And by extension I suppose Marty Hurney as well.

Johnson, who I had criticized in the past, had a big game at DE for the Panthers yesterday and the entire team performed at a professional level setting up a monster game in the Meadowlands on Sunday. How monster? Just the difference between Carolina being a good bet to make the Super Bowl and being a mere playoff participant. When you go 8-0 at home during the season you really, really want home field.

New York is vulnerable, but the game will be utterly brutal. With so much on the line, that is the way it is in the NFL.