New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans (BBC Red Button, 1.20am, Tuesday)
On Monday nights I sit down and watch the recording of the previous night’s Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse show, because they have always had the ability to make me smile.
Sometimes I stay awake for the Monday night NFL game. But this will probably be a game to avoid for viewing purposes. Even a re-run of last week’s desperately unfunny British Comedy Awards will be more watchable.
It is so poor that I’m liable to strap on ginormous codger’s ears, sit in a high-back leather armchair and bluster: “Would you say this one was… quare? It’s a game that looks like a quare, sounds like a quare… and probably is a quare.”
It’s as if the NFL schedule makers are like Harry & Paul’s Incomprehensible Racehorse Trainers. More likely, we’ve upset them in some way and it would appear as the Jets at the Titans is being brought to us by that bizarrely threatening Portuguese Curse Lady.
Either way, the 6-7 Jets and the 4-9 Titans looks like a snorer.
It might be better if Tim Tebow were playing. Though quite why the fascination with Tebow continues in fandom is as unfathomable as Enfield and Whitehouse’s Canal 5 sketches.
Tebow has six completions from seven attempts, 39 yards and no touchdowns this season. That’s some piece of trading by the Denver Broncos, one straight out of Enfield’s ‘I Saw You Coming’ shop.
The Jets say Tebow has been ruled out because of broken ribs, but it’s possible his heart has been broken by the way he has been treated by Rex Ryan and Tony Sparano. In fairness, we know Tebow’s limitations and it was not their decision to being him to New York to up sales of merchandise and seat tickets.
But he’s more Cliff Richard than Elvis. And such is the dreadfulness of this game, there can only be one choice for the Christmas Musical Interlude. It’s dedicated to the bah-humbug schedule makers…
The Jets have an outside chance of making the playoffs and their defence is playing well. Realistically, they have very little hop of securing the No6 playoff seeding over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
Tennessee are mildly interesting since Dowall Loggains has taken over offensive playcalling duties, so we have Jake Locker going up against defensive coach Ryan.
The Titans are really jockeying for position in the draft and the Jets could be out of playoff contention by kickoff if results go against them on Sunday, so they could tank and look for a better draft spot themselves.
The Jets are a slightly better team at this point and have won three of their last four on the road at Tennessee (and six of their last seven meetings overall). Quarterback Mark Sanchez’s job is on the line but he has not been put in good positions all year – mainly through poor playcalling and a lack of healthy receivers. It doesn’t help that the fan base is against him and he’s low on confidence.
There cannot be any firm views either way, but I’ll take the Jets to win a close one, with their defence bailing out their offense – not for the first time this season.
Suggestions
NY Jets +1
Over 41 total points
Don’t forget to check out John Arnette’s views on the game at betdaqnfl.com
Milham’s 2012 record:
Week 14: 6-8-1
Week 13: 7-7-1
Week 12: 8-7-2
Week 11: 8-4
Week 10: 6-8
Week 9: 9-4
Week 8: 7-9
Week 7: 8-6
Week 6: 6-8
Week 5: 4-9
Week 4: 10-3
Week 3: 5-8
Week 2: 7-6-1
Week 1: 7-5
Twitter: @simonmilham
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