Monday…..my favorite day

If I had to guess, I’d say Monday’s could rise to number 2 on the most things feared in life list very shortly(number one being TO after a catch-less game…yikes) But fear not people! For today is Monday! and it so happens to be a great Monday at that!….The Eagles FINALLY won a game in the second half, not before letting a field goal get block and returned for a touch down right before half, and not scoring a single point in the 3rd quarter while allowing the 49ers to score 10, (hey can’t say they don’t give their fans a game to watch) The game ended up being 40-26 the score didn’t really reflect how close the game was. Buckhalter really stepped up to the plate with Westbrook being out with having a Westbrook type of day where he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown(he ran it in from the redzone too!….have I died and gone to heaven?) and 85 yards receiving. That win brings the Eagles to a .500 record at 3-3 and seeing as the Redskins lost to the Rams also(apparently the team decided they felt like playing?…I know weird right?) and the Cowboys lost the Cardinals in OT. It makes the NFC east a lot more interesting, with the Giants playing tonight against the biggest disappointment of the year so far(other than the fact that Al Davis is still alive)the Browns we could see it shake up even more.

Other news around the league, the texans and the before mentioned rams got their first wins on sunday against the dolphins and redskins respectively. That only leaves the Benglas and the Lions as the teams with out a win. The Bengals lost to the New York Favre’s and the Lions lost the only way the Lions could on a last second hail marry that set the Vikings up for a field goal as time expired(there are teams in the league that are praised for how well they win close games, I think everyone should be aware of how well the Lions blow close games, I’ve done the research, if the Lions won all the games that they were leading in 4th they would be 155-5 in the past ten years, I totally made that up I’m just saying they’re terrible.) The Chargers won the re-match of the AFC championship game(instead of them going to the super bowl though, they just managed to get back to being .500) The Packers beat the Seahawks in a game that I didn’t even know was being played(that’s how little press these two teams get) The Jaguars beat the Bronco’s in a game where the two teams finally played like they should(The Jaguars good, and the Bronco’s bad) Another two teams that played like they should were the Colts and Ravens(the Colts scoring a lot, and the Ravens not scoring) Jeff Garcia continued to maintain the over achieving season the Bucs are having by beating the Panthers who finally stumbled from their run of going 4-1 in the first 5 games. The Dolphins lost to the Texans on a last second scamper by Matt Shaub(he can run?) Which gave the Texans their first win(now Lions and Bengal’s don’t break my heart like the Dolphins did last year and win a game! If you must win, win now don’t wait till the second last game!)The Saints destroyed the Raiders who continue to be one of the worst teams in the NFL(Lions, don’t worry you still hold the title for number 1)The Falcons beat the Bears making that 4 more wins than anyone thought they would have this year.(They’re 4-2, that means no one thought they were going to win a game this year…just so were on the same page)

 

Phillies lost their first game last night 7-2 they’re up 2-1 in the series however. They’re in LA for games 4 and 5 then come back to Philly for the final 2 games if need be. The dodgers scored 5 runs in the first inning and Jamie Moyer only lasted an Inning and 3/4(I think during the game his alzheimers kicked in and he forgot where he was because he defiantly wasn’t pitching)They play game 4 tonight, and if Philly wants to really put the Dodgers on their backs they gotta take a game in LA.

The Rays tied up their series 1-1 beating the defending champs the Red Sox’s 8-9. This team looks better than I thought, so there’s potential for this series to go the distance and in that case I think the Rays have a pretty good shot. They play game 3 tonight also, same deal with the Rays as it is with the Phill’s except the Rays NEED to win in Boston to stay in this series.

 

Greg Oden for ROY?