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1 | 1 | Did the Colts break NFL rules by pulling their starters in the third quarter? | |
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2 | 4 | The Bolts have won ten in a row and are scarier than the Colts in my humble opinion. | |
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3 | 2 | The Saints have dropped two spots in two weeks and are doing like Culture Club as they “Tumble for you”. | |
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4 | 3 | How good are the Vikings? Is the rift between Favre and Childress actually resolved? | |
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5 | 5 | Call Donovan McNabb Escalade because he’s still got wheels. | |
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6 | 6 | The Packers just might be the best team in the NFC. Especially if a team has to travel to Lambeau for a playoff game. | |
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7 | 7 | I hate Bill Belichick more than I hate Blue Cheese. That’s a lot. | |
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8 | 8 | Cedric Benson not being named a pro bowler is a bigger robbery than the Lufthansa Heist. | |
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9 | 9 | Wow, and people thought the Cowboys would find a way to blow it. Don’t worry; they can still make you cry in the playoffs. | |
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10 | 10 | Now that the Cardinals look like a decent NFC team, they’ll probably get stomped in the playoffs. | |
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11 | 17 | Trash talking between Darrelle Revis and Chad Ochocinco on twitter before this week’s game. Let’s hope Chad doesn’t get stuck on “Revis Island” | |
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12 | 20 | It will be hilarious when the Texans finish 9-7 (their best record ever) and still don’t make the playoffs. | |
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13 | 15 | The Steelers deserve to make the playoffs as much as Mike Leach deserves an award for his humility and integrity. | |
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14 | 13 | The Ravens seem to be the only team playing themselves right out of the playoffs. | |
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15 | 11 | Whoops, I spoke to soon. After three straight losses the Broncos are also playing themselves out of a playoff spot. | |
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16 | 12 | As Mike Myers says in Mystery Alaska, the G-men are “done like dinner.” | |
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17 | 14 | Coulda, shoulda, didn’ta. | |
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18 | 16 | Ouch, two straight close losses. Hello, golf! | |
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19 | 18 | 7-1 in their last eight would seem like a playoff team. Too bad they started the season 0-6. | |
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20 | 19 | Terrific Shellacking of Buffalo, not that it’s very difficult these days. | |
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21 | 21 | Hey, the niners might finish .500. That’ll do, donkey. | |
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22 | 22 | That was just rude of the Panthers to embarrass the Giants in New York’s last game ever in Giants stadium. | |
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23 | 23 | I don’t know who Hunter Hillenmeyer is, but he had a pretty nasty game last week (13 tackles and a forced fumble). | |
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24 | 24 | The Seahawks were so bad on Sunday that when they returned to Seattle, they were sent straight to bed and didn’t even get to stop at Starbucks on the way home. | |
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25 | 28 | Was Derek Anderson’s Pro Bowl season a complete fluke? | |
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26 | 26 | I don’t about know about ya’ll but I like Charlie Frye | |
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27 | 25 | Aaron Schobel had a sack hat-trick against the falcons. He has ten on the year, but the bleakness of playing in Buffalo has him contemplating retirement at 32. | |
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28 | 27 | Albert Haynesworth is so overweight that he has to iron his Redskins uniform in the driveway. | |
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29 | 29 | At least the Chiefs will get a good draft pick. | |
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30 | 31 | I just want to mention Cadillac Williams here not only because is he the reason the Bucs won this week, but because his name is completely awesome. | |
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31 | 30 | These Lions are about as ferocious as a bowl of Cheerios. | |
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32 | 32 | I just watched a marathon of the HBO show Eastbound and down. I suggest you do the same instead of watching this week’s Rams game. |
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Seriously, what is up with the Vikings? If they’re not careful, they’ll slide right into a playoff loss.