A: Two. It takes two interceptions. It takes two of the dumbest and unnecessary interceptions thrown by Jones before Belichick decides that he's seen enough and pulls him from the game.
Jones started and stayed in the game through the first two quarters and at the half, the Patriots were down 7-0. Jones was throwing the football like me - slow, fluttering lobs that were basically up for grabs by anyone who happened to be within a few yards of his target.
And I'm not talking about 50 yard hail mary passes either. I'm talking about 10 yard passes to a wideout or short over-the-top passes on a short route. Passes that should shoot through the air in a perfect straight line spiral with enough speed to cause the receiver to grunt when he catches it.
Jones played worse today than I've seen him play in all previous games and that's saying something because for the most part, he sucked in all the previous games.
Zappe came in to start the second half and the first thing he did was march the Patriots down field to score a touchdown and tie the game 7-7.
It's not like Zappe had a flawless game either. He threw his own interception to start the fourth quarter but at least he was able to score some points.
Unfortunately, the Patriots don't have the best field goal kicker in the business and Ryland missed a game tying field goal with six seconds left in the game, giving the Giants a 10-7 win.
I kinda blame Belichick for this loss. He should never have started Jones. Or at the very least, pulled him after the first soft-toss interception because it was painfully obvious Jones was having a very bad day.
On the upside, the Steelers beat the Bengals 16-10.
At noon today, my gutters were leaf-free and my lawn looked like this:
We'll see what it looks like tomorrow after tonight's predicted rain and wind.
Here are some links:
- I still find it hard to believe that the people of western Long Island actually voted for this scumbag.
- The Rolling Stones should follow Ozzy.
- Stay classy Saugus. Stay classy.
- It's the Hap-Hap-Happiest time of the year!
- I'm not sure it's "the worlds ugliest...
- Key phrase in this story: "...the company has acknowledged to passengers that it has no ship..."
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