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Bulls try and keep their heads above 500. Louisville Cardinals vs. South Florida Bulls This has all the ingredients of a top Big East game, the only odd aspect of it are the records, defiantly not what ether of the teams were expecting coming into this season. Read the rest of this entry » |
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The Lincoln Financial Field located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania is going to witness one of the last games of the regular season this December 11 at 2:30 PM ET. The game is going to be televised at ESPN Nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
The Pittsburgh Panthers are going to play against the Connecticut Huskies this November 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM ET. The game is going to be televised on ESPN and is going to be held at the Rentschler Field located at East Hartford, CT. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday night football game is going to be played at the Lambeau Field, Green Bay against the Bears. You can watch this game on NBC, next Sunday at 8:20 pm eastern time. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2008 Super Bowl is here, and it pits the undefeated New England Patriots against the New York Giants, who finished the season, including the playoffs, winning ten road games in a row. Just like any big game, this game isn’t without its own personal storylines and questions. Below are some of the more important ones surrounding the big game:
Is Tom Brady’s foot really hurt?
There are many rumors surrounding the injury status of Brady’s foot, including one that says Brady is wearing a brace in an attempt to “psyche” out the Giants. I would think Brady’s success in big games would be enough to psyche out the Giants, but lets examine the injury a bit closer. In one picture posted on various news outlets he is seen wearing a soft cast over his sneaker. This actually caused the line to drop in Vegas. Later that day, Brady was seen a little more dressed up, including hard soled shoes, but minus the soft brace. It’s my guess that his foot will be just find for the Super Bowl, and he’s just wearing the cast during certain times of the day, when he isn’t enjoying a night on the town.
Will Randy Moss show up for the Super Bowl?
Randy Moss is averaging exactly one catch per playoff game. He has had to put up with some stingy defense the first two games in the playoffs. Also, for nearly the last half of the season, including the playoffs, the Patriots haven’t been blowing people out at the same rate. It’s my guess that Moss will show up. He’s been waiting his whole career for this spotlight. I feel Moss will show up the same way T.O. showed up for his first (and to this point, only) Super Bowl. Only difference is, I think the Patriots will win this one.
How are the Patriots such big favorites?
The final game of the season the Giants lost to the Patriots by only three points, in one of the most thrilling game of the years. However, they are listed as nearly 14 point underdogs to the Patriots. I actually agree with this. This game will be in Arizona, not on the Giants field, as was the previous meeting. This game has a lot more meaning then that game. The Patriots were 15-0 going for the undefeated season, but would you have considered them any less Super Bowl favorites if they lost that game? The Giants gained a lot of motivation in that game, but in the end it was still a loss. If the Giants go on to win the Super Bowl that game will be considered the most important loss in the history of the game.
What’s the better accomplishment: The Pats 18 and 0 or the Giants 10 game road winning streak?
While the Giants road success is very impressive, I don’t feel it compares to the Pats undefeated record. The Patriots won every game of the season, including those at home. The Giants had a poor home record, winning only two games. How does that equate to being a better statistic then the Patriots. The Giants have impressively won two games on the road during the playoffs, but they had to play on the road during the playoffs, while the Patriots earned their home field advantage by winning during the regular season. If the Giants beat the Patriots, where they are technically the road team, I will restate my position on the matter.
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Everyone knows what assuming does, and it’s no exception here. For most of the season I felt it was going to be the Dallas Cowboys vs. the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. I at least know I’m half wrong now, thanks to the Giants marching into Texas Stadium and defeating the Cowboys on their home turf. The Giants Michael Strahan said before the game about hoping the third time is a charm. One final charm would be for the Giants to some how go into historic Lambeau field and get one more road win and earn their bid to the Super Bowl. After all, they have now won every game they’ve played on the road this year, except their first away game against Dallas. It’s safe to say that they’ve more then made up for that now. More importantly Eli Manning is beginning to look like a high quality playoff quarterback. Manning’s quarterback rating in the two playoff games has been 117.1 against Tampa Bay, and 132.4 against the Cowboys. Besides the final game of the year, against the New England Patriots, where he boasted a 118.6 rating, those two ratings are his best of the year. He has certainly saved his best for last, with his dream date being a rematch of the spectacular 38-35 loss to the Patriots in that final game of the year. First things first, and that is the Patriots have to beat the Chargers and the Giants have to find a way to beat the red hot Packers who suddenly look like a team of destiny.
When Ryan Grant fumbled the ball twice in the opening minutes of the first quarter against the Seahawks he had a choice to make. He could clam up and shy away from the ball the rest of the game, or he could come alive like he did the final half of the season where he ran for the second most yards from week eight on. He chose the latter. He ran the ball 27 times for 201 yards, while scoring three times. He also averaged 7.4 yards a carry. The snow may have been a factor, but to see Grant bounce back in such a matter after staring at adversity in the biggest game of his life is certainly a welcome sign. Also, with a leader like Brett Favre settling the youngster down, you’re bound to get a good reaction. Despite the near blinding snow the majority of the game Favre still completed 18 of 23 passes for three touchdowns and 173 yards. In the past Favre has been known to press when he has fallen behind, but he seemed to play this game the same throughout, eventually downing the Seahawks 42 to 20. Favre finished the day throwing snowballs at his teammates. He hopes that he gets to end the season at home throwing touchdowns against the Giants.
The Giants have found a way to neutralize key players lately as their defense has steadily improved throughout the entire season. I don’t think it’s a shock when I favor the Packers, especially since they will be playing in front of their home crowd, but I just have a feeling the Giants will hang close. This game will be a huge pressure spot for Manning, and I feel many, including myself, are excited to see how he handles the pressure. I predicted that the Cowboys game would rely on the play of Romo, and despite Romo having a decent game, it did comedown to a Romo interception on the end. I feel Manning could be in a similar situation with time expiring and his team down by a few points.
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The San Diego Chargers won their first playoff game in 13 seasons when they defeated the Tennessee Titans 16-7 in the first round. As a result the Chargers will head to Indianapolis to take on the current Super Bowl champions, and often overlooked this year, Colts.
The Chargers beat the Colts this year in week 10, but I believe that result could be misleading. The Colts were coming off a loss to the New England Patriots, in a game they led late into the game. While ultimately there should be no excuses in football, I feel the Colts were coming down from a high, when they went to face the then struggling Chargers. However, the Chargers will hold that mental edge going into the game, which should mean something. The Chargers also finished very hot down the stretch, winning six and a row. The play of Phillip Rivers has been extraordinary as well, especially after he was seen as the reason for their problems early in the year. Over the last three games of the year though, his passer rating was over 100, for the year his rating is only 82.4, so he is obviously riding a hot streak at the right time of the season. They also have a player that you may have heard of named LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson only ran for 42 yards in the opening win against the Titans, but his touchdown was a deciding factor in the game. The Chargers will need a bigger game from Tomlinson if they expect to march into Indianapolis and sneak out with a victory.
The Colts spent their time off getting all of their players healthy. Wide Receiver Marvin Harrison, who hasn’t played since week seven, is listed as questionable on the injury list, but by all accounts he is expected to play. An injured knee has kept him off the field, but if he can return against the Chargers he will be a huge boost to the team. It’s not that Peyton Manning hasn’t had any wide receiver option this year. Reggie Wayne has filled in as the number one option, catching 104 balls for ten touchdowns and over 1500 yards. To add another threat like Harrison to the mix will make the Colts a tough team to beat. Speaking of Manning, he finished with over 4000 yards passing and 31 touchdowns. That’s usually a pretty good year, but when you play in the same conference as Tom Brady, your stats are probably going to be somewhat overlooked.
The Colts ultimately want to get another game with the Patriots, or whoever will be awaiting them in the AFC championship game. In order to do that they will have to beat the red hot Chargers. I feel the Colts looked past the Chargers once this year but the team full of veterans will not let themselves do that again. In what I predict to be the most exciting game of the week, I feel the Colts win during the last drive of the game, winning 31-28.
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Seattle ended the Washington Redskins remarkable run to the playoffs with a 35-14 victory last Saturday while the Green Bay Packers rested at home awaiting the winner. Despite the lopsided score, the Redskins had a 14-13 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining in the game, so the Seahawks got nothing in the way of a rest in that game. Now they travel to Green Bay where but the cold weather and the great fans make the Packers the favorite to mean on to the NFC conference championships. However, experience, and their own amount of fair talent, may just be enough for Seattle to be the ones to advance.
Seattle brings Matt Hasselbeck and Shawn Alexander back for another run, the same players that helped bring the Seahawks to the Super Bowl in 2005. Hasselbeck overcame some mistakes in the Redskins game to finish the contest with 229 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. While Alexander can still be a factor, there may be a changing of the guard in Seattle, with Maurice Morris set to take over. During the regular season Morris saw about 1/3rd less the carries as Alexander but he finished with the same amount of touchdowns (4) and 4.5 yards per carry, one full yard more then Alexander. In the first round of the playoffs the Seattle run game was nearly obsolete. Morris ran for 13 yards and Alexander had 46. The Green Bay Packers can relate, as they’ve ran up a 13-3 regular season record, mostly without a featured back.
When you think of the Packers the first thing you think of is cheese heads. After that you think of 18 year pro Brett Favre. After a couple of years as taking barbs as being “washed up,” “spent,” and “past his prime,” the ageless one has his team as one of the favorites to make it to the Super Bowl. Favre had his best year and many seasons, compiling over 4100 yards passing. As mentioned, the Packers didn’t have running success the majority of the season, but then along came Ryan Grant. Grant introduced himself to the rest of the league during a week eight victory over the Broncos and 104 rushing yards. After playing very sparingly nearly the first half of the year Grant finished the year with almost 1000 yards rushing, and an attempt per carry of over five.
It’s really hard to go against Favre in Green Bay, and I won’t be doing it here. I feel that Seattle is beatable, especially at Lambeau field. The Packers defense is also among the tops in the league, and while no running game may get you a win against Washington, I don’t think they will be able to find the same success against the Packers. I fancy the Packers in this one by a score of 31-20.
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The Tennessee Titans snuck into the playoffs with a victory over the second string players of the Indianapolis Colts, and as a reward they get to go to San Diego and play the red hot Chargers. The Chargers starting the season off slow, but finished 11-5. Last season the Chargers finished with the best record in the league of 14-2, but fell in the first round of the playoffs. My guess is that they’ll take the worst regular season record with the chance to advance in the playoffs, which they are favored to do in this game.
As mentioned, the Titans won, but quarterback Vince Young may have reaggravated a sore quad in the victory over the Colts. In fact he missed the end of the game, and was replaced by long time vet Kerry Collins. Young said after the game he will have to see what the doctor says once they get back into town, and as of this writing there is no result. I am considering he will play, because the coach said he would have played if he would have had to come back in. He will be bringing his 12 total touchdowns with him. His 69.5 passer rating is the worse among playoff quarterbacks but Young has always found ways to win in his young career, and would be considered a huge lost if unable to play. Running backs LenDale While and Chris Young have combined for 11 touchdowns. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine the Titans finished with 10 wins, despite only getting nine passing touchdowns the entire season. Nevertheless, a combination of solid defense, and scoring at opportune times, has them going to San Diego.
The Chargers have LaDainian Tomlinson, and that’s why they are always a threat to score on any play. Tomlinson started slow this year, but finished strong, including over 100 yards in four of the five last games. The last game he only played half the game, but was on his way to going over 100 their as well. Tomlinson also caught 59 passes this, among the tops in the league from his position. Phillip Rivers has been considered the question mark regarding the offense, but he has silenced critics a bit compiling a passer rating of over 100 the last three games of the year. During the current six game winning streak Rivers has passed for seven touchdowns with just three interceptions, including zero interceptions the last three games.
Even at full strength I don’t think the Titans can beat the Chargers, especially with how well they are playing. However, the Chargers needed overtime to beat them earlier this year, the third game of the previously mentioned five game winning streak. That’s a testament to Young keeping his team in the game. In San Diego I think it will be a different story, with the Chargers winning by two touchdowns, or more.
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