ARE YOU PREPARED FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

It's Thursday night football and a good portion of my undisciplined chums are headed over tonight!

Giants (+3.5) at Redskins: Alright, this Thursday night we have another division skirmish on the docket, but do we have another blowout on our hands? Last week the lopsided Thursday night game took on a new meaning, with the Falcons' dismantling of the Buccaneers, 56-14. I don't think you'll see that this week, but, what do I know, really?

Look, it's very easy to dismiss Eli having a respectable game, last week. Oh, sorry, did you think I was going to follow that up with a "but" or some sort of caveat (which I recently learned is not a sort of scarf thing; that's a cravat)? Nope, just stating a fact. Sure, Eli was decent for, arguably, the first time in 2014 and sure, it was against the defensive juggernaut that is the Texans, but, well, come on, it's still Eli.


Right? Okay, Eli's not that terrible, but his supporting cast right now is, well, not terrible, but not so good. But are they good enough to beat the 'Skins?

The 'Skins defense has actually been pretty decent this season, allowing the third fewest rushing yards and tenth fewest passing yards in the NFL thus far. Really too early to tell what to believe, but Kirk Cousins does look darned decent out there and the Giants pass defense has, umm, not. The Giants are 22nd in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game, so I think Kirk Cousins puts up some big digits this week, but blowout big? Are we headed for that classic "should a player lose his job because of injury?" scenarios?

I know how we all love those (just ask Drew Bledsoe). Now, it is really far, far too soon to tell what kind of entree Cousins is bringing to the dinner table (it's a saying...or at least it's gonna be), but I am sure the thought of RG III losing his job is rattling around the heads of sports fans in DC and elsewhere. In fact, I have a friend who is a Redskins fan (he's from the DC area, so I allow it) and he texted me last week saying, "It's Cousins show now." So, tune in tonight as the ascension of Kirk Cousins into the Mark Rypien strata (why not?) continues.

Oh, and also, in 2014 the home team has not only won every Thursday night game, but won it in fairly convincing fashion. I think that trend continues Thursday, with the Redskins triumphing over the G-men, 28-17.