Base10 is finally coming to terms with the Jets fateful loss to Denver where they were shutout in Mile High. Some observations:

1. It is a gut wrenching feeling when the third string quarterback has to come in. This is especially true when he is in reality the fifth-stringer after Pennington, Fiedler, Bollinger and Testaverde. What makes matters worse is that most fans (Base10 included) didn't know the guy's name is Kliff Kingsbury.

2. Our defense is going to be awesome next year. I say this only due to the shear amount of reps they're getting this year. They were on the field for something like forty-five minutes on Sunday. We're talking extreme conditioning.

3. The quarterback situation is so bad that even Base10 may to get a tryout. Unfortunately, the Jets offensive line is so bad, no QB would dream of taking the job. You'd have to be crazy.

4. Brooks Bollinger was knocked out of the game Sunday with a concussion. Yesterday, Herm Edwards said that MRI results are good and Brooks will get the start on Sunday. It's really bad when you need to give your quarterbacks a blow to the head to get them to start.

5. How many times can Justin Miller fumble on kick returns? Maybe we can get into the record books that way.

Okay, okay. Enough of the kvetching. This Sunday the Jets face New Orleans at the Meadowlands in the Sunday night game. Some of my colleagues have suggested a pool predicting the number of no-shows. Base10 predicts that if the weather is even a little cold or rainy, it will be a very sparse crowd indeed for a prime time game.

In other football news, Philly QB Donovan McNabb will be out for the season to get surgery for a sports hernia (ouch!).

Last night's Monday night matchup figured to be a snoozer. The Packers were playing the Vikings at Lambeau. A few years ago, this would have been game of the week. Today, with both teams in the sewer, it figured to be a disaster.

In actuality, it turned into a pretty good game. It was a tight game until the end. In the 4th, Minnesota was ahead 17-14. Brett Favre marched the ball up the field and got in position to score the tying field goal. The game is now tied right before the two-minute warning and all of a sudden, Minnesota's offense comes alive. They march up the field after a spectacular catch by Koren Robinson in the seam between the zones. The Vikes grind the clock and force all of Green Bay's time outs before they kick the go ahead figgy with three seconds on the clock. Once again, football fans were rewarded for staying up late.

- posted by Base10 @ 12:51 PM