Sunday Evening QB - Week 10

Ive felt many emotions after Vikings games: Rage. Depression. Ecstacy. Relief. But after Edinger nailed that 48 yarder thru the uprights, I laughed out loud. Watching the Vikings steal this game that they had ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS WINNING, was like watching a classic Chappelle skit.

Even funnier was watching Tice describe the defense's performance as "outstanding." The unit gave up over 400 yards, and a game tying TD drive in the 4th Quarter. But when compared to the completely inept performance of the offense, the D didn't look that bad:

• 11 first downs
• 137 total yards
• 21 rushing attempts for 12 yards
• 2 drives over 20 yards
• 1 scoring drive
  
• 3 points (compared to the D's 7 and special teams' 14)
  

Yup, this offense is really flourishing now that Daunte is gone.

Nevertheless, history was made today. The first time an NFL team returned an interception, kickoff and punt for TD's in the same game. It reminds me of a Vikes-Ravens game where there were 3 kickoff returns TD's in the first half.

And this could not have happened to a better team than the NY Giants. Whenever a NYC/NJ team puts together a string of wins, the national press fawns all over them. And this year's Giants are no exception. With their bottom-feeding 6-2 record, the Giants became the chic pick to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. This despite the following:

• Their only road win came against Rodeo Cody Pickett and the SF 49ers.
• They had yet to face the 4-time defending division champion Eagles.
• Thier QB has had a completion ratio hovering around 50%.

Unfortunately for rational NFL fans, Eli has already acheived the "unblamable" level by the press. It took Peyton and Farve a couple full season reach that plateau. Eli on the other hand has done it while assembling a "Boller-esque" resume:

• 7-9 as a starter (Boller is 14-13)
  
• has a career completion % of 50% (Boller 55%)
  
• Passer rating of 72 (Boller 68)
  
• 21 TD's/18 INT's (Boller 20/24)
  

You could make quite a comparison between the Bush and Manning families. Underacheiving Patriarch mired in mediocrity. Big Brother appears great and gets a ton of credit, but doesnt really perform when it matters most. Lil Brother just gets by riding big bro' and daddy's coattails.