If you're old enough to remember this little ditty sung by Dandy Don Meredith on Monday Night Football, then you are pretty damn old. Like me.
The sad truth is that for many NFL fans the time has come to turn out the lights because the party is definitely over for the 2007 NFL season.

Just when you thought the NFL had achieved true parity and dynasties were a thing of the past, along come the New England Patriots to blow that theory all to hell.

The Pats are sitting on top of the NFL World peering down on them through long lenses and smugly rubbing the NFL's nose in the penalties they were assessed for using, ugh, unauthorized tactics.
In the meantime many other teams have been flailing, crawling and scratching for points and wins. These sorry teams wouldn't know how to get a win even if they were handed all the signals in advance of every game.

My team, my passion, my boys, are amongst the barely breathing, the San Francisco Forty Niners.

But I console myself with the sorry state of many other teams that harbored high hopes and great expectations at the start of the 2007 season.

Who are they you ask?

The Underdogs:

The Jets 1-8

Last season they were 10-6, now they are on pace to for a first round pick.

The Dolphins 0-8

They really need a fresh start and a franchise quarterback, and a great draft, and a lot of help.

The Broncos 3-5

The Broncos seemed to have the makings of a great team but alas, they are just mediocre.

The Chargers 4-4

I'm not lumping the Bolts with these other underachievers, but they got trounced by the Vikings.

The Bengals 2-6

With Carson Palmer healthy I fully expected the Bengals to control the division, but that's just not happening.

The Eagles 3-5

We may be seeing the end of the McNabb and Reid era in Philly.

The Rams 0-8

How low can you go?

The Bears 3-5

Rex Grossman was blamed for the ineffective offense, but even the defense is suspect this season.

The Saints 4-4

I know they've bounced back but somehow they still seem a little off.

The Forty Niners 2-6

The lack of offense is startling, the defense has tried to keep their part of the bargain but it's another year of frustration for fans.

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Season record: 87-43
Week Nine Record: 9-5

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In spite of the losing streak my Forty Niners and that "other" Bay Area team the Oakland Raiders are on, I am hoping that they will shock the world and win this week. Call me silly, sentimental, or simply accuse me of blind faith. I like long shots and underdogs.