and withstood a 28-point comeback by the patriots. then a touchdown pass. they staved off the patriots. san francisco won 41-34. who is going to win the nfc east? we have a three-way tie. kirk cousins good, two touchdown s. washington wins against the browns. what about the cowboys? no way they re going to beat the steelers. wrong. roethlisberger finds the wrong team. the cowboys win again. and the giants fans, giants were throttled by the falcons. the giants lost 34-0. they had emblems on each of their helmets in tribute to those who lost their lives and
it fades, it sags. i don t get the whole thing. what is the difference between a quarterback being inked up and a line backer? what they are trying to say, the quarterback is supposed to be a paragon of virtue. he is the captain of the platoon. if the captain is a low life i mean the guys in the platoon are the low life. he is the leader. that s what they are saying. it is a lot of bs just because a guy can throw a ball. it is not like you are finding out your parish priest is a pedophile. and you had michael vick and roethlisberger. back in the day you had broadway joe and mcmahon. broadway joe, the first anti-heroing request. i remember that as a kid. my dad didn t like broadway joe. he didn t like what he was doing. my dad is actually a full on dinasaur. what does it matter in the end? it didn t matter.
steve: always room for pie. brian: i get my dog back today. talking about tackle football. ravens open up with a win over the steelers. jones returning a punt for 63 yard and baltimore beat pittsburg. baltimore 8-2 in the season. and brian started first game since 2009. roethlisberger is out indefinitely. panthers cam newton giving a fan the memory of the lifetime. he gives the boy a football. check out his reaction. look at that. sure joy. the fan can t contain his excitement. probably the number one fan. we had her on fox and friends , and now nine year old football star sams gordon stealing the show on nfl game day, watch. the officials fix the fasmask. go to the corner, sam .
joining us now for the morning joe gridiron grind, nbc sports mike florio, the founder of the sports blog profootballtalk.com. good morning. great to be back. how are you? we re doing well. let s start with one of the late games in new jersey. the giants hosting the steelers. a nice tribute before the game to all the first responders and the victims of the storm. but once it started, the giants jump out to a lead and then give it up to the steelers. ten-point lead in the fourth quarter. this is what we see from the giants in the middle of the season. they get off to their big start, 6-2, and then slide a little bit. they just couldn t get the big plays. special teams was a nightmare. you could just feel it falling apart. and this is what the giants tend to do. is this a fumble, bay the way, roethlisberger? what s your call? no, that was a pass. that was a horrible call because the ball s in his hand. they say the hand has to be
79 yards for the roethlisberger will have an mri to check on that leg. a week from monday in san francisco. you think roethlisberger could get in the republican primaries? is it too late? he would win pennsylvania. that s one thing we know. lawrence o donnell will join us here on the set. and, up next, mika has faxed in her must-read opinion pages.