COLTS v PATRIOTS and PACKERS v SEAHAWKS
The teamswho will compete for the AFC and NFC Championship games have been decided on the field of play. The Colts will travel to New England to take on the Patriots while the Packers will head west to face the defending Super Bowl Champion, Seattle Seahawks.
The Colts upset the reigning AFC Champion Denver Broncos, in Denver, 24-13 behind Andrew Lucks' 265 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and the running of Daniel Herron who ran for 63 yards and a TD. The Indianapolis defense held Peyton Manning to just 211 yards and a touchdown while limiting the Broncos to 88 yards on the grond with no touchdowns.
Read the Grantland.com Piece here.
The upset minded Ravens were unable to overcome the play calling, Coach Harbaugh called it cheating, in the 35-31 loss to the Patriots. This despite having lead the Patriots twice by 14 points. Joe Flacco threw for 292 yards and 4 touchdowns but threw 2 interceptions, the last with 1:39 left on the clock and the Ravens driving. The Ravens defense held the Patriots to 14 yards on 13 carries but allowed Tom Brady to score on a 1 yard QB keeper. Brady meanwhile, threw for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns and Julian Edelman threw a 51 yard TD strike to Danny Amendola.
In the NFC, the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks used 3 touchdown passes from Russell Wilson and a smothering defense to defeat the 8-8-1 Carolina Panthers 31-17. Wilson threw for 268 yards with no interceptions and the the Seahawks rushed for 100 yards. Jermaine Kearse, Luke Willson and Doug Baldwin caught the TD passes from Wilson.
The Cowboys came up 1 play short of defeating the Green Bay Packers, who won the game 26-21. Aaron Rodgers threw for 316 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions while Tony Romo tossed the ball 19 times and completed 15 of them for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns. Demarco Murray carried the ball 23 times for 123 yards and a touchdown but the play that will be remembered will be Dez Bryant's non catch of a 4th and 2 pass from Romo that turned the ball over to the Packers on downs and let Green Bay run out the clock.
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
NFL Game Picks Week 16
After an 11-5 week last week, thank you Aaron Rogers and Chip Kelly, I'm sure to knock 'em dead this week.
(L) Tennessee @ Jacksonville Titans 20-17 Tossup. Titans defense wins
(L)Philadelphia @ Washington Eagles 28-24 Eagles O too fast
(W)San Diego @ San Francisco Chargers 30-21 Harbaugh looking East
(W)Minnesota @ Miami Dolphins 20-17 Tossup. Going with the home team
(L)Baltimore @ Houston Ravens 20-13 Defensive struggle...Ravens with too much O
(W)Detroit @ Chicago Lions 28-13 Cutler out...Goodbye Bears
(L)Cleveland @ Carolina Browns 20-10 Why...I don't know
(L)Atlanta @ New Orleans Saints 30-24 Brees wants to get to 8-8
(W)Green Bay @ Tampa Bay Packers 35-13 It was too cold in Buffalo
(W)Kansas City @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 Good D by both teams
(W)New England @ NY Jets Patriots 30-13 Brady or Smith...Brady
(L)NY Giants @ St. Louis Rams 20-10 Not much O but good D in STL
(W)Buffalo @ Oakland Raiders 17-12 I don't know...Raiders D
(L)Indianapolis @ Dallas Colts 20-17 No Murray...No win!
(W)Seattle @ Arizona Seahawks 22-9 Lindley v. Seahawks secondary...no way!
Denver @ Cincinnati Broncos 28-13 Manning all better this week
(L) Tennessee @ Jacksonville Titans 20-17 Tossup. Titans defense wins
(L)Philadelphia @ Washington Eagles 28-24 Eagles O too fast
(W)San Diego @ San Francisco Chargers 30-21 Harbaugh looking East
(W)Minnesota @ Miami Dolphins 20-17 Tossup. Going with the home team
(L)Baltimore @ Houston Ravens 20-13 Defensive struggle...Ravens with too much O
(W)Detroit @ Chicago Lions 28-13 Cutler out...Goodbye Bears
(L)Cleveland @ Carolina Browns 20-10 Why...I don't know
(L)Atlanta @ New Orleans Saints 30-24 Brees wants to get to 8-8
(W)Green Bay @ Tampa Bay Packers 35-13 It was too cold in Buffalo
(W)Kansas City @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 Good D by both teams
(W)New England @ NY Jets Patriots 30-13 Brady or Smith...Brady
(L)NY Giants @ St. Louis Rams 20-10 Not much O but good D in STL
(W)Buffalo @ Oakland Raiders 17-12 I don't know...Raiders D
(L)Indianapolis @ Dallas Colts 20-17 No Murray...No win!
(W)Seattle @ Arizona Seahawks 22-9 Lindley v. Seahawks secondary...no way!
Denver @ Cincinnati Broncos 28-13 Manning all better this week
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Arizona Cardinals Defeat Cowboys 28-17
DeMarco Murray had his record 8 game streak of 100+ yard rushing games halted by the Arizona Cardinals who held hin to 79 yards on 19 carries as Arizona won 28-17.
Carson Palmer was 22 of 34 for 249 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT for the Cardinals who improved to 7-1 on the year while the Cowboys lost their second game in a row to fall to 6-3, 1/2 game behind the Philadelphia Eagles who beat the Houston Texans 31-21.
Brandon Weeden, starting for the Cowboys in place of the injured Tony Romo, was 18 of 37 for 183 yards and a late 4th quarter touchdown pass to Dez Bryant but threw 2 INTs.
"You can't turn the ball over, and that is on me," Weeden said.
Carson Palmer was 22 of 34 for 249 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT for the Cardinals who improved to 7-1 on the year while the Cowboys lost their second game in a row to fall to 6-3, 1/2 game behind the Philadelphia Eagles who beat the Houston Texans 31-21.
Brandon Weeden, starting for the Cowboys in place of the injured Tony Romo, was 18 of 37 for 183 yards and a late 4th quarter touchdown pass to Dez Bryant but threw 2 INTs.
"You can't turn the ball over, and that is on me," Weeden said.
Read the ESPN recap here.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Garrett Says No Pressure From Jones To Insert Romo After Injury
The Dallas Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett stated emphatically that owner Jerry Jones did not order him to put Tony Romo back in the 4th quarter of Monday night's loss to the Redskins.
"I think the ideal situation is to get it communicated as quickly as possible and he felt like he could do it," Garrett said. "It wasn't a big deal to me at all."
Jones "indicated that the X-rays were negative and that as long as he was functional, he could be capable of playing in the game," Garrett said.
"I think the ideal situation is to get it communicated as quickly as possible and he felt like he could do it," Garrett said. "It wasn't a big deal to me at all."
Jones "indicated that the X-rays were negative and that as long as he was functional, he could be capable of playing in the game," Garrett said.
If you believe that Jones did not hint that he wanted Romo back in the game you are naive. I can't think of an owner or coach in the league who would have taken a chance like that with their starting quarterback when DeMarco Murray was running so well and the Cowboy's defense was doing a credible job of shutting down the Redskins.
But, decide for yourself by reading the Todd Archer ESPN article here.
'Skins Dump Cowboys 20-17 In Overtime
The Washington Redskins, behind Texas native Colt McCoy, held off the Cowboys in regulation and won the game on a field goal in overtime, 20-17.
McCoy was 25 of 30 for 299 yards. Although he had no passing touchdowns he did score on a 7 yard run near the start of the 4th quarter that put the Redskins up 17-10.
DeMarco Murray had his 8th straight game with 100+ yards rushing and tied eight other NFL players with 1000 yards rushing in their team's first eight games.
The Cowboys were 17-1 in games where Murray had 20 or more carries. Murray only carried the ball 19 times in last night's game. Those 19 rushes were good for 141 yards. Demarco is on a pace for an NFL record 2108 yards on the season.
Dallas has lost three overtime games under coach Garrett. Interestingly the two previous OT losses were followed by losses in the next game.
Read the full ESPN recap article here.
McCoy was 25 of 30 for 299 yards. Although he had no passing touchdowns he did score on a 7 yard run near the start of the 4th quarter that put the Redskins up 17-10.
DeMarco Murray had his 8th straight game with 100+ yards rushing and tied eight other NFL players with 1000 yards rushing in their team's first eight games.
The Cowboys were 17-1 in games where Murray had 20 or more carries. Murray only carried the ball 19 times in last night's game. Those 19 rushes were good for 141 yards. Demarco is on a pace for an NFL record 2108 yards on the season.
Dallas has lost three overtime games under coach Garrett. Interestingly the two previous OT losses were followed by losses in the next game.
Read the full ESPN recap article here.
Monday, October 20, 2014
News and Notes From Week 7 in the NFL
Thursday through Sunday in the NFL was pretty exciting. The Redskins, behind backup quarterback Colt McCoy, beat the Titans 19-17. The St. Louis Rams used special team subterfuge to upset the Seahawks 28-26.
After looking so good last week, the Browns lost 24-6 to the here to fore winless Jaguars. The Bills lost key players but rallied on a TD pass from Kyle Orton to win 17-16 over the Vikings.
Matthew Stafford engineered two late TD drives to topple the Saints 24-23. The Chiefs used a last second FG to beat the Chargers, while Demacro Murray set an NFL record that had stood for 56 years as the Cowboys humbled the Giants 31-21.
The Bears are bickering among themselves and with their fans...again.
Oh yes, Rodgers, Brady and Manning were their same old selves...ho hum!
Frank Schwab of Shutdown corner on Yahoo Sports has his weekly winners and losers story here. Be sure to check it out.
After looking so good last week, the Browns lost 24-6 to the here to fore winless Jaguars. The Bills lost key players but rallied on a TD pass from Kyle Orton to win 17-16 over the Vikings.
Matthew Stafford engineered two late TD drives to topple the Saints 24-23. The Chiefs used a last second FG to beat the Chargers, while Demacro Murray set an NFL record that had stood for 56 years as the Cowboys humbled the Giants 31-21.
The Bears are bickering among themselves and with their fans...again.
Oh yes, Rodgers, Brady and Manning were their same old selves...ho hum!
Frank Schwab of Shutdown corner on Yahoo Sports has his weekly winners and losers story here. Be sure to check it out.
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