NFL Week 8 Recaps News

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Packers 19, Broncos 13: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Brett Favre

During the pregame show for tonight's Monday Night Football game we were treated to treacly, sentimental blubbering by Tony Kornheiser about everything Brett Favre means to football, Green Bay, America and the world. The opening to the game itself was a sepia-toned video segment replete with maudlin music and pictures of...

Bills Put Jets to Sleep; Fans Already There

Algebra class. A six-hour documentary about the making of a six-hour documentary on the DMV. Being stuck on a train overnight because you hit a cow on your way to Abilene. Watching paint dry. What do these things have in common? They are all slightly less boring than the 13-3 Bills win over the Jets I spent three hours...

Patriots Pound Redskins; Sets Up 2nd Game Of The Year ... This Year

The New England Patriots put it to the Washington Redskins, 52-7. This is the first time in 35 years the Patriots have beaten Washington ... and now Bill Belichick has beaten every NFL franchise he's faced. Tom Brady was sharp. He carved up the Redskins [who were without starting CBs Carlos Rogers and Fred Smoot] for 306...

Steelers Show Bengals Who Wears the 'Big Boy Pads'

Before the game, Bengals defensive lineman John Thornton said that Cincinnati had to bring their "big boy pads" against the Steelers today. Pittsburgh showed the Bengals that they're still in diapers.The Steelers outmuscled Cincinnati, 24-13, virtually killing any shot for the Bengals to win the AFC North. The Steelers...

Giants Beat Dolphins In London ... Now Let's Go Home

Look, I'm not one of those guys who says that the NFL should never play a game in a foreign land. I just don't think that it needs to be a regular season game. Nothing against London or Wembley Stadium, really. Or even the idea. The fans were kinda, sorta into it [though booing the Giants kneeling on the ball at the end of...