NFL Manifesto

Patriot Act . . .New England Wins Division . .Back In Playoffs . . .Beat Jags 35-7

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:29:23 +0000

A word to the wise, Don’t look past these Patriots just yet. The New England Patriots are returning to the playoffs and although San Diego and Indianapolis are the current sexy picks to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl either or both will probably have to defeat the Patriots to get there. Yesterday in the Patriots 35-7 whuppin of the Jags Tom Brady was nearly perfect and randy Moss caught 3 touchdown passes to lead the charge. These 2 along with head coach Bill Belichick will cause a nightmare for any playoff foe. Read more game details here.Boston Globe

SI’s Peter Kings Week 16 MMQB

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:16:13 +0000

Peters observations on all the Week 16 action can be found here…SI\'s Peter King Week 16 MMQB

Dallas Cowboys Clinch Playoff Spot . . .Play Eagles Next For Division Title

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:13:36 +0000

The Dallas Cowboys are going back to the playoffs. The only question that remains is will they enter the playoffs as the division champ or a wild card participant. he Cowboys shut out the Washington Redskins 17-0 on Sunday night to set up next weeks match up against the Philadelphia Eagles to determine the NFC Division winner. Read more game story here…Fort Worth Star Telegram

Gasp . .Saints Lose to Bucs 20-17 . . .#1 Seed In Jeopardy

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:05:16 +0000

If a 13 win team ever had reason to panic the New Orleans Saints may have found it. How does a dominant team race out to a 17 point lead at home against a struggling (2 win) team with a rookie QB and manage to lose. In one of the most shocking and inconceivable upsets of the year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Saints 20-17 in OT. With a win the Saints could have locke up the # 1 seed in the NFC and had guaranteed themselves home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Now to get the # 1 seed the Saints have to hope for a Minnesota loss or a win against the suddenly hot and dangerous Carolina Panthers team next Sunday. No matter how the seeding plays out in the next week the Saints need to fix they’re issues fast or they will not be around long enough in the play-offs for home field to matter. Read game story here…NOLA.COM

Colts Pass On Perfection . . .Give Jets A Cheap Win 29-15

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:55 +0000

The New York Frauds are still alive for one of the remaining AFC wild card spots and they have Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell to thank for the after Christmas gift. Caldwell pulled a majority of his offensive weapons in the 3rd quarter including QB Peyton Manning and leading 15-10. The Jets would go on to score 14 unanswered points to end the Colts chance for a perfect record as well as end the Colts run of 23 regular season wins. The Colts strategy did not sit well with the hometown fans who booed the home team throughout the 4th quarter with backup QB Curtis Painter taking the brunt of the cat calls. How this will play out for Indy remains to be seen. Read more game info here…Indy Star

Giant Failure . . .Panthers Rout G-Men In Giant Stadium Finale 41-9

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:31:40 +0000

The New York Giants were playing for they’re playoff lives as well as trying to close out Giant Stadium in winning fashion. The Carolina Panthers would not allow it. The Panthers rolled into Giant Stadium and then rolled over the Giants in an old fashioned butt-kicking. The question is…. where have these Panthers been all year? After dismantling the Minnesota Vikings 1 week earlier the Panthers continued they’re dominating play against the Giants. New Orleans should be very worried going into next weeks game against the team from Carolina. Carolina is playing as spoilers with nothing to lose and that is a scary thought for the Saints after 2 consecutive losses. Read more here…NY Daily News story

Packers Clinch Playoff Spot . . . Embarrass Seahawks 48-10

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:19:50 +0000

Blow it up. Blow it all up. That is what the Seahawks fans must be hoping for in the latest of a seasons full of humiliating losses. Yesterdays play by the Seahawks wasn’t just soft but gutless as well. If QB Matt Hasselbeck is not playing with an undisclosed injury then his fall off as a top tier QB has been shockingly rapid. Hasselbeck threw 4 interceptions in his 2nd consecutive game and looked late on most of his passes that were not intercepted. The Packers on the other hand were efficient and relentless as they moved at will against the hapless team from Seattle. read more game details here…Seattle Times

Cowboys Run Out Of Holders To Blame. . . Cut Kicker Folk . . Sign Suisham

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:57:23 +0000

The Dallas Cowboys cut kicker Nick Folk Monday after his missed 24 yard field goal almost cost the Cowboys a victory against the New Orlean saints on Saturday night. They replaced him with Kicker Shaun Suisham who was cut 2 weeks ago by the Washington Redskins who missed a 23 yard field goal that cost the team a victory against the very same saints team. (weird I know ) Read more details here…Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Giants Ambush Redskins 45-12 . . .Playoffs Still Possible

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:46:52 +0000

The G-Men completely dominated the Washington Redskins Monday Night to keep they’re playoff hopes alive. They cannot win the NFC East but they can still possibly make the playoffs as a wild card team. In a game that was a must win, the Giants played like the veteran team that began the season 5-0. They set the tone and completely dominated the Redskins in every aspect of the game. Read more game details here…NY Post

Goo Goo G’joob . . .Holmgren To Become Browns President

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:20 +0000

Cleveland got they’re man. Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner announced that Mike Holmgren had accepted in principle the Browns offer to become President of football operations. Holmgren who turned around the fortunes of the Green Bay Packers and most recently the Seattle Seahawks will have his hands full in the Browns. One of Holmgrens 1st decisions will need to be if he will retain current coach Eric Mangini. Read more about the hire here.Cleveland Plain Dealer