the play and on John Fox for allowing it.

The Chiefs against the Broncos. The game where offense was supposed to go and thrive… but instead went and died.

I liked seeing Akers… a kicker… fight a Giants player on the Giants sideline. It showed guts. And seeing guts from a kicker is rare and always fantastic. He should be catching the flack he is right now.

I’m still upset that it’s already begun and the media is trying to boost up poster boy Eli Manning (aka The Emotionless One) just because he comes from a football family and he’s in the huge market of New York. Now he needs to continue taking his ‘how to fake emotion classes’.

Antonio Bryant, wearing number 81 for the 49ers complained all day to young Alex Smith. Relax Bryant… you’re not that good. Maybe the 49ers should burn that number as it seems to give receivers big heads and they start thinking they have the right to berate their quarterbacks. It reminded me of Owens a few years ago and Garcia.

It’s Mario Williams’ second game. Relax and give him some time. He’s an every down player and Reggie Bush isn’t. That’s a big difference in evaluating their worth.

Thank you Bettis! I normally don’t like you but thank you so much for not loving the Patriots and saying they won’t make the playoffs and that their 2-0 record is deceiving. You’re the first (after me of course, I’ve yelled it at my TV repeatedly for quite some time now and stated it here before as well). I really don’t like your suits on Football Night in America. The pant leg seems too wide at the end. 

Mail Bag
Hello Football Engineers, I've noticed that in some of your pictures you
write PWNED on them, and I have no idea what that means, is it some sort of
dorky computer nerd lingo? is it an engineering thing, I am very confused.

Confused in Montreal

Bonjour Confused. You’re basically right in that it’s computer nerd lingo. In a nerdy computer game (either Quake or Warcraft) some nerd misspelled the word ‘owned’ while trash talking someone and wrote ‘pwned’ instead. It is insanely nerdy and was used by ex-FBEng.net employee Mic. You may now realize why he was recently ‘let go’. I guess you could say he got PWNED.

Offensive Player of the Week:  In a day that saw so many great passing performances, it’s no wonder that Peyton Manning came out on top with 400 yards and 3 TDs.

Defensive Player of the Week:  Defensive End Ryan Denney of the Bills who had 3 sacks against the Dolphins and was part of a huge defensive day by the Bills that paved the way to victory.  

Special Teams Player of the Week:  Bills Punter Brian Moorman was consistently pinning the Dolphins within the 10 yard line all day. He had a little duel with Dolphins punter Ronnie Jones who boomed some long punts. Bills win. Moorman wins.

Joe Theismann Award of the Week:  This goes to the entire crew of Football Night in America. Not Madden and Michaels, but the crew breaking down and reviewing all the action that took place during the day. It seems like for every highlight package they chose one player and bashed him throughout the package. Daunte Culpepper, Mario Williams, Jake Plummer, Kerry Collins, Roy Williams… and those are only the ones I remember. I was a little shocked to see this from them. I like Collinsworth, but it just seemed too mean spirited, like they almost didn’t mean it but were told to do it by NBC. I’m not sure. But I’m sure the NFL doesn’t like having their product berated like it was. We’ll see if they change their tune next week. I’m fine for occasional jabs, but it seriously distracted of what really happened in the games. I miss ESPN’s NFL Primetime and Boomer.

Pet Peeve of the Week: Peter King on NBC. I don’t like it. He seems unnatural. Maybe he’ll improve with more practice on live TV.

C Kay's Top Ten
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Chicago Bears
3. Cincinnati Bengals
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. Seattle Seahawks
6. San Diego Chargers
7. Philadelphia Eagles 
8. Baltimore Ravens
9. Jacksonville Jaguars
10. Atlanta Falcons