COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

 There are two huge storylines that came out of the Giants stunning 34-27 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.  1) Cam Skattebo was all but benched by Head Coach John Harbaugh. Skattebo didn't have a single carry in the game on Sunday, and when asked by reporters, the running back said he was "punished" for his fumble against the Commanders that cost the team a chance at victory last week.  That was last week. The Giants meanwhile this week, couldn't establish a running attack. Their leading rusher on Sunday was back-up quarterback J.J. McCarthy who had two carries for 26 yards, and he didn't come into the game until there were 11 minutes left in it.  Harbaugh denied that Skattebo was benched, saying it was "not by design, It’s just when he was in the game, we didn’t call any runs.”  You have to respect what Harbaugh is doing here. Skattebo's fame skyrocketed early last season before his rookie year was cut short at midseason with a brutal leg injury...

 It has been a long time since the New York Jets last won a game of any significance up at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.  While New York's most recent victory there came just three seasons ago, a 17-3 win in Week 18 of the 2023 season, that game was pretty meaningless. The Jets finished 7-10 that season, a season that was supposed to be about Aaron Rodgers first in New York. Of course all the dreams of Rodgers succeeding in different shade of green was hijacked in Week 1 when he went down with an Achilles Tear.  As for the Patriots they were an awful 4-13. It was Bill Belichick's final game as Patriots Head Coach, but nobody really seemed to care that the Jets sent him out of the NFL with an 'L.' Not in a snowy, cold Week 18 game with both teams already looking forward to the off-season.  So if you are looking for the last Jets win at New England that had any real significance as far as playoffs, or AFC East standings, or even division titles are con...

 I don't know what goes through the heads of gamblers when it comes time to setting the betting lines for an NFL game, but I truly am aghast at the very idea that the bumbling New Orleans Saints are a -1.5 point road favorite this week at the New York Giants.  I just don't get it.  Sure the Giants are lucky to be 3-1-1 right now. They had to win two games on the final play, and get a brain fart on the part of Jayden Daniels and Dan Quinn to pull out a tie in Washington. Still though, the G-Men are 3-1-1, and the Saints (1-4) are in my mind have been the most overhyped team in the NFC South since the season began.   I mean people were not only picking the Saints to win this division, which might still happen, but they were already putting Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore on the Mt. Rushmore of brilliant young head coaches, and quarterback Tyler Shough as one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Really? Are we really that serious?  Outside of their one-point...

 The New York Jets Sack Exchange is back! At least the latest version anyway.  Props to Aaron Glenn for putting together an incredible game plan as his defense came to life amid tropical rainfall to defeat the Cleveland Browns 17-12 at MetLife Stadium. Much maligned rookie defensive end, David Bailey led the way with three sacks, as he dominated the Browns at the line of scrimmage.   Defensive end Will McDonald also got into the action with a sack, as the Jets collected eight sacks on the day.  Meanwhile the Jets had to rely on some Browns mistakes to make this win happen. Trailing 12-10 midway through the fourth quarter, a muffed punt by the Browns gave the Jets the football at the Cleveland 23-yard line. A couple plays later, running back Branden Allen was in for the score to give the Jets the lead for good.  New York is 2-3 in a much needed victory to alleviate the pressure that had been mounting in recent weeks.    As for Big Blue, well they w...

It was Jeffery Maier but in reverse for the 2026 New York Yankees.  With a runner on in the bottom of the sixth inning, and trailing 4-2, Yankees short stop Anthony Volpe crushed a Griffin Jax fastball toward the left field wall. And for a split second it looked like the ball had cleared the fence just past the outstretched glove of left fielder Victor Mesa Jr., tying the game at four.  The Yankee Stadium faithful exploded! Volpe's homer signaled the second time that the Yankees stormed back to tie. Surely it was only a matter of time before the Bronx Bombers would win this game.  But, it was all a mirage.  Thanks to modern day technology and the fact that Baseball now reviews every home run that is close to the wall, it became painfully obvious that a fan had reached over, touched the ball and pulled it into the stands.   The review overturned the home run as fan interference. Instead of touching home,  Volpe was rewarded with an RBI double to cut the...

For years the Giants and Jets were on similar trajectories downward.  Since 2017 until this season, both New York City based clubs were one and two for the worst winning percentage in the NFL.  That is finally changing.  The Giants are 3-1 following a thrilling 36-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Deonte Banks'  98-yard pick six with seven seconds to go sealed the deal for Big Blue, as they took sole possession of first place in the NFC East.  It is the first time in any season the Giants have been in first since 2015.    As for the Jets, well, they remain the Jets. An embarrassing 23-12  showing in Chicago on Sunday, saw the Jets get totally outcoached and outplayed by a superior Bears team. The Bears held the ball for nearly 43 minutes, and outgained the Jets 492-157.  Ouch!     So here we sit! One team has a direction and a head coach to be respected in John Harbaugh. The other team has one of its all time best pl...