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 September 21, 2007 - 04:38 PM | chris
Cement Corn and Week 3

In my last post, I posited that I didn't know anyone with either a MySpace or Facebook page. It has come to my attention that this is, in fact, untrue. Near our apartment here in Columbus is an attraction right up there with the Collinsville, IL Giant Ketchup Bottle and Effingham, IL Giant Cross: a field of 109 concrete ears of corn, lined up "like the gravestones at Arlington cemetery". The corn is meant both to honor the former landowner, who was apparently a pioneer in the field of hybridizing corn, and lament the fact that space formerly devoted to grow food is being replaced across the Midwest by Applebees'es's and office parks. In fact, this particular "cornfield" is surrounded on all sides by many office parks, all of which provide a greater service to society (local clean-air jobs and manicured grounds) than the concrete corn (eyesore). But the point of the story is, the faux cornfield has its own Myspace page. Take that, yesterday Chris.

ARI at BAL: This one seems right for an upset special, what with Steve McNair returning, but I'd be ignoring two important factors: 1) The AFC always beats the NFC, especially if the AFC team is even half decent. 2) The Cardinals are not capable of an upset on the road. BAL

SD at GB: This one is possible upset number two, what with the Chargers' offense magically disappearing and the Packers playing at home, but again I'd be ignoring two important factors: 1) The Chargers are pissed after last week's embarrassment on national television. 2) Lucas will be picking the Packers. SD

STL at TB: I'm not sure if either team winning this game would constitute an upset. Things aren't looking good for the Rams. TB

SF at PIT: Here's that whole AFC/NFC thing again. Plus the Niners are 2-0 despite their very best efforts. PIT

DET at PHI: If the Lions win this game, I don't think Donovan McNabb will make it out of the stadium alive. I still don't have too much faith in a Lions team that seemingly passes on every down. Oh wait, that's the Eagles also and their running back is actually *good*. PHI

MIA at NYJ: The Jets actually played well last week despite their no-name QB, or possibly *because of* the no-name QB. Chad Pennington may be returning, but the Dolphins are going absolutely nowhere. NYJ

BUF at NE: Buffalo always seems to play the Pats close, but I can't come up with any logical scenario in which the Patriots lose this game short of Brady getting hurt. Even then, the Bills have to hope that they locked up their playbook before the game and didn't allow even their own players to get a copy until gameday like the Chargers did last week. What a joke. NE

MIN at KC: There's a rumor Kelly Holcomb might start for Minnesota, which is a good thing for them, but I just see the Chiefs putting it all together once for old time's sake. Maybe it's the whole AFC/NFC thing again. KC

IND at HOU: Like everyone else, I was all ready to mark this one as my upset special until I read the headline: "Texans' Johnson doubtful for Sunday's game". Then he was quickly ruled out. Still, I have a funny feeling about this. *Everybody* seems to be picking the Colts, and you know what happens when too many people get on the bandwagon. Oh what the heck, here's a freebie for you, Lucas. HOU

CIN at SEA: The Bengals can't really be as bad as they were last week, could they? CIN

CLE at OAK: And the Browns can't be that good, right? OAK

JAX at DEN: Sadly, it looks like the overrated, lucky, cheating (that's right, as a Pats fan I'm calling the Broncos cheaters for calling that timeout at the snap last week) Broncos will be 3-0. DEN

NYG at WAS: I don't like the Redskins very much, but the Giants look atrocious. At least now the New Yorkers can't be smug about their baseball *and* football teams. WAS

CAR at ATL: Joey Harrington just can't win, no matter what team he plays for. He will not, cannot, in a dome. He will not, cannot, while at home. He will not, cannot, outdoors on grass. Let's just face it, he sucks ass. CAR

DAL at CHI: This is an easy "upset". The talking heads are puckering up to make out with Tony Romo again, so he's about due for a horrible game against a real defense. CHI

TEN at NO: This is a legitimately tough game. On one hand, the Titans always just seem to get it done and the Saints look like they've reverted even back below the mean from last year. However, I just can't see them losing their first home game. NO