As the rain falls, the Tigers continue to tease their fans and
Dave Letterman drops a bombshell, Week Four of the NFL’s season hits us with a schedule of games that jumps off the page. We’re in for a good one!
Inside This Edition:
- Advice for David Letterman?
- Mobb Deep makes a Log debut
- Jets and Saints a headliner? YES!
- A 9-year old prediction comes trueQUESTION OF THE WEEK Congratulations – it was an alltime-high response rate for Week Three. Apparently, you were inspired by the plight of an NFL umpire about to be run over by a pile.
How would you escape?
Brian Smith from Fairfield, CT, wrote “I’d pull up my Zebra shirt to reveal the freshly painted sign on my belly that says "Caution - I am pretty sure I have the swine flu" Brian gets a point, which he couldn’t care less about because the Red Wings open today in Sweden.
Cinda Yasso from Allentown, PA, suggests, “a scatter-inducing urine-sample cup being waved by ump would certainly send a few players fleeing in the opposite direction!” Alluding to performance-enhancing drug use by NFL players in a not-so-subtle way scores Cinda the silky deuce.
Another former Allentownian,
Jim Niedelman, who currently lives in Greenville, NC, takes the top prize for paying attention: “I'd reach into my pocket, pull out my magic remote and hit pause to stop the action. In comes the voice: "Wanna get away?" Then, I'd book a six-state, five day, four bed tour.” Contextual sampling of the previous week’s Log will win you three points every time.
This week’s question – What words of advice would you have for David Letterman today?
Send responses to tleyden@wxyz.com, leave a comment on Facebook or send a response via Twitter to @tomleydenSONG OF THE WEEK Don’t want your chick, cuz she’s burning third degree
Plus you’re snitchin, you ain’t got no LOG on me
(That would be Mobb Deep with the instant classic “Extortion,” for those keeping score)
FOUR TOPS The best four games of the week When was the last time a Jets/Saints matchup grabbed you? How bout…never? These two have played ten times since 1972, but with
Drew Brees at the helm in New Orleans and
Rex Ryan working up a magic pressure poison in New York, this should be the best ever. It has all the ingredients – two fascinating teams out to fast starts, not used to winning football, smack-talk and attitudinal disposition. Truthfully, my best memory of this series is Saints lineman
Kyle Turley throwing
Damien Robinson’s Jets helmet about thirty yards down the field in 2001. We should get something better this Sunday.
The last time Baltimore and New England played, it was the game of the year in 2007. I expect no less this Sunday. The Ravens are ready to break out and be the dominant team in the AFC. The Patriots are teetering on the brink of 2-2 mediocrity. What a statement it would be if the Pats could protect their home field and slow down this purple and black attack. You’ll point to this one in December, so you best be watching in October. We’ll likely see a rematch.
Super Bowl XII Rematch – Rarely do you see Dallas and Denver square-off, but when you do it’s typically close. For the first time since 1998, the Cowboys go a Mile High and with the schedule the Broncos have faced (Cincy, Cleveland, Oakland), you have to wonder how legitimate that 3-0 start truly is. Dallas will be the first real test of Denver’s moxy – can they slow
Tashard Choice and the running game? Can
Kyle Orton take advantage of the 27th ranked passing defense? I predict a lot of points and a fantastic finish.
If Green Bay and Minnesota were on broadcast TV, we might have a new Monday Night Football viewership record. I’ll say this with certainty– the allure of
Brett Favre facing the Packers for the first time will produce the highest rating in ESPN history. How could it not ? This is the most compelling reunion in recent memory. What was bigger?
Emmitt Smith and the Cardinals facing Dallas?
Joe Montana and the Chiefs facing San Francisco? You’ll watch and you know it – and so will the rest of America. Do you doubt this will be an instant classic?
HOW’D I DO? Grading last week’s Four Tops Jets/Titans – The two most surprising starts to the season – The 3-0 Jets and the 0-3 Titans. Horrible uniforms, good game.
A Oakland/Denver – Where’s my cash, because this was a clunker? I’m staying away from Oakland until proven otherwise.
FAtlanta/New England – The Patriots were businesslike in their efficiency, opening up a six-point game and making it 16 in the final quarter. Average.
CSan Fran/Minnesota – Thank you very much,
Greg Lewis, for saving the day.
A
Season Totals – 6 A’s, 1 B, 4 C’s, 1 F OVERTIME Other games to watch Miami/Buffalo – Nine years ago, I watched a freshman in high school take his first snap at the varsity level for Wilson High School in West Lawn, PA. His coach,
Jim Cantafio, said after the game, “That kid will play in the NFL.” This Sunday,
Chad Henne makes his first professional start. I have to root for him.
Chargers/Steelers – Are we in for another 11-10 classic?
Cincinnati/Cleveland – The Bengals should be 3-1 after this one, with their only loss coming from that miracle play from the Broncos in Week One.
Oakland/Houston – The
Kenny Stabler/George Blanda Bowl. Who else played football in these two cities?
SWEET Lions/Bears, Titans/Jags, Hawks/Colts, Rams/Niners, Tarts
SOUR Giants/Chiefs, Bucs/Skins, Patch Kids
HAPPY BIRTHDAYKimberly Craig,
Pete Misiak,
Danny Pridmore,
Tara Lavender,
Trisha Whalen and
Groucho Marx, who would have turned 119 this Friday.
