Thursday Night Football

Wow, everybody really freaked out about their beloved Cowboys not being shown on Time Warner last night. And honestly, I was a little miffed as well. Not because I'm a Cowboys fan, because I'm not, but because I'm a fan of the NFL and 1) I don't like being inconvenienced (you heard me, I'm spoiled and proud of it) and 2) it was one of the biggest regular-season games of the year and actually lived up to all of the hype and hubbub. Brett Favre unwisely chunking up long balls almost blindly, Terrell Owens catching a TD pass and then somehow watching it fly out of his arms and into those of a thrilled Packer, and Aaron Rodgers replacing an injured Favre and showing the old man how it should be done – at least on this one occasion. I guess I should mention that the Cowboys won 37-27.

Most of the remaining Thursday/Saturday night NFL Network games lack the sex appeal of last night's matchup but there are a few interesting games on the schedule, including one featuring the Houston Texans and another Cowboys game. The following games will be available on the NFL Network to customers of DirecTV, Grande Communications, as well as at all area sports bars, and my friend Chris' house. Here's a look at the schedule:

Thu., Dec. 6: Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins
Thu., Dec. 13: Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans
Sat., Dec. 15: Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers
Thu., Dec. 20: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. St. Louis Rams
Sat., Dec. 22: Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers
Sat., Dec. 29: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants