What the hell was that?

A couple of real head scratchers were played yesterday in the northeast. First a 7-3 Giants team was taken to task by a 4-6 Minnesota team. Of more concern to the Giants fans was Eli Manning's utter inability to direct a ball towards its intended target. He threw a remarkable 4 interceptions, of which the best result for the Giants was when the ball was returned to the Giants 8 yard line. I can imagine Eli happily skipping to the sidelines saying, "Hey coach, at least that one didn't go for a touchdown!" Actually, I can imagine Eli and Coach Coughlin having a conversation that went remarkably similar to this:

Coughlin: "The BLUE jerseys Eli, we're wearing the BLUE jerseys!"
Eli: "Throw it to the guys wearing white, got it."
C: "No, BLUE, BLUE, throw it to BLUE!"
E: "WHITE, WHITE, I got it, geez, don't yell at me Coach, Peyton and Cooper stuffed my head in the turkey again."
C: "..."

Sunday night saw the Patriots extend their perfect season to 11-0, but just barely. Given that the Eagles boast two of the best cover corners in the league and a defensive coordinator who is a master of designing exotic blitz schemes, the Patriots have to be happy with putting 31 points on the board. But giving up 28 points to the Eagles? When their quarterback was A.J. Feeley? And Junior Seau effectively bottled up Brian Westbrook, the lone dangerous weapon on the Eagles offense? If not for a boneheaded Feeley interception late in the 4th quarter the Patriots could well have woken up today at 10-1 and wondering what happened. I may be off base here, but I'm speculating Feeley tried to bribe the Patriots defenders with promises to let them watch Heather Mitts shower.