Monday Mash

Welcome to the premier edition of the Monday Mash...the best mash since this gem of 1973. It won't be anything scientific, just short blips of what I saw yesterday and what to expect in the future.

• Broadway Joe 2.0! Mark Sanchez (Main St. Mark? We'll work on that) was everything and more against Houston. He went Brett Favre on us for just one throw, which acutally ruined a shutout that the unbelievable defense created. But it's the Patriots next week. It's taking every fiber of my being to keep excitement in check. Fifth-grade Conor would be bouncing off the walls right now...graduate Conor is quietly satisfied and waiting for New England.
• The Giants/Redskins offered a surprising amount of chippyness early on. I thought for a moment Santana Moss and Corey Webster would be tossed for turning the 5-yard line into the Jerry Springer stage. But the defense (welcome back, Osi) and enough Eli were enough to get by Washington. The inability to put the game to rest up 17-0 won't fly against most teams though, starting with Dallas next Sunday night.
• The Cincinnati Bengals...any questions?
• The Arizona Cardinals...many, many questions.
• Drew Brees and the Saints offense...no question about it.
• Chicago's Brian Urlacher dislocated his wrist and is out for the season, while Jay Cutler's 4 INT's did little to prove that his wrist was, in fact, located.
• Donovan McNabb broke his ribs on a touchdown run. Michael Vick's in-suspension training might have just been kicked up a notch.
• Along with Brees, Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, and Matt Hasselbeck all went ape. Jake Delhomme? Oh my.
• Opening week game predictions were a stellar 4-1, including the 49ers upset special! The only blemish was surprisingly the Giants, failing to cover the spread by exactly 1/2 point. Darn.

Well that'll do it, enjoy the games tonight. Chargers will kill Oakland, but I actually expect up to 3 quarters of competitive football between the Bills and Patriots. So we have that going for us.