My weekly NFL column is up. An excerpt:
Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 13
Vince Young made his first start of the year, and the Titans won their first game, leaving Tampa the only winless team in the NFL. Chris Johnson ran for 228 yards, which probably pissed off Kerry Collins. Johnson had TD runs of 52 and 89 yards, while Maurice Jones-Drew scored from 79 and 80 yards out. Basically, both teams played defense the way Plaxico Burress carries a gun into a nightclub: no safeties.
Minnesota 38, Green Bay 26
The Green Bay-Brett Favre has officially entered the Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston arena. Packer fans are being polite, even though you know it’s KILLING them to see Minnesota beat them twice, and start the year 7-1, and pick up a Best Actor Oscar nomination. At the same time, they’re trying to talk themselves into Aaron Rodgers as a totally adequate replacement, as if he’s Vince Vaughn. “Just look how he throws the long ball! That sack rate is going to go down! Look how well ‘The Breakup’ did on DVD!” Also, it wouldn’t surprise me if Favre tried to adopt Visanthe Shiancoe.
Johnny Jolley cost the Packers four points with a stupid head butt of Adrian Peterson that extended a Vikings drive, and got them a touchdown instead of a field goal. Jolley’s move was much like eating at a Jollibee, only the head butt is delivered to your stomach, and it costs you the ability to have a normal bowel movement for two days.
