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New York Giants 37, Dallas 34 – New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
This match up never fails to produce memorable games and last night certainly didn’t fall short of expectations. It had everything you thought it would, including a Tony Romo fourth quarter collapse, Brandon Jacobs making a fool of himself and Eli Manning adding to his perfect record at the new Cowboy stadium.
Tony Romo had a decent game, but when the Cowboys needed him most he missed Miles Austin on a wide open bomb that would have put the Cowboys ahead. Unlike mister meltdown, Eli Manning continued his glorious season, leading the Giants down the field once again and taking the lead for what would become the game-winning points.
The game was decided on a timeout similar to last week for Dallas. Jason Pierre-Paul had a night to remember, with two sacks, a forced fumble, and the deciding play of the game — blocking the Cowboys’ final field goal attempt — placing his name in the same sentence as the elite pass rushers in the game.
The Giants and Cowboys will throw it down again in Week 17, this time in the big apple, with the NFC East division most likely at stake.
Denver Broncos 13, Chicago Bears 10 – Jesus Christ Superstar
I am going a little off the charts here onto Broadway as because this song is so very fitting to our main man Timmy Tebow. As Al Michaels mused on Sunday Night football, it isn’t impossible that there is divine intervention when Tebow plays.
It seems everything that needs to happen, happens when Tebow is playing. Marion Barber will probably be considered the goat of the week as two knucklehead plays allowed Tebow and the Broncos to continue their winning streak and maintain a lead in the AFC west.
G-d I love Tebow!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-J72YnMFI
Green Bay Packers 46, Oakland Raiders 16 – Hard to Handle by the Black Crowes
As Mike McCarthy says there are no words in the vocabulary to describe how good and how special a year Aaron Rodgers is having. Now add Rodgers’ completely dominant play to the way the defense the Packers played this week and you most likely have the first 19-0 team in NFL history.
There really isn’t any team playing close to the level the Packers are playing. It is important to note however that Greg Jennings suffered a pretty nasty injury that probably will shelf him for the rest of the regular season, while I don’t think that will play a factor in 16-0 it could be something to monitor in the playoffs.
New England Patriots 34, Washington Redskins 27 – Animal by Def Leppard
This song is purely a tribute to Rob Gronkowski, who is having probably the single greatest season by a tight end. Gronk has been nothing short of animal! It is mind boggling to think that a TE could even be in the discussion for MVP but his name is just as deserving as any others.
While the Pats came away with the W, this is their second consecutive one-score game against a pretty crappy team (Indy last week). The New England secondary is the worst it’s been in the past ten years according to Rodney Harrison and could set them back come playoff time.
That being said, with the help of guys like Gronk, Tom Brady can still put up points with the best of them.
Houston Texans 20, Cincinnati Bengals 19 – For The First Time by The Script
For the first time in team history, the Houston Texans will be going to the NFL playoffs. Mazel Tov to all! Behind the rookie arm of the legend himself, TJ Yates, the Texans won as a team, like they have the whole season, rallying together make sure that this was the year they finally got over the hump.
While it seemed that the Bengals had this game wrapped up at the start of the fourth quarter, they completely blew their coverage on the last play: a touchdown from Yates to Kevin Walter. While Hosuton celebrated, this game put a real dent in Cincinnati’s playoff hopes. With the streaking Jets catching fire, the Bengals might have to win out if they still have hopes of getting that wildcard spot.
