February 9, 2010 by
Michael Ellis |
analysis,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Dwight Freeney,
Indy Colts,
Jeremy Shockey,
Lance Moore,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
Peyton Manning,
Pierre Thomas,
Robert Meachem,
Sean Payton,
superbowl,
Tracy Porter
The Saints WON!
What a game!!!
That first quarter was scary if you were a Saints fan and even going into half time with the score 6-10. But the Saints have been down before and came to win 31-17. One of the most impressive numbers is the fact that the Saints' defense held the Colts' offense to 17 points. The tenacious Jets defense could not even do that, and what is really impressive is that the Saints had a similar game to the one they played against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game. Here are some of the statistics:
Total Yards:
Colts: 432 Saints: 332
3rd Downs:
Colts: 6 out of 13 Saints: 3 out of 9
Rushing: Attempts/Yards/Average
Colts: 19/99/5.2 Saints: 18/51/2.8
Passing: Attempts/ Yards/Average
Colts: 31-45/333/7.4 Saints: [...]
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The Cardinals crushed Minnesota and handed them their second loss of the season when people were saying the Vikings were the most complete team in football, beat the Giants and handed them their second loss of the season when people were saying they were the best team in football, and lost to Green Bay when they weren't playing.
The Packers lost to Minnesota twice in what were arguably their two most meaningful games of their year, beat Dallas when the Cowboys were playing their worst ball of the year, and lost to a Pittsburgh team that couldn't beat Oakland, Kansas City or Cleveland in the weeks leading up to their [...]
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The media is fickle. That much is a given. It is boggling though how former players and coaches alike, presumed experts about everything football and particularly NFL football, can give off such amateur assessments sometimes. The example I provide here is not even that shocking necessarily, but it is relevant anyway. Watch this clip before reading on:
So the conclusion by our ESPN analysts is that the Vikings will win because:
1) The Vikings don't have any weaknesses.
2) Brett Favre is playing great.
3) Arizona has a 2-3 record at home.
4) The Vikings are great at stopping the run and rushing the passer.
Let [...]
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Losing rookie backer Will Davis for 4-6 weeks is a blow to a defense. There is hope he can play again this season, as he was coming on strong with two sacks, twelve tackles and increased playing time.
Now more than ever the Cardinals need Chike Okeafor to battle through his back issues and get back on the field. Though he has missed the last two games, he is still tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks. The immediate future looks bright as Okeafor participated in practice this week and will likely play.
Having the luxury of signing [...]
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November 26, 2009 by
Law Murray |
1SKILLZ Gameplan,
2009 NFL Week 12,
analysis,
Drew Brees,
Monday Night Football,
New England Patriots,
New Orleans Saints,
predictions,
preview,
Sean Payton,
Thanksgiving,
Tom Brady
Happy Thanksgiving! The start of "Holiday Season" is today, a festive time of the year that extends from Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. It is also the time of the year when the National Football League playoff picture starts to intensify with almost every game. On Monday Night Football at the Louisiana Superdome, the 10-0 New Orleans Saints will host the 7-3 New England Patriots which may very well be the last Monday Night Football game of the season to feature two playoff teams.
The Patriots defeated the New York Jets last week 31-14 at home to bring their record in the AFC East to 3-1. The Patriots forced Jets QB Mark Sanchez into five turnovers and Patriots WR [...]
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The New England Patriots made the New York Jets look like the month of March this season. After the Patriots' Week 2 loss to the Jets, New York was playing the role of the roaring lion coming on to the rest of the league. Now with the Patriots handing the Jets their sixth loss in seven games, a 31-14 decision, the Jets are going out like lambs. Not quite the St. Louis Rams, but the Patriots put the silencer on them Sunday, treating them much like they treated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this season. Something shady had to have been going on behind the scenes.
Patriots CB Leigh Bodden caught as many passes from Jets QB Mark Sanchez as WR Jerricho Cotchery (3 receptions for 84 yards) [...]
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The focal point for the Cardinals will be containing Steven Jackson, who has averaged five yards per carry while topping 130 yards in each of his last three games, and is only 85 yards shy of going over 1,000 for the 5th straight season. If they can do that, stopping the Rams' passing game should be fairly easy.
St. Louis has lost two of its top three receivers to IR and is now down to practice squad warriors, outside of second year wideout Donnie Avery. Marc Bulger and Kyle Boller have combined for only seven touchdown passes in nine games.
Although Arizona is still ranked in the top ten against the run, they have stumbled [...]
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November 18, 2009 by
Jeremy Smith |
analysis,
bills,
Bud Adams,
Buffalo Bills,
Chris Johnson,
Jaguars,
Jairus Byrd,
Jauron,
Rian Lindell,
Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Sabres,
Titan,
Titans,
Trent Edwards
The Bills continued their losing ways on Sunday, compliments of the Tennessee Titans. As predicted Titans owner Bud Adams was left pondering after flicking of the Bills.
The anticipated return of Trent Edwards was a complete let down. Edwards returned as the starting QB and actually looked worse than before his concussion and time off. Edwards went 18-of-28, one TD and one interception. During the game, I think once the Bills were tired of Edwards not doing anything, [...]
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As of 3:00 this afternoon the Bills have fired Head Coach Dick Jauron after a 3-6 record this season. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell will likely take over as interim head coach throughout the remainder of the season.
This comes as no surprise to Bills fans or NFLtouchdown.com readers. Throughout this season the Bills have done nothing offensively. You may also recall that the Bills and Jauron fired their offensive coordinator before the season even began. This was a move that came with high [...]
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November 15, 2009 by
Jeremy Smith |
Aaron Schobel,
analysis,
bills,
Buffalo Bills,
donte witner,
Injuries,
injury bug,
Jairus Byrd,
preview,
Terrell Owens,
terrence mcgee,
Trent Edwards
The Bills are coming off an impressive victory last week. Wait a minute, they didn't even play. Why do I feel like they lost though?
Well, the losses are coming compliments of the injury bug (pictured to the right) which has bitten everyone in the last few weeks especially on defense.
Here is a list of injures in past few weeks.
Terrell Owens (no surprise). I think this one was caused by him stubbing his toe. No wait, he took a nap and woke [...]
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