The Chicago Bears held off the Philadelphia Eagles last night at Soldier Field behind a stellar defensive effort late in the game, which culminated in a goal-line stand by the Monsters of the Midway. The Eagles went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 3:40 left, but the Bears stopped Correll Buckhalter shy of the goal line. The Eagles converted only 2-of-13 on 3rd down conversions, as the Bears 'D' stepped up for an offense that only made three first downs in the second half and committed three turnovers.
How about that Cardinals-Jets game? Kurt Warner threw for 472 yards in the loss while Brett Favre set a career high with 6 TD's in a game as the Jets scored 34 points in the second quarter to take control of the game. Looks like the old men really can still play. Although, of course, Warner was involved in six turnovers. Okay, so at least he can still be an entertaining show.
It was good to see Jake Delhomme looking fully recovered from the elbow injury that ruined his 2007 campaign, as well as Deuce McAllister finally healthy again. Meanwhile, if Aaron Rodgers' separated shoulder is serious, that could spell doom for the Packers.
I like that Tennessee Titans team, specifically the physical, intimidating defense. I also love Kerry Collins at the helm.
The Redskins went into Dallas and flat-out outplayed the Cowboys. Eight carries for Marion Barber? Wow.
The two huge stories coming out of the last scheduled day of regular season baseball are clearly the New York Mets and the AL Central. Everyone is mentioning the September collapse of the Mets for the second year in a row, but really this team wasn't that great. Should they have held off the Brewers? Of course. But with a leaky bullpen, often ineffective offense and injuries mounting, the fact that they are out of the postseason doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is extending the contract of a GM who really hasn't proved that he can put a championship team on the field.
The other story, of course, is the Chicago White Sox forcing the Detroit Tigers to fly into Chicago for a make-up of Game 162 to help decide the AL Central title. A representative from "Ramblings" will surely be at this momentous event on the South Side of Chicago. The Minnesota Twins will have their bags packed in case they have bus/fly in from Minneapolis for a potential Tuesday night showdown to decide the division. What a baseball season.
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