If you haven't heard by now, after Sunday's season-killing loss to the Jaguars, in a game that we described at SportingNews.com as the first playoff game of quarterback Mark Sanchez's career, Sanchez showed up for the post-game press availability with a speech.

A speech! Exactly when did he write the speech? We know the guy eats hotdogs while he's on the sideline during games, does he do speech writing too? Did he have two speeches already prepared; one if the Jets won, and on if they lost? Could he have possibly written it in the 15 minutes he was in the locker room before he went to talk with the press?

Did he think he was campaigning for something? (Perhaps he is starting to think he has to campaign for his job.)

Here's what he said:

"I've got a couple of things to say real quick.  You guys will probably have some questions after.  This should hit on everything.  [There] are just some things I'm thinking here real quick.  We'll change it up.  OK?

First play of the game, [I had an] early mistake.  It can't happen.  It put our offense in a tough spot.  [It was] a great read.  J-Co [Jerricho Cotchery] runs an awesome route and it's just a physical mistake and underthrown ball.  The best part about it, the mental side of it, I battled back all game.

[I] played smarter the rest of the game [and I am] proud of my effort.  Second thing [with] the interception, the defensive end makes a pretty good play.  The guy got up there and just spooked me off the edge there and made a great play.  In the big scheme of things, it didn't hurt us.  We got the ball back.  Our defense played their tail off and got us the ball.

Indianapolis Colts (35) - New England Patriots (34)

We'll lead with this one mostly because I'm beside myself, can't believe what I just saw and need to digest it as I think it out and type it on the screen. WOW! Why does the NFL even have any other teams? They should just let the Colts and the Pats play every week.

I had a whole thing ready to post here about how Brady (29/42 for 375, 3TD's, 1 INT) to Moss (9 for 179, 2 TD's) and Welker (9 for 94 w/ a bazillion 1st downs) were just too much for the Colts and how Peyton Manning was "off" throwing duck after duck with 2 INT's and then Belicheck decides to go for a 4th and 2 on his own 28 with 2:08 left in the game.......

A few things about what transpired here.

1. That was the stupidest call I've ever seen in pro football. I understand that you don't want to give Manning the ball back, but going for it inside your own 30! Would he have done that on his own 5 too!
2. By going for it he sent a message to his defense that he had no confidence in them. Even if that were the case you still have almost half of a season left to play and you can't send that message. Play the percentages and make Manning drive 70-80 yards. He was having an "off" night and you had already picked him off twice.
3. Any other coach gets fired on the spot but Belicheck gets a brain freeze pass. He always does everything so right.... and this was so wrong... I'm shocked. And blowing the two time outs for no reason! It's like he's the Jets coach after all, that's what they do right?
4. I understand the official's call about the ball being bobbled, but I'm still not certain that it wasn't a first down.
5. Once Manning did get the ball, it was over. They guy was a shark in blood infested waters. Manning ends up 28/44 for 327, 4 TD's, 2 INT's. Don't you wish your QB would have "off" days like that?
6. Reggie Wayne caught the back end of the ball in what can only be called "clutch." Memo to all NFL receivers who dropped balls today - ‘watch how Reggie does it.'

Indianapolis Colts (9-0)
New England Patriots (6-3)

San Francisco 49ers (10) - Chicago Bears (6)

This past Thursday the NFL Network showed the first of eight live games this season, a matchup between the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers. The game kept the viewers riveted to the network broadcast to literally the last second as the Jay Cutler and the Bears were driving the filed for the win in the final seconds. On 2nd and 10 Cutler took the snap with :08 from the 49ers 12 yard line and threw the ball into the end zone intended for his tight end Greg Olson (81) only to be picked off by 49ers safety Michael Lewis (32). It was Cutler's 5th interception of the night and the touchback was the game's final play.

• 49ers RB Frank Gore was the lone offensive standout of this game, for either team, rushing 25 times for 104 yards and a touchdown while adding four catches for 21 yards. Gore's 14-yard run in the second quarter was the only touchdown of the game.
• Jay Cutler has thrown 11 interceptions in three nationally-televised primetime games this year.

A recap of what went down and what you should take away from Saturday's college football games.

Lots to convey this week. We have our first lock for a BCS bowl, an ACC team clinched a spot in the conference championship game in Tampa, we saw a top ten team tumble, witnessed a few other ranked teams fall victim to spoilers and got our first primetime look at a running back college football fans should get used to seeing for the next 2 or 3 years. We also saw a Cinderella story in the making come to an abrupt halt in Berkley and another potential Cinderella story is still alive in Fort Worth. So excuse me if I do not delve deeper into a few subjects that certainly warrant a deeper delving.

Recapping the day in 500 words or less, this is what Saturday taught us about the season:

- These days, a touchdown is only a touchdown pending further review. Am I the only one?

- Georgia Tech clinched their spot in the ACC Championship with a huge win over Duke. The Blue Devils had several opportunities to go ahead big in the first quarter, but managed only a 10-0 lead. 49 unanswered points later, and Duke must now win their final two games to become bowl eligible.

- I'll be honest; I thought Michigan was on their way back to relevancy in the beginning of the season. I was wrong. Their offense may be on its way, but the Wolverines defense has some serious catching up to do-they rank 89th in total defense.

Dr. Roto wants to take the time to recognize all the educators who sent in their questions this week. You are all overworked, underpaid, and not as appreciated as you should be. THANK YOU for all YOU DO for our children!

The Doctor is in...

Question #1: Who should I start this week, Philip Rivers or Carson Palmer? - Max, Auburn Junior High School, Auburn, AL

Max: Easy one here, Max. One of them is starting against the Super Bowl champs with an outstanding defense, while the other is playing against a team with 2 guys injured in the secondary (and whose own team has a lousy running game). If you guessed start Rivers--you are right!

Question #2: Do you think the Colts vs. Pats game will be a high scoring affair?  Do I look for another defense to play this week against Peyton Manning? - Jerry, Franklin Elementary School, Sutter County, CA

Jerry: Look for a 27-24 type game this week for the Pats-Colts (with the Colts coming out on top). You better look for another defense this week. Peyton throws very few picks and almost never gets sacked. So, unless you think that Brandon Tate is going to run back 2 kicks for TD's, I would ditch the Patriots.

Roger Goodell has proven he is one tough commissioner. If you screw up in any way, you will suffer the consequences whether you were on the field or off the field. There have been plenty of players who have had to face the wrath of Roger Goodell. But this week featured some punishments to a number of players and one coach - all of which were in the form of a fine.

Some of these fines fit the crime. Some of them don't.

Well just one of them doesn't.

CHAD OCHOCINCO

Chad Ochocinco was fined $20,000 for his playful actions during Sunday's game against Baltimore (20K!!!!). Carson Palmer had a completed a 15-yard pass to Ochocinco and the Ravens challenged the call. In a playful attempt to get the referee to confirm that it was indeed a catch, Ochocinco playfully pulled out one dollar and jokingly tried to bribe the referee.

If Goodell didn't chuckle at least a little bit then I think there is something wrong with him.

This was the funniest act Ochocinco has ever done. He clearly was not going to actually give the referee the dollar. Everyone knew it was a joke, including the Ravens and the referee.

Yes, the Cincinnati wide receiver used the word "bribe" after the game. The sports world was crushed from the Tim Donaghy scandal in the NBA. It is a very serious issue and there is no doubt that Goodell, along with other professional sports officials, should take it seriously.

This one, in my mind is the game of the day. Utah travels to TCU tomorrow for Saturday's the $17 million matchup! Why is that you say? Because that's basically what the Mountain West stands to lose should the Utes upset the Frogs and knock them from a BCS bowl.

Certainly history indicates that Utah could win here, as it holds a 5-1 all-time edge in the series and has won the past three. Last year's 13-10 Utes victory was a big deal because TCU is now 60-1 under coach Gary Patterson when holding an opponent to 17 points or less - that one loss obviously being last year. And while TCU has a 12-game home winning streak, the last team to win in Fort Worth was Utah back in 2007.

Since the start of last season, Utah is 10-1 on the road. In those games, the Utes have allowed an average of 15 points and more than 23 points just once. And here's and absolutely a crazy stat: The Utes are 7-0 all-time in games in which they and the opponent are ranked. Interesting info if you are placing a wager here (although I happen to like TCU in this one.)

For those of you new to what's going on here, each week I pick college and football games using real money and the winnings at the end of the year will go to charity. We started with a pot of $1,000 and YTD, after nine weeks we have $1,732.50 in the account, a return so far of 73.25%. Slow and steady is the method here, we don't bet the ranch on anything. If you would like to see the picks from each week you can check out our archives both here and from our old site (see the main menu at the top of the page).

As for the charity, feel free to contact us with your request of where you want it to go. The charity with the most nominations will get the funds. Assuming we have more than $1,000 in winnings (fingers crossed) we'll send 70% to the top nominated charity and 30% to the second most nominated charity. That's plan at the moment, if we hit a home run we can certainly spread the wealth some more.
At the moment here are the leading nominees. We will take nominations until NFL season concludes. It's still early so please vote for the charity of your choice. It doesn't have to be a major charity, just a legit one. So if you have a cause you want to support, speak-up. I'll update the voting each week as we go and we will list any charity getting more than 100 votes.

633 - Jimmy Foundation for Cancer Research
597 - The 911 Fund
369 - Salvation Army
328 - United Way
326 - American Cancer Society
212 - American National Red Cross 
36...................... other charities with less than 100 nominations to date

Sports agents are always looking for different metrics to show the value of our their athletes to use during the negotiation process. Xtra Point Football has developed a metric to gauge the worth of NFL QB's. As you follow along here you we see how we assign a value to every NFL QB.

Note: In order to be eligible to be ranked you have to have started at least 16 NFL games or one season's worth.

So who is the best quarterback in the NFL right now? Everyone has their favorite.. Some say Peyton Manning, some say Tom Brady, others say Drew Brees, or Ben Roethlisberger........ take your pick, it's subjective right? Well not really.........

Let's start out with some perspective on the issue. Joe Montana, the guy with all the Superbowls and stuff.... that guy. Joe was 177W - 47L for a winning percentage of 71.34%.

John Elway, you remember him right? Sure you do, one of the best QB's of all time, he could do it all. Elway was 148W - 82L for a winning percentage of 64.35%.

Dan Marino was your guy? Dan was 147W - 93L for a winning percentage of 61.25%

Jim Kelly won a lot of games. He went to four Superbowls in a row right? Jim was 101W - 59L for a winning percentage of 63.13%.

John Unitas. Even if you aren't old enough to have watched him play, if you know anything about football at all you've heard of Johnny U. If you are talking best quarter backs all time he's got to be mentioned too right? Johnny was 118 W - 64 L for a winning percentage of 64.84%.

Here's one that will knock your Aunt Connie's socks off. Who was the New York Jets best quarterback? Joe Namath right? WRONG. Here's a guy that is famous for being a great quarterback that lost more games than he won! Joe Namath was 62W - 63L (and 4 ties). I'm not sure how you count the ties but he only won 49.6% of his games. Chad Penningtion, the guy with the highest completion percentage of all time in the NFL (66.10%) is actually the only NY Jets QB that played for any length of time that had a winning record. (Brett Favre's one year doesn't count) Chad is 45W - 40L as an NFL QB winning 52.94% of his games.

But did anyone expect the Giants to lose their fourth consecutive game at the Meadowlands? Or what about Vince Young winning on the road in only his second start of the season? And we even saw some déjà vu when DeAngelo Hall got in a fight during the game in Atlanta, just in a Redskin uniform.

With that said, here are the five most baffling events of week nine...........

5. Kansas City fans voiced their opinions about the possibility of running back Larry Johnson passing Priest Holmes as the all-time leading rusher in franchise history. Fans simply do not like or respect Larry Johnson and requested that he not be given the chance to break the record. And the Chiefs organization actually responded in the best way fans could have asked for.

Has a team ever responded to the needs of the fans so quickly and with an issue as sensitive as the future of a disgruntled pro-bowl running back? It's as if the Chiefs never even hesitated to let him go. They heard what the fans had to say and followed their instructions (only if Dan Snyder would listen to his fans).

This short story doesn't end there.

Speaking of Dan Snyder and the Redskins, Washington was one of the first teams to be thrown in the rumor box of teams likely to sign him (because that is exactly what will fix the problems in D.C.)

4. Green Bay, after a home loss to Brett Favre and the Vikings the week before, traveled down to Tampa Bay (a winless team) and built an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter... and lost...

Uh... Really? (I am very bitter about this one since I am now out of my survivor league)

Some Background on the Two- Point Conversion Rule

The two-point conversion rule has been used in NCAA Football since 1958. In overtime situations in college football, the two-point conversion is the mandatory method of scoring after a touchdown beginning with the third overtime.

The American Football League used the two-point conversion during its ten seasons from 1960 to 1969. After the NFL merged with the AFL, the rule did not immediately carry over to the merged league. In 1968 they experimented with a "compromise" rule whereby the leagues developed a radical "compromise" rule that would reconcile the fact that the NFL did not recognize the two point conversion but the AFL did: the relatively easy extra point kick would be eliminated and only a play from scrimmage would score one point. The rule was used for the interleague matchups for that preseason, and was never used again.

The NFL adopted the two-point conversion rule in 1994, prompted by its usage in the short-lived USFL.

So they have this rule, it's there... and no one knows how to properly use the darned thing!

The Chart (I hate the chart)

In 1994 when the rule was implemented in the NFL, Mike Holmgren the coach of the Green Bay Packers (yes Brett Favre was the QB back then) had then assistant coaches Steve Mariucci, Andy Reid devise a two-point chart.