NFL Week 10

I've had a rough one today, hence the late post. MJ and I woke up to a very sick dog. One of our dogs, Charlie, went to sleep normal last night, like any other night, but woke up in bad shape this morning. We knew something was wrong, so we took him in to the vet. We thought he may have a blockage in his intestine, but it turned out he had liver and gall bladder cancer. His liver had ruptured and he was bleeding internally. They started surgery, but he passed away on the table. We burried him this afternoon, so we're both obviously pretty sad. Charlie was a rescue and had some health issue when we rescued him, but this was very, very unexpected.

I put this together last night, but hadn't added the pictures. I figured I'd better finish it up for you...

Indianapolis 17, Buffalo 16

I was wrong about Brandon Stokley coming out this game, but Reggie Wayne got himself another touchdown. Joseph Addai looked great, while Dominic Rhodes had a pretty terrible fumble. I'm all for keeping the rookie fresh so he's running on all cylindars when the Colts reach the playoffs, but when that time comes, Addai better be the only one carrying the ball. The Buffalo defense kept them in this game and if not for a Ryan Lindell missed field goal choke, the Bills might have pulled the upset. Peyton did lead the Colts all the way down the field to run out the clock, so the Colts may have still pulled it out if they had been put in the position.

Travel By Sea - I Won't Let You Down

San Diego 49, Cincinnati 41



This game was awesome. First and foremost though, eff Marlon McCree! I'm all for big hits, but I'm all for big hits after a guy actually catches the ball. McCree's helmet to helmet hit on TJ Houshmanzadeh waaaay before the ball arrived was the dirtiest thing I've seen since, well, Albert Haynesworth cleeted that Cowboy in the head after his helmet came off at the bottom of the pile. McCree should have been ejected on site and should receive a hella big suspension and fine.

LT was amazing with four rushing TDs and Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson was equally awesome for the Bengals with 260 receiving yards and two TDs.

Birds & Batteries - Code Orange

Cleveland 17, Atlanta 13



Atlanta looked so good three and four weeks ago, and now they look like a completely different team. Vick was chucking the ball all over with accuracy and running well when necessary, but now he's throwing picks and fumbling footballs. For the second week in a row, the Atlanta Falcons lost to one of the NFL's worst teams. My Pops was celebrating again as his Cleveland Browns snuck out of the ATL with a 17-13 victory.

Saturna - Chasing The Unpredictable

San Francisco 19, Detroit 13

Speaking of bad teams, another battle of the have-nots and San Fran comes out on top. Frank Gore ran for just under 160 yards and found the endzone once to help the 49ers get the win. These guys are just playing for pride anyway.

The Pierces - Go To Heaven


Baltimore 27, Tennessee 26

I thought the Titans were gonna pull this one out, but they ended up letting it slip away in the end. Tennessee controled almost the entire game, leading 26-7 at one point, but Steve McNair had revenge on the mind and it was strong enough for him to push Baltimore over the top. The Titans actually should have won and ruined Steve's return to Nashville, but Trevor Pryce blocked a 43-yard field goal attempt by Rob Bironas with 33 seconds left on the clock. Karma, baby.

Archie Bronson Outfit - Dead Funny

Philadelphia 27, Washington 3



Did anyone see McNabb's suit when he arrived at the stadium before the game? Sharp is an understatement. If you follow NFL team trends, you would know that this one was actually never in doubt for the Eagles. They are 8-0 following a bye week under coach Andy Reid. Mark Brunell's days behind center are probably over for Washington.

Valeze - Search & Destroy (Iggy Pop Cover)

NY Jets 17, New England 14

New England's streak of not losing consecutive games was finally snapped at the end of this game. They were at 57 and the record was 60, set by the 49ers from 1995-99. The actual highlight of this game, for me since I only caught the last few minutes, was Bill Belichick exchanging a very angry handshake with former New England defensive coordinator and now Jets coach Eric Mangini. Belichick has acted like a little bitch ever since Mangini left for the Jets head coaching job. Junior Seau and Tedy Bruschi also looked like they were gonna cry after this game. Suck it up you big babies. Nobody's feeling sorry for you.

Leno Goldstein - Up The Wall

Miami 13, Kansas City 10

New life in Miami?! Miami has usually been the home of good defense and this week they showed that they still had something left in the tank. Miami stopped Larry Johnson near the goal line and held a Chiefs team that's averaged 32 points over the last three games to a measly ten. The Miami offense didn't do much, and tried it's best to eff things up with a late fumble, but in the end they did enough. Chiefs' superstar tight end, Tony Gonzalez, may be in doubt for a while. He separated a shoulder in this game.

Boony - Bright Lights

Houston 13, Jacksonville 10

Well Houston can't beat many teams in the NFL, but they own Jacksonville. Dumbass Jaguars running back Fred Taylor guaranteed victory and it blew up in his face.

Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse

Denver 17, Oakland 13

Three picks and Denver still managed to pull it out. Jake Plummer isn't doing himself any favors this season. Denver is winning, but he's continuing to leave enough doubt in fans minds for them to still be calling for his replacement, Jay Cutler. Luckily for him as well, Oakland's offense is still possibly the worst in the league. You would think as good as Denver's D is and as bad as Oakland's O is, Oakland wouldn't cross the 50-yard line. Anyhoo, the Broncos have the same problem the Bears do, which QB is the real one? Both are good when Plummer and Grossman are Jeckel, but shit his the fan when they go Hyde.

The Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow - Spiracle

Pittsburgh 38, New Orleans 31

This game was pretty sweet and Drew Brees did everything he could to lead the Saints to victory, but dropped passes and fumbles killed it for them. Pittsburg did what it's always done well, it ran all over the opposition. Willie Parker went nutzo and rushed for 213 yards for Pittsburg. Joey Porter also, apparently, went nutzo pregame on his teammates. He called them out, told them they weren't hungry and that they were playing like shite. Roethlisberger showed up this time too, throwing three TDs. One of the more scintillating plays of the game came on a double reverse in which Reggie Bush found the endzone for the first time, on a run from scrimmage. He jumped incredibly high, flipping overtop defenders, into the endzone. Pretty sweet. Bush had a costly fumble though on the next drive.

The Majestic Twelve - Sainted

Green Bay 23, Minnesota 17

Favre usually struggles in the Metrodome, but he laid it on the Vikings this time. Two TDs, and more importantly, no picks. He hit Donald Driver for 191 yards, a career high for Driver. Green Bay continues to push forward, winning three of their last four games.

Daylight Is For The Birds - Flicker

Seattle 24, St. Louis 22

Seattle may not be in too bad of shape if and when they get Matt Hassleback and Shaun Alexander back. Seattle kicker Josh Brown seems to be all they really need. With nine seconds left, Brown kicked a 38-yarder through the uprights to give Seattle the win. This is the third time Brown has been the hero so far this season. On the other side of the ball, the Rams lost all-pro left tackle Orlando Pace for the rest of the season.

The Pierces - Boy In A Rock N Roll Band

Dallas 27, Arizona 10

The switch to Tony Romo continues to look like the right one, but then again, everyone looks good against Arizona. Romo threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns and makes me a little nervous since he's up against Indianapolis next weekend. Dallas got a good game from fill-in Patrick Crayton who replaced Terry Glenn, out with a knee injury. Arizona, on the other hand, got nothin' from nobody, as they say. This is their longest losing streak, eight games, since 1991.

Shiny Toy Guns - Starts With One

Chicago 38, NY Giants 20

The good Grossman showed up again and the Bears cruised to victory. He threw three touchdowns and only one pick. Thomas Jones ran for 113 yards as well. Oppositely, Eli Manning struggle, responsible for three Giant turnovers. Tiki Barber held up his end of the deal though, running for 141 yards. Brandon Jacobs benefited from that as he got two goal line TDs after Tiki did the hard work. Stopping Jacobs around the goal line though is a lesson in futility.

Bears kick returner, Devin Hester was the benefit of Giants boneheadery as well, Jay Feely came up short on a field goal try that landed in Hester's arms as he stood eight yards deep in the endzone. The Giants then walked off the field. Hester waited until they all left and then ran like hell, 108 yards to the endzone. What. The. Eff? This is the NFL you boneheads! How are they not familiar with the rules?!

Teddybears - Punkrocker
Teddybears - Punkrocker (Squeak E. Clean Remix)

Carolina 24, Tampa Bay 10

It feels like there hasn't been a worthwhile Monday Night Football game in quite some time. Carolina looked really bad, but Tampa Bay IS really bad, so there really wasn't much doubt as to how this was gonna turn out. Carolina had some turnover problems early and Steve Smith was suffering from the flu, but Tampa Bay had similar issues. Tampa QB, Bruce Gradkowski, threw two picks and fumbled once. Cadillac Williams could only manage 44 yards and a fumble as well.

The Monolith - The Sounding