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Football Mythbusters: Romo, Manning Not Ready for Big-Time

Posted: 27th September 2009 by Hank K. in NFL
MYTH: I couldnÆt find a quote this week to disagree with. Instead, IÆm going to address the general consensus that the Giants belong at the top of everybodyÆs ôPower Rankingsö this week. FACTS: The Giants beat the Cowboys, but didnÆt look like a Super Bowl team in the process. Instead, they almost played down to the level of the Cowboys on Sunday night. Before I receive a thousand comments saying that the ...
MYTH:  "It was a 15-round, old-school Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight that went the distance" (Keith Bulluck, regarding the Titans’ 13-10 overtime loss to the Steelers in the season opener) FACTS:  It was anything but.  Though it is easy to say both teams played great and were evenly matched, the game was so low-scoring and close only because of mistakes by both teams. Though the Steelers won, they have no reason to be ...