Week eleven in the NFL. Sheesh. It seems like only yesterday we were talking week one and all teams had high hopes for the season. Now we are within a toilet flush or two of Turkey Day. Not only does Thanksgiving allow us to give thanks by overeating for no apparent reason other than overeating, it also offers us giving thanks to a three-day workweek, and the NFL TV trifecta of three days of football over a four day weekend for our own viewing pleasure. What other week in the year can you knowingly add to the size of your buttocks and then actually have a reason just to park said larger rear end on a couch!! It's the perfect buttockal storm.

Pad that thing and then use it for its intended purpose... SITIING DOWN!! If there is one thing to be said for Pilgrims and Indians, it's the fact that they had a lot of NFL foresight when they planned out this event, or maybe the credit goes to NFL executives. Either way, someone deserves a giant Kudos.

Best Game of the Week - Being a Browns fan, it is just too cool that they continually keep ending up as one of the best games of the week, especially since they are the only game in their time slot that people in Cleveland ever get to watch anyway. It's really a win-win. It could even be a third win if the Browns pull off a victory. Nothing better than a win-win-win. Last week Browns fans were disappointed when a 52 yard field goal that would have won it in Pittsburgh fell about two yards short. This week Browns fans were disappointed again as the last second field goal hit the upright, then the crossbar, and bounced back in the field of play, making it no good... or was it? It turns out the ball hit the Stanchion, which happens to be the bar holding up the cross bar holding up the goal post, which happens to be behind said cross bar, which would mean the field goal went through and was good. Or does it mean that? Let's go to review. Wait, let's not!! In yet another screwy review rule, field goals are un-review able. What is up with these review rules!! If a play is deciding a game, the officials should be allowed to review the darn thing!!! Give the officials their own red flag. Let them pick something they want to review.

Luckily, in this case, on the non-review able review, the officials discussed what happened and got the call right. Tie score, game goes to overtime. Baltimore Ravens players have to put their pants back on and return to the field. Browns win the toss, drive the field, and boot a 33-yarder to win 33-30. For Browns fans, it couldn't get any better than that. For Baltimore fans, well, you stole your team from Cleveland so consider it even.

And good luck on your couch during the playoffs this year. Cleveland moves to 6-4, Ravens drop to 4-6. Cleveland completes its first sweep ever of Baltimore since Cleveland moved to Baltimore and Cleveland returned as Cleveland but only as a different team. If none of that makes sense, you probably aren't from Cleveland .

Best game of the week number 2. On paper, the Indianapolis Colts were way better than Kansas City , so this should have been a whooping. Don't tell the Chiefs this though. They take the Colts to within three seconds of overtime tied up 10-10 when Vinatieri kicks a 24-yard field goal to win it for Indy 13-10. Vinatieri, one of the most reliable kickers in NFL history, missed four field goals in a row over the past two weeks, so normally anything flying off his foot is good, but this one was a question mark. Colts improve to 8-2 on the season, and Kansas City drops to 4-6.

The good news for the Chiefs is that the division leading San Diego Chargers are 5-5. Speaking of the Chargers, their match up with the Jacksonville Jaguars looked like the best game of the week on paper. It did turn out to be a great contest. Phillip Rivers throws for 309 yards. David Garrard throws for 189. Chargers win right? NO!!! Jacksonville 's lead proved too much for San Diego to overcome, and the Chargers lose 24-17. Jacksonville stays one game behind the Indianapolis Colts at 7-3, while San Diego continues to lead their division with a 5-5 mark. If only Jacksonville could change divisions!!

Can you say Blowout? - New England is synonymous with blowout this particular year. If I was the league, and I caught the Patriots cheating again, I would just pretend I didn't see it. It seems if you piss them off another time, they will beat every team by over 100. The first piss off was enough.

Buffalo came into this game as most teams do against the Pats. They had high hopes as they were playing pretty good ball and climbing back into the wild card hunt. Color me beet red and pop my bubble!! They are crushed 56-10. New England goes back to the locker room plotting how bad they will pound their next victim, and Buffalo wonders if they really are a professional football team. Brady throws for five touchdowns and 373 yards. Randy Moss catches 10 passes and lays claim to four of the touchdowns and the stats read more like a grade school backyard touch football game than a professional contest. If you were watching this one in Australia , there is only one word to describe it. KRIKIES!! Pats are 10-0, while Buffalo puts up a double nickel at 5-5.

Second blowout of the week. Ageless Brett Favre takes on Grandpa Testaverde in a battle of quarterbacks both older than most men in America 's underwear. Between the two of them, they would make one quarterback that is 82 years old.

Vinnie, who probably really is someone's cousin, throws for 258 yards, besting Favre by about 40, since he only threw for 218. So the Panthers win? NO! Favre gets three touchdowns, Vinnie gets two, but Testaverde has two picks to go with it, and Green Bay advances to 9-1 with a 31-17 victory over the disappointing 4-6 Panthers. As a Panthers fan, you should probably sit down and send Jake Delhomme a get well soon card.

Finally, blowout number three pitted Tampa Bay against Atlanta . Remember, this is an Atlanta team that has won two in a row. I know, I know, I don't know how they did it either. Anyhow, they are still Atlanta , and drop back to earth as Tampa Bay pounds them 31-7. Graham rushes for 102 yards, Pittman adds 44. Bucs are 6-4. Atlanta ? 3-7. I have to keep wondering if there is some sort of connection between Michael Vick disappearing from the Falcons, and Vick's vapo-rub.

So, is it the Good Denver or the bad Denver ?

This week Denver took on a 6-3 Tennessee team who themselves were coming off a loss. You'd assume this would be a bad Denver team week, EXCEPT, good Denver showed up. They score four touchdowns on plays of forty or more yards, and hold on as Tennessee surges back. Denver wins 34-20. Tennessee drops two straight and in the course of two weeks goes from what would be considered an elite team at 6-2 to a pedestrian 6-4. That's gotta hurt. Denver goes from bad Denver to Division leading Denver , as they are now 5-5 and tied with San Diego in a horrible AFC west .

So, is it the Good Seattle team or the Bad Seattle team against the good Chicago or. oh, never mind. Much like the Broncos, you never know what you are going to get with Seattle or Chicago. This week, good Seattle stopped by against good Chicago , and in a spirited contest, good Seattle prevails 30-23. Hasselbeck throws for 337 yards and two TD's. The good Rex Grossman shows up and throws for 266 yards and no interceptions. Seattle moves to 6-4, Bears drop to 4-6. The game ends up being a good one.

Has the bad St. Louis team turned good?

Just two weeks ago, the Rams were sitting at the 0-fer position at 0-8. They finally won last week, setting them selves up for a, whaddayacallit? Oh yes, a WINNING STREAK! They pull it off, knocking off San Francisco 13-9. San Fran and the Rams both sit at 2-8. The difference in the two franchises being San Fran started out pretty good and has gotten horrible, while St. Louis started out horrible and is getting better. In the game of "Plunk me into a new city - choose now between San Fran and St. Louis ", if you were a true football fan, you'd have to go with St. Louis . This assumes of course you get to spin the "Plunk" wheel again in about three or four minutes and get offered better choices.

Play it again Sam, or not - Last week the Steelers came from way back to beat the Browns in overtime. This week they allow the New York Jets the same courtesy. The Jets, basically forfeiting their season by starting Kellen Clemons at QB so they can see what they have, get comeback-ability production out of they guy and, well basically come back! They send the game into extra frames and win 5.03 into overtime on a Nugent field goal, capping the scoring at 19-16 in their favor. Pittsburgh , considered the only team left on New England 's schedule that has a shot at beating them, drops to 7-3 against the lowly 2-8 Jets. I'm pretty sure New England is not sweating in their boots.

Thank goodness for Thanksgiving! - Just two weeks ago, Detroit was the toast of the NFL going from perennial also ran to actually being good. What a difference two weeks makes. They fall to the New York Giants 16-10. They go from being an elite 6-2 to a pedestrian 6-4. The Giants, meanwhile get back on track after losing last week, upping their record to 7-3. John Kitna for Detroit throws three interceptions and the Lions are happy that Thanksgiving is coming as they almost always win on turkey day. Unfortunately for them, they play host to the red-hot Green Bay Packers, so maybe turkey day won't be cause for thanks.

Dallas, the other team that sir-plays-a lot on Thanksgiving, took on the Washington Redskins. While Campbell out threw Romo in total yards, Romo had Terrell Owens to throw to, and the two connected four times, which was enough for a Dallas victory, winning 28-23. Dallas improves to 9-1, their only loss at the hands of the New England Patriots. They have a must easier task on Thanksgiving as they host the cover-your-eyes awful New York Jets. Remember though, the Jets just beat a good Pittsburgh squad, so don't choke on your turkey if they give Dallas a contest. Washington , by the way, drops to 5-5.

Still Perfectly imperfect? - Yes, Miami remains and 0-fer at 0-10. After losing to Philadelphia 17-7, they get a week off to sit in the corner and think about it MISTER!! Ricky Williams comes back from suspension number who-knows-how-many, and the Dolphins plot just what Ricky can do to help keep them from being the only team in NFL history to not win a game all season. Only six more tries to break out of imperfection!!

Your kidding, they lost again? - Oakland records their eighth loss in ten games by going down at the hands of Minnesota 29-22. They should win next week though. The Vikings improve to 4-6 and Adrian Peterson does not play. The good news is they win, and they still have Adrian Peterson.

Just because we live here do we really have to watch our local teams? - Two games that fell into this category of "Might as well mow the lawn or shovel snow, or shovel snow off the lawn and then mow it" were the Houston / New Orleans game and the Arizona / Cincinnati contest. Houston won, Arizona won. Houston is 5-5, and so are the Cardinals. The Bengals are 3-7; the Saints are 4-6. All four are next to or at the bottom of their divisions. Yawn.
And so ends another week in the NFL. The couch gets moved out so tables can be set up for Thanksgiving, but it is put in an appropriate area by a TV as Thanksgiving requires a TV with a couch in front of it. Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good night. Wait wrong holiday. Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Thanks.. Oh never mind.