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THE 5TH DOWN
REPORT
    Game Plan:

* Kickoff
* Touchdown
* Extra Point
* Fumble
* Interception
* 2 Min. Warning
* Coin Toss
* Under Review
* Sudden Death
* Hall of Fame
* Blitz
* On the Sidelines

** WEEK 5 EDITION **
♦ Is Andy Reid above Santa Claus?
♦ Shanahan and L.T. - no comparison
♦ Lovie Smith is a joke
♦ The Top 5 Defensive Lines of All Time
♦ Baseball playoff predictions
♦ Cowboys the best team in the NFC?
♦ Ex-Giant Martin walks for good cause
♦ Will the Pats go unbeaten?
♦ Favre breaks Marino's record
♦ What's this Futbol Americano business?
♦ Our Week 5 picks

~ Kickoff ~

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~ Touchdown ~

Around the League

AFC East
Bills Do we see a QB controversy brewing?
Dolphins This team's poor season started either when they signed Trent Green or drafted Ted Ginn #1
Jets Dink and dunks won't get it done. Is the lack of production from Thomas Jones the line's fault or is he really not that good?
Patriots Making it look too easy
AFC South
Colts Powerful offense could be derailed if Harrison and Addai can't play
Jaguars Better get the passing game going in order to compete in the the tough AFC South
Texans Got to get more from their running game
Titans 2-1, bye week over - time for Vince Young to lead this team to the playoffs
AFC North
Bengals Chad Johnson's antics seem a little ridiculous when his team is losing games and probably will lose more than they'll win this season
Browns Looks like Romeo's job is safe for another week
Ravens How overrated is that Raven D?
Steelers So Ben had a bad year because of last year's offensive coordinator and current Cardinal coach Ken Whisenhunt's playcalling... huh. Well Whisenhunt just got the last laugh
AFC West
Broncos Cutler sure had some bad body language during the game Sunday against the Colts
Chargers How bad is it for the Chargers... the crowd was actually chanting "Marty, Marty, Marty"
Chiefs Larry Johnson finally gets going (123 yards rushing). That can only be a good thing
Raiders Culpepper rushing for 3 TDs. It reminds us of when he was good. Whenever that was
NFC East
Cowboys Clearly the best team in the NFC after a quarter of a season
Eagles How does Andy Reid still have a job?
Giants 12 sacks... 12! Keep it up and this team will make the playoffs
Redskins Let's hope the play calling gets better
NFC South
Buccaneers With Cadillac in the shop for the year, will the Bucs continue to roll in the bad NFC South
Falcons Harrington (23-29-223, 2 TDs, 0 INTs) good numbers but the question is: where is this team going with him at QB?
Panthers Penalties, sacks, turnovers, no running game, poor QB play. This team is bad
Saints If Sean Payton was coach of the year in 2006, are we to believe he has forgotten how to coach or is the Coach of the Year award a joke?
NFC North
Bears So are Chicago fans happy now with Brian Griese at QB?
Lions Should we take this team serious?
Packers Congrats to Brett Favre: 422 TDs passing the 420 of Dan Marino
Vikings Playing pretty good, but not good enough to win
NFC West
Cardinals Although it worked Sunday, will platooning Leinart and Warner be the right move all season?
49ers Not ready to be a playoff team. How bad did Trent Dilfer look?
Rams The worst team in the NFL with the most talent
Seahawks So this is where Marcus Pollard is at

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~ Extra Point ~

If Philly fans once booed Santa Claus, are we to believe that Andy Reid is above Ol' Saint Nick? How is this man not getting booed out of the state of Pennsylvania?

As mentioned above, Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's career TD passing record with #421, finishing with 422. The next active QB in line is Peyton Manning at 283.

Michael Strahan broke Lawrence Taylor's sack record in the Sunday Night game against the Eagles. How ridiculous is it to mention Michael Strahan's name in the same sentence with Lawrence Taylor's? There is no comparison.

What is all this Futbol Americano business? If the NFL wants to appeal to Latin fans, that's fine, but why are there commercials on American TV, during the games, in Spanish? We guess the commercials are trying to appeal to Latin viewers to watch Futbol Americano.

When did 2nd and long become a running down?

The penalty for the Patriots coach Bill Belichick regarding the so-called Spygate was too lenient. Yes, the $500,000 fine to Belichick was huge, but that doesn't mean anything to me and you the football fans. Instead of a 1st round pick or a 2nd or 3rd round pick based upon the Pats making or not making (yeah right) the playoffs this season, why not either all their picks in 2008 or a #1 in 2008, 2009, and 2010? It seems that would punish the team more.

Ex-Giant George Martin began a cross country walk to raise money for ailing World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers. He began the walk at the George Washington Bridge and hopes to finish at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in 4 months. His goal is to raise $10,000,000 with his walk. Good luck to him on his benevolent journey.

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~ Fumble ~

RE: Lovie Smith

Lovie Smith was the Coach of the Year in 2005 and was in the Super Bowl in 2006. So if he is supposedly such a great coach, how in the world does he pull his starting QB, who he defended all last season and who took him to the Super Bowl, after 3 games? Not only that, he replaces him with a QB who isn't any better. If he was in doubt of Grossman's skills, why not get a better backup in the offseason? Are we to believe that he finally saw enough after a 1-2 start this season? Coach of the Year... come on!

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~ Interception ~

RE: Baseball playoffs

Yankees over Indians
Angels over Red Sox
Rockies over Phillies
Cubs over Diamondbacks

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~ 2 Minute Warning ~

Key Games:

Jets at Giants
     - Jets start their run for the playoffs or their season's done
     - Giants got to keep things rolling to keep pace with Dallas

Seahawks at Steelers
     - Can Seattle compete with a good AFC team?
     - Are the Steelers the best of the rest in the AFC or as inconsistent as most everyone else?

Chargers at Broncos
     - Beat Denver, and the Chargers are right back in it. Lose and they could be in freefall
     - Broncos must beat the AFC West champs to be the champs

Bears at Packers
     - Bears must get going or Super Bowl repeat is out
     - Are the Packers really 5-0 good?

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~ Coin Toss ~

This Week's Picks:

JB: (42-20)   Joe Namath Guarantee (1-3)
Giants over Jets
Texans over Dolphins
Titans over Falcons
Lions over Redskins
Steelers over Seahawks
Cards over Rams
Panthers over Saints
Pats over Browns
Jags over Chiefs
Colts over Bucs
Ravens over 49ers
Broncos over Chargers
Packers over Bears
Cowboys over Bills

MD: (37-25)   Joe Namath Guarantee (3-1)
Giants over Jets
Cards over Rams
Titans over Falcons
Panthers over Saints
Pats over Browns
Redskins over Lions
Jags over Chiefs
Texans over Dolphins
Seahawks over Steelers
Colts over Bucs
Broncos over Chargers
Ravens over 49ers
Packers over Bears
Cowboys over Bills

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~ Under Review ~

RE: Top 5 Greatest Defensive Lines Of All Time

5) The Fearsome Foursome (Rams)
4) The New York Sack Exchange (Jets)
3) The Purple People Eaters (Vikings)
2) Doomsday (Cowboys)
1) The Steel Curtain (Steelers)

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~ Sudden Death ~

Any Questions?

Q: The worst team in the NFL right now is?
A: Dolphins.

Q: Will the Patriots lose a game this season?
A: Yes.

Q: Which player is having a better year so far than you expected?
A: Brett Favre.

Q: Right now, who is the best team in the NFC?
A: Cowboys.

Q: What coach will be fired first?
A: Tom Coughlin.

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~ Hall of Fame ~

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~ Blitz ~

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~ On the Sidelines ~

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