Matthew Goldberg
Sports Editor
Outlook:
The Chargers won a game! Beating the Browns is not exactly on par with Bobby Thompson’s “shot heard around the world”, but it is still a win. Besides now the Bolts are only one game behind the quickly disintegrating Raiders. But catching the silver and black is too much to ask. I smell the first pick in the draft.
Game of the Week: Miami at San Diego
The Chargers do not deserve to be on Monday night. In fact, they are still so bad they do not deserve to be on TV at all. The only thunder in Mission Valley will be Junior Seau slamming Drew Brees to the turf.
Pankaj Chhabra
Sports Editor
Outlook:
Kansas City may have the best record in the league, but I think Tennesee is the best team. Sometimes records can be deceiving, kind of like my lack of a criminal record.
Game of the week: Dallas at Tampa Bay
Before hiring Jon Gruden prior to last season, The Bucs had a deal in place with the Big Tuna, who eventually backed out of it. If his team is late coming out of the locker room it won’t be because they were singing and snacking on potato chips. It’ll be because Quincy Carter will see a lot of Simeon Rice.
Ashley Malnove
Sports Designer
Outlook:
Dallas beat Detroit 38-7. Looks like I actually picked correctly last week. Yeah I’m surprised too. With all of these suprises, maybe politicians do have a chance at not raising taxes. Maybe they will even pass term limits. Oh wait, the Chargers have a better chance at winning 3 games in a row than politicians do at voting to limit how much time (and money) they get.
Game of the week: San Francisco at Arizona
I’m going with San Francisco. Fog is better than desert. The naturally air-conditioned city beats the city that would make you melt if you didn’t have AC.
Jeff Novack
Sports Reporter
Outlook:
After 44 days in a box hanging from the sky in London without food and surviving on only water, magician David Blaine completed his stunt and emerged from the box. Blaine, who dates swimsuit model Josie Maran, and his stunt, which was heavily criticized, provide a cautionary tale if nothing else. Do not piss off Josie Maran.
Game of the week: Jets at Philadelphia
I thought the last time I’d worry about a broken Chad would be the 2000 presidential election.