By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 8: You Lose, You Snooze

Signal Finder: ATL @ PHI, NYG @ PIT, CLE @ JAX

This Week's Game That Shouldn't Have Been This Close: Redskins 25, Lions 17

Welcome back, Brian. Now if you can get McNabb's accuracy back, that'd be a plus. Why is Ryan throwing into triple coverage? Oh. Mike Smith looks like Jeffrey Lurie. Hey, a quarterback sneak! This game has flowed the exact opposite way of every other Eagles game this season. You know who's good is Roddy White. And the goal-line struggles continue. Take the points! That's not a muff ZOMG THEY'RE OUT OF TIME OUTS AND CAN'T CHALLENGE. That's kind of a raw deal. (Eagles 27, Falcons 14)

How'd Smith stay inbounds? This is why you just can't believe in the Cardinals. (Panthers 27, Cardinals 23)

The NFL might have to rethink this London thing because everyone keeps finding things to complain about. Though there's no reason to take a home game away from the Saints, of all teams. (Saints 37, Chargers 32)

Ah, so that thing about the Browns playing in plastic bubbles for the rest of the year was a vicious rumor. I see. Rogers is all over the place and the defense actually looks quality. I'm not sure I see it flipping around, though. (Browns 23, Jaguars 17)

I don't know why Coughlin's challenging this. Jacobs didn't make it. And even if he did, there's absolutely no way to tell that he did. Ben's getting beat up again. PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. You remember what I said about Nate Washington last week, right? FYI, it's not yet been determined which of Ward or Bradshaw is "Wind" and "Fire". So I come back from the bathroom and it's... tied at 14? Long snap, indeed. Seriously, that ball was at about the 20-yard line. I don't know how much the Steelers' defense has left. Did Plaxico not get booed off the field? I'm disappointed. (Giants 21, Steelers 14)

The Colts cannot stop this running game. I mean, it's not like they're not trying. Still, they're ahead because their defense has risen up when it's counted - well, until White broke that one off. Ah, geez, Peyton's having flashbacks. How'd they get from 17 to 31 so fast? Is it too early to cross off the Colts? Because they've got... issues. (Titans 31, Colts 21)

FANTASY REPORT

aPaFL (3-5, L1): It's getting dire, friends.

JackSux 5 (5-3, W1): The league this year sets up nicely with eight teams so that everyone ends up playing twice. The second half begins with another win over Rob's little brother. Now to find a quarterback for next week...

RANKINGS
1. N.Y. Giants (6-1) - That was ugly
2. Tennesse (7-0) - That was gritty
3. Pittsburgh (5-2) - That was unfortunate

30. Kansas City (1-6) - Can't afford to give away games
31. Detroit (0-7) - Seriously, what's the point?
32. Cincinnati (0-8) - Stay away, Carson! You've got your whole life ahead of you!