Oh, if only I knew

Zuerst: Thank goodness we only have bees. Kyrgyzstan has rats. Gotta love genetic engineering and crossbreeding, eh?

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Pro Football: Listening to the Raiders-Broncos game. Was 7-6 on yesterday's games. Thoughts:

• Guess I should have gone with my head rather than my gut in the Tennessee game.


• How the heck does Green Bay lose to Arizona; since Detroit beat them in week 1, how does anyone lose to Arizona?


• Guess I should have picked Seattle. Don't know that I'll pick St. L. anytime soon, considering that Marshall Faulk broke his hand. Actually, I lied. St. L. gets Arizona in St. L. next Sunday.


• Minnesota has gone 3-0, beating teams with a combined record of 2-6 (or 2-3 against teams other than Minnesota.) The three other teams in the NFC North have gone 0-3 against Minn., 1-1 against Ariz., 0-1 against SF, and GB beat Detroit. Minnesota gets a test as they host San Fran next weekend.


• Then again, San Fran may not be as big a test as previously thought. How do they get punked by Cleveland at home?


• The tale of two halves. If the 'Skins can get their act together before the game, maybe they could do some damage, predictions notwithstanding. They're making great halftime adjustments. Though, admittedly, they aren't nearly as good as the 1991 squad.


• How is it that two professional teams combine for 32 penalties for 266 yards and 7 first downs by penalty?


• Until their last drive, Buffalo had fewer than 100 offensive yards. For that matter, until their last drive, they had given up more yards because of penalties than they had gained with the offense.

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Off...more later.