Week 11 Observations

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1) The Colts' offense is broken. Charlie Johnson is not capable of pass protecting in the NFL and opposing defenses are starting to figure that out. As a result, Manning doesn't have time to scan the field and find the open guy. On the rare occasions when Manning has time and his receivers manage to get open, the receivers are dropping the ball. I bet they wish they had never released Brandon Stokley.

2) How could both of the zebras under the goal post miss the call on the Phil Dawson field goal? I guess the important thing is that the officiating crew did end up correcting the mistake. I've given Phil Morelli a lot of heat over the years, but it took a lot of guts on his part to make that call.

3) How 'bout those Bengals? Cincinnati had 5 turnovers in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. The Bengals are now 3-7 on the season. They need to make some major changes in the off-season. I think Marvin Lewis' job is safe for next season but I don't think he can afford to have another year like this one.

4) The Eagles sure looked better on offense after McNabb left the game with a sprained ankle. I'm not just saying that because Donovan is African-American. McNabb was 3-11 for 34 yards with 2 interceptions before he left the game. Feeley replaced him and went 13-19 for 116 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.

5) Houston beat New Orleans on Sunday improving the Texans' record to 5-5. The Eagles beat Miami and also improved to 5-5. The AFC South and the NFC East are the only 2 Divisions in the NFL where every team has at least a .500 record.

6) Detroit actually played the Giants fairly tough. I have to admit I thought the Giants would blow the Lions off the field. If Kitna doesn't throw 3 interceptions the Lions probably win the game.

7) I bet the Falcons regret trading Matt Schaub.

8) The New York Jets beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. That is the first team outside of the AFC LEAST that the Jets have beaten all season. I don't see how the Steelers can have the #1 defense in the NFL and the #10 offense in the NFL and lose to the Jets.

9) The Dolphins suck, but maybe not as bad as you think. Did you know that 5 of the 10 games Miami has lost this season were each decided by only a field goal? They lost to Washington (16-13), the Jets (31-28), Houston (22-19), the Giants (13-10), and Buffalo (13-10).

10) I am amazed every time I see Vinny Testaverde play. He always looks so old and decrepit, but he still finds a way to put up some impressive numbers. Vinny went 19-37 for 258 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs against a very good Packer defense.