Monday Night Football has the uncanny ability to pull you in and keep you there for unplanned amounts of time, even when someone up top botched in their predicting at the beginning of the season that the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Houston Texans in Week 13 would be a great game. If nothing at all, it was at least the Texans first appearance on MNF and consequently their first win on MNF. I found myself watching this slugfest of powerhouse losers particularly because nothing else was on T.V. and sometimes any sports is better then no sports. 

Jets Aren’t There Yet

Snow wasn't the only thing falling in East Rutherford on Sunday.

The New York Jets jumped all over the Tennessee Titans and ruined their perfect season two weeks ago. The Jets vaulted themselves into talks about a New York Super Bowl between the Jets and Giants and cheeseheads all over the greater Green Bay area chanted even louder, “Bring back Brett! Bring Back Brett!” (They still sounded like they were saying “Breen brack Breck,” apparently Packer fans are NOT hooked on Phonics.) The Titans rebounded nicely against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, it would have been really hard not to rebound against the Lions. The Lions are like the not so attractive girl you go out with after being dumped just to “get back in the game.” You have to start somewhere, right? Meanwhile, the Jets managed to lose to the Denver Broncos at home and relinquish what momentum they had. Brett Favre, seasoned to play in cold and ugly weather, did just enough to keep his team in the game. Jay Cutler of the Broncos, who is no stranger to bad weather, did do enough to win. The good news for the Jeta is that they only play one more team this year with a winning record, the Miami Dolphins, the other three are a combined 12-24. 

Plaxico Burress may not play in a Giants jersey again.

Burress Latest Victim of Own Greed and Stupidity

I don’t know what it’s like to feel like I can do whatever I want and convincing myself that I won’t get caught because I’m above the law. Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, and Pacman Jones did, and apparently so did Plaxico Burress. If Burress had any brains about him he would have known that all he needed was a concealed weapons permit to carry one with him. As if that was foolish enough, then he shoots himself in the leg with the gun. While his injury was not fatal to him physically, his career in the NFL might be close to dying. There is still a chance that he will skirt by charges of carrying a weapon with intention to harm, Ray Lewis skirted charges of shooting and killing a man. We all know that sports players never receive a fair trial becuase of the bias involved. I don’t think these kind of things would happen so much of we didn’t hold professional athletes on such high pedestals. If Burress can weasel his way out of this one, he will probably end up with all the other alleged felons in the NFL, on the Dallas Cowboys.

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