Though the Sun-Times’ Bernie Wilson (or at least his editor) characterizes today’s Oakland/San Diego tilt as “a more civil rivalry”, there’s still a few folks in the stands who’d beg to differ.
In the event Terrell Owens is outplayed by Randy Moss later this afternoon, the San Antonio Express-News’ Buck Harvey warns of a T.O. meltdown to rival his Jeff Garcia-bating days. It’s an interesting theory to ponder, just so long as you ignore the fact Tony Romo is the one coming off a 6 turnover game and runs an equal, if not greater risk of being humbled by Tom Brady.
K David Akers has missed 4 of 5 FG attempts in the first half against the Titans Jets. The Iggles cling to a 10-6 lead, which is slim consolation for a kicker frequently stopped by process servers looking for Wally Backman. Fox’s Matt Vasgerian has paid homage to Donovan McNabb’s “escapability”, which I’m pretty sure is not a word.