Rob's Wild Weekend Recap- A Crazy Football Sunday


Giant Choke Job

This game looked like it was over, but things changed drastically.  The Giants blew a 21 point lead with 7 minutes left in the game.  Michael Vick went crazy, running and throwing the ball, as the Giants defense did a complete 180 from its performance the first 3 quarters.  The Eagles also had a successful onside kick after they cut the lead to 14.  The Giants found every way possible to blow the game. 

Here is Vick's touchdown pass to tied the game at 31.


As shocking as it was that the game got to this point, the biggest shock was yet to come.  When it looked like the game was guaranteed to go to overtime, the unbelievable happened.  The Giants, whose special teams and punter have been awful all year, gave their fans every reason in the world to jump off the George Washington Bridge on their way home.  I still do not know how this happened.  Cover your eyes Giant fans. 

The punter should be kicked off the team for not kicking the ball out of bounds.  How do you allow DeSean Jackson to get the ball in his hands in that situation?  Has he not watched film on him? All he had to do was turn on SportsCenter to realize that.   I love how Jackson show boated on his way to the end zone.  It was even better than the backwards dive from last week.  He is so good and knows it, adding more salt to the wound.  As bad as the loss was, the Giants would still be in the playoffs and a win next week at Green Bay would most likely clinch a spot for them. 

This was not the first time the Giants lost to the Eagles on a punt return.



Jets Survive

This is what needs to be done when your offense is totally pathetic.

Brad Smith is the Jet's best offensive weapon as he gets them off to a great start. 

Like usual, the defense allowed the Steelers to march down the field to begin the second half and score a touchdown to take a 17-10 lead.  Surprisingly the Jets came back and scored their first offensive touchdown in 198 plays.  To be exact, it was the Bengals game on Thanksgiving.  Your eyes are not playing tricks on you in this video, they really did score.  I forgot what it looked like too.


Nick Folk kicked a field goal to give the Jets a 20-17 lead and the defense actually stepped up to stop the Steelers.  Jason Taylor decided to show up for a game.


Some might have thought the game was over, but this is the Jets.  Why would they ever make a game easy on themselves?   Lets allow Pittsburgh to drive 90 yards down the field.  It was typical Jets defense as the pass rush was non existent and receivers were open all over the place.  Would it be another last second loss by a New York football team?  As every Jet fans heart beat accelerated to the point of bursting, they stopped them. 


After this victory, my bet would be the loud mouth Jets are back (They were all talking about championships in the post game press conference). This was a huge win and most thought they would lose, but my advice would be to take the victory quietly and worry about beating the Bears next week.  Everyone knows though, Rex is Rex, and he does nothing quietly.   

The Giants and Jets are both better off making the playoffs as Wild Card teams because neither plays well at home.  The new Meadowlands stadium is a home field disadvantage.  The road has brought out the best in them, and that is where both will probably be in the playoffs.