Ten Things in Sports That Boggle My Mind

1. 42% of people who answered ESPN SportsNation's poll question said they would vote Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame. 49% for Roger Clemens, and 42% for Sammy Sosa. Are we a country of no morals? Do that many people honestly thing cheating should be rewarded?

2. The attention the Jets still receive despite being an awful football team is comical. But their demise is somewhat amusing.

3. The Los Angeles Lakers are ranked eighth in ESPN's weekly power rankings, despite being a measly 7-7. On paper they may be worthy of that ranking, but on the basketball court they shouldn't be in the top fifteen.

4. If Ndamukong Suh did in fact kick Matt Schaub in the cajones on purpose in front of everyone on national TV after what he did last year...

5. That Pittsburgh-Cleveland game yesterday.

6. I'll be one of five people watching the Eagles-Panthers Monday Night Football Game tonight. I still can't wrap my mind around what happened to my Birds. (I never did write Part 2 of my State of the Eagles post. It hurt too much.)

7. The fact that Florida isn't receiving any consideration to play for the BCS National Championship confuses me. They have a better case than both Alabama and Georgia, and if Notre Dame didn't get that lucky call against Pittsburgh, them, too.

8. The suits at the BCS actually think a four-team playoff is going to make matters better. Nope, the same controversy we have every year on who is going to play for the BCS National Championship is going to surround teams four, five, and six. Eight is clearly the way to go; that way no truly elite team will be removed from a shot at the championship.

9. How is this physically possible?

10. I can't believe Penn State coach Bill O'Brien dropped an F bomb on national TV after Saturday's game, as his program is trying to restore its image. Slip of the tongue for sure, but why did it have to be him?

Week 13 NFL Projections

Last week: 11-2
Season: 112-41

Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 14

The last time these two clashed, I picked Pittsburgh because the lack of Cincy's quality wins. Well, that was just three weeks ago. Since then, the Bengals fell to yet another playoff team in the Ravens, and then barely squeaked by the bottom-dwelling Browns. Cincinnati has not beaten a single team currently with a winning record this season, and that says it all.

Atlanta Falcons 20, Houston Texans 17

Maybe T.J. Yates will surprise us. He has a healthier Andre Johnson to help him out, and one of the best o-lines/running back corps in the league on his side. But I will still take the safer pick here, as Michael Turner has been ruled healthy enough to play for Atlanta.

New Orleans Saints 34, Detroit Lions 27

This game has the makings of a shootout. Even with Ndamukong Suh to clog up the middle, the Lions' rush defense hasn't been very good, but with his absence, a guy potentially getting after Drew Brees all day is being taken away. New Orleans might rush Mark Ingram and crew a bit more than usual today, en route to a W in an eventful ballgame.

Green Bay Packers 31, New York Giants 20
Buffalo Bills 24, Tennessee Titans 23
Chicago Bears 24, Kansas City Chiefs 6
Miami Dolphins 24, Oakland Raiders 21
Denver Broncos 17, Minnesota Vikings 14
New England Patriots 45, Indianapolis Colts 20
Carolina Panthers 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
New York Jets 20, Washington Redskins 16
Baltimore Ravens 27, Cleveland Browns 17
Dallas Cowboys 28, Arizona Cardinals 23
San Francisco 49ers 28, St. Louis Rams 24
San Diego Chargers 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 13

Thursday's Eagles at Seahawks game had already been played when this was written.