COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

Believe it or not, the New York Mets are in the playoffs. Through all the trials and tribulations that was the 2016 New York Mets, the boys from Flushing have survived and will playing some serious October baseball starting on Wednesday when they meet up with either the San Francisco Giants or St. Louis Cardinals in the wild card game. While, the Mets and the Mets' fan wants to celebrate 'being in the playoffs', the wild card game is more like a appetizer. Win the game and then there is reason to celebrate as the real playoffs begin in the NLDS. Lose and the season is over after just one game. With that being said, give credit to the Mets, nobody thought they would ever get to this point. A team that loses the likes of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, David Wright and Neil Walker for the season, and even loses Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores and Yoenis Cespedes to nagging injuries throughout the year, should have no business being in the playoffs. Yet, here they are....

We are at a critical juncture at the quarter pole of the 2016 season. Ranging from desperate teams to teams that are rolling right along at 2-1 and 3-0 things are about to heat up in the National Football League as we turn toward October, a.k.a the best month of the year, period. Let's pick six! If there is one guy who can't wait to get on the field this week it's Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick turned into Fitz-tragic last Sunday in Kansas City when he threw a franchise record tying six-interceptions. The Jets turned the football over eight times overall in a 24-3 loss. Obviously they can ill afford to do that against the ball-hawking Seahawks. Seattle, by the way, is going to have Russell Wilson was at full practice on Thursday, meaning it looks more and more likely he will play. This is also a home-coming of sorts for Pete Carroll who once coached the Jets way back in 1994. It is also Seattle's first trip to MetLife Stadium since their Super Bowl X...

CHIEFS 24 / JETS 3 Ryan Fitzpatrick did something on Sunday that Mark Sanchez never did, even on his worst day as a Jets quarterback. Fitzpatrick, the $12 million man, threw six interceptions in the Jets 24-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. And to be honest, almost all of them were his fault as he forced the ball into tight coverage, sometimes throwing the football up in ill-advised situations. Of the eight turnovers (that's right eight turnovers) the Jets had on Sunday, almost all of them led to points for Kansas City. Whether it be the very first interception that Fitzpatrick threw into the hands of Marcus Peters that led to a Travis Kelce 12-yard touchdown scamper on a swing pass from Alex Smith, or Jalin Marshall fumbling a kick return into the hands of Demetrius Harris, who brought it back for six more points, this game was a nightmare for Gang Green. This is not to say that the Jets defense was anything special. They allowed Kansas City to move up and down a...

REDSKINS 29 / GIANTS 27 There is a reason why the Giants were fortunate to be 2-0 coming into their game against the Washington Redskins. In spite of producing two wins, the team made way too many mistakes in both contests, but only got away with it thanks to mistakes by both the Cowboys and Saints. On Sunday there was no such luck for the Giants. All the mistakes Big Blue made on Sunday came back to cost them a key divisional game against a Redskins team that was ready for a mutiny of their quarterback, Kirk Cousins and likely their head coach, Jay Gruden. The Giants spent boatloads of cash to improve their defense, and, on Sunday it looked like they all forgot how to tackle. The Giants yielded 403 yards of offense; they allowed Cousins to tear them apart for 296 yards and two scores, and allowed Washington to run roughshod at them with reckless abandon. While Washington had to settle for five field goals in the game, it's little consultation considering the Skins scored o...

GIANTS 16 / SAINTS 13 For the second straight week the New York Giants escaped by the hairs on their chinny chin chin. It was not pretty at MetLife Stadium on Sunday; in fact it was downright ugly as a battle ensued between two teams more interested in finding ways to lose a football game, rather than win it. The Giants outlasted another opponent and find themselves at 2-0 on the year. Nobody said 2-0 had to come with style points, because if they did, the Giants would be in the negative column in that regard. Eli Manning and the offense owe the defense and special teams a steak dinner, for without them a 16-13 win over the Saints wouldn't be possible. The Giants shot themselves in the foot with bad play calling, untimely penalties and turnovers all afternoon against New Orleans, yet still found a way to into the victory column. Hence the change in culture for the Giants from last season to this season, at least for now. A year ago the Giants would have found a way to lose ...

Week 2 of the NFL season is now upon us. The Jets and Bills set the stage for what could be a wild week in the NFL, and we will have plenty of big match-ups this Sunday. The Bengals and Steelers meet up for the first time since last January's wild card game. The Dolphins roll into New England against the Brady-less Patriots. The Giants host the high-flying Saints, and the Vikings open up their new stadium against the Packers. The Dolphins nearly pulled one out in Seattle last week, but there was too much Russell Wilson at the end of the day. The Dolphins are getting healthy. Mario Williams practiced on Friday, while linebacker Jelani Jenkins also practiced for the second straight day. The Dolphins have a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball to keep things interesting against Jimmy Garappolo and the Patriots. Speaking of Garappolo, he really acquitted himself well against a Cardinals team considered by some to be the best in the NFL. This will be fun, but ... Patriot...

Here is a nice recap video I did with one of my colleagues at the end of the Jackals 2016 season. The Jackals finished the year with the best record in the Can-Am League at 62-38. The 62 wins tied a franchise record. Here is a couple more videos I shot and produced. One of them with my call on Art Charles' breaking the Jackals single season home run record, and the other on the Jackals win the regular season title.