If Tynes had missed again, Coughlin may have committed the first in-game homicide since The Last Boy Scout. At least this Patriots-Giants matchup won’t have Bryant Gumbel calling the action. The good news for the Packers, this all but guarantees Favre will be back next season. However, the myth that he’s a great cold-weather quarterback is busted … at least this year. He was great in frigid temps when he was young, but old people freeze quicker. Someone knit him a shaw. I just hope Coughlin doesn’t have to lose his nose before the Super Bowl. He looked like he had a severe case of frost bite and Eli still looks perpetually confused even after a win.

As for the Pats-Bolts game, all I have to say is Norm should be fired for punting with less than 8 minutes to play, down two scores and on the Pats 36 yard line. Gutless. Another case of a coach trying to keep the score close rather than trying to win the game. My gambling tip of the week: run and grab the Giants and the Over before the New York money brings the spread down. The only thing that scares me is that with two weeks off, Belichick might get the Death Star operational by kickoff.