The Good, The Bad and The Ugly -- Week 13

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly -- Week 13

Blondie (The Good)

1. New England Patriots:  All the nay sayers said wait until the weather came into play and the Patriots were forced to run the ball. Well the conditions in Baltimore weren’t conducive to a passing game and New England still found a way to win.

2 Dallas Cowboys: Tony Romo is playing about as well as any QB in the NFL and his chemistry with Terrell Owens is growing. These guys still technically have two months before a possible rematch with New England.  That’s a lot of time to improve even more.

3. Indianapolis Colts: Of course that rematch won’t happen if the Colts have anything to say about it. Now that key players are coming back from injury, and the AFC South is all but locked up, don’t count the Colts out yet.

4. Green Bay Packers: Yeah I didn’t see the pass interference on that play either. Then again, how often does T.O. literally hand an interception to the defense in the end zone?  Dallas won that one fair and square. Let’s hope we get a rematch in the NFC Championship.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers: Big Ben, Hines Ward and the gang look ready to humanize the Patriots next week. 

6. Jacksonville Jaguars: Even though the Jags lost, they kept pace with a surging Colts team. Believe me, nobody will want to play Jacksonville in the playoffs.

7. San Diego Chargers: Here’s an AFC team flying under the radar right now. If LDT keeps running like this, the Chargers won’t be an easy out for anyone.

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Some how, some way, the Bucs have become the 3rd best team in the NFC. I did not see this coming.

9. Cleveland Browns: Look up the phrase “hose job,” and you’ll see a picture of Kellen Winslow getting pushed out of bounds by two Arizona Cardinals.

10. Seattle Seahawks: From what Shaun Alexander showed me on Sunday, he could be back in top form. Seattle can play with anyone when they run the ball like that.

11. NY Giants: Eli Manning looked like he was about to benched before he led that 4th quarter rally. Shame on the Bears for letting that game slip away.

12. Minnesota Vikings:  Out of all the NFC teams in the playoff hunt, the Vikings seem to have the most favorable schedule and the most going for them.

13. Tennessee Titans: Albert Haynesworth is back and so are the Titans. Vince Young, however, might want to go back to his old self.

14. Arizona Cardinals: As of Week 13, Arizona is the sixth seed in the NFC. This Sunday’s game against the Seahawks will tell us if they will remain in that spot.

15. Buffalo Bills: How dare they take advantage of only 10 men on the field? Buffalo is like school on Sunday… no class. I kid. Dick Jauron deserves some serious Coach of the Year consideration.

Angel Eyes (The Bad) 

16. Philadelphia Eagles: Looks like the AJ Feely honeymoon is over. At 5-7 Philly can pretty much kiss the post season goodbye. 

17. New Orleans Saints: When you just need to run out the clock, why not go for a trick play? Hats off to Sean Payton. He’s the best coach the Bucs could’ve hoped for.

18. Chicago Bears: Believe it or not, Rex Grossman hasn’t played too badly the last three weeks. It definitely says something about his character that he can step back in the lineup and play well after the Chicago crowd chastised him earlier in the season.

19. Denver Broncos: Here is a team poised for a free fall since their collapse against Devin Hester and the Bears in Week 12. So much for my post season prediction.

20. Washington Redskins: Like I said last week, it’s going to take good coaching to get the Skins ready to play football after the week they had. Unfortunately the Redskins had Joe Gibbs. Never thought I’d say that. In fact I’m looking up now for storm clouds.

21. Detroit Lions: Hey Jon Kitna, how confident are you in your 10 win guarantee now? 

22. Kansas City Chiefs: Who the heck is Tyler Thigpen and why didn’t he have a prominent role in “Hard Knocks” this year?

23. Houston Texans: Seeing Ron Dayne bulldozing people over probably took him off the waiver wire in a lot of fantasy leagues. After he’s shut down next week, he’ll be comfortably back on the wire where he belongs.   

24. Baltimore Ravens:  Say what you will about the penalties at the end of the game. I thought Bart Scott throwing the flag in the stands was the funniest on-field moment in recent memory.

Tuco (The Ugly)

25. Oakland Raiders: Look out for the rollin Raiders! After the way Justin Fargas ran over the Broncos, I think LaMont Jordan, Ron Dayne and Ricky Williams are going to Amsterdam for a while.

26. Carolina Panthers: The crowd in Charlotte finally got to see their team win. Granted they beat up one of the most inept teams in the NFL.

27. Cincinnati Bengals: Face it Bengals, the Steelers just have your number.

28. St. Louis Rams: It only took Stephen Jackson 12 weeks to put up over 20 fantasy points. Me bitter? Not at all.

29. San Francisco 49ers: Seeing Trent Dilfer stink it up for the Niners at least helps Alex Smith’s case that maybe it’s not him as much as the shoddy play calling.

30. NY Jets: In the clash of the titans that was the Jets vs Dolphins, who else thought the games played on Saturday were more exciting?

31. Atlanta Falcons: I think I see some potential in the Chris Redman to Roddy White combo. Let’s keep an eye on this.

32. Miami Dolphins: With the way the Patriots are playing lately and the way the Dolphins have been playing, it’s looking more likely that we’ll see an 0-16 team rather than a 16-0 team.  

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