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Andy and Russ discuss the Plaxico Burress situation, Vikings and Saints suspensions and the noticeable impact that the NFL’s character policy has had this season.

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New York Giants 23, Washington Redskins 7

• The important thing to remember here is that the Giants are just plain better than the Redskins. Washington came into this game wanting to stop Brandon Jacobs and the New York rushing attack. They did exactly that. Jacobs was bottled up early on and finished with 71 yards on 21 attempts. Derrick Ward gained 30 yards on 10 carries. But with the ground game limited, all that meant was Eli Manning could make more plays through the air. And that’s what he did, completing 21/34 for 305 yards.

• Remarkably, three different Giants players – Amani Toomer, Derrick Ward and Domenik Hixon – had five…

With the greatest American holiday taking place this week, it’s an appropriate time for us NFL fans to think about everything we’re thankful for. And there’s a lot on the table.

For starters, I’m thankful that football isn’t baseball. Instead of seeing excitement once every 20 plays, we see excitement once every 1.2 plays. Oh, and we also see action when Mother Nature acts up. In fact, when She does, our sport is usually more enjoyable.

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful that we get to watch the NFL each week knowing that most of the games have playoff implications. Could you imagine watching “football” knowing that only a select few games have…

32. Detroit Lions 0-11 (previous rank: 32)

Let’s go ahead and rank them 33^rd simply for symbolic purposes.

31. Kansas City Chiefs 1-10 (previous rank: 28)

Not to call out one guy – and a good guy – but where has Tamba Hali been this year?

30. St. Louis Rams 2-9 (previous rank: 31)

If they could lose in practice, they probably would.

29. Cincinnati Bengals 1-9-1 (previous rank: 29)

Is there anyone out there who still thinks they shouldn’t dump Chad Johnson?

28. Seattle Seahawks 2-9 (previous rank: 27)

God bless the Seattle fans. The city is enduring perhaps the worst sports year in history, but Qwest Field was still rockin’ last Sunday.

27. San Francisco 49ers…

**Thanksgiving Games Note**

There is a scheduling flaw in the Thanksgiving games. Both the Cowboys and Lions had home games on Sunday. That’s not fair because their opponents this Thursday will have to travel. The NFL should force the Cowboys and Lions to play on the road before their Thursday game, that way both teams facing off Thursday will have had to travel in some form on the short week.

Indianapolis Colts 23, San Diego Chargers 20

• Wanna know why the Chargers have lost four games inside the final 24 seconds this year? Because of things like the timeout they called right before Nate Kaeding’s game-tying field goal. With more than half…

32. Detroit Lions 0-10 (previous ranking: 32)

At least they’re forming one heck of a storyline for the Thanksgiving game.

31. St. Louis Rams 2-8 (previous ranking: 29)

The defense has tanked the season.

30. Oakland Raiders 2-8 (previous ranking: 31)

Al Davis’s legendary club is movin’ on up in the rankings.

29. Cincinnati Bengals 1-8-1 (previous ranking: 30)

So bad that even when they don’t lose, they still can’t find a way to win.

28. Kansas City Chiefs 1-9 (previous ranking: 28)

Chiefs fans probably don’t care, but this might all be worth it if they wind up finding a franchise quarterback in Tyler Thigpen.

27. Seattle Seahawks 2-8 (previous ranking: 27)

A classic case of a lost…

Philadelphia Eagles 13, Cincinnati Bengals 13

• Tie game – it’s annoying, I know. But one tie every six years isn’t so bad. I’d rather see every overtime game end in a tie than see the NFL ever refer to the ridiculous Kansas City Overtime format.

• The story of this game may be what Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said afterwards: “When the (final) play was called, I kind of figured I guess there’s ties in the NFL. But no, I didn’t know that (before).” What!? For starters, does McNabb watch football on TV? Or, does he listen when the referee explains the overtime rules prior to the fifth quarter kickoff? Or, more…

The din from complaining about the NFL’s enforcement of personal fouls for violent play has increased this season – most notably on roughing the passer. Fans are booing louder and longer. Television commentators, who, as a whole, normally praise the NFL at every opportunity, are griping more vociferously. And players are starting to speak out.

A few weeks ago, Pittsburgh Steelers enforcer Troy Polamalu said that football “just loses so much of its essence when it becomes like a pansy game.” (He wasn’t referring strictly to roughing the passer rules.) Polamalu added, “It has more to do with money and not really with our safety.”

He’s right. And what’s wrong with that? Money…

Andy Benoit offers previews on all the Week 11 NFL action.

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