What to Watch Tonight: Monday Night Football X2

Today is your lucky day, because there is not only one Monday Night Football game tonight, but two! Well, maybe you don't consider this fact to be good luck, but here is the scoop on tonight's match ups to keep you interested.

• NY Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings: This game was supposed to be played yesterday in Minnesota, but a major snowstorm up in the midwest seriously damaged the Vikings' stadium. Check out the video below. Instead, the game will be played tonight in Detroit at Ford Field. The story line of the night is whether Brett Favre will continue his consecutive starting streak and play tonight, despite a painful shoulder injury. Tune in at 7:20 eastern to find out.
• Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans: The Texans need the win to stay alive in the playoff hunt. Its offense is quite solid, so it needs to maintain its scoring and get its defense to step up against the Ravens. I have both teams' runningbacks on my fantasy football team so for my sake just root for each team to run the ball. Who knows, if my fantasy team wins it all there may be something in it for you - more money for Sportsgirl!

No Special Treatment for Celebrities in NY Jails

Remember this idiot? The New York Giants star receiver, Plaxico Burress, who shot himself in the leg in a nightclub in NYC in November of 2008?

Well, he is still in prison serving his two year sentence. And just yesterday, the NY prison system denied Burress' second request for a work release. (Only 2% of work release requests are granted.) Burress is unable to reapply until June 2011 when his sentence may be up for good behavior.

Although I would love to see Burress on the field for the NY Giants this season (we all know that the team needs him), it is nice to see the prison system treat a celebrity like the rest of the public. Aren't we all sick of hearing about the Lindsay Lohans and Paris Hiltons of the world who get special treatment in our prisons and never serve their full sentences? Yet, in Burress' case, it is tough to argue that he has not learned his lesson at this point, because just suffering through the embarrassment of shooting yourself is likely tough enough.

The Blood is Good for Eli Manning

Last night in the Giants/Jets matchup, Giants quarterback Eli Manning took a good shot to his face. The hit caused a three inch laceration leading to 12 stitches. Eli did not return to the game, but says that he is fine.

Eli may feel physically "fine," but he should be pretty disappointed with his performance last night. To begin with, the cause of the laceration was Eli's miscommunication with his runningback. (To Eli's credit, he took the blame for the confusion.) His excuse that this is preseason and these things happen, is unacceptable for a Superbowl quarterback. More importantly, Eli was only 4/8 with his passes and his second and third string quarterbacks, Jim Sorgi and Rhett Bohmar, got to put on a show with new receiver Victor Cruz. Hopefully, Eli will start to feel the pressure from his backups and pick up his game and intensity.