THROWING KNIVES: COWBOYS CLINCH NFC EAST

by BD, Sports Show On Mute

As I expected the 'Skins knocked off the Eagles last night. They even managed to make the 'Skins offense look decent. Something I hadn't considered possible. Leading up to the game I was mulling a 50/1 bet on No TD's in the game. In the end I decided against it but I wasn't far off. Mike Tirico and the king of scream are picking up the time Dan Patrick left behind on ESPN Radio. I'd have given the job to Van Pelt myself. My Tigers season may have unofficially ended last night. I'm now hopping on the Diamondbacks bandwagon as I'd like to see them win it all. Though I don't think they'll pull it off. I had a different photo lined up for today. But, after these came to my attention I felt it was necessary to post it. As I'm a Heroes fan and the idea of these two together is definitely a good one. (Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere)

Cowboys Clinch NFC East
Everyone seemed to think heading into the season the Eagles and Cowboys would be battling it out for the division crown throughout the season. Last night made clear what many of us thought after last week. The only battle the Eagles will be in is for a wild card spot. In the increasingly ordinary NFC it's possible. But, I fully expect those fantastic fans in Philly to watching another team miss the playoffs this year.

Meanwhile the Cowboys have torched both the Giants and Dolphins. Sure, neither team is very good and the Cowboys defense leaves a lot to be desired. But, they'll probably sweep both Philly and New York this year. And at worst split with Washington. That's seven wins alone. The recently tough East is looking a whole lot easier.

On the other side, Washington looked solid. The offense looked better than they did last week against Miami and I think it will continue to improve. Though not enough to really compete with Dallas for the division crown. Jason Campbell's getting better but I still don't think he'll develop into an elite NFL QB. Serviceable? Yes.

One final thought on Philly. Doesn't it say enough that I'm expecting the Lions as the favorite when the line comes out for that game (despite being in Philly)? Maybe even worse? I expect the Lions to win easily as their defensive front will get to McNabb all day.

Tirico Takes Patricks Slot
Well, most of it anyway. I'm not a big fan of Tirico myself as I consider him a play-by-play guy at best. Not much else. If it weren't ESPN I'd expect a large ratings dip but he should maintain the majority. Screamin' A Smith taking the third hour is interesting. So dial your radio down below "5" before turning him on. Hopefully he takes the summers off as his opinions on anything non-basketball are often wrong and ill conceived.

Leftwich To Atlanta?
This should have happened as soon as he was cut by the Jaguars. The fact that the Falcons thought Joey "Checkdown" Harrington could get the job done is ridiculous to me. It'll take a few weeks before he can start. But, if they sign him Joey will be losing his job for the third year in a row.

Joey Crawford Reinstated
Despite what happend last season Crawford is probably one of the better officials in the league. Unfortunately he'd have probably been better of retiring with the amount of abuse the zebras will take this year.

Movies
I seen Shoot 'Em Up as I mentioned I might yesterday. It's a an interesting flick and the title certainly fits. The story is a bit crazy for me but if you like action it's worth the hour and twenty minutes. Approximately 300 people die in that span of time on screen and it's very much interesting to watch. It has a Sin City feel to it though it's very much in full color. I'd recommend checking it out if your an action fan. Otherwise, it's a pass.
Rating: 7/10 (I hand out to many 7's don't I?)

Television
I finally managed to catch up to Weeds over the last few weeks. And I must say it's a fantastic show. The whole thing is insane and it could any way every time you watch it. You really never know what to expect and I like that. Anyhow, I'll be reviewing that today alongside the show that follows it Californication. Next week you may have to wait until Wednesday for these two as Heroes kicks off and these two are likely DVR bound.

I caught up to Weeds the right week as one of the Olsen twins guest starred and it appears she'll be around a while. She's playing a hippie who schools Silas on the stylings of Jesus while getting blown. While she's not very attractive she could certainly look a lot worse. The Mom who's name escapes me had a bunch of heroin stashed in her laundry room against her will. Though it shouldn't be a problem after a certain someone died/was murdered at the end of this week's episode. It's obvious why the writers made this move. So, what's next then?
Rating: 7.5/10

Californication was fantastic as usual. Hank finally managed to make a move on the ex. Though predictable it was nice to see him finally get there. The inevitable discussion of it next week should be interesting. Mia and her obsession is becoming a problem and should lead to big ones for Hank soon. Not much he can do though as the situation like most in his life are inevitable. Hank donning Bill's pink shirt may have been the highlight this week as it magnified the differences between the two even more. Hank looked like a jackass and got a laugh from the three girls over it. And am I the only one who could do without the whole Agent dominating his assistant portion of each show?
Rating: 8/10

Scoreboard - September 17th - 2007

NFL
Washington 20, Philadelphia 12

MLB
National League
Washington 12 New York 4
Atlanta 11, Florida 6
Milwaukee 6, Houston 0
Chicago 7, Cincinnati 6
Philadelphia 13, St. Louis 11
San Francisco 8, Arizona 5
San Diego 3, Pittsburgh 0

American League
Cleveland 6, Detroit 5 F/11
New York 8, Baltimore 5
Toronto 6, Boston 1
Chicago 11, Kansas City 3
Minnesota 5, Texas 4
Los Angeles 10, Tampa Bay 7
Seattle 4, Oakland 0