Double Coverage: Week 13 (A Guide to NFL Games and NYC Sports Bars)
Week 13 is here already. Whoa! Let's count this out -- 14, 15, 16, 17 -- that's four weeks left before the playoffs. Where the hell did the fall go? It was cold as a witch's teat this morning.
Here are three games of import, including the two much-discussed divisional rivalry games, and where to watch 'em in New York Sitay. Click on the hyperlinked team name for more info.
Washington Redskins at New York Giants:
Cameron: The Eagles look fallible now, so the NFC East division is back up for grabs. The Giants figured out Vick, but couldn't recover from injuries and mistakes made by nobody in particular (ELI!) They could easily steal this division, but they are going to have to take that second match up with the Eagles. The first step is beating the Redskins though.
Ted: I read a quote in the New York Post -- best paper in the world, quite possibly -- this morning where someone on the Giants (perhaps Justin Tuck, perhaps someone else) said, "In the NFC, a team with 10 wins might miss the playoffs." Eh. That's probably hyperbole, but I know this: the NFC East isn't going to be where the wild-card comes from. One will come from the South (Falcons or Saints) and one will come from the North (Packers or Bears). So, you basically gotta win the NFC East to get in. If the G-Men dropped at home to Washington, that'd be massively devastating, especially with Green Bay on tap in two weeks or so.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens:
Cameron: Sunday night and Monday night games are both tremendous. Both the Steelers and the Ravens are coming off a soft two weeks; however both were too close with teams they should have altogether blown out. The winner of this game takes the division, while the loser will take the wild card.
Ted: Cam's a smart dude. That's what's gonna happen. Ravens prolly win at home, take the division, Steelers take the wild card. If you're scoring at home, that means the way-too-early AFC look would be: (1) Pats/Jets, (2) Ravens, (3) Colts, (4) Chiefs/Chargers, (5) Pats/Jets, (6) Steelers. That means you're looking at a wild-card weekend of Colts-Steelers and Chargers-Pats, maybe? Whoa! Lock up the brandy, daddy's going binge-y.
New York Jets at New England Patriots:
Cameron: Can the Jets and their coach, fat Van Wilder, sweep the Pats? After a loss to the Browns, Belichick came back to beat the Steelers and Colts like the shining close-cropped Brady of old. Sidenote - the Johnson-Finnegan brawl was the best 30 seconds of football this season. Finnegan's reaction was like the bully who gets beat up, but is still making fun of the other kid, even while hysterically crying. Then the low fines and lack of suspension came, which is pretty much the NFL saying "Yeah, that dude is a dick."
Ted: Love it when Cam goes off-topic. I think Brady is kind of a turd, although the dude knows how to step up when he's getting blitzed from the corner and just nail a throw. Side note here: I think I've said this before on this site, but can we talk for a moment about how Wes Welker is basically a RB? He just runs a short five-yard in or whatever, turns around and gets the rocket into the chest, and BOOM, halfway to the marker. He's basically a very good RB. I mean, am I right or am I right? I'm likely wrong.
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