In the Web

• The holidays are old news and I thankfully welcome you to a new edition of "In the Web."

• The New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants (10-6) at Jets Stadium in New Jersey Saturday 38-35 to become the first team in the annals of the NFL to complete a perfect 16-0 regular-season. The Patriots deserve a wealth of credit for their unprecedented excellence and the amazing focus and perseverance that they were able to display on a weekly basis since day one. Now all the Patriots need to do is win three more games and capture the Vince Lombardi trophy. If they don't accomplish that, they will be considered the most notorious collection of choke artists since the 2004 Yankees.

• The New York Jets (4-12) beat the Kansas City Chiefs (4-12) 13-10 Sunday in a meaningless game that ultimately cost them three slots in this coming years draft (the victory dropped them from the third selection in the first round to the sixth pick overall). You didn't have to be the late Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder to predict that the Jets would inexplicably and moronically win this game. Only "Gang Green" could suffocate the lone positive light from a dark and miserably disappointing 2007 campaign and lose a chance to select Arkansas star running back Darren McFadden, 20. As Steve Buscemi's character said in "Fargo," a Jet win "didn't make sense. It's like Peter stealing from Paul."

• Chuck Liddell (21-5) bruised and battered Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1), 31, Saturday night en route to a resounding unanimous decision victory. Liddell's victory put to a halt his personal losing streak at two and it knocked-out any lingering suspicion that he had been cursed since his cameo appearance on HBO's horrifically over-rated series, "Entourage." Liddell, 38, who is clearly the baddest thing since the NFL's juiced-up zebra, Ed Hochuli, now has his sights again set on avenging his consecutive losses to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Hopefully Liddell will nix that fight strategy and instead arrange a non-sanctioned "Mexican Street Fight" against the duo of "Turtle" and "Johnny Drama." Seeing those two gumps get throttled would be worth splurging for the exorbitant pay-per-view fees.

• Ring Magazine's 2007 "Fighter of the Year," Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (39-0), 30, publicly expressed his desire to enter the world of mixed martial arts with Mark Cuban's fledging company named HDNet Fights. Mayweather (30-0) is an enormous talent and his legacy as an all-time great pugilist is virtually cemented. Nevertheless, excelling in the "sweet science" is drastically different than flourishing in an octagon and if Mayweather enters this forum he won't be "pretty" much longer. Mayweather's entire attack is predicated off of his quickness and defensive guile. Such an attack plan would work briefly at best in this form of competition before he was grappled to the canvas and beaten mercilessly. The only thing that the "Pretty Boy" would gain by entering MMA is a collage of rug burns on his back that would rival those that the Spears girls accumulated this past year.

• In a driving snowstorm Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-16-2) defeated the Buffalo Sabres (19-16-3) 2-1 in the Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium in front of an NHL-record 72,217 fans. Only the second game ever played outdoors ended on Sidney Crosby's winning goal in a shootout. "Sid the Kid's" goal was one of the greatest moments for the sport of hockey since the premier of "Slapshot" and let's hope that contests played outside in the elements become a staple for the foreseeable future.

• The worst guard since former United States Army Reservist Lynndie England, Stephon Marbury, 30, returned to the New York Knicks lineup Wednesday night for the first time since his father passed last month. Now that Marbury is back and reunited with "Mr. Immunity," Isaiah Thomas, the Knicks should be officially good for 5 whole victories in the month of January.

• If you saw the video that Toronto Raptors power forward Chris Bosh, 23, released yesterday soliciting All-Star votes and you didn't find it humorous whatsoever, you likely have a vibrant personality akin to Victoria Beckham's. Life is too short. It's okay to let your hair down and be zany once in a while. Thankfully, Bosh understands that.

• Much to my surprise, the fractured New York Yankees weren't good enough to win a series nonetheless a championship last year. So, in some capacity, they need to be fixed. November and February are the big months on the MLB off-season calendar. November was nothing to write home to "the Boss" in Tampa about for the Bombers. The month of February had better be filled with great news for the men from the South Bronx or the season will end with misery just like it did last fall. Sometimes in life you need to squander items that you covet in order to attain even more desirable parts. Phil Hughes, 21, has a surplus of potential and he could be an ace in the American League for many years to come. John Santana, 28, is a left-hander and a two-time Cy Young Award winner in the prime of his career. The Yankees should have the Twins offices in Minnesota on speed dial.

• Thanks for providing me with your time. I hope I kept you entertained.