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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 6 EDITION **
♦ Pacman reinstated?
♦ Randy Moss early season MVP
♦ Trent Dilfer's overreaction
♦ The Top 5 Defensive Lines of All Time
♦ Baseball playoff predictions
♦ Can the Dolphins and Rams go 0-16?
♦ Ex-Giant Martin walks for good cause
♦ Mangini no longer "Mangenius"
♦ Welcome back Vinny T
♦ What's this Futbol Americano business?
♦ Our Week 6 picks

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~ Touchdown ~

Around the League

AFC East
Bills 2 defensive TDs and a kickoff return for 1. Where's the offense?
Dolphins We think this team could go 0-16
Jets You can strip the title "Mangenius" from Mangini. Folks, this is a bad team
Patriots Oh no, Randy Moss 0 TDs. What's up?
AFC South
Colts Guarantee you they won't win this weekend
Jaguars Good balance of running and passing and solid D equals another win for the Jags
Texans Kris Brown hits 5 FGs including two 54 yarders and a 57 yarder to win it at the end
Titans Were able to overcome 5 turnovers to win
AFC North
Bengals Hey guys, let's concern ourselves with playing football and not dancing
Browns This team's got some game. They should be at .500 this weekend
Ravens Might be time for McNair to hit the bench
Steelers When this team plays good, they're a great team
AFC West
Broncos What happened to the Denver D?
Chargers San Diego returns from the dead to paste 41 points on Denver, in Denver
Chiefs Folks, when you have a back like Larry Johnson and he rushes for only 12 yards on 9 carries, you won't win
Raiders Who's going to be QB for this decent team
NFC East
Cowboys Romo throws 5 INTs and fumbles once, then gets his team in position to kick the winning field goal at the end. He's the real deal
Eagles Are Andy Reid's days numbered?
Giants Defense looks like it's ready to play. These guys are set to win some games now
Redskins With Moss out and Randle El out by halftime, the Skins still put up 34 points and get the victory
NFC South
Buccaneers Only 17 yards rushing. That won't get it done against anybody
Falcons Let's end the Joey Harrington experiment
Panthers Welcome back "Mr. Interception" Vinny T
Saints This team was 10-6 last year. They aren't just having a bad year, they're a bad team
NFC North
Bears Is Cedric Benson the man... averaging 2.4 yards per carry won't get it done
Lions You live with Kitna, you die with Kitna. And you'll die more than you live with him
Packers There's the Brett Favre we know, throwing those ridiculous underhand passes. We knew the unbeaten season wouldn't last too much longer
Vikings 1-3, going on the road to Chicago then Dallas. It's going to be a tough road
NFC West
Cardinals Looks like Warner is back in the driver's seat
49ers Not ready for prime time
Rams Rutgers grad Brian Leonard: 18 carries, 102 yards, unfortunately his QB is Gus Frerotte so you know the results
Seahawks When they're running game isn't working (Alexander: 11 carries, 25 yards) Hasselbeck must play better

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~ Extra Point ~

Why is everyone crediting Mike Shanahan for that Bush League play where he calls timeout right before the kicker kicks the ball? It's been done thousands of times before. The so-called "ice the kicker" play. How did Shanahan's timeout cause Janikowski to miss his second kick? And how did Kiffin's timeout cause Dawson to miss his second kick?
Secondly, why do people think there's something wrong with it? If you have timeouts left you could use them whenever you want.

Is there a difference in challenging a spot or if the offense got the first down? We ask because the Packers challenged a spot on a first down spot and really "won" because the ball was moved back but "lost" because it was still enough for the first down. Green Bay lost a timeout.

Did you happen to see Trent Dilfer's reaction after he threw a 23 yard TD pass to Arnaz Battle midway through the 3rd quarter Sunday against the Ravens? He was pumping his fists and gyrating and his face was as red a New Jersey beet. Trent, act like you been there before. In fact you have, you won a Super Bowl remember?

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?

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: Pacman Jones

It was reported this past week that Adam "Pacman" Jones feels that he's "done" enough to be reinstated into the NFL. Is he kidding? What's he done? Wasn't he involved in a shooting in Las Vegas? This dude needs to cool his heels. Besides, what's TNA Wrestling going to do without him. We hear he's half of the TNA Tag Team champions.

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~ Interception ~

RE: Baseball playoffs

Red Sox over Indians
Diamondbacks over Rockies

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~ 2 Minute Warning ~

Key Games:

Titans at Bucs
     - Titans need to keep rolling in the tough AFC South
     - Are the Bucs a first place team?

Texans at Jags
     - Texans must play better to keep pace in AFC South
     - Who is the better team in the divison?

Panthers at Cardinals
     - Panthers and Bucs toe for toe in the AFC South
     - Cards must keep winning to stay atop the AFC West

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~ Coin Toss ~

This Week's Picks:

JB: (53-23)   Joe Namath Guarantee (2-3)
Jets over Eagles
Bears over Viks
Ravens over Rams
Browns over Dolphins
Redskins over Packers
Bengals over Chiefs
Bucs over Titans
Jags over Texans
Cards over Panthers
Pats over Cowboys
Chargers over Raiders
Seahawks over Saints
Giants over Falcons

MD: (48-28)   Joe Namath Guarantee (4-1)
Bears over Viks
Ravens over Rams
Jets over Eagles
Browns over Dolphins
Packers over Redskins
Bengals over Chiefs
Titans over Bucs
Texans over Jags
Panthers over Cards
Pats over Cowboys
Chargers over Raiders
Seahawks over Saints
Giants over Falcons

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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: Who will win a game first, Rams or Dolphins?
A: Rams.

Q: Who is the early season MVP?
A: Randy Moss.

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

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

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~ Hall of Fame ~

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~ Blitz ~

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~ On the Sidelines ~

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