NFL! College! No Pants!

Well, Steve gave us the mathematical review of the Playoff weekend, how about a little recap from my end? Isn't that what got you through the weekend? Thinking of me recapping some hot, hot NFL action? I thought so.

The first game was a game that was a lot closer going into the 4th quarter than it should have been. Seattle impressed me, which is quite a turnaround, given how boring I usually find the Seahawks. Too bad they have to go on the road next week, where they seem to be pretty incapably of doing anything right. On the other side of the ball, the Redskins -- Wait. Did you hear that? Yep. That's the sound of Joe Gibbs' retirement party getting ready to start.
(Nothing official of course, but after a season like this, how can you possibly come back next year? I couldn't.)

My deepest wish is still a possibility to reach fulfillment. The Jaguars can still head up to New England and beat the Patriots after their thrilling win against the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Saturday. It took them a little too long to put the Steelers away, however, which is frightening for Jags fans. But the Jags have one of the best defensive lines in the league, which means they could theoretically take care of a couple of Patriots offensive linemen at a time, leaving their linebackers free for blitzes. Even if the Jags don't win in Boston, I think it's entirely likely that Brady sustains a few good hits, which is what we all want anyways, right?

Saturday night, I wrote the Audience Participation post, and while looking for images of soy sauce, I came across this:

Kikkoman Warrior! Fish head! No pants! (I went with a picture of ranch instead.)

Sunday rolled around, and we had a little NFC action to deal with again, with the Giants playing the Bucs. Everyone and their cousin picked the Bucs to win the game, forgetting, momentarily that the NFC South might be the new worst conference in football, and the Bucs only got in by default. Eli Manning did pretty good away from Giants Stadium, as he always seems to do. This sets up the first time the Giants and Cowboys have ever met in the playoffs. Crazy, right?

The late game featured the Chargers and Titans. The Titans really shouldn't have been there. If the Colts had tried at all last week, we'd be seeing the Browns leaving San Diego with a loss instead of the Titans. The Chargers were the superior talent in this one, and the thing that kept it close was the fact that Norv Turner was on their sidelines.

In the meantime, Purdue could be eying a new coach and the BCS title game is at least competetive thus far. It pains me to say this, but "Go Buckeyes!"