Excellent win by the New England Patriots at home on Sunday against the New York Jets. Tom Brady got astonishing run support from BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who totaled 136 yards and two touchdowns.
The final score was 30 to 21, but don't be fooled. The Jets didn't get that close. New England ran all over New York and Brady completed many passes for many yards (321), per usual.
However, I had an issue with Phil Simms' commentating during the game. It seemed like he was on the Jets' side. This is bad because NFL commentators should never, ever be biased. Call it both ways, evenly. Simms did not.
When Jets' corner back Darrelle Revis got beat by Wes Welker for a 73-yard pass play to open the third quarter, Simms praised Revis for catching Welker for the tackle. Granted, it was a nice tackle, but Revis got beat! Simms didn't have much to say about Welker's route or speed as a receiver.
Simms did say some encouraging things about the Patriots, but his endearment for the Jets far outweighed whatever he said about New England. I thought Simms was a Giants fan?
Another example of Simms' weird behavior came towards the end of the game when the Jets were trying to make it close, ultimately failing. Simms kept making specific points about what New York should do, like he was their coach. Clearly, he wanted the Jets to succeed on Sunday.
Simms, you were a great quarterback and you know your football knowledge, but please don't be biased towards one team during a broadcast.
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