Last-second FG Leads Giants Past Cowboys

Lawrence Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired, as the Giants beat the Cowboys Sunday night, 33-31, in front of the largest crowd in NFL regular season history. It was the regular season debut of the Cowboys' $1.15 billion stadium.

The Cowboys simply gave this game away. There is no way around it. The Giants took advantage of the Cowboys back to back turnovers. Tony Romo threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and then Felix Jones fumbled away a kickoff return. The Cowboys played a very sloppy game of football, and despite that, they still almost won this game!

Wade Phillips clock mismanagement, Tony Romo's interceptions, and the fact that the Cowboys were careless with the football. For the reason for this loss, the Cowboys need to look in the mirror.

My Divisional Playoff Post

Sorry for the no post yesterday.

Thoughts from yesterday's game:
The Ravens defense enabled the offense to play just good enough to win.
The Arizona Cardinals may make the road their best friend.
The Cardinals defense has stepped up over the last two weeks.

My picks for today's games:
CHARGERS OVER STEELERS Big Ben is coming off a concussion, and San Diego is playing their best football right now.
EAGLES AT GIANTS Toss Up. I will go with the Giants because they're at home.

2008: the Year in Sports

Here Is A look back at some of the top stories and newsmakers in sports for 2008.

Giants Beat Panthers, Win NFC's Top Seed

The Giants beat the Panthers, 34-28, to secure home-field advantage in the playoffs. Brandon Jacobs scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime.

That fourth quarter was really exciting, as it culminated in John Kasay missing a field goal to force overtime.

The New York Giants have been the NFL 's best team this season. They are ready to head to the postseason to defend their Lombardi Trophy.

Michael Strahan Retiring

After 15 Seasons, Michael Strahan finally reached the top of the mountain, as his New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

Strahan decided that was enough.

Strahan announced his retirement from the NFL today, as he will no doubt be a first ballot hall of famer five years from now.

Strahan is in the same reguard as Lawrence Taylor as the greatest pass rushers in Giants history.

Great Plays From Super Bowl XLII

David Tyree Catches the ball with his helmet! The Greatest Catch in Super Bowl History!


Eli Manning To Plaxico Burris For The Go Ahead Touchdown!


The Patriots Final Play Of Super Bowl XLII!


Check Out The Blog Post "Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post" For My Thoughts on this great game Below!

Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post

The New York Giants Are Your World Champions!

Here Is Your Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post. Here are some things I have noticed during this crazy day after the Super Bowl!!!

ALL HAIL THE NEW YORK GIANTS
This is More than a line in Madagascar, The NFL World is saying this after the Giants pulled off a stunning 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII Sunday.

PATRIOTS LEARN CHEATING DOESN'T PAY
This is the first Patriots loss in the Tom Brady era. This is the first Patriots loss since Super Bowl XXXI, when Brett Favre led Green Bay to their first title since the days of Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi in Super Bowl II.

You guy you have to feel sorry for is Junior Seau. This was his second trip to the Super Bowl, and once again, that Super Bowl Ring he has been craving has eluded him. Seau was with the San Diego Chargers when they were lit up by Steve Young, Jerry Rice, and the unstoppable San Francisco 49ers, as Steve Young set a Super Bowl Record that day, as he threw for six touchdown passes.

The Patriots were accused of videotaping the Jets during Week One, and now a new report has surface that a Patriots worker taped a Rams Practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. I could understand why many fans would think the dynasty deserves an asterisk, especially with the new allegations surfacing.
I WANTED THE GIANTS TO WIN, BUT I PICKED THE PATRIOTS
That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It!

MANNINGS ADD TO GREATNESS
Last Year, Peyton Manning got the monkier of "Never Won A Super Bowl" off his back as Peyton won the Super Bowl MVP As His Colts beat The Chicago Bears 29-10 in Super Bowl XLI.

Eli hadn't been in the league long enough to have the monkier on him, but just like his brother Peyton, Eli Was victorious in his first Super Bowl Appearance.

BREAKING NEWS: THE GIANTS FOUND SUPERMAN'S KRYPTONITE
Superman, a.k.a Tom Brady, has a weakness after all. The Giants were the first team all season to bring defensive Pressure on Tom Brady all Sixty Minutes. The Giants Front Four kept collapsing the pocket, forcing the wounded Brady to move around. Brady kept tasting the artificial turf of University of Phoenix Stadium, and he never got to taste this much grass in a single game all season.

Certainly, this loss to the Giants will end the talk of Brady being better than Joe Montana, but he may still be able to be compared to the Gratest Of All Time, John Unitas, who lost the 1964 NFL Championship Game (There was no Super Bowl During this time, although Unitas did win Super Bowl V For His Beloved Baltimore Colts.)

Now that we've talked about Tom Brady, let's talk about his team and their place in history...

THE 2007 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: THE GREATEST SUPER BOWL CHUMPS OF ALL TIME
All the talk about the 2007 Patriots being better than the '72 Dolphins ended that night when Eli Manning and the New York Giants were hoisting up the Lombardi Trophy.The 2007 New ENgland Patriots are the Greatest Super Bowl Chumps of all time. Why? They went 16-0 in the regular season and were 18-0 entering the Super Bowl, and they weren't able to do what the '01 and '04 Patriots did. The '07 Patriots aren't as good as the '85 Bears, the '72 Dolphins, the '89 49ers, the '78 Steelers, the '93 Cowboys, or 37 other Super Bowl winning teams. What do these teams have that the '07 Patriots Don't Have?
A Super Bowl Victory.

FINALLY! A DEFENSIVE SUPER BOWL!
3-0 Giants at the end of the First Quarter. 7-3 Patriots at Halftime and the end of the third quarter. All leading us to that amazing fourth quarter which had three lead changes, a Super Bowl Record. You want to know what I was happiest about other than the Giants Winning? We Finally Had A Pitcher's Duel Of A Super Bowl!

THE MOTTO OF MADDEN 2005 RINGS TRUE
Defense Wins Championships. The 2007 New York Giants are current proof of that.

Giants Stun Patriots 17-14 In Super Bowl XLII

Eli Manning, just like his brother Peyton Last Year, Was Voted Super Bowl MVP.
With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down pat: Eli Manning and the road-conquering New York Giants.
And what a beauty their 11th straight road victory was, a 17-14 Super Bowl win Sunday that shattered the New England Patriots' unblemished season.


In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, Manning, New York's unlikely Mr. Cool, hit Plaxico Burress on a 13-yard fade with 35 seconds left. It was the Giants' fourth consecutive postseason away win and the first time the Patriots tasted defeat in more than a year.

"There's something about this team," Manning said. "The way we win games, and performed in the playoffs in the stretch. We had total confidence in ourselves. The players believed in each other."

It was the most bitter of losses, too, because 12-point favorite New England (18-1) was one play from winning and getting the ultimate revenge for being penalized for illegally taping opponents' defensive signals in the season opener against the New York Jets.

"I don't rank them," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "It's disappointing."

The Giants had the perfect answer for the suddenly imperfect Patriots: a big, bad defense and the improbable comeback led by Manning. Yes, Eli Manning, who outplayed league MVP Tom Brady and furthered the family legacy one year after older brother Peyton led Indianapolis to the title.

"I talked to Peyton and he said, 'Go in there, have some fun, you can do it."'

It was how Eli and the Giants did it.

After Brady found Randy Moss for a 6-yard touchdown with 2:42 to go, New England's defense couldn't stop a final, frantic 12-play, 83-yard drive. It featured Manning's unlikely sack-avoiding scramble and a spectacular leaping catch by David Tyree, who had scored New York's first touchdown on the opening drive of the fourth quarter.

"It's the greatest feeling in professional sports," Burress said before bursting into tears.

"That's a position you want to be in," said Manning, who followed Peyton's MVP performance last year with one of his own. "You can't write a better script. There were so many big plays on that drive."

And now the 1972 Miami Dolphins can pop another bottle of champagne in celebration of a record still intact, the NFL's only perfect season.

"As for the 1972 Dolphins, I don't take joy in the fact the Patriots lost - period," said Jim Mandich, the tight end on the 17-0 team. "But I do relish and savor the fact that there has only been one unbeaten team in the history of the NFL, and it is the 1972 Miami Dolphins."

The Patriots were done in not so much by the pressure of the first unbeaten season in 35 years as by the pressure of a smothering Giants pass rush. Brady, winner of his first three Super Bowls, was sacked five times, hurried a dozen more and at one point wound up on his knees, his hands on his hips following one of many poor throws in New England's lowest scoring game of the season.

"They played well," Belichick said. "They made some plays. We made some plays. They just made a few more. We played as hard as we could. We just couldn't make enough plays."

Hardly a familiar position for the record-setting Patriots and their megastar quarterback. This time, it wasn't the Patriots but the Giants making the game-winning rally. This time, the unflappable quarterback making the clutch play wasn't Brady but Manning, who had been booed by Giants fans for most of his four seasons for a lack of emotion.


Oddly, it was a loss to the Patriots that sparked New York's stunning run to its third Super Bowl and sixth NFL title. New England won 38-35 in Week 17 to finish the spotless regular season. But by playing hard in a meaningless game for them, the Giants (14-6) gained something of a swagger and Manning found his footing.

Their growing confidence carried them through playoff victories at Tampa, Dallas and Green Bay, and then past the mightiest opponent of all.

Not that the Patriots were very mighty this day. They even conceded with 1 second on the clock as Belichick ran across the field to shake the hand of jubilant Giants coach Tom Coughlin, then headed to the locker room, ignoring the final kneeldown.

That it was Manning taking that knee was stunning. He showed the maturity and brilliant precision late in the game usually associated with, well, Brady.

Peyton Manning was seen in a luxury box jumping up and pumping both fists when Burress, who didn't practice all week because of injuries, caught the winning score.

"We just hung in there on offense, kept executing," said Burress, who wasn't far off on the 23-17 prediction he made a few days ago. "It came down to one play and we made it."

The Giants became the first NFC wild card team to win a Super Bowl; four AFC teams have done it. They also are the second wild-card champions in three years, following the Pittsburgh Steelers after the 2005 season.

The upset also could be viewed as a source of revenge not only for the Giants, but for the other NFL teams over Spygate back in September. That cheating scandal made headlines again late in Super Bowl week, and could have placed an infinite cloud over New England's perfection.

There will be much more coverage of this tommorow! Congrats to all you Giants Fans, The Better Team Won Tonight!

Super Bowl XLII: Giants Vs Patriots

Congratulations to the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, who both earned the right to go to Glendale,Arizona to play in Super Bowl XLII. The New York Giants earned the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl with a thrilling 23-20 Overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers. The New England Patriots earned the right to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl with a 38-34 victory over the San Diego Chargers. In Week 17, these two teams met with the Patriots completing their perfect regular season, overcoming a twelve point defecit to win 38-35.

Key Players on both sides of the ball:
NEW ENGLAND O: Tom Brady, Patriots QB: Tom Brady already has three Super Bowl Rings, and is in unprecedented territory. With a win on Sunday, he will join Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the only quarterbacks with four Super Bowl Rings. Tom Brady has the chance to have four Super Bowl Rings at the age of thirty, which is unheard of in NFL History!

Tom has been well so far in the postseason, playing smart, being patient, not turning the ball over often, and putting the ball in the hands of his playmakers, Laurence Mauroney, Wes Welker and Randy Moss. Brady also has been bailed out when he turns the ball over (A Rarity) by this great New England defense.

Tom Brady will play smart, be patient, not turn the ball over, and go deep for his playmakers. Tom Brady has so many weapons, You cannot stop them all!

NEW ENGLAND D: Tedy Bruschi, Patriots LB: Bruschi is, no doubt the heart of the Patriots D. The Patriots D revolves around him and Rodney Harrison.

NEW YORK O: Eli Manning, Giants QB: Eli’s Brother, Peyton, won last year’s Super Bowl. Now the Pressure is on Eli to do the same. Eli has been making smart decisions and taking advantage of what the defense gives him. That’s why the Giants have won nine road games in a row and have won all of their playoff games, which were on the road. Eli will have to keep this formula working if the G-Men are to pull the upset.

NEW YORK D: Giants Front Four, : New York DE: The Giants Front Four will have to get pressure on Tom Brady, forcing him to throw the ball before he wants to. Easier said than done.


Coaches: Bill Bellichick already has his name on three Lombardi Trophies, although the circumstances about how he won them are now in question. Whether the wondering is fair or not, the fact that the Patriots are 18-0 in this era of the NFL, with Free Agency and the Salary Cap, Is Absolutely Incredible.

The Last time Tom Coughlin led the G-Men to the Playoffs Wild Card Weekend Last Season, The Eagles knocked them out with a last-second Field Goal. Now, The Giants have the last laugh, as they are where the Eagles were last time the Patriots were in the Super Bowl.


Special Teams: If the offense and defense are neutralized, Special Teams is going to be how the Super Bowl will be won. Will the Giants Special Teams squad be able to contain the Patriots speedster, Ellis Hobbs? Will the Patriots be able to score points when they need it most? Or will they have to settle for field goals from the Adequate Stephen Gostowski, who is a fine replacement for Adam Vinateiri, who already has three Super Bowl Rings, he got those with the Patriots?

I can't wait for the Super Bowl. I Watch The World Series and the NBA Finals, but the only Sporting Event I Record every season is The Super Bowl. This will be my seventh year recording the Super Bowl. The first Super Bowl I Recorded was Super Bowl XXXVI, when the New England Patriots pulled off the biggest upset since Super Bowl III.

Eli Manning has had the clock ticking for his chance at a ring since Peyton got his chance at a ring last season. Tom Brady already has plenty of Super Bowl Rings on his hand, with a fourth on the way with a win Sunday

Can The Giants win the Super Bowl? Absolutely they can. When The Monday after the Championship Games were over, I thought that if the Giants won, it would be an even bigger upset than the Jets beating the Colts in Super Bowl III. Now, I realize this won’t be the biggest upset since Super Bowl III. It Won’t even be the biggest upset since Super Bowl XXVI. There are a lot of people out there underestimating the G-Men.


Knowing the Super Bowl, anything is possible, and that is why everybody loves to watch it, even if they watch just for the commercials.



Prediction: Both Eli Manning and Tom Brady will go deep to their playmakers early and often. This would have been impossible last Super Bowl due to the rain, but with a Retractable Roof Stadium, there will be no rain in this Super Bowl forecast. The Patriots Front Four will have to stop Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw. The Patriots Secondary will have to contain the 6'5 Plaxico Buriss. Ditto with The Giants defense having to contain Wes Welker and Randy Moss while also getting Pressure on Tom Brady. Once Again, easier said than done.

One Final Thing: What Is The Place in History for this Patriots Team if they win the Super Bowl? They will be the greatest Champs of all time.

What If They Lose The Super Bowl? They Will Be The Greatest Chumps of all time.

My Pick Is:
NEW ENGLAND OVER NEW YORK

Perfect Patriots To Face Road Warrior Giants In Super Bowl XLII

In Case You Missed It, Here is the end of the Giants-Packers Game Last Night!


The New England Patriots' path to perfection has one last hurdle: a New York team of road warriors hoping for one more Giant upset.

Tom Brady and the Patriots will try to match the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to complete an undefeated season when they face Eli Manning and the Giants on Feb. 3 in the Super Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Standing in the Patriots' way are the Giants and Eli Manning — Peyton's little brother, whose leadership abilities no longer can be questioned.

The oddsmakers might think differently. They installed New England as a 13 1/2-point favorite in the big game, in which New York will get another shot at destroying the Patriots' path to perfection.

New England won 38-35 in its final game of the regular season, rallying from a 12-point second-half deficit against the Giants. The teams also played in the preseason finale, when New England won — with Brady sitting that one out.

Brady and the Patriots are playing in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven years. A win in this one would rank the Patriots as perhaps the greatest champion in NFL history.

The Patriots never wavered.

Tom Brady threw an NFL-record 50 touchdown passes in the regular season, with 23 of those to Randy Moss, who topped Jerry Rice's record. Brady was also the league's Most Valuable Player in helping New England score an NFL-record 589 points.

Super Bowl XLII Is Sunday, February 3rd.

AFC & NFC Championship Previews

Tom Brady Is One Win Away From Taking His Undefeated Patriots Back To The Super Bowl.

Brett Favre Can Make A Return Trip To The Super Bowl. Favre's Packers Defeated The Patriots In Super Bowl XXXI.
Here Is Your AFC And NFC Championship Game Previews. By Sunday Night, we will know for sure who will be playing in Super Bowl XLII.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS VS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 3:00 PM EST CBS

The San Diego Chargers, playing without Antonio Gates, LaDanian Tomlinson, or Phillip Rivers, were able to watch their backups rise to the occassion. The Colts receivers weren't able to, as Dallas Clark, who is normally so surehanded, dropped a sure first down to end the game, and San Diego defeated the Colts 28-24.

Lightning struck once for San Diego. It Isn't going to happen again.

New England has too many weapons, and their defense has so many ways to beat you. Plus, Phillip Rivers, LaDanian Tomlinson, and Antonio Gates will all not be 100 percent for this game. Now I hear the Chargers fan Protesting "We Beat Indy without Rivers, Tomlinson, or Gates" and I say, "True. You did beat the Colts. But You won't beat the Patriots." New England will be healthy for this game, they will mount a heavy pass rush,eqaualing many sacks of Phillip Rivers, and they will clog all of the holes, giving Tomlinson and Michael Turner nowhere to run. New England also causes turnovers, lots of turnovers. The Patriots cannot be beaten. The Patriots will hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Arizona, and will be known as the greatest team of all time.

PATRIOTS OVER CHARGERS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: NEW YORK GIANTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 6:30 PM EST FOX
Now to the more interesting and intriguing Championship Game, the NFC Championship Game.
The Packers have had a magical quality about them all season, and that's not going to change.Green Bay has plenty of offense with Pro Bowl quarterback Brett Favre and running back Ryan Grant. The Packers also have an aggressive defense that is built around a fast front seven and a secondary full of playmakers and Pro Bowl-caliber cornerbacks. If that's not enough, the Packers also get to play the Giants in what should be a frigid Lambeau Field. If there's one positive for these teams with this cold weather,it is that both Ryan Grant and Brandon Jacobs will both get a lot of carries. That doesn't mean the Giants will fall apart Sunday. They are 9-1 on the road this season for a reason. It just means that their compelling playoff run is about to end. They have too many injuries in the secondary, and you know Brett Favre will take care of that. Brett Favre is about to face his old nemesis, the Patriots, again in a Super Bowl. Favre faced the Patriots and beat them in Super Bowl XXXI. The only difference between Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLII is that Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will complete their magical run at an undefeated season and end the Storybook Season of Brett Favre and the Packers.
PACKERS OVER GIANTS

Watch the Games On Sunday!

NFL Divisional Playoff Preview

Here Is Your Preview for the NFL Divisional Playoffs. When Monday Morning rolls around, four teams will be left standing in their quest for the Lombardi Trophy.

SATURDAY GAMES
SEAHAWKS AT PACKERS 4:30 PM EST FOX

This game has many storylines, the biggest one being how Mike Holmgren, who coached Brett Favre into the Hall Of Famer he is today and Coached the Packers to a victory in Super Bowl XXXI, will be on the other sideline with his Seattle Seahawks, who he led to an appearance in Super Bowl XL.

This Packers team is the best one of this decade. This is Brett Favre's 21st Playoff Game, which will break a tie with Steve Young for fifth all time.

Favre's 11-9 postseason record includes only one win in his last five appearnaces, but the victory came against Seattle at Lambeau Field. That 33-27 Overtime Victory on January 4, 2004, is best remembered for Matt Hasselbeck saying after the coin toss at the end of regulation "We want the ball and we're going to score!" Hasselbeck went on to throw an interception in overtime which was returned 52 yards by Al Harris for the game winning touchdown.

That's the only playoff game in which Brett Favre has not thrown an interception.

Let's look ahead to the present... This game will be worth camping out in front of the HD Set for. I expect there to be plenty of scoring for both teams. Shaun Alexander and Ryan Grant will have to run for good yardage. I think Green Bay will beat Seattle to advance to the NFC Championship Game.

GREEN BAY OVER SEATTLE

JAGUARS AT PATRIOTS 8:00 PM EST CBS

The New England Patriots went undefeated in the Regular Season, but their perfect Regular season means nothing unless they have a perfect postseason as well.

With all the records this team set, if they go all the way and win the Super Bowl, they will no doubt be called the greatest team of all time.

The Jaguars are very underrated as a team. The two headed monster running game in the pairing of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. Taylor has the power to run over defenders, while Jones-Drew is the most elusive running back in the NFL today. I was watching the Jags play the Texans earlier this year and they were comapring Jones-Drew's elusiveness to Barry Sanders, and he has all the moves that Barry does!

Everyone knows the Jaguars can run, but they also have a very underrated defense, headlined by Marcus Stroud and John Henderson. The Patriots will not be able to run against Jacksonville today.

The Jaguars will have to play a ball control offensive attack. They will have to run it down the throats of the Patriots. The Jags have no passing game, so they have to run and keep running.

I'm torn. Part of me wants to see the Jags win while another part of me wants to see the Patriots go 16-0. I'll go with The Patriots because they have never lost at Foxboro.

PATRIOTS OVER JAGAUARS


SUNDAY GAMES

CHARGERS AT COLTS 1:00 PM EST CBS
Tony Dungy leads the Colts in their quest to repeat as Super Bowl Champions since The Patriots did in 2004 and 2005. They will face a San Diego team that beat them in the regular season 23-21, as Adam Vinateiri missed the game winning field goal. I think the Colts will beat the Chargers, but the Chargers will remember when they beat the Colts on Veteran's Day. That will be their modivation.

The Colts defense had better be prepared to see a heavy dose of the run, and they nedd to be prepares in case LT tries to leap over the pile into the endzone.

The Colts offense need to be prepared in case the Chargers send blitzers, and San Diego will blitz early and often. Peyton Manning will need to get rid of the ball quickly.

COLTS OVER CHARGERS

GIANTS VS COWBOYS 4:30 PM EST FOX

If the Cowboys defeat the Giants Sunday, the Cowboys will bwcome the first team to beat another team three times in the same season.

Dallas has not won a playoff game since 1996. They will try and change their luck against the Giants.

Eli Mannning looked solid against the Buccaneers defense last week, and I expect him to have much of the same success against this Cowboy defense.

The Cowboy defense needs to blitz early and often, get prssure in Eli's face, to get him to release the ball quicker than he wants to. This will hopefully lead to some turnovers.

The Passing game will have to rely more on Jason Witten, Terry Glenn, and Patrick Crayton because Terrell Owens will not be 100 percent for this game.

The Dallas Cowboys will beat the New York Giants to face Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game.

DALLAS OVER GREEN BAY.

Enjoy All The NFL Action This Weekend!

NFL To Simulcast Saturday Night's Patriots-Giants Game

In An Unprecedented move,The NFL has arranged with broadcast television partners CBS and NBC for an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night’s New England Patriots at New York Giants game.
The New England Patriots' shot at history Saturday night will be available to every television viewer in the country after months of wrangling.

The NFL has arranged with broadcast television partners CBS and NBC for an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night’s New England Patriots at New York Giants game when the Patriots will try to become the first NFL team to go 16-0 in a regular season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today.

“We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans,” Commissioner Goodell said. “What we have seen for the past year is a very strong consumer demand for NFL Network. We appreciate CBS and NBC delivering the NFL Network telecast on Saturday night to the broad audience that deserves to see this potentially historic game. Our commitment to the NFL Network is stronger than ever.”

CBS and NBC will carry the NFL Network feed of the game with Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth in the broadcast booth. The game also will be televised by WCVB-ABC (Channel 5) in Boston, WMUR-ABC in Manchester, New Hampshire (Channel 9) and WWOR (Channel 9) in New York. The telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET with kickoff set at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Great Move by the NFL! I am hoping now more than ever that the Patriots go 16-0. Nobody has seen this since The Dolphins did this in 1972. I'll be watching CBS And NBC Saturday Night. I hope you will be too.

Both New York Quarterbacks Are In A World Of Hurt

Both Chad Pennington and Eli Manning are feeling the injury bug.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning took some snaps, made a few handoffs and tossed lightly to test his bruised right shoulder on Wednesday.
Manning did not practice and coach Tom Coughlin gave no indication whether he would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
Backup QB Jared Lorenzen took snaps with the first team, and would make his first career start Sunday if Manning can't play.

Meanwhile, on the other side of New York...

As badly as Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was limping Sunday night, it would have been a stretch of the imagination to picture him practicing this week.
Yet there he was, limbering up Wednesday with the rest of his teammates, lifting his right foot to his left thigh in a lower-body stretch and jogging across the grass practice field and back without any obvious discomfort.

The high ankle sprain that Pennington sustained in the third quarter of the Jets’ 38-14 loss against the New England Patriots, looked as if it would sideline him for the foreseeable future, starting with Sunday’s game at Baltimore.

If Pennington cannot play, Kellen Clemens, a second-year player, will make his debut as an N.F.L. starter against the Ravens, whose defense was ranked No. 1 in the league last year. But the 31-year-old Pennington made it clear both on and off the field that he was determined to shake it off.

Both New York Quarterbacks are in a world of hurt, and both are vital to their team's success. Let's hope they are both not out for very long, as the New York Teams need their Starting Quarterbacks for them to have any hope at all of making the playoffs.

NFL Preview: NFC East

Tono Romo has a fire in his belly, and is ready to come back and lead Dallas to an NFC East Crown.

The Cowboys have a new Head Coach and have high expectations for him. Wade Phillips, the Son of Houston Oilers Coach "Bum" Phillips, is much more laid back than "The Tuna", Bill Parcells ever was. Tony Romo took over for the veteran Drew Bledsoe, and Romo instantly helped improve the Cowboys, as Romo was able to use his agility to make quick throws behind the weak Cowboy Offensive line. Bledsoe, on the other hand, was your classic Drop Back Passer, and was not able to get time from the Cowboy Offensive line, meaning many sacks on the Veteran QB. Tony Romo will step it up next year, albeit without Cowboys Quarterback Coach Wade Wilson, who was suspended five Regular Season Games for Using Human Growth Hormone! Unbelievable! When was the last time you heard of a Coach using HGH? Wow! Despite the loss of Wilson, the Cowboys still have veteran Wide Recieivers Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn, and Jason Witten continues to improve as a blocker and a receiver. Jullius Jones and Marion Barber are the best 1-2 Punch in the NFC North. The Cowboy defense is good as well, as DeMarcus Ware will put a hurt on many opposing Quarterbacks this season. As long as Tony Romo is not holding for field goals this season, expect Dallas to win the NFC East.

Prediction: 11-5, 1st Place.

PHILLADELPHIA EAGLES: The Eagles still have Donovan McNabb, but they have lost theie "Insurance Policy" in Jeff Garcia. Jeff came up huge for Philly as he helped them go to the playoffs. Garcia is now in the sinking Ship of Tampa Bay. The Eagles traded their first round pick to the Cowboys, and then used their second round pick to select Kevin Kolb, out of Houston. Many people are saying this is McNabb's last chance. If he does not start all sixteen games healthy, many are saying he will not be the Eagles' Qaurterback Next Season. I like McNabb, and I hope that does not happen. Jevon Kearse missed all of last season, and is going to come back rejuvinated. Lito Sheppard and Brian Dawkins are the two best corners in the NFC East. Takeo Spikes will help the Eagles Linebacking Corps. The Eagles do not have a real Number One Threat for a Wide Receiver, and the release of vetaran linbacker Jeremiah Trotter angered many in "Eagle Nation." The release of Jeremy Bloom will also hurt Philladelphia.

Prediction: 10-6, 2nd Place.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS: The Redskins have Hall Of Fame Coach Joe Gibbs, but Joe has just a bunch of Ordinary Players. Clinton Portis and Lidell Betts are two very good runners, almost as good as Jullius Jones and Marion Barber in Dallas. The Redskin defense will continue to hit hard, with Sean Taylor and LaRon Landry out of LSU. The secondary does not cover well, and the Redskins front four must improve att Bringing Pressure to the opposing Quarterback. Jason Campell will have some growing pains in his first full season under center, and the Redskins offensive line just is not very good, but the trade for Pete Kendall helps that a little bit.

Pediction: 7-9, 3rd Place.

NEW YORK GIANTS: Osi Umenyiora could become something special. Jeremy Shockey and Plaxico Burress are two good New York Receivers.
Eli Manning has shown signs of being gun-shy in New York, and he must improve. Defense ouside of Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora not that great. Giants have huge shoes to fill now that Tiki Barber is retired. Tom Couglin may not be back as Giants Coach after this season. There are too many distractions and discord for this team to contend in the East, which is not good news for Tom Coughlin.

Prediction: 6-10, 4th Place.

The Next NFL Preview will take us to the NFC North. Will Rex Grossman be able to become consistent this season? Will Devin Hester be able to make as much of an impact as he did last season? Will Detroit win 10 games with the addition of Calvin Johnson? Find out in the next NFL Preview.