Pierre Garcon wins it for Colts and Haiti
Monday, January 25th, 2010
It was an emotional finish to an emotional night.
The Indianapolis Colts return to Miami, Florida to face the New Orleans Saints for Super Bowl XLIV after beating the New York Jets 30-17. It was just three years ago when the Colts were in Miami for Super Bowl XLI, playing against Rex Grossman and the Chicago Bears. This time, they have Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, who are making their franchise’s very first trip to the big dance.
Isn’t it a little odd that the Indianapolis Colts found a way to return to Miami for another shot at the Super Bowl title the same time the Super Bowl was scheduled to return to Miami? Maybe there’s something about Miami that the Colts like so much.
A return trip to Miami for the Colts wasn’t even looking good during the first two quarters of the 2010 AFC championship game as the New York Jets, up 17-6 with two minutes remaining before halftime, were looking to shock the rest of the world for the third straight week.
Unfortunately for them, Peyton Manning found his groove back during the last two minutes of the first half as the reigning league MVP found Austin Collie in the endzone with 1:13 remaining to cut into the Jets’ lead, 17-13.
THAT was the momentum shifter of the game, so to speak, and the New York Jets never got back into the game in the second half.
Peyton Manning found Pierre Garcon for a four-yard TD pass to take the lead 20-17 before finding Dallas Clark for a 15-yard touchdown play in the fourth quarter to finally put the Jets away. The Jets never got out of the locker room and the Colts, led by this season’s MVP, took advantage.
”The guys have always been a very confident bunch and they do a great job of hanging in there,” Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. ”Peyton had just an outstanding game. He’s one of those guys that can adjust to different situations. A real champion.”
The Colts now return to the very city where…
Will Brett Favre finally retire?
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Probably, but knowing Favre, he’ll probably retire for the third time only to come back two weeks after his retirement speech.
In case you missed it, the New Orleans Saints probably convinced Brett Favre to finally call it quits with the way they’ve been putting the guy on the ground all game long en route to their 31-28 win in overtime to earn the trip to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida.
Yep, the New Orleans Saints put the hurt on Brett Favre alright, as the Vikings quarterback NEVER felt comfortable inside the pocket all day long. To make matters worse, the way the Vikings have been turning the ball over didn’t help.
The Minnesota Vikings turned the ball over FIVE TIMES. FIVE. You can’t do that when you’re up against a team like the New Orleans Saints who are just dying to have the ball back on offense and in a game like this with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake.
Nobody told the Vikings. Nobody told Brett Favre.
The Vikings had the perfect opportunity to salvage the game and win it in regulation. They WERE in field goal range with 19 seconds remaining in the game. Unfortunately, they had 12 guys in the huddle as the Vikes were penalized for five yards, taking the field goal attempt out of the question.
They still had a shot at getting back inside field goal range if they just took care of the football and advanced it for a couple more yards. Unfortunately, Brett Favre decided to throw the football… TO THE OTHER TEAM… missing out on beating the Saints in regulation as Drew Brees and company forced overtime.
People say that coin tosses in overtime…
Jets V Chargers in AFC Divisonal Game
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
The hottest team in the playoffs meet the hottest team of the season.
That’s exactly what we’ll be having in this AFC divisional match-up of the 2010 NFL playoffs as the New York Jets, became the hottest team of the playoffs after shocking the Bengals last week, face the San Diego Chargers, the hottest team of the season after winning a freakish 11 straight games.
Yup, the San Diego Chargers sure look unbeatable at this point of the year but after the New York Jets ”weaseled” their way to a wild card playoff spot before shocking the Cincinnati Bengals last week, it’s clear the Jets have the momentum.
The New York Jets, coming off a remarkable 24-14 victory in Cincinnati, were great against the pass allowing just 110 passing yards. Their defense did break down against the run last week allowing the Bengals to gain 171 rushing yards on 21 attempts.
But since the Bengals had no other choice but to run with the football, thanks primarily to the outstanding performance of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis when he virtually shut Chad Ochocinco down, the Jets are probably better off letting the opposing team run with the football and just take the passing game completely out of the equation.
The Jets are the number one ranked pass defense in the NFL, allowing just 150 yards per game. Opposing quarterbacks complete just 51.5 percent of their passes against the Jets.
On the offensive side of the football, Mark Sanchez completed over 80 percent of his passes to help the Jets beat the Bengals and join only a select few who have won their first playoff game as a rookie quarterback.
The San Diego Chargers, on the other hand…
Can Ravens take the Colts out too?
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
After they took down Tom Brady and the mighty Patriots last weekend, you can no longer question what these guys can do anymore.
The 2010 NFL playoffs continue with a huge AFC divisional playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts. The Ravens are fresh from eliminating NFL Comeback Player of the Year Tom Brady and his Patriots, this time they are looking to take out the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player of the Year Peyton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts.
A tall order? I’d definitely say so. I mean, Peyton Manning just won his fourth league MVP trophy, his second in a row. And as long as Manning is leading the offense, the Colts can score with the best in the league. But if there’s a team that can come up with an upset win at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, it’s the Ravens.
Fresh from their 33-14 win over the New England Patriots, the Baltimore Ravens offense will once again rely on their running game led by their three-headed monster of Ray Rice, Willis McGahee and Le’Ron McClain.
Rice had a huge game last week with 159 yards and two touchdowns on 22 rushing attempts against the Patriots. The Ravens are hoping for the same against the Indianapolis Colts this weekend. Rice has produced 5.3 yards a carry this season. Willis McGahee on the other hand rushed for a 5.0 yards a carry.
The Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens met way back on November 22nd with the Colts pulling out a 17-15 victory as a 1-point road favorite. The Colts were very sloppy in that game and were just fortunate to win despite committing three turnovers with Peyton Manning throwing two interceptions.
Despite the poor outing against Ray Lewis and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis will still rely on Peyton Manning this weekend. After all, he did have an MVP season for the Colts. He hit 68 percent of his passes with 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, once again getting great protection from his offensive line with just 10 sacks.
Manning probably hopes his line will be able to…
Patriots take on Ravens without Welker
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Can the Patriots win without Wes Welker?
That’s right, the 2010 NFL playoffs continue this Sunday with a huge AFC wild card round match between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. In case you didn’t know, the Patriots lost Wes Welker for the playoffs last week, setting the stage for the Ravens D to take advantage.
This playoff matchup between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens is the only playoff game that won’t be a rematch of last week as the Jets and the Bengals, the Eagles and the Cowboys and the Packers and the Cardinals have all played each other last Sunday heading to their wild card matchup.
The first meeting between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens back in Week 4 was as exciting as ever as the Patriots barely edged Baltimore, 27-21. That game left both teams at 3-1 and provided an exciting quarterback battle that might have gone the other way had Derrick Mason not dropped a pass that would have led to a fourth-down conversion.
Joe Flacco threw for 264 yards, but needed nearly 50 completions to get there, numbers indicative of Baltimore’s mark of 7.1 yards per completion. Ray Rice eclipsed the 100-yard mark on the ground in just 11 carries, a number that helped bolster an impressive rushing mark of nearly five yards per carry.
The Ravens will likely have to use that ground game against a defense that gives up just 7.0 yards per pass attempt.
The Patriots boast one of the NFL’s best passing offenses, but lost a key cog in the final week when receiver Wes Welker went down with a knee injury. Quarterback Tom Brady threw for just 258 yards and one touchdown in the Week 4 win, but also ran for another. Now he’ll have to try and tame the Ravens with a depleted receiving corps and most likely not a ton of help on the ground against of the league’s best run defenses.
Can the Patriots overcome with one…
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