7 week itch

Here we are, almost two months into the regular season, and it seems I know absolutely nothing about the NFL. Last week’s NY losses baffle and befuddle and make me question my belief in a benevolent god.

But when uncertainty abounds, I go back to basics, so this week I’m back and picking New York across the board (including the Yankees to clinch the division tonight). The Jets will beat the Raiders, and The Giants will manhandle the Cards (a game I’ve been invited to attend, but had to decline due to illness. SUCKS).

Come Monday night, I like the Eagles over the Redskins, but then again, who doesn’t.

Next week, I shall be in Evanston for my annual NU football pilgrimage: Northwestern vs. Penn State (fresh off their destruction of Michigan, while the Cats barely squeaked by Indiana). This game which will no doubt be an embarrassment of epic proportions for those of the purple persuasion, but hell, it’s football and tailgating and losing horribly is the price we sometimes pay for having so much fun.  —B.