Bribes, Turncoats, and Creamsicles - Week 9 Roundup

Time to giveth and taketh away based off some good and some bad from Week 9…

Week 9

+2 Cincinnati Bengals via OchoCinco's bribe - I know, I know, I just eliminated the Bengals, but I've got to give credit where credit is due. If you didn't laugh when 85 walked to the replay official with a dollar in hand, then you have no sense of humor. Someone let OchoCinco know that I'm also willing to take bribes to "un-eliminate" the Bengals

+1 Pittsburgh Steelers via Mile-High Beatdown - In rural parts of Alabama, we call that a "whuppin"
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-2 Denver Broncos via Selling Tickets to the Enemy - Look, I know the Steelers' fans travel well and I know the economy is bad, but I am convinced there were more Steelers than Broncos fans at Monday night's game and that is inexcusable. Maybe you have to give up your tickets. Fine. But there had to be plenty of Broncos fans who would have taken a ticket to see their team play on Monday Night Football against the defending champs? Never sell tickets to an opposing team's fan. Never.

-1 New York Giants via Chokejob - If you're up 3 with 3:14 left and have 1st and Goal from the 4 on your home field, you probably need to find a way to win that game, especially if you've lost your last 3.

+1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers via No Longer Defeated - And we will not have another 0-17 team this year thanks to Tampa Bay's win over the Packers. Apparently they found that the winning formula was to wear throwbacks of some of the ugliest uniforms of one of the worst teams in NFL history. Whatever works…

-1 Green Bay Packers via Losing to the Creamsicles? - It's one thing to lose to a bad team, and it's another thing to lose to a team wearing the throwback uniforms of one of the worst teams in NFL history.

+1 Arizona Cardinals via Pat Tillman - I've been reminded of this incredible story this week in light of Veteran's Day. This is by no means anywhere near a fitting tribute to the hero that Pat Tillman is or for the sacrifice he made, but it's something that doesn't get discussed nearly enough. One of the most incredible stories in all of sports when you look at what Pat Tillman walked away from to follow what he felt was his duty to his country. Truly incredible.