Not a great day to be a Manning.

November 11th was not a particularly memorable for the Manning family. Eli went 23/34 for 236 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions in a home loss to the division-leading Cowboys. Peyton went 34/56 for 328 yards, 2 touchdowns and a career-high 6 interceptions in a road loss to the underachieving Chargers. Cooper sat at home watching the games unfold and thought to himself "Well F me, I can do that! Where's my millions of dollars?"

It was interesting to watch the end of the Chargers versus Colts game when the most clutch kicker of all time, Adam Vinatieri missed a chip shot 29 yard field goal that would have given the Colts the lead with 90 seconds to play. Apparently all the times Mike "The Idiot Kicker" Vanderjagt missed key field goals that lost his team the game were not his fault. It turns out that Peyton's giant head actually alters the flight of the ball. A similar phenomenon was observed in Pittsburgh where the metal plate in Ben Roethlisberger's head that prevents (any more of) his brain from leaking out his ears had just enough drag on Cleveland's potential game-tying field goal to preserve the victory.

The Giants game featured costly penalties, bone-headed turnovers, and an utter inability to stop Terrell Owens. In other words it was a typical Giants game. The Giants might well be the third best team in the NFC, but no have virtually no shot of catching the Cowboys for the NFC East lead, meaning they will be playing a road game at either the West or South winner if they make the playoffs. As has been proven in the Giants' three losses this season, any team with a decent passing attack can shred their secondary. At least Eli has learned to mostly hide his tears on the field. His voice barely cracks anymore when he's calling out his audibles!

In news that surely escaped the mainstream media, Mets All Stars David Wright (third base) and Carlos Beltran (outfield) paired their recent gold gloves with silver sluggers. Now there is no more unabashed David Wright supporter than I am, but even I am willing to admit his gold glove was a farce. The man practically led the league in errors from his position! Not exactly what you're looking for in your gold glove defenders. I would like to tip my cap to Carlos Beltran who has managed to put up 3 consecutive typically excellent years patrolling center field for the Mets. It is an extremely difficult outfield to play, especially when your starting corner outfielders have the combined range of a lamp post. You hear a lot about the Mets wanting to trade Beltran to rid themselves of his contract, which upsets me on any number of levels. Where else are you going to find a gold glove outfielder who hits .270 with 30+ home runs and 100+ RBIs every year? What more do they want from him? It's not like they're hurting for money, they play in New York City and have their own cable company for crying out loud! Also, David Wright is dreamy.