If you're from there, you are forgiven Jeph. I'm not saying that just because you sort of own this site, but because it's the truth. The thing about me, if it was ANY OTHER TEAM, I'd probably be "yay now there will be someone alongside the perfect '72 Dolphins" but the fact it happens to be a team I utterly loath sort of ruins the fun of a perfect season.
As for the games this weekend:
Seahawks/Redskins: I wouldn't say it's as much the Seahawks winning it as the Redskins losing that game. I like Seattle, but they're going to have to step it up a notch if they want to beat Green Bay AT HOME next week. Farve does not lose on his home turf very often. I'm pretty sure he's the only man on earth that can throw the ball when it's -15 below outside and actually find his receivers. I am pretty sure Green Bay will win next week.
Jacksonville/Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh beat themselves that game, and entirely in the first half. If even a single one of those interceptions didn't happen, or hell, one of them didn't result in a touch-down, they'd have won. Ifs don't mean a lot, though. It was a well-matched game against two of the better teams, but Pittsburgh's abysmal first half ruined their shot at actually winning. Jacksonville didn't look to great, though, for having one of the better defenses. Their defense can't let Brady do to them what Roethisberger did in the second half of this game, because it's Tom Brady and he can do that even when a defense is playing their best. I'm fairly sure that Gerard will have a better game against the Pats than he did against the Steelers, though. Now that he's got that playoff win, I think he'll be a lot more poised and go back to his nearly perfect self that he was during the regular season. I think it'll be the most interesting match of next week.
Giants/Bucs: The Bucs only showed up for their first series and then bam, they were terrible. Credit goes to the Giants, though. I've been impressed with their performance both this week and the final regular season game they had against the Patriots. They've got some momentum going for them. If their offense continues to be as productive as it's been, I like their chances against the Cowboys next week. The fact the game's in Dallas might actually be detrimental for the Cowboys because if Jessica Simpson attends again, Romo will flub all his passes thinking about the excellent pussy he's going to get that night. (I can't really blame him. My hands would be shaky if I had a girl with a body like that waiting for me after a game.)
Chargers/Tennesee: I didn't catch the game, to be honest. I was at a friend's so we had a few LAN games of TF2 and I sort of didn't watch it. Seems like the Titans only scored two field goals, so I guess that means San Diego's D held up well. It's not like them to only score 17 points in a game, though. Someone with more info care to share how they thought they played? I like the Chargers. Now that they're past the first round (meaning their coach won't get fired at the end of the season for no good reason like last year!) i think some pressure is relieved and they'll play better next week. Unfortunately for them, it's against Indy, and now that Manning's finally got himself a super bowl win, I doubt he'll playoff bonk as he's been prone to do in the past. I gotta give the win to Indianapolis.
