Q: Who had the most productive week 10 in the National Football League
(A.) The New York Jets, 7-point favorites playing at home against Jacksonville.
(B.) The Reilly Sports Blog pick section, coming off a scintillating 5-1 mark in Week 9.
(C.) The New York Giants, bye week.
The overwhelming, uproarious correct answer--your New York football Giants! You get a week off, then sit back and watch Philly and Dallas spit up their divisional lead! Big Blue was left for dead after losing four straight games, but now find themselves in somewhat of a driver's seat when it comes to the playoffs. Sure, they must improve their play drastically, but this was the easiest way to make up ground in football history.
As for the other two options on the pop quiz....whoa boy. Ohhhh doggy. It was a bad omen when the first play of the Jet game was Mark Sanchez interception. It was a worse omen when Maurice Jones-Drew didn't seem to have a run under 6 yards the entire game. It was the worst omen when Jones-Drew, with the Jets hoping and begging him to score a touchdown, went down at the goal line to prevent the Jets from getting the ball back. A field goal as time expired and boom, 24-22 Jags win. Jets fall to 4-5. From 3-0 to 4-5. That's a spicy meatball.
And the Reilly Sports Blog pick section? Well, an even spicier meatball. Something like this comes to mind. The first goose egg in blog history...0-6. I picked 4 favorites and only one of them (Indy) won the freakin' game! (We'll get to that phenomenal game in a moment.) The upset perfiction was the only one I came close on, as the Seahawks were given 9 points but lost by 11. Bummer. To be fair, I picked the Bills (+8) and they were actually looking pretty good...until the 4th quarter, when they realized they were the Bills and gave up 24 unanswered to close the game. Add in the Cowboys and Broncos both wetting the bed and, boom 0-6. So in conclusion, the emphatic answer to the pop quiz was the Giants. If someone told me the answer 36 hours ago, vomit would rain from above. Viva Los Jets. Viva El Reilly Sports Blog.
Here's the rest from week 10...
The Montauk BeverageWorks Delicious Performance of the Week:
Bill Belichick, Patriots. And viva Bill Belichick! I was going to throw a curveball for this award and give it to defensive player Charles Woodson. He played tremendous against the Cowboys, forcing many a turnover. Woodson had it locked up until oh, about 11:00pm. He came so close. But then Bill Belichick changed it all. Every fan that saw their team lose in week 10...every fan that's had a losing season and looks for the rare moments this season that give them joy...VINDICATION! The Patriots went down to their bitter rival in a historical fashion. I'm assuming every blog reader is well aware of Belichick's immortal decision, so I'll save the blog space. But in the end, he defied the football karma. The script was written for Peyton Manning to have the ball deep in his own territory, and see if he could drive one more time on the Pats. Belichick made a decision that defied the script. There's no way the football gods would let the Pats two measly yards and let the game end anticlimactically. Not gonna happen. Not even for his highness. Thus ends the longest Delicious Performace summary in history. In case you couldn't tell, it made me a bit giddy.
- Though Belichick's blunder stole the show, the game was a real treat last night. Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne proved their both downright un-coverable when they want to be. Literally, the quarterbacks were equal, down to the final minute. Yesterday, Peyton Manning won the war. But those that tuned in to watch the entire game are hoping for another one come playoff time.
- The best team so far in the NFC (New Orleans) almost gave it up to the Rams. I almost wonder which team the NFL was rooting for. They want to see the Saints go as far as they can undefeated, but an upset like that makes every game viable for the rest of the season.
- In the battle of legs, team Hard Knocks took down the defending-champion Steelers for the second time this season. Once the Jets are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, there's no doubt which team the Blog will endorse come playoff time. Unless Larry Johnson comes in and acts like Angelina Jolie-Ohno.
- The Eagles/Chargers game was pretty darn entertaining, with Brian Westbrook's concussion being a backbreaker for Philly. As entertaining as San Diego's win was in a positive way, the Chiefs beating the Raiders was entertaining in a somewhat gross way.
- The Jets were 8-3 when Brett Favre began his swoon last year. The Vikings are now 8-1, praying there will be no swoon to speak of. Them and the Saints are really starting to break away from everyone else in the conference.
- Definitive team on the way down: Denver. Definitive team that's hot and doesn't want you to know it: Carolina! Look out for Jake the Snake.
- Not the best matchup on Monday night. The Ravens take on the Browns on Cleveland's dawg pound. The line is Baltimore by 12. I want to say that the Browns will cover. But hey, I have a mindset this week that got me to 0-6. Say I'm laying the points. Baltimore 31, Cleveland 10
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