Texans and Giants

Well that was really ugly. Actually it was beyond ugly; it was downright disgraceful. Good thing it was just a game.

You have to win the ugly ones though and the Giants managed 14-10 but I wouldn’t write home about this one. Was everyone, except Tiki, out drinking the night before and hung over? Talk about playing down to an opponent.

Next week I get the “benefit” of flex scheduling as the Bears game gets shifted to Sunday night. I’m more than a little miffed about that. The game doesn’t start until 8:15. That means, unless we get blown out, not heading for home until after midnight. These people do understand that some of us work for a living don’t they?

Elsewhere the Bears turned the ball over 6 times and got butted by the Dolphins 31-13. The least they could have done was saved some of those turnovers for next Sunday. That loss leaves the Colts, at 8-0, as the last unbeaten team.

The weirdest game appears to have been played in Washington where three potential game winning field goals occurred in under a minute of play. First the Redskins missed, then the Cowboys got one blocked and then the Redskins put it away 22-19. That win sort of resuscitates the Redskins who would have been on the edge of elimination with another division loss. The Eagles looked the best of all the NFC East teams. They had a Bye week.

So half the season is over and how do things look? I know you’re just waiting for me to look like a complete idiot by getting everything wrong again aren’t you? Last year I did worse than someone could do by reading tea leaves or flipping coins but that’s what makes it fun.

AFC East
New England wins the division. No one else makes the playoffs.

AFC North
Baltimore wins the division. Cincinnati grabs a Wild Card berth.

AFC South
Indianapolis wins the division. Jacksonville gets a Wild Card spot.

AFC West
San Diego wins the division and both Denver and Kansas City get eeked out of a playoff position.

NFC East
Philadelphia wins the division and Dallas manages a Wild Card slot. My poor Giants fall victim to mounting injuries and an impossible schedule and miss the playoffs this year.

NFC North
Chicago wins the division. No one else makes the playoffs.

NFC South
Atlanta roars back in the second half of the season to win the division. New Orleans manages a Wild Card slot.

NFC West
Seattle wins the division. No one else makes the playoffs.