Monday, January 10, 2005
Wild Card Weekend
The Playoff Prediction Pizza Party went pretty well, especially if you went to Vegas with it.
NFC Wild-Card Round predictions: Seattle (-4) defeats St. Louis 31-16, and Minnesota (+6.5) defeats Green Bay 37-34. The Seahawks were the only E.K. Nation pick that did not cover, losing 27-20 to the Rams when a pass goes right into and out of the hands of Bobby Engram on 4th and goal in the closing seconds. Now the Rams will head to Atlanta. And the Vikings did get the mild upset of Green Bay, a 31-17 game that was more of a blowout than we thought. Minnesota will go to Philadelphia for next weekend.
AFC Wild-Card Round predictions: San Diego (-6.5) beats the N.Y. Jets 27-24 in overtime, and Indianapolis (-10) beats Denver 44-20. Not only did the Jets take the Chargers to OT like we said, but they actually won on a Doug Brien field goal after the Chargers' Nate Kaeding missed a 40-yarder that would have won it. And the Colts did indeed wallop the Broncos 49-24, and they will go to New England next week for a rematch of the AFC title game from last year.
Speaking of the Vikings, I'm not sure what Randy Moss is thinking. Talking to the crowd, telling them to "check out the motherfucking scoreboard", and then of all things, scoring a touchdown and then pretending to moon the Packers fans behind the end zone. Totally classless, and Joe Buck was right to vilify him on the air. (Although Buck has to remember what network he is working on when he complains about disgusting acts being shown on TV.) We can't stress this enough: The points you put on the board say more than any attempt at a taunt ever could.
You know, we recently watched a DVD copy of the Jets-Colts Super Bowl from 1969. As the game moved into the second half something really struck us. There wasn't a single solitary instance of a player making a great play and doing any kind of celebration dance or taunt or silly pose. Ever. Just quick congratulations from a teammate, if at all, and then it's right back to the huddle for the next play. Done. It was so refreshing. And the game wasn't any less watchable.
These childish antics that so consume televised sports are ridiculous. The National Football League is home to the worst offenders of any sport. Every single goddamn play, it seems, has some jackass doing something stupid after making a great catch or tackle or some such. It's fucking stupid. Your stunts are embarrassingly unwatchable stuff. Grow the fuck up, guys.
NFC Wild-Card Round predictions: Seattle (-4) defeats St. Louis 31-16, and Minnesota (+6.5) defeats Green Bay 37-34. The Seahawks were the only E.K. Nation pick that did not cover, losing 27-20 to the Rams when a pass goes right into and out of the hands of Bobby Engram on 4th and goal in the closing seconds. Now the Rams will head to Atlanta. And the Vikings did get the mild upset of Green Bay, a 31-17 game that was more of a blowout than we thought. Minnesota will go to Philadelphia for next weekend.
AFC Wild-Card Round predictions: San Diego (-6.5) beats the N.Y. Jets 27-24 in overtime, and Indianapolis (-10) beats Denver 44-20. Not only did the Jets take the Chargers to OT like we said, but they actually won on a Doug Brien field goal after the Chargers' Nate Kaeding missed a 40-yarder that would have won it. And the Colts did indeed wallop the Broncos 49-24, and they will go to New England next week for a rematch of the AFC title game from last year.
Speaking of the Vikings, I'm not sure what Randy Moss is thinking. Talking to the crowd, telling them to "check out the motherfucking scoreboard", and then of all things, scoring a touchdown and then pretending to moon the Packers fans behind the end zone. Totally classless, and Joe Buck was right to vilify him on the air. (Although Buck has to remember what network he is working on when he complains about disgusting acts being shown on TV.) We can't stress this enough: The points you put on the board say more than any attempt at a taunt ever could.
You know, we recently watched a DVD copy of the Jets-Colts Super Bowl from 1969. As the game moved into the second half something really struck us. There wasn't a single solitary instance of a player making a great play and doing any kind of celebration dance or taunt or silly pose. Ever. Just quick congratulations from a teammate, if at all, and then it's right back to the huddle for the next play. Done. It was so refreshing. And the game wasn't any less watchable.
These childish antics that so consume televised sports are ridiculous. The National Football League is home to the worst offenders of any sport. Every single goddamn play, it seems, has some jackass doing something stupid after making a great catch or tackle or some such. It's fucking stupid. Your stunts are embarrassingly unwatchable stuff. Grow the fuck up, guys.
Revised NFC Division Playoff Round predictions: Atlanta (-7) rolls the Rams 42-17, and Minnesota (+10) upsets the Eagles 29-23 in overtime. Revised AFC Division Playoff Round predictions: Pittsburgh (-9) shoots down the Jets 35-7, and the Colts (+2.5) get revenge against New England 34-27.
