NEWS

Two NFL Games To Watch And One To Ridicule

Daunte Culpepper/Photo: Shanecdevine

THE A GAME
Oakland @ San Diego
What, no Dallas-New England here? Well, everybody’s gonna watch the ‘Boys-Pats tilt, but when Big D goes down (ayo!) by 28 in the second quarter after Tony Romo’s 12th interception, flip the dial to watch the AFC West 1st place Raiders play the 2nd place Chargers. Yikes, feels funny reading that, right? But the O-Town’s leading the league in rushing and have the same staunch defense that carried them to two wins last year (considering the Raiders offense last year, that’s a compliment). So don’t be surprised if those standings hold through Monday morning.

SLEEPER TO WATCH
Philadelphia @ NY Jets
On Sunday, the Meadowlands will be greener than Sasha Grey in The Fashionistas 2, and as with all things Sash, we expect the action to get a little rough. Let’s see, Jets fans booed Chad Pennington after he got hurt in week 1; he’s now put up two pitiful performances in a row. Watch this one for the public humiliation potential alone.

WORSE THAN WATERBOARDING
St. Louis @ Baltimore
Well, we kinda screwed the pooch (did someone say Sasha Grey?) on this one last week, picking the Cowboys-Bills game that ended up being one of the most entertaining matchups in year. So this week we’ll play it safe and just pick on the Rams. The St. Lunatics are bad—bad meaning bad that is—and the Ravens are boring. You can watch three episodes of The Wire in the time it would take to suffer through this game. We recommend that if you absolutely have to have a Sunday afternoon B-more fix.