Well, my baby is back & we went to our local bar to watch the morning games. Breakfast + beer = FUN! It's clear that football is much more fun when you make it social. I'm able to concentrate better (despite attempting to watch 6 games simultaneously), and I get to show off my new found knowledge. Plus, I get to ask questions and get immediate answers without the help of the Internet.
This Sunday morning was pretty exciting. I chose to give my initial attention to the Eagles vs. Giants game and the 49ers vs. Bengals. I'm unable to explain it, but I've come to want the Eagles and 49ers to win. Why do I like them? Am I identifying with Michael Vick and our shared minimal knowledge about the blitz? I have no idea why I even developed emotions about the 49ers...this is a mystery that will require years of psychotherapy. Perhaps it's a fleeting love affair and won't last past week 4. When I suggested to my man that I might have to start rooting for the opposite side of the state instead of the Steelers he told me it was unacceptable. Rooting for the Eagles might have to be my new secret as my hope to get married is stronger than my new found loyalty to Vick and Henery. Plus, Hines Ward is still my number 1 man.
But back to the action. There were lots of good plays between the Giants and Eagles this game, and they ended at the half with 14-13 Giants thanks to a last minute field goal by #6 Henery. But then Vick got injured in the 3rd quarter and was out for the rest of the game. The Eagles also couldn't punch it in for a touchdown at the 2nd yard line in the 3rd quarter and had to go for the field goal on the 4th down. I knew it was over when the Giants scored a touchdown in the 4th quarter with 3:32 left in the game. I think Vick's injuries are what can get in the way of a good season for the Eagles. They've pinned their game on his ability to perform, and every defensive player is gunning to get him after the football is snapped. I think other teams' defense want to personally injure Vick at each game. They must be dog lovers.
Not too much to report on the 49ers versus Bengals game besides the total awesomeness of Bengals #94 Domata Peko. I want to braid his Samoan mane. The 49ers pulled out a win 13-8.
The real action was in the Detroit vs. Minnesota and New England vs. Buffalo games. I wasn't in a great bar position to see the subtleties of these games live, but I caught the last minutes of each game. I also called that the Detroit vs. Minnesota game would go into overtime in the 3rd quarter and my man kept denying it. Booya! Detroit's #81 Calvin Johnson, aka "Megatron", won the game in OT for the Lions when he caught that 40 yard pass. Then Hanson kicked in the 32 yard field goal to win it 26-23.
Onto New England vs. Buffalo. Pretty Boy Brady kept throwing interceptions and, according to my man, when a team throws more than 3 interceptions in a game there's a 90% chance they'll lose. And that's exactly what they did. This game also allowed me to learn some new vocab: unanswered points and 3rd down conversion. Unanswered points is basically when one team scores several points in a row without the other team scoring. Example: The Bills scored 17 unanswered points between the end of the 2nd quarter and start of the 3rd against the Patriots. Damn, I'm so effing cool right now! 3rd down conversion is just when a team goes enough yards on the 3rd down to turn it into a first down on the next play. Now I have more lingo to impress strangers with.
Congratulations to the Bills! They're 3-0 with their 34-31 win against the Patriots. To make it even that much sweeter, the Bills have broke their streak of losing to New England in their last 15 consecutive games. Suck it Belichick!
