You know it’s a depressing “Monday Morning Matchups” (or 3M) when it gets written in the afternoon. A lot of this has to do with the fact that Sunday was the worst day in NFL history. What a bunch of terrible games. Ok, so Colts/Jags was good, but not really because the Colts won. The ‘Skins loss was so upsetting because of the way in which it happened coupled with Sean Taylor’s death. I can’t stand the Redskins, but I wanted to see them get that win. Then you’ve got Eli Manning being praised for his heroics in a game where he played really poorly, but the Bears couldn’t finish them off so Eli gets the credit. What a crock. Cleveland, this year’s darling of the NFL, couldn’t get the win because the referees made a terrible call on the last second Hail Mary. And of course, what would make a terrible Sunday complete more than another Steelers home game in sloppy mud? This week has GOT to be better than the last.
Pittsburgh Steelers versus New England Patriots (Sunday, 4:15 p.m.)
No two teams get more national air time than these two and this is really the last threat to New England’s undefeated regular season. If the Steelers win, you can expect them to get a first round bye, and if the Pats win, they will most likely win out the rest of the year. Either way, Hines Ward will have that stupid smile on his face the entire time they are playing.
New York Knicks versus New Jersey Nets (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.)
To make this game between two horrible teams more interesting, a side bet has been placed. The team that loses this game must give Isiah Thomas part ownership and name Stephon Marbury their head coach/ starting point guard. We here at TOA feel like they both belong in the state of New Jersey.
With their third week off in a row, Ohio State is hoping that the BCS will elect to bypass the actual football game and just hand the Buckeyes an undeserving national championship. (Sidenote: You think that OSU will decide next year to just not schedule a single game? That way, they’re undefeated and sure to get that BCS bid!)
Michigan versus Duke (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
Dick Vitale will finally come out of the closet and become a full on Duke fan at this game. He’s gonna cover himself in blue paint, get married to Steve Wojiechowski, enroll in a pretentious Duke University class like “Romantic English Literature of the Nineteenth Century”, and start a cult with the Cameron Crazies. I predict that Dickie V will be institutionalized within the year.
Chicago Bears versus Washington Redskins (Thursday, 8:15 p.m.)
My Bears against Pettey’s Skins and guess what? We’ll be seated together at Fed Ex Field to watch the events unfold. This could potentially be the NFL matchup of the season with two seriously underrated 5-7 teams going head-to-head. Whoever is the fan of the losing team has to walk home from the stadium wearing only diapers and clown shoes. Don’t worry, pics will be posted Friday morning…
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