NFL Week 15: Carson Throws Like #15 Was On the Field; Titans Miracle Run Continues; Ben Goes Over 500′; Eagles QBs Hurt; 10 Teams Between 6-8 and 8-6

The Cincinnati Bengals gather in remembrance of deceased teammate Chris Henry before their game with San Diego. Parity baby, parity. Exactly one-third of the NFL’s 30 teams have records between 6-8 and 8-6; five are better than 9-5; five are 9-5, and 10 are 5-9 or worse. That must be pretty close to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s dream Bell Curve for the [read more...]

NFL Week 8 – Parity NFL Style: 7 Good Teams, 7 Bad Teams, 18 about.500; Replay Officials Keep Iowa In BCS Hunt

Indiana head coach Bill Lynch disputes a bad spot in the Hoosiers game against Iowa. First, kudos to ESPN for their Sunday Outside the Lines segment on Tom Cable. The Oakland Raiders head coach has an obvious history of abuse, toward women and now his assistant coach, Randy Hansen, who claims Cable broke his jaw. —————————— Next up, boo to ESPN for [read more...]

NFL Week 7: How Many Blowouts?… The Cream Begins to Rise

This was quite the week in the NFL. Then again, every week in the league is an adventure, complete with brilliant comebacks, inexplicable collapses, and games that come down the the final drive. This week was no different. Down and Dirty in the Meadowlands Arizona (4-2) 24, New York Giants (5-2) 17. The way Chris Collinsworth told the viewing audience Carlos Dansby [read more...]

NFL Week 6: Pats Hit 59; Saints Hang 40-Burger on Giants; Atlanta, Vikes Escape; Cards Deal; Reid Passes on Win, and the Rest of Sunday’s Games

Kansas City (1-5) 14, Washington 2-4) 6. Redskins head coach Jim Zorn yanked Jason Campbell and played backup Todd Collins in the second half of Washington’s game with Kansas City. And other than one long pass on a flea-flicker play and a long Clinton Portis run, the Washington Redskins looked just like they did when Campbell was in the game. [read more...]

NFL Week 2: Finding Consistency Will Be the Chore for Most Teams This Season

-New York 33 (2-0), Dallas (1-1) 31.  Another important game, another brutal performance by Tony Romo. The New York Giants turned Romo’s three interceptions into 21 points. Dallas ran for 250 yards and still lost. And think they didn’t miss Terrell Owens much? Cowboys receivers caught only four passes for 49 yards. The Dallas defense wasn’t much better. They gave [read more...]

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