Early games Open Thread
Here's an Open Thread for today's early games. I will post our usual Game Day Open Thread this evening.
For now, use this to discuss today's action.
By the way, did those of you who got a chance to see the Dallas Cowboys implode Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens enjoy it as much as I did?
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Thanks for the lively discussions!
I will sing your praises if you win, and try not to gloat too much if we do ;)
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
i loved every second that I got to watch...
i loved that a) leRon McClain recorded the longest rushing TD allowed in Texas Stadium history, during its last game
b) that the one thing Wade Phillips supposedlyw as good at blew up two drives in a row
c) that the fans booed romo… ahhhh… ahhh feels so good!
d) i still hate tashard choice.
You had me up until item D
I looove Choice! Of course being a GT grad I’m biased!
That game was lovely in many ways but those two long TD’s were icing!
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Jerry Jones does it again
Here is great stuff from Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports.
Baltimore (10-5) turned Dallas owner Jerry Jones’ hope for a homecoming event into a wake. It was Jones who, according to stories going around the NFL, requested of the league that Baltimore be the visiting team in this game rather than one of the "tougher" teams such as the New York Giants, Philadelphia or Washington.
I love it. Remind anyone of JJ offering NFC Championship Game tickets to his players last year before the Cowboys played the Giants? LOL!
Cowboys loss
I watched and enjoyed it. Two things impressed me:
1. ‘boys lack of discipline.
2. Comment by a color guy at the half that TO doesn’t do anything to stop INTs of Romo’s errant passes. TO’s attitude seems to be, “If you ain’t puttin’ it where I want it, don’t expect no help from me”
I think Wade Philips has had his last shot as HC. He’s a great DC, though.
...sound familiar?
Unfortunately, yes.
by george cronin on Dec 21, 2008 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
What a great day for football
I am listening to WFAN, snow is expected damn near everywhere, what a great day to have NFL Sunday Ticket.
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 10:10 AM EST reply actions
If I understand the scenarios right.....
And if anyone knows better please correct me.
Dallas and Philly both need one loss from Atlanta and Tampa in order for the Eagles-Cowboys game to mean anything next week. Atlanta plays the Vikes today, Tampa plays San Diego. Next week, the Falcons are playing the Rams, and the Bucs play the Raiders, so for the Eagles and Cowboys, today is their best bet. If I understand it right, if Tampa and Atlanta lose today, next weeks Eagle-Cowboy game is winner take all (all being the last wild card spot)
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 10:34 AM EST reply actions
Scenarios
I hate trying to figure all that out. You’re making my head hurt. LOL!!
by Ed Valentine on Dec 21, 2008 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah its crazy
Thank God its all cut and dry for the Giants
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
To be honest
I’ll be happiest if Dallas doesn’t make it. They scare me the most in the NFC (no offense Carolina fans, you’re pretty damn good too). Our O-line got manhandled in both games and they are the only D-line who has shown the ability to do it consistently.
I agree
and if somehow the “girls” manage the 6th seed and the Gmen the first, we may see them in the divisional match up (i think).
Other than that, if the Giants players whatched the game they must feel akward knowing they dismantled the ravens, but the ravens did it to the girls. Anyway they will be fired up
My Dad and his steelers gave me the love for football, but the Giants game me a Team
For some reason
I feel a lot better about tonights game than I did either of the past 2 weeks. I know the Panthers are a better team than either the Eagles or the Cowboys, but I felt like the Giants were due for a bad game 2 weeks ago, and I’m not really sure why but I just had a bad feeling that the Cowboys would beat us on the national stage. On the other hand, now I feel like everyone’s jumped off the Giants bandwagon (and, conveniently, onto the Panthers), which is a situation I feel much more comfortable with, and I think the Panthers are the ones due for a letdown, not the G-Men. Hopefully I’m right.
Either way, let’s go Falcons! Help keep the Cowboys out of the playoffs and guarantee us a first-round bye at the same time.
Let's all go
Let’s go over to Blogging the Girls and laugh at the moronic Cowgirl fans!
Ah, why bother. Just stick a fork in’em.
You play to win the game!
Anybody watching Pats-Cards?
Man you can see the Cards don’t want any part of this game.
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions
Scores
Dolphins up 7-0
Pats up 7-0
Bengals lead the Browns 7-0, I think Ohio State could beat at least one of them
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 1:15 PM EST reply actions
absolutely
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 21, 2008 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Steelers just blew a great opportunity to score. First and goal inside the 5, two rushes stuffed, then Ben drops to pass, decides to run with it, puts his helmet down and gets crushed at the 1, drops the ball, Titans recover. Ben looked shaken up too
The Steelers are a tough team to watch
if they make the Super Bowl, we might get the first ever 3-0 final score
Pet Peeve
when announcers say “so and so with the tackle there at the very end of the play,” as if a tackle could ever occur at the beginning or in the middle of a play.
watching this Cards game
is making me realize how important tonight’s game for the Giants is. i’d much, much, much rather potentially get the winner of Cards/Falcons (4/5) than Minnesota/Philly/Dallas (3/6) in the Divisional Round.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Dec 21, 2008 2:51 PM EST reply actions
I can't believe
what is happening to the Cardinals. That is a playoff team? They have completely quit, What a joke!
by Ed Valentine on Dec 21, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I would be shocked
if a worse team ever clinched a division title as early as them. Heck, I’d almost be shocked if a worse team ever won a division, period. That’s how bad the NFC West is this year. What’s worse is it might not even be the worst division in the NFL.
Also, I’m pretty sure the NFL does re-seeding, so if Philly or Dallas win in the first round, they play the #1 seed no matter what.
true
re-seeding does occur, so technically they could get the Eagles/Cowboys (if either make it) anyway. but, it would still be nice to avoid Minny in favor of Arizona or Atlanta/TB (if either make it).
i guess i shouldn’t be rooting for any scenario. as we saw with last year’s Giants, the Packers got exactly what they wanted in the NFC Championship game…
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Dec 21, 2008 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone watching
the Steelers-Titans game? I’ve heard a lot of talk about Big Ben for MVP – this game should end that discussion. 2 fumbles lost, two more which the Steelers recovered, an interception, and another that was just dropped by a Titan, without a Steeler receiver in sight.
it's Peyton's to lose right now
and the only other person with any shot is Adrian Peterson.
i know NFL football is a team game, but Peyton’s performance Thursday against Jax was about the biggest one-man show you’ll ever see. he won that game by himself.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Dec 21, 2008 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'll tell ya what
Chad Pennington should be in the discussion. He’s been awesome this year, and has taken a 1 win team (and it was a lucky 1 win, in OT) to a 10 win team who have a shot to win the division if they win next week.
Atlanta winning
would be big for us. Guarantees a bye, and means that we can go all out tonight to try to get homefield, knowing our guys basically have 2 weeks to rest after it

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