Before the National Championship game on Jan 7th, there are tons of bowl games to look forward to as too much turkey and way, way too much Bud Light give you nothing but bowl games to watch on the TV. Alex Ferguson looks at the ones to pay attention to….
If you saw the Dallas Cowboys play the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend, you might have felt like you had taken a trip back in time. In a situation reminiscent of “Roger the Dodger” and his famous two-minute drills, Tony Romo put everything on the line and pulled a victory out of nowhere.
The Green Bay Packers are once again a dominant team. Prior to their Dallas game a few weeks back, then had won three straight games handily, and after leaving Dallas, have now won two straight in impressive fashion, as well. They continue to win on the road, put up points, and aside from maybe this past game, reinvent their offense by integrating a new running game.
Now, all of a sudden, after the Cowboys fell to Philly, the Packers are two wins and a Dallas loss from home field advantage throughout the playoffs. How do you think the rest of the NFC is feeling right now? There’s a pretty good chance the road to the Super Bowl will be going through Lambeau.
And that’s why Green Bay jumps up a slot past Dallas this week. As for the rest of the teams, here are the power rankings for the upcoming week 16 in the NFL…
This just in people: The New England Patriots did not lose to the Steelers, as the jaw-jacking back-up safety Anthony Smith so cleverly predicted. Oh, I’m sorry, guaranteed.
Not only did they once again step in the face of adversity and come out the winners, but they did so with the kind of confidence we have never seen. And what’s so wrong with that? When Tom Brady stepped toward Anthony Smith after his touchdown throw late in the game, he was met with onslaughts of insults from the Steelers defenders, as well as later criticism from reporters and people all around the league, calling him classless.
The Los Angeles Dodgers made some major changes in their personnel department, thus far during the off-season by acquiring Joe Torre and his crew from New York. However, the Dodgers will not be serious contenders unless they can amplify their offensive threat. I have come up with a compilation of matters that should be considered before the columnists all declare the Dodgers as possible World Series candidates.
I was born the oldest of two kids, five years older than my sister, Audrey. Within weeks of my birth, my mother and I moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina where my dad was stationed in the Army as a paratrooper in the 82d Airborne Division, also called the All-American Division.
In major sports these days, there is only one guarantee, and that is that there are no guarantees. So why is everybody running their mouths?
Conventional wisdom would say that it won’t matter if the Patriots go 16-0 this season. They’re going to the Super Bowl, regardless. No one can stop them, and that’s including Peyton Manning and his injury riddled Colts. And let’s not even start with the NFC, right? The Dallas Cowboys, who are now lifted to new heights as the powerhouse of the NFC after defeating Green Bay, are supposedly not even close to New England in terms of fire power. And the proof? A 48-27 drubbing handed to Dallas by the Massachusetts natives in week 7.
But that’s just speculation. Hell, I guess everything is when it gets to this point in the season. To be honest, the only thing we’re certain of is that the Miami Dolphins are not going to the playoffs, and that New England has won it’s division.
Big deal.
I’m not saying don’t vote for Bill Belicheck for coach of the year, or neglect Tom Brady from the MVP. I’m just saying don’t shut out the little guys from the big game before it even starts.
Contrary to popular belief, there are other teams that will be in the playoffs this year. In fact, there are eleven reasons why the Patriots should worry about their winning streak, and why they are becoming, week by week, more vulnerable.
The way the playoff picture looks now, the following teams would be in the playoffs:
AFC: New England, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Jacksonville, Cleveland
NFC: Dallas, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Seattle, New York Giants, Arizona
And that’s exactly how it’s going to stay.
There’s only two more weeks folks to move up in the rankings of your office pool, or to get even with your bookie. We’re here to help. But… uh.. don’t blame us if you need to sell blood.
Anyway, Billy went 13-3 last week so you might want to check out his picks this week.
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“Did you see the Warriors game last night?”
Used to be, if someone asked you that at work in the morning, it was followed by something like “Tracy McGrady dunked on six Warriors at once”, or “some of the fans ran onto the court and beat the Warriors in a pickup game”. But no more! Finally, regular-season Warriors games are now events for all the right reasons- most importantly, the team wins most of them. And they’re winning in style now, stealing the close games against good teams that they used to squander, and running teams in the bottom half of the standings right out of the gym.