Week 4

Just a few thoughts on this weekends football games:

My BCA/Packers T-Shirt

First of all it's Breast Cancer Awareness week (or month?) in the NFL. I think this is awesome! I sported my BCA Packers shirt yesterday as the players donned pick shoes, gloves, towels and wristbands. They will be auctioning off the pink items on nfl.com/auction and all the proceeds will go to fighting breast cancer. If you are a football fan this is a great time to get that autographed item you've always wanted!

The Pack played OK. But there were a few moments there when I wondered if we were going to be the first to loose to the Lions in a year and a half. I thought the defense was pretty solid. Woodson had that really nice touchdown play. But what was with the offense? There were two or three 3-and-outs, and it seemed like they were just....slow or something. Rodgers is always talking about getting in a rhythm I just wonder if they haven't found it in three games, are they sure they really even have a rhythm as an offense? I am not saying they played terrible. There were some really beautiful plays with Driver, Jennings, and Finley, and a couple nice runs by Jackson and Kuhn, but they were sluggish. You know how they say "march down the field?" Well, it seemed like Pack was dragging their feet more than marching yesterday. But like Rodgers said, it's a win.

Everyone was talking about the Donovan McNabb return to Philly and how the fans were going to respond. Well, they responded with respect, and it was really cool. The stadium erupted in cheers for McNabb when he first came out onto the field, but after that they did as they have always done, and supported their Eagles team. I was impressed. All I have to say is stay classy Philadelphia!

The 49ers/Falcons game was a close one, and for a while I thought San Francisco was going to get their first win. But after maintaining the lead the entire game, they lost when the Atlanta kicked a field goal with two seconds left on the clock. Bummer. Everyone, including myself thought SF would be playing better this year, and I think their defense looks OK...but...Do they have an excuse?

The best game yesterday by far was the Indie/Jacksonville game. The score went back and forth, and each team answered the scoring drives of the other. Payton Manning passed John Elway for the number three spot in the NFL for most passing yards in a career with somewhere around 51,000! The was suspenseful all the way to the end, and what an ending! Scobee, the kicker for the Jaguars made a 59 yard field goal (the longest of his career) with 4 seconds left on the clock to bring the final score to 31 to 28. Wheew...was it exciting!

The last game I will comment on is the Bears Giants game. After the Bears beat us last week everyone was asking themselves "Is Chicago a 3-0 team?" Well, folks, now we have our answer. Nope. They are not. They were beat so badly that by the middle of the third quarter I actually started feeling bad for them! Nine sacks, a bunch of botched plays, penalties and interceptions...It was ugly.

Well, that's it for week four...stay tuned for next weeks summary!