OK - so this is really an NFL Week 11 story - but I thought everybody would get confused if I started a Week 11 thread before Week 10. lol.

In Week 11 NBC has changed games and now the prime time Sunday night game will be the New England at Buffalo game that was originally scheduled for 1:00PM on CBS. It replaces the Chicago at Seattle game that was originally scheduled for that night. Some obvious reasons - the fact that both the Bears and Seahawks have had disappointing seasons thus far obviously entered the equation - and the huge interest on New England's quest for the perfect season is obvious.

But as a Bills fan I would like to think that their vastly improved play and the expectation of a good football game came into the equation as well. And I'm sure that anybody at NBC who happened to watch the Monday nighter earlier this year when the Bills hosted the Cowboys, must love the idea of being able to televise a prime time game from Buffalo. The atmosphere created by the over the top exuberance of the Bills fans that night - their fist home Monday night game in something like 13 years - made for great television. The ESPN crew throughout were making comments about the unbelievable crowd and at times even shut-up for extended periods of times (shocking - I know) - so that the home audience could take in the crowd. Even Tony Romo when interviewed on field immediately after the game ended made reference to how great it was to play in a game in front of a crowd like the one there that night.

So blueraider you and all Bills fans now have an extra 7 hours of tailgating time to get ready for the Bills first ever appearance on NBC's Sunday Night football. And I'm sure all those extra beers consumed throughout the day should make for an even more INSANE crowd that night - if that is possible.

Last year there was a thread for the TV schedules and flex games. That might be a more appropriate title for this if someone can edit the thread title. Then we can discuss the actual week 10 games in a week 10 thread.

The Pats are the hot story now, but they would like a competitive game too. The Bills' improvement of late helped the decision along, but it's really all about New England. My guess is they're going to flex out of the Eagles-Patriots game in week 12, which will be a blowout, and take the Vikings-Giants game to showcase Adrian Peterson.

I guess this will remain the week 10 thread.

How on earth did the Saints lose at home to St. Louis? They'd won 4 in a row and looked great, and then they let a winless team come into the dome and open up a 34-7 lead? There's a lot of thought that the Saints, with their seemingly weak schedule, could roll right into the playoffs despite that 0-4 start. But now, who knows?

While watching the Eagles-Redskins I kept noticing the scores of the Denver-KC game. 3-0, 3-3, 3-5, 6-5, 6-8...was this football or tennis? Then again, the Buffalo-Miami score was 3-2 in the third quarter.

How have the Redskins won 5 games, by the way? What mediocrity. For that matter, how have the Eagles won 4 games? They'd be so awful without Brian Westbrook.

Hah! But it turned out to be an explosive game, ending in a 13-10 win for the Bills. Great to see the Bills win a game that they didn't play well in . With the Pats coming to town next week the game had "trap" written all over it. But win they did and that makes it four wins in a row and 5-4 overall heading into their inevitable annilihation by the Pats....other odds and ends today:

Penalties at worst possible times kill Giants against Cowboys....

Bengals kick the crap out of the Ravens(literally).

Hey, weren't you Adrian Peterson???

Despite the 6-2 record, the Lions still suck.

Hmmm, with the suckiness of the Rams and Chiefs(and AFC West in particular) it's safe to say that the best team in Missouri plays in Columbia.

And this was not a good week for me to bench Mark Bulger in favor of JP Losman....the Saints will always be the Saints.(speaking of which....Thomas? Thomas? Where are you????)

The most improbable game of the year was between the Colts and Chargers. First the Colts spot the Chargers a 23-0, with Manning throwing four picks, (eventually six picks) then they come all the way back to 23-21. Indy seemed to have the game won as they marched to the 6 yard line and had an apparent first down. The booth review showed they were short by inches, so the always reliable Viniteri comes on to kick a chip shot 29 yarder and misses!.

As Adam goes to pick up his $100,000 check from Bellichek HOW DID HE MISS THAT?!!! I think its more of an indictment on how sorry the Chargers are that with 5 interceptions at that point, they still should've lost that game. But, coulda, woulda, shoulda. They won, no matter how ugly, and at the end of the day, thats all that counts.

I prayed and told God that I'd go to church every Sunday in Nov if he'd let Viniteri botch that field goal so it's all my fault and I have to pay a dear price for it.

The first half of the game I felt the Chargers looked a lot like last years team. I don't know what happened in the second half except that it started raining much harder. My guess is that they just decided to play defensively for 2 quarters and it almost bit them in the ass.

I thought God was on Tony Dungy's side?

And the Dungy did shouteth from high upon the Dome, 'I curse thee Lord for thine allowance of Thomas of Brady to staineth our unblemished record. I decry thee and needeth not your guidance through the rest of the 2007-2008 season!' - Ephesians 7:2

The first two San Diego touchdowns were on kick returns. Seems to me the injuries the Colts are going through had a ripple effect on their special teams. To me, the Chargers are the same frauds they've been for most of this year.

nuh-uh.