Whoa….what happened in Green Bay?

Giants linebacker Michael Boley enjoyed giving the Aaron Rodgers “Discount Double Check/Belt” move that the Green Bay Packer celebrates when he scores a TD. Boley gets his own version in here after a sack of the State Farm spokesman. [GIF via]

Even given a totally blown call by the refs and instant replay, the Packers couldn’t find their way at all Sunday to beat the Giants. Who knew? I thought it would be a good game but I didn’t imagine the Giants owning the Pack so much at Lambeau Field.

It seems those Packers forgot that they had to get past the Giants to meet then Niners. The Giants, along with Mr. 3rd Down (Eli Manning), made mincemeat out of Green Bay Sunday night to continue their

Big Ben has a new hat. In the wake of Tebus making sure everyone goes to church next Sunday, the Steelers held their post-game press conference and Big Ben limped to the podium wearing this.

Yup. That’s Big Ben’s melon head squeezed into a Fedora. Apparently, Big Ben is a member of the Pittsburgh mob. Who knew?

Hey, at least Deion Sanders likes it.

moooooog35 on Twitter described it best.

If there was Divine Intervention that got the Broncos the win, then Satan definitely showed up by picking Roethlisberger’s post-game hat.

Or, as sports anchor Adam Lefkoe stated “I know Big Ben was probably pumped to rock that hat after a win. You put that thing back in the box after a loss.”

Yeah, I think that about sums it up.

Despite backup Matt Flynn filling in for starter Aaron Rodgers and tossing 480 yards and 6 TDs, the Packers are not perfect.

They’re close.

Even when they allow the Lions to score 41 points and Lions QB Matthew Stafford throws 520 yards and 5 TDs, the Packers still find a way to win with their backups.

If there is one thing they could stand to work on it might be their special teams because the Pack let us witness one of the dumbest things you can do on a kickoff : give up a safety.

Pat Lee of the Packers makes the bonehead mistake of going out and back into the endzone on a kickoff which is a no-no with the refs.

Tsk, tsk. And the Lions get 2 points easy.

Wow! A little exposure of primetime football goes a long way. After Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was shown to enjoy a bag of Skittles during the game [story and video here] there was word that the candy maker would sponsor the athlete.

And no one is more happy about it than the Seahawks ground crew that has to pick up Skittles off the ground every time Lynch scores as ‘Hawks fans now toss them on the field. Here’s a picture of them hating their life.

Flashforward a few weeks and it appears to be taken to a new level as the Beast Mode RB now has the shoes to match. Nike created a special edition of Marshawn Lynch Skittles cleats to be used for his game against the San Francisco 49ers.

There’s something cool about these unique shoes. [via]

Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch wears shoes with candy "Skittles" on the sides

Tim Tebow may have only been in the league for less then two years but you would might think ESPN had nothing to talk about before his arrival.

ESPN knows a ratings maker when they see it and with the drama of Brett Favre over with they had to fill the void. And fill the void they did. Enter Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos.

Tim Tebow is all the channel can talk about and that includes ex-Bronco and current ESPN NFL analyst Mark Schlereth along with his ESPN buddies giving us the Tim Tebow “Night Before Christmas” parody.

We know you didn’t ask for it but it’s here anyway. Think of it like that lame business Christmas party you have to go to and get a lame Secret Santa gift and just go ahead and get it over with.

Ah yeah, Roddy White is paying huge divadends lately for my fantasy team. After a slower then expected start to the season, in which White only scored 3 TD’s and had one 100-yard game in the first 11 games, Roddy has turned it on and matched that effort in just the last 3 weeks.

The Atlanta Falcons got their Bye Week on primetime this week as the Jacksonville Jaguars, the saddest franchise in professional sports, derped their way into Hot-lanta to try and upend the Falcons.

Powered by Matt Ryan’s 3 TD’s, the Falcons obliterated the Jags 41-14 on Thursday Night football. Roddy himself grabbed 2 TD’s and 135 yards. The best one was this nab in the endzone that saw a pass that could have been for White or maybe Tony Gonzalez.

Doesn’t matter because White wanted it more and

Well, we all knew it wasn’t going to be Matt Leinart to lead the Texans to their first playoff spot ever.  Seriously, think about that. The team has never made it to the post-season and after a solid start to the year the Texans ran face-first into the IR bus.

QB Matt Schaub went out a few weeks ago and Iron-man Matt Leinart came in to keep the fire going. Leinart lasted about 3 quarters because he’s a wuss who is content to ride the bench. He reminds me more of the character Alex Moran from “Blue Mountain State” who’s there just for the glory.

So enter third stringer T.J. Yates. The man stepped up and kept the Texans going and late in the 4th quarter did what we all were hoping for….he got that elusive playoff berth with a win.

And what better way to show it than the game-winning TD mixed in with some epic music.

Well, that didn’t last long.

The self-anointed Dream Team in Philly can take a break from their horrible season. Turns out they could not recover from their bad start and with a month left in the season are already eliminated from the playoffs with their 31-14 loss to Seattle Thursday night.

It’s only fitting to see first round cast off Vince Young, the guy who helped promote the Dream Team name, be the guy who helped drive the final nail in the Eagles coffin. Young was filling in for an injured Michael Vick in position only and tossed 4 INT’s in a horrible effort that showed why he was no longer a Titan. Well, that and his immaturity on the sidelines and locker room.

Oddly enough the Eagles and Seahawks were both 4-7 on the season going into the game. Neither seem to have what it takes to make the playoffs but the two teams are going in opposite directions.

The Seahawks have won 3 of their last 4 thanks in large part to the awakening of Marshawn Lynch who has rattled off several 100+ yard games in that time including 148 against the Eagles.

The Eagles and their large payroll of free agents have lost 4 of their last five. Their biggest catch, Nnamdi Asomugha, has been mostly absent all year. Michael Vick has fought with injuries, something anyone who has seen him play in his time in Atlanta can tell you isn’t a shock but what is shocking is the laze and unprofessional play of DeSean Jackson.

OK dude, we get it. You want a new contract. That doesn’t mean you act like a spoiled baby on the sideline and a laze wuss on the field.

The Eagles have been dealt a full dose of bad luck this year but the fact remains that this team should have been a contender no matter what. And in the end the fall guy might just be the man who couldn’t handle the talent, coach Andy Reid.  So much for the Dream Team. It’s been more like a nightmare in Philly.

Sorry Bears fans. Your hopes were up but the QB curse has struck again.

Chicago just can’t seem to shake the bad luck at the QB position. Jay Cutler was supposed to be the savior. He’s been up and down and injured so the jury is still out. And with Cutler’s latest injury, a broken thumb that might have him out the rest of the year, the Bears turned to Caleb Hanie for their immediate future.

Hanie had an up/down day as he completed 18-of-36 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. The 3 INT’s hurt but that’s expected from a dude who doesn’t ever play.

However, the play of the day (at least for Raiders fans) is on the final drive when Caleb gets confused at the line of scrimmage. He’s up at the ball as the seconds are counting down and the Bears are trying to get one last second score to win the game.

Caleb has visions of hot escorts and Patron parties dancing in his head because he must have thought he won the game before it finished. The ball snapped and Caleb goes to spike the ball. Then he hesitates as he starts to daydream about all the fame he will have for winning the game.

Ooops. Forgot about the ball. Caleb remembers and spikes the ball. Ooops again. That delay is now intentional ground and game over. Ouch!

Big game vs the Steelers and the injured Chiefs are in the game to the final minute. Then comes the first down pass to Dwayne Bowe who flat out pussies out on the play.

Several Steelers are in the vicinity and Bowe must not want to win the game because he doesn’t lift a finger…literally!

Check the play out. Bowe jumps and spins in the air when he sees the defenders and doesn’t even try to get a hand up.

Damn man, at least try. You may not have made it but don’t go down looking like that.