New York's Mad Bomber strikes again

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25

New York Giants 23

There is no comfort, only angst. You know it's coming, you just don't know when. You could be running for the train, BANG! You could be watching Bing Crosby's White Christmas, BANG! You could be going about your job, sweating it out at the factory, as you do most days, but something is amiss. You hear a ticking, soft, but distinct. You notice a strange wooden box by the window sill. Intrigued by the object with a ticking noise emitting from within, your curiosity get the best of you, you need to look inside. You slowly open the wooden hinged lid, the noise amplifies. You don't see a clock or a watch, but a note. You read it, "THIS IS FOR YOU". Concerned you lower the note to notice a lead pipe with a small analog watch face fixed to the side. As your brain finally dilutes this information, you drop the paper and run. It's happening. The time is now. BANG!

Daniel Jones convincingly played the part of George Metesky on Monday Night Football. After lulling the viewer into a false sense of competency, Danny Dimes planted a couple of pipe bombs in the back end of his performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Burning the eyes and singeing the brow of the viewer, these two second half interceptions were not necessary. Instead of going down or throwing the ball away, the Mad Bomber lobbed noodle-armed-nonsense out to the sidelines, both detonating in face of New York, causing panic and fear to run rampant for the duration. They will live on, but scars and burns leave a sour taste in the mouth of all afflicted.

Tampa Bay's offense didn't look like the barn burning arsonists that have been on the loose for the last few weeks. Coming back down the earth, the Buccaneers struggled to move the ball in the first half compared to the Giants, missing on some signature chunk plays and stalling in the red zone, they found themselves down 14 - 3 two minutes out from half way. The red pirate themed team would struggle no more though. Their offense picked up in the second half, scoring 10 points of both turnovers and putting up points in four of their five final drives. Maybe not satisfied along the way, the final result was as expected for Tampa Bay, a win on the road against gritty but heavy flawed outfit.

Like a politician with questionable credentials, Daniel Jones is raising more questions about himself then answering them. He doesn't seem to sense pressure, misses deep throws to open receivers, misplaces ball in tight windows and doesn't know when to move on to the next play without a disaster striking. Then he throws a pass like his touchdown to Golden Tate and your left wandering if he's salvageable after all. It seems he may be lost at sea, but right when you're ready to call off the search he washes up on the shore, shakes of the salt water and continues on as if he doesn't have one foot in the grave and the other on a slip-n-slide.

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- Darius Slayton might have another 250 receiving yards this season if he had someone else throwing him the ball. DJ missed his fair share to him today, as he has all season.

- Tom Brady has an unmatched passion for two things, football preparation and violently screaming at teammates you've worked with for 3 months. Just because your past probation doesn't mean you're the boss now.

- Better team names then Buccaneers:

- Caribbean Pirates

- Sea Stealers

- Mean Boat Boys

- Big 'Ol Ship Bandits

- Raiders