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…
Saints – Vikings for NFC Championship
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Who dat, who dat, who dat say gonna’ beat dem Saints? Who dat, who dat, who dat say gonna’ beat dem Saints?
Um… Maybe the Vikings can? Yep, that is exactly what Saints fans from the Big Easy are wondering after Brett Favre came up with four freaking touchdowns to beat the Cowboys and take the Vikes to the 2010 NFC championship game.
The Minnesota Vikings showed last week how incredibly difficult it can be to score against their defense with the way they’ve been on Romo’s ass all game long last week. And since Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been struggling during the last few games of their regular season campaign, you have to wonder how the heck will Brees be able to take himself out of this funk against arguably one of the best defenses in football.
The Vikings, thanks to Brett Favre, have become one of the best teams in the NFC. Their 8-0 record at the Metrodome is a testament to what type of team they can be with the crowd behind them. The problem is, they’ll be playing on the road this Sunday in front of what will definitely be a hostile crowd at the Big Easy.
The Vikings have lost 4 of their last 5 road games including their last 3 in the regular season to the Bears, Panthers, and Cardinals. Minnesota scores 5 points less, averaging 26 points per game and gives up 5 more points a game, 23.5 points per game, on the road. The rushing offense, lead by Adrian Peterson who remains without a 100 yard game since week 10 of the regular season, drops nearly 30 yards a game, going from 130.6 to 106.5 rushing yards.
The defensive line, which served the Vikings well against Dallas with 6 sacks, also suffers a steep decline in production on the road. Averaging 3.4 sacks at home, the Vikings still manage to pressure the quarterback, but they average just over 2.5 sacks per game. That’s definitely something you want to hear if you’re Drew Brees.
As far as the New Orleans Saints are concerned…
Cowboys eliminated from NFL Playoffs
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Too bad the Cowboys bumped into Favre last Sunday.
In what turned out to be one of Brett Favre’s greatest performances in postseason play, the ageless one scored four touchdowns, racking up 234 yards while giving up no interceptions in the 34-3 annihilation of the Cowboys in the 2010 NFL playoffs.
Yep, you read it, Brett Favre FINALLY beat the Cowboys in the playoffs as he connected with Sidney Rice not one, not two but THREE times before hooking up with Visanthe Shiancoe for their fourth trip in the endzone to send the ‘Boys packing back home to Texas.
But as good the Minnesota Vikings have been offensively, it was their pass rush that decided the game. Led by the Vikings’ fourth year defensive end Ray Edwards, the Vikings defense pressured Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo all game long, forcing him to commit the same mistakes that made the name Tony Romo infamous during the postseason.
Oh yes, Tony Romo, after beating the Eagles in their wild card match-up to get his first win in a playoff game, was back to his usual form in the postseason. Fresh from his stellar performance against the Eagles back in Texas, where he racked up 244 yards to score two touchdowns, he was virtually no-existent in Minnesota as the Vikings defense forced Romo to commit four turnovers, that’s three fumbles and an interception.
As far as Brett Favre is concerned, he was right on target. He looked motivated to finally beat this Dallas Cowboys team at this time of the year. Hell, the guy was still scoring when the game was already won and you can bet your ass the Cowboys didn’t like it one bit.
Yep, Favre ran up the scoreboard people, well…
Can Brett Favre finally beat Dallas?
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
2-9 all-time and 0-3 in the playoffs.
That’s what Brett Favre is trying to improve on when his Minnesota Vikings play hosts to the Dallas Cowboys in their big NFC divisional match-up at the 2010 NFL playoffs.
As of this writing, the Minnesota Vikings are three-point favorites to beat the Dallas Cowboys and advance to the NFC championship game. But if I was a betting man, I’d think twice before I bet on the Vikes because of the fact that Favre hasn’t beaten the Cowboys in the playoffs, and this Vikings team lost two of their last three games coming in.
Still, if there’s a guy who can lead the Vikings to a playoff win over the Cowboys, it’s Brett Favre. At 40 years old, nobody thought he’d still be playing at this level and this Sunday, the Vikings need him now more than ever or it’s an early summer for ‘em.
The Dallas Cowboys on the other hand are one of the hottest teams in the league after finally posting their first winning record in December for quite a while. They have won three games in a row, scoring 75 points overall while only giving up 14.
Of course, the main reason for their turnaround has been the steady play of quarterback Tony Romo and the elevated play of their defense. In last week’s 34-14 playoff win over the Eagles, Romo completed 23 of 35 attempts for 244 yards and two TDs. Romo didn’t give up any interceptions.
Adding to the success the Cowboys have been having recently is the play of second year running back Felix Jones. He had an outstanding game last week against the Eagles with 148 yards rushing on 16 carries. For the season, Jones has a 5.9 yards per carry average.
On the defensive side of the ball…
« Previous Entries Next Entries »
Loading ...