What would an NFL Week One be without it?

1.How bad are the Browns? Already down 17 to the Steelers at the Dawg Pound, they probably are making Cleveland fans wish they never got another NFL franchise. Either that or they’re all hoping the Indians finally have what it takes to win their first World Series since 1948.

2.Randy Moss looks pretty good so far against the Jets. Will he still be motivated when the weather turns much colder in December?

3.New CBS studio analyst if you can call ex-Steeler coach Bill Cowher that says the Bears will disappoint and miss Thomas Jones. Judging from this first half, they’re sure missing the new Jets RB. Maybe they should focus more on his chin. Well, maybe not.

4.Apparently, Pats’ TE Ben Watson was jacked up for this first game. After catching a go-ahead TD from Tom Brady, he gave a loud scream which we couldn’t really understand. Maybe he was trying to awaken the Browns offense. Well, some things aren’t possible. And of course, what was a clear touchdown now has to be reviewed for five minutes. We all know what the stripes are really watching and it’s not the instant replay.

5.The real upset so far in this game is not one Fireman Ed sighting. Between him and Dancin’ Larry at Ranger games, I can’t tell them apart. Considering how egotistical both are, they might be related.

6.If they take anymore commercials in this half, that lame new CBS comedy promo might be mistaken for the actual programming. Considering it’s got no chance, it needs all the airtime it can get.

Over/under on how many more times it’s shown: 50

7.And already the loyal Gang Green fans are booing the end of the first half even though their team was terribly outplayed. And the good news is they’re only down a TD. If not for the NE holder on a FG attempt doing his best Tony Romo impersonation, it could be a lot worse.

8.Alex Rodriguez hit yet another home run making it four in the past three days for his ML leading 52nd. Will the Yankee third baseman pass Roger Maris to set a new single season record in Pinstripes? One thing is certain. He better save a few of these for October.

9.That throw by new Atlanta QB Joey Harrington was so bad, I could’ve made the Falcons and thrown it. Try telling my Jersey pal Rob about it in North Carolina. According to him, Harrington is better than Daunte Culpepper. Something tells me he might want to rethink that while on vacation.

10.Can Mike Lupica just once get off his fascination of convicting every baseball player because his co-workers did all the research on Rick Ankiel? The St. Louis Cardinal real life version of Roy Hobbs is already being judged by this tool. It’s far too early for that. Does it look good that his name was on the list for HGH in 2004? No. But why every time someone gets mentioned does he have to lead with it in all his articles? It’s almost as bad as his anti-Yankee gimmick.

11.Ellis Hobbs returns the 2nd half kick an NFL record 108 yards on about five Jets’ missed tackles to put the Pats up two scores. Why is it necessary for him to point? Does he think it’s cool? I’m sure the people at Bristol are getting off on it right now cause it’s a beloved Patriot. Who cares about sportsmanship?

12.The more you watch Jones try to run on this New England D, he looks like Blair Thomas which isn’t why the Jets acquired him from Chicago. Maybe it’s just rust from missing preseason or maybe it’s the Pats D. But he looks slow.

13.And already Pennington is hurt after a sack and limping to the sidelines. Poor guy just can’t catch a break. It looked pretty serious. The Jets fans cheered Kellen Clemens but it looked bad because their No.1 QB who has led them to postseasons just went down. My guess is that they wanted to show support for Clemens and not cheer because he was hurt as Phil Simms pointed out. But the timing was off.

14.Story of the day comes courtesy of AOL News where country singer Sara Evans is accused of carrying on multiple affairs by hubby Craig Schelske. It’s said that she might’ve slept with all members of 3 Doors Down. Way to go! Our guess is the doors were locked up quickly before all the action took place. For more on this story, you need only sample some of the reaction:

He sings ok but anybody who could sleep with Kenny C is hard up. that guy has a face that would be hard for even a mother to love. He is Fugly ugly

YOU CANT MAKE A DOG CHANGE HIS OR HER SPOTS

When Britney Spears opens the CMA Country Music Awards show, have her kiss Sara Evans, , , THAT would be HOT.

You got to love it!

15.It says here that Novak Djokovic has a chance today to beat Roger Federer for the U.S. Open and deny history as the top ranked Swiss aims for four straight Opens.

16.Line of the day from Simms on a Brady TD pass to Moss:

“He had so much time, he could’ve been a javelin thrower.”

When you have the ex-Giant calling the opposing QB “a statue” and it’s good news for them unlike former retired quarterback Drew Bledsoe, that’s not a ringing endorsement for the D.

17.Can the Williams Family invent anymore excuses about why they lost to eventual Open champ Justine Henin? It all stems from their father Richard who apparently believes nobody is better than his daughters. He also probably believes in the tooth fairy.

18.With Pennington somehow back in and driving his team to a score, you have to give the QB tons of credit. He looked seriously hurt and definitely is limping but nobody has more heart.

19.Five shutout innings against Houston and in line for his second victory is pretty good for Pedro Martinez but 92 pitches isn’t for two reasons:

A.The Mets pen isn’t that good.

B.He’ll be facing better teams in October.

20.Does anyone want to win the NL Central? Last year, at least the Cards got to 83 wins.

21.Over/under on how many times Tiki Barber mentions the Giants during the NBC halftime show:  20

But remember. He’s over them.