Base10 enjoyed last night's games. He can really get into MNF at 7:30. You go to bed at a reasonable hour. You get to work on time the next day (dead guys on the train notwithstanding). If you go out to watch the game, you're eating spicy wings at 8:00 instead of 10:00 and reap all the gastrointestinal benefits that accrue from that the next day.

Unfortunately, from the perspective of last night's game, it was a bust. Don't get me wrong, it was nice to see the telethon aspect of the event raising money for Katrina victims, but after getting off to a strong start in week one, the Saints were completely dominated by the Giants last night. This should be a cautionary tale for the NFC East. Dallas and Washington (despite it's record) both have glaring weaknesses and Philly definitely showed some vulnerability after week one's loss to Atlanta. The Giants however are 2-0 and looked strong on both sides of the ball both games. It's too early to make any conclusions, but they just might surprise people this year.

Speaking of the NFC East, Dallas played Washington last night in MNF's other game. The game was exciting but only in the fourth quarter. The Giants had held the Skins scoreless and held a 13-0 lead when late in the game, Santana Moss caught not one but two touchdown passes. At the end it was quite exciting, but Dallas had to burn all their timeouts to get the ball back and Drew Bledsoe doesn't have it in him to win games like that anymore. Loyal fans who stayed up were rewarded by the football gods for fighting off the arms of Morphius.

- posted by Base10 @ 5:25 PM