NFL Roundup

There is great joy in Mudville today on account of the New York Jet's victory over the Arizona Cardinals yesterday. Base10's beloved Gang Green beat the Cards 13-3. Although not a particularly impressive win, it was nice since the Jet's managed to win despite Quincy Carter getting knocked out of a significant portion of the game. Brooks Bollinger played pretty well, which is comforting since it is likely that Carter will be gone after this season.

As predicted, fans of our crosstown cousins the Giants are not happy this morning. The Eli Manning-led Giants were trounced by the Eagles 27-6.

It's interesting to note that Base10 predicted few games of interest this weekend. EVen Base10's beloved Jets had pretty much a snoozer of a game. What's wonderful about football though is how often that prediction is wrong. Base10 predicted good matchups in the KC-SD game and the Bal-NE game. the KC game was a great game where San Diego won 34-31, but the Baltimore game turned into a 24-3 blowout played in mud-bowl conditions in Foxboro.

On the other hand, the Battle for Ohio, aka Cleveland vs. Cincy, surely a snoozer by any definition of the term, turned into a 48-58 shootout. What's more, the Suday night matchup between Oakland and Denver, a game that tempted Base10 to go home to bed early, was played in wonderful snow storm-like conditions and resulted in a 25-24 Oakland upset.

What always amazes Base10 is the breadth of quality in football games. Anything can happen, even between two not-so-good teams. Football really is a great sport.

Tonight's matchup pits Green Bay and St. Louis. Click here for a preview.
- posted by Base10 @ 2:57 PM