NFL Week 17 or as I like to Call it, The Early Super Sunday

Three great things about the last week of the NFL's regular season:

1. The Patriots, despite an 11-5 record, missed the playoffs. I can't say enough how sick I am of the Patriots and their obnoxious head coach. What's even better is that the Chargers did make the playoffs at 8-8, which will drive Pats fans crazy and make them even bigger whiners.

2. The Cowboys got destroyed in another must win game. Can we stop calling Tony Romo an elite Quarterback now? This guy has never won a big game in three years as a starter and has choked in playoff games and this one.

The sad part about them missing the playoffs? Owner Jerry Jones probably doesn't care because the 'Boys got so much press this year. I really don't think he cares about on field performance anymore. How else would you explain the continued presence of Terrell Owens?

3. The single best thing that happened was Brett Favre and the Jets missing the playoffs with Favre throwing another thee picks against the Dolphins. This team gagged it's way to a 1-4 finish after an 8-3 start and that is due in large part to Favre. You got what you wanted Brett, and you played like most of the people who have not drunk your Kool Aid knew you would. 22 TDS and 22 picks, most of them in the last 5 games. And this guy made the Pro Bowl? Get real. Voting for that game has to start taking place after week 17 not week 15.

Seeing Chad Pennington stick it up the Jets as as the Dolphins starter made this game even sweeter to watch.

UPDATE on January 2 - Apparently Favre's new teammates weren't too impressed with him either.

- I wouldn't categorize the Lions successfully(?) completing an 0-16 season as great but it certainly was historical. The sad thing is they weren't even close in any games. Every time you looked at the scores rolling in on the ticker they were down 35-0 or 28-3. Hasn't the city of Detroit suffered enough lately? Did they really need to have the worst team in the history of the NFL this year?