Eagles Pull Out Victory!

The Eagles got an emotional victory yesterday, one that might spark a late-season run, but let's not get there yet. The Eagles did upset the Redskins, 33-25, in Washington. The was not without mistakes, though, but let's not be negative yet. Running back Brian Westbrook had a great game, as usual. He scored three touchdowns alone. This game had so many twists and turns. This game was plagued by penalties, on both teams.
Donovan McNabb did alright although he did not have so much accuracy. Not many people know this: McNabb did get injured in the first half of yesterday's game. A.J. Feeley did start to warm up, but McNabb said he was ready to play.
The defense did not do particularly good yesterday, for they made Jason Campbell look like an all-star. But they did make one good stand late in the game. The Redskins had the ball deep in the red zone and they Eagles stopped them seven times when they were at the eight yard line. The refs practically tried to win the game, for they gave the Redskins a new set of downs.
This game was a lot closer than the scoreboard read but this game was a tough game in which the Eagles won. They have not had a lot of luck in tough games this season. The Eagles have a gimme game next week against the no-win Dolphins. That game should get them to .500 and right in the race for the NFC Wild Card. But then they have tough games against New England, Seattle, the Giants, Dallas, and New Orleans. Their last game is at home against Buffalo. So, the Eagles would have to go on a real good streak to make the playoffs. But hey, they won a game.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 9-5
Minnesota at Green Bay: winner-Green Bay
It won't matter what Adrian Peterson does, the Packers are one of the elite teams in the NFC.
Jacksonville at Tennessee: winner-Jacksonville
Vince Young will do O.K., but Jones-Drew and the rest of the Jags will do better.
Denver at Kansas City: winner-Denver
Jay Cutler will most likely be coming back this game, and if Travis Henry is in the line up then the Broncos should take care of the Chiefs.
Buffalo at Miami: winner-Buffalo
The Bills should run over the Dolphins. (and the Bills aren't even a good team)
St. Louis at New Orleans: winner-New Orleans
The Saints should beat down the Rams. Reggie Bush was just cleared as active, so watch for him to have a great day.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: winner-Pittsburgh
Cleveland is a good team, but Pittsburgh's offense will overpower them in this relatively close game.
Philadelphia at Washington: winner-Washington
I sorry, I had to pick against my home team. It is falling apart here in Philly and the Redskins are just a better team than the Eagles.
Atlanta at Carolina: winner-Atlanta
Atlanta will win again, for a second week, against a disfunctional Carolina team.
Cincinnati at Baltimore: winner-Cincinnati
Cincinnati will just edge out the Ravens. Note: Chad Johnson is starting.
Chicago at Oakland: winner-Chicago
The defense will stop the run for the Bears and Greise (don't know if that's spelled right) will have a good-enough game.
Dallas at New York Giants: winner-Dallas
The Cowboys are an elite NFC team (as much as I hate to say it) and they will show that they are definitely the best in the division by beating thr Giants.
Detroit at Arizona: winner-Detroit
Jon Kitna will have a field day against this bad Arizona defense.
Indianapolis at San Diego: winner-Indianapolis
The Colts are still mad about their loss to the Patriots and they will come out firing today.
San Francisco at Seattle: winner-San Francisco
San Fran will just edge this one out.

Preview: Cowboys at Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are going up against their arch rivals Dallas Cowboys tonight at Lincoln Financial Field (left) on national television. This game is being overshadowed by the Patriots-Colts game of the year, but this game has major implications in the NFC East. If the Eagles win, they are .500 and still in the playoff talk. Also, if the Eagles win, the Cowboys might get discouraged and lose a string of games. If the Cowboys win, the Eagles are most likely out of the playoff race. It should be a fun game.
T.O. returns to Philly, and the fans should clobber him, especially with the game starting at 8:15. The Eagles are looking to show their fans that they can beat a decent team and no one better than the Cowboys with the nation watching. McNabb wants to return to his old form in this game, and I think he will. The Eagles have to try to break apart the Dallas D by passing the ball, and then give the ball to Westbrook for big games. The Eagles D line needs to get to Tony Romo. If you put pressure on Romo, he will throw interceptions. T.O. better watch out with Dawkins rooming the backfield for the first time since his injury. You have to think that Dawkins won't need any motivation, being as though he is playing he first game back against the divisional-rival Cowboys. Ya better get your popcorn ready.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 12-0, perfect record last week!

San Francisco at Atlanta: winner-Atlanta
This is a battle between two injury-ridden teams. Frank Gore is questionable and probably won't play so the Falcons should just edge this one out.
Cincinnati at Buffalo: winner-Cincinnati
Buffalo is playing pretty bad, only scoring 13 points against the Jets. Carson Palmer should have a field day.
Denver at Detroit: winner-Denver
Look for Jay Cutler to have a good day. Also look for the Denver defense to shut down the Detroit offense.
Carolina at Tennessee: winner-Tennessee
Tennessee will just edge the Panthers.
Green Bay at Kansas City: winner-Green Bay
Look for Brett Farve to continue his pace against the Kansas City D.
San Diego at Minnesota: winner-San Diego
Look for LT to have a great day as the chargers win by a sizable margin.
Jacksonville at New Orleans: winner-New Orleans
It will be a close game but the Saints will beat the Jags at home.
Washington at New York Jets: winner-Washington
Jason Campbell will have a good day as the Redskins win easily.
Arizona at Tampa Bay: winner-Arizona
It will be a close one as James (don't know how to spell his first name) and the Cardinals two talented wide receivers (Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin) lead the Cardinals to victory.
Seattle at Cleveland: winner-Cleveland
Shaun Alexander has done nothing this year for the Seahawks. Derek Anderson is blossoming into a top-notch quarterback.
New England at Indianapolis: winner-New England
This is preview of the AFC Championship game. This is the game of the year and maybe the game of the decade. The Pats are just too good on both sides of the ball for the Colts to win, but look for this game to be a thriller in Indy!
Houston at Oakland: winner-Houston
The Texans should go into Oakland and win this game.
Dallas at Philadelphia: winner-Philadelphia
Look for a big upset here as the Eagles just pull out a win against their rivals at home. McNabb will return to his old form in this huge game for the Eagles.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh: winner-Pittsburgh
Defence can't win you every game and Baltimore will learn that hear as the Steelers put a whipping to them.

76ers Preview

The Philadelphia 76ers will open their season tonight in Toronto where they will face off against the Raptors. Many predictions that you will read say that they will finish last in their the division. I am no different but I think that if the Knicks blow up, like they did last year, then the Sixers will finish above the Knicks. You will see mostly the same faces when you go to the Sixers game. Andre Iguodala is still the star of the team, and with the exception of a couple of draft picks and free agents, this team is mostly the same. They picked up rebounding machine Reggie Evans. Their first two picks, which you might see in a game, are forwards Jason Smith and Thaddeus Young. I think Iggy needs to pick it up this year and carry this team. He has the potential to do it and I think he will. I think he needs to have the ball in his hands a lot if the Sixers hope to win. Andre Miller can give it to him, being as though Miller is one of the league's best in assists. Then, when the team starts to double or triple team Iggy, Miller dishes to Korver for a wide open three.
Overall this season is just to build chemistry with the people on the team and try to win a decent amount of games. That might not happen, though, because their division is pretty tough. Next year the Sixers will have a lot of money to go after some big free agents. But, until then, the Sixers will build a solid nucleus with the players they have. Then again, who knows, they start their season off on Halloween night.

Red Sox Rock Rockies

The Red Sox certainly showed why they are the best baseball team in the world by sweeping the Rockies in the World Series last week. The Red Sox are just too good a mix of hitting and pitching. The Sox made it look easy as they outscored the Colorado Rockies 29-10. Everyone for the BoSox contributed from Manny Ramirez to John Lester.
I guess an eight-day rest for the Rockies cooled them off. Before this series the Rockies won every playoff game they played in this year.
Boston sports fans are joyful for two reasons: one, they won the World Series and two, their football team is undefeated.
The Red Sox are a great team, so don't count them out for next year. Their won't be any post-world championship drought for this team, believe me. They deserve to win.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 9-5
Detroit at Chicago: winner-Detroit
It won't be a high-scoring game as the Lions just edge out the Bears.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: winner-Pittsburgh
The Steelers' offense will over power the Bengals.
New York Giants at Miami: winner-New York
Miami stinks this year (they haven't won a game) and this one shouldn't be close.
Philadelphia at Minnesota: winner-Philadelphia
The Philly D should hold Peterson to a relatively quiet game. If they don't, they will get beat.
Cleveland at St. Louis: winner-Cleveland
The Rams should get a little more offense going but not enough.
Indianapolis at Carolina: winner-Indianapolis
With Joseph Addai back and Peyton as good as ever the Colts should take this one easily.
Oakland at Tennessee: winner-Tennessee
Oakland wants this season to be over so they can get JaMarcus Russell at QB next year.
Houston at San Diego: winner-San Diego
Look for Phillip Rivers to have a good game but this will probably be a close one.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay: winner-Jacksonville
Maurice Jones-Drew will have a good game as the Jaguars move up to 5-2.
Buffalo at New York Jets: winner-Buffalo
The Bills will beat the pitiful Jets.
Washington at New England: winner-New England
Washington is good but the Pats are better. Look for the Tom Brady and the rest of the Pats offense to have yet another great day.
New Orleans at San Francisco: winner-New Orleans
The saints have the same record as the 49ers (2-4) but the Saints should get it back on track. Watch for an explosive afternoon from Reggie Bush.
Green Bay at Denver: winner-Green Bay
It will be tough for Green Bay at Denver on Monday night but the Packers will scrape up the win.

Red Sox Take 2

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies last night in game two of the 2007 edition of the World Series of baseball. It was a pitching duel last night as Curt Schilling added to his postseason reputation. The final score was 2-1 Red Sox.

The Bostonians are now leading the series 2-0 and if they win game three, it will be extremely difficult for the Rockies to come back. I would definitely consider this next game, game 3, to be a must-win for the Rockies. If they lose, the Red Sox might bring up Josh Beckett for game 4 and with his history in pitching in big games, you might as well give the trophy to the Sox.

There is an off day today so maybe Clint Hurdle can get his boys together and the Rockies can beat the veteran Red Sox. They need to do better at handling the explosive Red Sox offense. It should be very intresting.