• Atlanta 10 Jets 7: It was a brutal loss and responsibility for it goes to the field goal team. Three separate times, New York had the chance to kick an easily makeable field goal and three separate times they failed to convert. Amazingly, there were three different reasons for those failures. more ›

• Patriots 19, Jets 10: Brett Favre got a rousing welcome from the Meadowlands faithful, but after his introduction, things turned sour. The Jets -- who got plenty of love following a Week 1 win -- played a sloppy and uninspired game against the Tom Brady-less Patriots. Whether it be Jay Feely's missing a 31-yard field goal or Favre taking a 20-yard sack, the Jets put forth a C effort. The Patriots defense, as old as it is, still checked the Jets' inconsistent offense. The total yards in this game were all but even, but the Patriots managed to ugly up the game enough. Favre went 18-for-26 for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Jets visit San Diego -- now 0-2 -- on Monday night next week. That won't be easy either.
• Giants 41, Rams 13: The Rams are no good. The Giants toyed with them for a half but then blew them out of the building. Even Ahmad Bradshaw, who did not do much in Week 1, got in the act after Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress did their thing. The Giants' defense had an easy time, too. Justin Tuck picked off a pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The team is 2-0 and hasn't faced a test yet. That won't change next week, when they play the 0-2 Bengals.
• Braves 7, Mets 4: Greg Norton (!) hit a go-ahead home run off Luis Ayala, who is far from perfect as the Mets' closer. David Wright (not clutch?) hit two homers and Oliver Perez pitched well, but that didn't do enough. With the Phillies sweeping a doubleheader, the lead in the National League East is one game.
• Yankees 7, Rays 4: Carl Pavano picked up his third win, but Derek Jeter's hit parade is the big story. he shortstop tied Lou Gehrig for most hits at Yankee Stadium. If Alex Rodriguez were padding his stats by chasing an individual record with his team out of it, he would never hear the end of it. But Jeter is being celebrated. Not to take anything away from him, who should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but writing a sentence with both Jeter and Gehrig is almost an insult to Gehrig.
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The Giants escaped London with an ugly 13-10 win on an ugly day on an ugly field. The Wembley Stadium turf was not made to handle our brand of football in the rain and it rapidly turned into mud, leaving the players struggling for footing and resulting in sloppy play on both sides of the ball. more ›

Many will point to a ridiculous decision to kick a 52-yard field goal on a wet and windy night and the subsequent 108-yard touchdown as the turning point of this game, but it happened much earlier. Facing a 3rd-and-22 and a dominant New York defense, the Bears got a first down off of a 26-yard running play. Three plays later, the Bears had a touchdown and the game had completely changed. more ›

The Giant defense woke up last week, holding Washington to only three points. They will need a similar performance this week against Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons. While many knock Vick for his lack of passing ability, he is incredibly dangerous when pressured, escaping the rush and creating big gains with his legs. The Giants defensive ends will need to “stay home” to make sure he doesn't leave the pocket. more ›

For the first time in years, the Giants have more questions on defense than on offense. The main one being, can this defense stop anybody? Lost amid the joy of last Sunday’s comeback was the fact that the Eagles’ offense moved the ball at will against New York for three quarters. New York is almost dead last in every big defensive category and their much-hyped pass rush has only gotten two sacks this season. more ›

It was only a 36-yard field goal, but it may have saved a season. When Jay Feely's kick went through the uprights the Giants escaped Philadelphia with a 26-23 win and Feely proved that he can make a big kick after missing three of them two weeks ago in Seattle. more ›

Bill Parcells led the Giants to two Super Bowl championships by creating a smothering defense. Parcells took great pride in the Giants ability to physically dominate their opponents. Yesterday’s game would have thrilled him if he hadn’t been on the receiving end of the Giants 17-10 victory. more ›

The Giants should be required to broadcast a warning before their games. Something along the lines of: “watching this game may cause heart palpitations, depression, anger, joy, shock, laughter and tears.” Yesterday’s game followed a familiar pattern; Eli Manning has his ups and downs and then turns into Joe Montana with two minutes left in the fourth quarter. The problem was, Eli can only throw the ball, he can’t kick it. more ›

Perhaps the Giants offense needed more time off because it didn’t show up until the end of the fourth quarter. Getting the ball back down by seven with 52 seconds left in the game, the Giants scored on two plays to force a fifth quarter of football, but it was all for naught as Dallas took the overtime kickoff and drove for a field goal to win 16-13. more ›