WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
It had to happen. The wife made us clean out The Basement. The Kittens, the 'Skins, the Boots, daBares, the Flops, the Nils, the Gags, the Yikes, the Cheaps....all kicked out the door after winning all their games today. Beat it! She's not gonna fill another helmet full of chips and dip for a bunch of poseurs. Never have so many teams with a losing record pulled off upsets.
However...not everybody left. Moving into FIRST PLACE in the NFC Doormat tonight were the hard-charging Dallas Cowboys, pulling into a dead heat with the Detroit Lions, at 2-7. Seven straight losses, and zero offense! The Cowboys are doing it the old fashioned way, losing by boring the other team so throughly, that almost nothing happens- except the 'Pokes pull down the loss and skip town. Losing 10-6 to Tampa Bay in the Stiff of the Week, the Cow-snoozers rope a shoegazing masterpiece, perfect for letting your mind wander, like on the open range, perhaps to contemplate why there is air, since looking down at the field is really just not a good idea. You're in Moldy Carpet country.
Also sliding into the muck with a thud were the Cleveland Browns, the first team to 8 losses! This was unexpected from the Brownies- sure we thought 10 losses were in play, but THIS. They could get 13 at this pace. Taking the Blank Helmet offense into Pittsburgh, the Browniers kept the non-win streak going, now at five, with a craftily desultory bomb, losing to the Steel City 30-9. 2 lost fumbles (still looking), an INT, and eighteen penalties for a whopping 188 yards. Toss in the six sacks for 45 yards, and you've gone backwards for well over TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS. WOW!!!!!
Staying hot on the chase in the AFC are the Titans. Exhausted from their victory last week, the Titanics have no trouble dispatching the Carolina Panthers, a team way way off the losing road. Titans lose with easy 27-10.
THE DOORMAT of DOORMATS GAME of the WEEK
was the Ravens and the Jags, and it went down to the wire and yet another tight spot for Joe Flacco and his overthrown balls in the turf that sailed over your head yet rocket into the ground at your feet. JAGS tried valiantly, but the Cravens, who appeared to have won the game by 1 point, reached out in desperation for anything, and found a face mask, and pulled hard. Penalty! And we all know a game can't end on a penalty- the Jags get one more play, kicking a 53 yard field goal with no time on the clock. Craven-Poes get the loss, losing 22-20.
We shall return tomorrow after the Toxins game, for the final rundown on the phenomenal Sunday of Upsets we had today.
But, right now, we're trying to keep the basement clean for just one night.
Seeya tomorrow,
AAAAAnd That's the View From the Basement!!
what a clean up ! deadskins gone with the loofa, kittens cat box refreshed with clean litter - first victory at lambeau since 1991 ! Bootineers one trip to red zone was good enough for the victory over the cowpies. Da bares win a blow out ! Gags win only because cravens facemask penalty gives one more play after time runs out... a 53 yard field goal, which is good. Flops get back in the pool by come from behind win over feebles. Manziel can pass out on the carpet or the couch or in the barca-lounger, he’s got the basement to himself. (not sure why the wife let him stay after making every body else go home) Any body have a theory?
ReplyDeleteJohnny just kept scrambling around the grill on the patio, and we just gave up. He's here.
DeleteGags ending was the stuff of legend.
ReplyDeleteBoy was I wrong on the Lions Packers game. Three in a row for the Pack, and all three losses to teams that are mot playing well. Kittens get classic fire the GM and bench the quarterback and win one game syndrome. However, Kittens finish season with Saints, 49ers, and Bears. They could wind up wiith 5 wins and blow the whole season.
ReplyDeletethey lied about benching Stafford. They still went for the loss....couldn't get it.
ReplyDeleteSo Stafford played? Well there really is no alternative. Orsloppsy?
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