NFL Pigskin Pigsplosion Preview: Week 11
NFL November 14th. 2008, 2:30pm
I feel like an idiot this morning. A big fat idiot. See, I live in New York. I live in Jets country. That means I’m in one of the two markets that broadcast last night’s game somewhere besides NFL Network. In my case, that would be the CW. The home of Gossip Girl.
Of course, I’m an idiot. So I wasn’t aware of the Thursday night game being shown in the markets of the two teams involved. I didn’t have a clue until this morning when I read a passing reference to it on FanHouse. So why didn’t anyone say anything? Is this blog not based out of the New York area? Are most blog readers not New Yorkers? What the hell, man? I missed an overtime game that featured Matt Cassel driving the Patriots down the field with just over a minute to go and scoring on 4th and 1 with a second to go?
Am I that big of an idiot? How did I miss this? Why didn’t anyone tell me? And why in the Hell was the game on the CW? I just can’t believe I was watching the game like this…

When I could have been watching like this…

The lesson, as always, is that I don’t spend enough time online. If I did, I would have figured this out less than 9 hours after the game ended. Fuck.
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Your Week 11 Pigsplosive Video of the Week (11)
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Matt Cassel had a pretty blah line last week: 22-34, 234, 0 td, 0 int
I was *this* close to giving him the plainest girl I could think of and then… 31 of 50 last night. 400 yards! Three touchdowns and zero picks! This man deserves the moon – especially since I wasn’t matched up against anyone who was starting him in fantasy. Seriously, that stat line is good enough to break up a marriage. Sorry Berg. Cassel gets Scarlett. Top of the line. Keep it up and Tom Brady will become trade bait.

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Your Week 11 Bonus Dick(Because that’s what you come to TBL for!)

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Last Week: 9-5
Overall: 88-56-2
Denver @ Atlanta
The Matt Ryan for President MVP movement has started to gain steam. Are you ready to support the Matty Ice Party? Falcons 38, Broncos 35
Detroit @ Carolina
The march stumble to 0-16 continues in Carolina. I feel like Jeff George should be involved. Panthers 28, Lions 10
Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Classic good team vs bad team match up. /insight Eagles 28, Bengals 10
New Orleans @ Kansas City
Do the Saints continue to underachieve behind a hot quarterback or do the Chiefs continue to be competitive behind a hot quarterback? Either way, those are two hot quarterbacks. Chiefs 42, Saints 41
Baltimore @ New York Giants
Justin Tuck will be wearing Joe Flacco as a hat by the end of the day. Giants 27, Ravens 17
Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
Religious fans say, “Save us Purple Jesus! The rest of our team sucks balls.” Bucs 20, Vikings 17
Oakland @ Miami
Two teams who can reflect on the legacy of Daunte Culpepper. Dolphins 34, Raiders 20
Chicago @ Green Bay
Every fucking week I pick Green Bay and every fucking week they lose. I would try the reverse jinx, but I’m better than that. Unlike some people I know. Packers 20, Bears 13
Houston @ Indianapolis
It’s the beginning of the games I have nothing to say about! Woo! Colts 24, Texans 20
St. Louis @ San Francisco
Maybe Mike Singletary could try a motivational speech this week. Rams 24, 49ers 21
Arizona @ Seattle
I don’t know why there is a PCU reference in this column. Cardinals 30, Seahawks 20
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Am I the only one that thinks the Titans can go undefeated? I mean, you have to admit it’s at least possible at this point, right? Titans 28, Jags 24
San Diego @ Pittsburgh
I don’t care if he’s hurt. Sit out a game and let Byron Leftwich prove anyone can succeed in that system. Roethlisberger sucks. Steelers 24, Chargers 21
Dallas @ Washington
Come on Redskins! You can do this! Overcome the loss of Clinton Portis! Bury the Cowboys! Fucking kill Romo! Redskins 30, Cowboys 21
Cleveland @ Buffalo
Next year these teams could be scary OK. Browns 28, Bills 17
[Catch of the year: NFL.com]
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November 14th, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Nobody will be at the chiefs game this weekend. Deer season opens in the morning…
November 14th, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Next Chiefs home game, grilled deer steaks.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Buffalo will not lose
/me and Chris Berman
November 14th, 2008 at 2:40 PM
re: the video… did it work or not?
November 14th, 2008 at 2:42 PM
I hope Scarlett doesn’t distract Cassel the way Yoko did John. Go Pats.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:42 PM
that photo of scarlett is stunning.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:49 PM
CRM continue to be competitive behind a hot quarterback?
November 14th, 2008 at 2:51 PM
That’s easily the worst execution of a joke (I think that’s what it was supposed to be?) I’ve ever seen.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:52 PM
CRM – A true New York area blogger would have turned the channel to The Office halfway though the game.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:53 PM
I was watching The Office, 30 Rock and Always Sunny, but I would have liked to watch the end of the game. If I wasn’t so dumb.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:56 PM
If I wasn’t so dumb.
Probably why you didn’t get my joke.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:58 PM
No upsets?
November 14th, 2008 at 3:02 PM
no way CRM wrote this.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:04 PM
First decent Sunny episode in a while last night. This season has been terrible.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Buffalo will not lose
/me and Chris Berman
add me to the list
GO BILLS!
crossing all my fingers
November 14th, 2008 at 3:05 PM
you two make such a sweet couple.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:05 PM
spencer – I meant it like “They could be scary good” but I replaced “good” with “OK” so they’ll be “very regular”
November 14th, 2008 at 3:07 PM
He also wrote this.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:07 PM
extra medium?
November 14th, 2008 at 3:08 PM
@ mama, are you kidding? The health insurance episode was great.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:09 PM
especially mediocre
November 14th, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Always sunny has killed this season
November 14th, 2008 at 3:10 PM
totally disagree. didn’t laugh once last night or find it particularly funny. i thought most of the episodes this season have been awesome. the health insurance one might be the funniest one of all time.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:12 PM
agreed benji, “CAROL” knock knock knock “CAROL”
November 14th, 2008 at 3:14 PM
i agree, benji…and the greenman thing made me pee myself. literally.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Channel 11 always does that, or 9 in some cases. But one of the two when it’s local.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:15 PM
The 1776 episode last week fucking killed it.
Why do you keep spitting in my mouth?
November 14th, 2008 at 3:16 PM
did I miss the health insurance episode? I must have given up on the season. Someone give me quick premise of health insurance episode. And I only watched about 5 minutes of last night where Dee was trying to explain that they were extreme.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:17 PM
never mind i did see that. It was funny. Charlie smoking cigs and drinking coffee in the mail room. Actually 1776 was pretty good also. I suck. forget I said anything
November 14th, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Greenman is always funny. he was at a concert i saw a couple weeks ago. i couldn’t stop looking at him. it was just too funny.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:18 PM
day bow bow
November 14th, 2008 at 3:19 PM
@mama: it’s not your fault. it’s because you listen to Colin Cowherd.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Interesting stat: Steelers are 16-9 under Tomlin. But, they’re 0-8 in 4:00/4:15 games.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:20 PM
1776, “Wait wait. Check his pulse”
November 14th, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Did not enjoy the 1776 episode.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Anyone know more about this
November 14th, 2008 at 3:30 PM
I didn’t like the 1776 episode either. this season has been up and down
November 14th, 2008 at 4:01 PM
crm, do you realize you’ve only got 4 teams scoring less than 20? you’ve got oakland scoring 20. do you realize how rediculous that is? it’s probably almost as ridiculous as a “sports blogger” not knowing the rules of nfl broadcasting as required by law.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:03 PM
sorry, that seems less jabby than i intended. i enjoy yer stuff, crm.
/thinks crm cares what i think
November 14th, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Always Sunny delivers the most LOLs of any show out there.
The episode when Frank runs into the apartment and starts inhaling cat food so he can go to bed, that was beyond hysterical!
Every plot is so ridiculous it’s great!
November 14th, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Jared Gaither last week vs Mario Williams: no sacks, 1 tackle. Tuck will be neutralized. The Ravens banged up secondary will be the difference. Look for Plexiglass to have a big game. But the Ravens O will surprise
NY 27 Bal 24
November 14th, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Only 8 teams in the league average less than 20 points a game.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:36 PM
CRM – there were promos all over the place that it was on WPIX 11. also any football fan knows that if the game is on cable it has to be on free tv in the local market. last years pats/giants regular season game was on local free tv as well. bad job by you
November 14th, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Good luck to Gaither in also blocking Kiwanuka.