Double Coverage Week 5: Where to Watch Chiefs vs. Colts, Giants vs. Texans and Other NFL Games
No pithy intro on this one. Time is of the essence.
Chiefs at Colts:
Bauer: If you had taken any hobo off the street in mid-June and bet him 10 bucks that the only undefeated team in the NFL as of early October would be the Kansas City Chiefs, he'd have laughed in your face (then coughed hideously, giving you germs). The Chiefs might be running parallel to the Bears here: get to 3-0, then get absolutely run off the field on the road. In fact, I think Peyton Manning is going to go air show-level nuts in this game. It really sucks, because I just ordered this Chiefs sweatshirt online... go to Manny's on Second for KC; some stragglers from Ohio State the day before may still be around.
Cameron: This is the same formula as the Colts-Giants game in Week 2. Peyton, at home after a loss against an unproven team. The Chiefs' unbeaten streak is largely unimpressive when you break it down. Their only convincing win was over the 49ers (who are undeniably awful) and the other two smelled like fluke. That's not to say that they aren't miles away from where they were last season, but they aren't "beat the Colts at home" good. The Colts base watches at Keats or Bar Coastal.
Packers at Redskins:
Ballzgame: No one knows what to make of these teams right now. Pack are 3-1 and look elite... but they almost lost to the Lions last week and their defense could be a total f'n mess (we don't know yet; sample size is too small). Everyone is on the Skins' jock after the Eagles win, but they weren't stopping the run at all in that game. If Vick hadn't gotten hurt, Skins probably lose. Kevin Kolb looked like absolute crap out there. When you got DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin running routes for you and you're missing them by 12 feet, that's depressing. I'd take the Packers, even on the road, because I'd like the NFC East winner to be an 8-8 team. I have inverse East coast bias. A conventional spot for Packers' fans is Landsdowne Road.
C-Bear: McNabb walked into the Lions den and got a standing O. Who knew? He also walked out with the W, while his D collapsed Michael Vick's ribcage. The Redskins are looking like the real deal, more and more, but the question is if they can take down a strong Packers squad. The Pack seems to have it all together, but you can't completely deliver without a reliable running game. They were just one Marshawn Lynch away from going deep. If you like the 'Skins, check them out at Van Diemens.
Also should be noted on the Pack: a hot spot to watch them is Kettle of Fish, downtown, but the problem is... it's a total cheesehead ex-pat bar, so you need to get there at like 9am. That's hard for us, especially with a Yankee playoff game on Saturday night.
Jacksonville at Buffalo:
Boozer: Hahaha, I'm kidding. This game is absolute trash. The loser might have a nice road to getting Andrew Luck, though. Classic stuff last weekend, though, in Chan Gailey's presser. Reporter: "Would you say you guys are the worst team in the NFL right now?" "Yes. Next question." HAHAHA. Honesty. So brutally funny, all the time. You can watch the Bills at McFadden's, although here's a classic story about the since-closed Hook N' Ladder bar on 2nd Avenue. I closed that place down -- not for good, just for a solitary night -- back in like, January of 2009, by talking to three guys (one from Buffalo) about the mid-1990s Bills' teams. Some kid kept screaming in my face "DARYL TALLEY!" It was kind of cool, actually.
C-didz: When you type "Buffalo" into Google, your suggestions come up as follows; Buffalo Wild Wings, Buffalo Exchange, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo State, Buffalo, and finally Buffalo Bills. When the fans don't care, the players don't care, and that all culminates in the internet not caring. Jacksonville wins by, I don't know, 300. Watch the Jags on the monstrous screens at Tonic East.
Giants vs. Texans:
The Jolly Red Giant: Air show offense vs. defense coming off 10 sacks? What do you do here? You take the under, I think. But seriously, stylistically this game is interesting. If Mario Williams doesn't leave David Diehl on his ass all day like Dwight Freeney did, the G-Men could steal a roadie. This is New York. (Cue Jay-Z song.) You can watch the G-Men anywhere.
C-dudz: As a big blue fan, I don't buy the D being back. The Bears have a porous line and they didn't even show up on Sunday night. Holding the Bears to 110 yards (only 7 in the first half) implies that you don't almost blow the game, which the G-men did. The Texans home field swings it Texas-side big time. You might find some Texas kin at Hill Country, but if you don't you'll find some of the best brisket in the Big Apple.
The Jolly Red Giant: True enough, especially with Texas dropping out of the top 25 for the first time IN F'N FOREVER in college, it'll probably be less crowded on a few Saturdays.
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