Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha has been the lone bright spot in the Raiders' 2-13 season. John W. McDonough/SI

6. I think the two guys who got royally jobbed in Pro Bowl voting are both AFC defensive backs -- Oakland corner Nnamdi Asomugha, who should have won a spot over Chris McAlister; and Jets free safety Kerry Rhodes, who's having a far better year than Denver's John Lynch. I've been onto Asomugha since getting tipped on him in midseason, then he made two circus interceptions off Carson Palmer earlier this month. Teams are throwing away from Asomugha's right corner spot, toward Fabian Washington on the opposite side; if you watched Saturday night's game, that's what Trent Green was doing. "The [offensive] coordinator of the Rams [Greg Olson] told me I was the best corner in the league,'' Asomugha said the other day. "It sucks when you get to week 10 every year and you realize you're out of the playoff race, but I think as a defense we've gone out every week and competed pretty well.'' Regarding Rhodes, Lynch is a swell guy, the mayor of the NFL and still a very good player. But he's not in Rhodes' league in game-changing plays right now. Rhodes through 14 games: 71 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 interceptions. Lynch: 48, 0, 0. "I think the ultimate sign of respect I got was when we played the Colts earlier this year,'' Rhodes said. "And I'd come up to the line a few times, like I was going to blitz, and I'd hear Peyton say, 'Block Kerry! Block Kerry!' Sometimes I'd be playing around, but Peyton would check to another play, away from me.'' I hope these guys get what they deserve -- a spot on the all-pro team, which gets voted on by a media panel a week from today.

7. I think Bill Parcells is undecided about coming back to coach the Cowboys in 2007, and you can take that to the bank.

8. I think the one guy who almost cost Green Bay the game the other night was tight end Bubba Franks. He was terrible. Just terrible. Snapshot of his season: In a six-play stretch against the Vikings, he dropped two passes right in his breadbasket, caught a third and fumbled that one. Yikes. In the second half, with the Packers driving for the winning points, he fumbled AGAIN at the Minnesota 1-yard line. I dare say this was the worst game played by an NFL tight end this year.

9. I think, speaking of Green Bay's tight-end shortcomings, I've got a marriage made in free-agency heaven: The Packers, with Brett Favre coming back for one more year (if he does) and with $28.4 million to spend under the salary cap, Green Bay should make its number one priority in the off-season convincing Tony Gonzalez to come north as the highest-paid tight end in NFL history. Here's why: The Green Bay tight ends have killed the Pack offense all season, and Gonzalez is the most productive available tight end in recent history. Don't worry about his age (30); he's missed two games due to injury in 10 NFL seasons. Don't worry about declining production; at 27, 28, 29 and now at 30, he's had at least 70 catches and at least 850 yards receiving in each season. I realize this is not GM Ted Thompson's way, spending big on free-agents. But this should be his exception. He should look at Packer history, and see what a big signing Reggie White was in 1993 by Ron Wolf. Gonzalez isn't the same kind of "statement'' signing, but his impact on the team could be as big in 2007 as White's was around that time.

10. I think these are my non-football thoughts of the week:

a. It was 20 minutes too long -- movies these days, in general, are poorly edited and should very rarely be two hours long -- but Blood Diamond is well worth your time. Masterful job of acting, with a tremendous Rhodesian accent, by Leonard DiCaprio. It's too late for this holiday season, but make sure the diamonds you buy are from conflict-free zones. No matter your politics, you'll know what I mean after seeing this deadly film.

b. Dying to see We Are Marshall. Chris Russo, the WFAN film maven, says it's one of his favorite sports movies.

c. Thursday temperatures the last five Thursdays in New Jersey: 72, 18, 55, 45, 53. Welcome to winter. It was 62 Saturday. The bushes outside my home-office window, late in the week, began budding their bright green buds.

d. I quote Seinfeld five times a day. People are starting to talk.

e. Gotta love Bob Edwards on NPR. The other day, he introduced Jerry Stiller on the radio as "the patron saint of Festivus.'' Right about now, by the way, isn't it time for the annual Feats of Strength? Or should we do The Airing of Grievances first?

f. Coffeenerdness: Somebody sent a memo to someone in Seattle. The egg nog latte is fixed. And if the local Starbs is open today, I'll be stopping there at noon for a grande nog before heading into the city for the NBC pre-game show.

g. Movies I stop to watch whenever I see them flipping the channels: Animal House,Young Frankenstein, North by Northwest, Rear Window. I can't look away. Dean Wormer reeled me in the other day when, in midclick, I heard him say to Flounder, "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.''

h. My favorite thing, by far, at this time of year? Family time, with everyone home. Second: Eight hours of sleep. Consecutively.

i. Congratulations, Don Banks, on marrying Alissa the other night. Great catch. You guys will do very well together.

j. And congrats, Adam Schefter, on your engagement. You're 40. About time you settled down with a nice Long Island girl.

k. Have a great holiday, everyone. Thanks for being so supportive and reading with such great loyalty this year.

Who I Like Tonight, and I Mean Tony Kornheiser

NBC and ESPN lucked out: Both games tonight mean something. In fact, both games mean a lot.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m. This is the time of year that dreams come true, right? If you're from south Jersey or Philly, the gift you really wanted for Christmas would be the most unlikely division title in recent Eagle history. In order to do that, the Birds need a win at Dallas. That would make Philly and Dallas 9-6 with one game to play, and it would give the Eagles the tiebreaker edge by virtue of a series sweep with the Cowboys. But I don't see it. I see the bubble bursting because of a great game from Tony Romo, and no drops from Terrell Owens. Dallas, 27-17.

New York Jets at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Loss to Miami would make the Jets 5-6 in AFC games and cripple their playoff chances. In their first meeting, Joey Harrington threw for 266 yards and Ronnie Brown, who should be back for this one, ran for 127; Miami held the Jets to four of 13 third-down conversions and just 272 yards. I see the Dolphins doing as well on their home turf, because Jason Taylor knows only one way to play and Nick Saban knows only one way to coach, which is to say Miami will not treat this as a playing-out-the-string game. Miami, 17-16.