Some thoughts on Wild Card Weekend

Couldn't believe it when I received the following text message Saturday night: "The Chiefs haven't made a first down yet with five minutes left in the third." Whaaaaa? Isn't the Colts defense only supposed to be mediocre? And Manning was not on his game, throwing three interceptions and relying on his defense and RB Joseph Addai to bail him out. Any decent team would have taken advantage of that. I guess Herm Edwards' team wasn't (hello?!) playing to win the game. You don't play it just to play it, Herm. That's the great thing about sports. You play to win.

The botched Tony Romo hold was one of the most painful things I've ever witnessed. Now, the Seahawks, a 9-7 NFC West (LOL) team that limped into the playoffs following losses to two sub-.500 teams, have made it to the divisional playoffs. Ugh. This is on par with the St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series last year. As DJ Gallo (my new future husband) wrote on ESPN.com...

"Underwear: This is what I'd bet Jerry Jones soiled when Romo botched the hold."

That Patriots win yesterday felt awesome. The final score of 37-16 doesn't really illustrate how close a game it was. 17-10 Pats at the half, 23-16 Pats with about five minutes to play in the fourth. Then a six-minute touchdown drive followed by an Asante Samuel 36-yard interception return ended the Jets' season. Favorite moment of the game: Bill Belichick's reaction after the Samuel INT. I have never seen a coach THAT ecstatic. He wanted that win BAD. Second favorite moment would have to be Belichick shoving a cameraman out of the way so he could give Eric Mangini a hug. Shoved him in the face, actually. Classy.

Don't have much to say about Eagles-Giants, although I never thought I'd see Jeff "I'm not gay" Garcia make it to the divisional playoffs this year. I think that perfectly illustrates the state of the NFC. Hopefully he'll just get stomped in 2002 fashion by the superior Saints.