Started today! Tom Brady went down with a knee injury. Normally I'd be happy but I have him as my # 1 draft pick in Fantasy.
Anyways......games have been great! Lots of surprises. I figured Atlanta would SUCK this year......I was wrong. Chad Johnson may be legally retarded for changing his name. Jets looked good. Props to my Dolphins for hanging in there against them.
dont get to hyped on atlanta. it was the lions they were playing. but yeah its great to have football back
enough of the pregame report!
I watched the Bengals today, back to midseason form already!
They should have beaten Baltimore.
I watched the Bengals today, back to midseason form already!
same for my niners...
indeed. and hes on my fantasy team
Yeah....well Tom Brady is on mine!
I know it's only one week but Courtney's team looks like the best. By far and away the best. Reggie Bush was on the bench and it was justified. We should have gone 3 rbs and wrs ....4 wrs is too many.
we'll see. its a long season filled with plenty of injuries...
with Brady out the Jets have to be the favorites in the AFC east don't they?
i have complete faith in the Jets as my Bengals sister team to fuck this up.
with Brady out the Jets have to be the favorites in the AFC east don't they?
i don't... i...
i don't even know how to answer that question....
I know it's only one week but Courtney's team looks like the best. By far and away the best. Reggie Bush was on the bench and it was justified. We should have gone 3 rbs and wrs ....4 wrs is too many.
When's the last time you saw a NFL team run out a three RB set?
It's possible for a team to go through 4 WR, 1 RB, and a TE during a game, but three RB seemed silly to me.
I'm in another league where the settings call for 2 QB, and I think it's WACK.
with Brady out the Jets have to be the favorites in the AFC east don't they?
maybe. the bills looked good today too...
with Brady out the Jets have to be the favorites in the AFC east don't they?
Not if the Patriots decide to sign Dante Culpepper! All they need is a veteran QB to continue their domination over the AFC!!!
I know it's only one week but Courtney's team looks like the best. By far and away the best. Reggie Bush was on the bench and it was justified. We should have gone 3 rbs and wrs ....4 wrs is too many.
When's the last time you saw a NFL team run out a three RB set?
It's possible for a team to go through 4 WR, 1 RB, and a TE during a game, but three RB seemed silly to me.
I'm in another league where the settings call for 2 QB, and I think it's WACK.
Um. We're not actually playing the games. Most leagues I'm in either do 3 and 3 or 2 and 3 and a utility spot where you can pick what guys you want to put in there. I'm not upset, but it's clear to me at least that 4 wrs is too many.
We're not actually playing the games?
Since when?
just watched peyton redeem himself for last week.
hey rob, what's goin on with favruh? I'm seeing good plays but the jets can't seem to find their house keys.
the Patriots are still a very good team even without Brady.
The last time they lost their starting QB for the season they won the super bowl.
the Patriots are still a very good team even without Brady.
aye. its still one of the, if not the, most oppressive defenses in the sport.
Great game. Both defenses represented their teams well. The Jets look to be one scary fucking team this year.
im just glad my niners won. going to the game next week against detroit so that should be another victory
What happened to Carson Palmer? Dude used to be nails.
They're not as bad as the Dolphins, but that taint saying much!
is anyone watching the dallas/philly game right now? batshit crazy game! this has to be the most unpredictable first two weeks in a long time!
great game. horrible call on 4th down...
dolphins up big over the pats
dolphins up big over the pats
really?
dolphins up big over the pats
really?
yes, the worst time from last year (even including the jets!) just beat the team with the longest win streak in the sport
dolphins up big over the pats
really?
yes, the worst time from last year (even including the jets!) just beat the team with the longest win streak in the sport
that's fucking insane!
dolphins up big over the pats
really?
yes, the worst time from last year (even including the jets!) just beat the team with the longest win streak in the sport
that's fucking insane!
know!
niners won. and i was there. sweet...
Dolphins yeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!
It might be the only game they win this season but that was pretty damn sweet.
dolphins up big over the pats
really?
yes, the worst time from last year (even including the jets!) just beat the team with the longest win streak in the sport
that's fucking insane!
know!
Kinda makes you wonder about gamblers having influence on sports,.. doesn't it??
kinda makes you wonder about the impact of one of the best quarterbacks in the game being out for the season, actually.
the dolphins scored 38 points. that doesn't have all that much to do with the patriots quarterback.
a little bit. tom brady=longer drives for the pats offense. which means less time for the pats D to get beat on the same play over and over again...
the way this season is going, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see 9-7 teams going deep into the playoffs. it's ridiculous.
a little bit. tom brady=longer drives for the pats offense. which means less time for the pats D to get beat on the same play over and over again...
If it was a close game you would be right and have a valid point. But I must say the dolphins had the Pats D totally fooled almost the whole game. There were times the Defense actually stood flat footed and motionless because they had absolutely no clue what was happening.
a little bit. tom brady=longer drives for the pats offense. which means less time for the pats D to get beat on the same play over and over again...
If it was a close game you would be right and have a valid point. But I must say the dolphins had the Pats D totally fooled almost the whole game. There were times the Defense actually stood flat footed and motionless because they had absolutely no clue what was happening.
im not saying the pats would have won with brady. im just saying with him there would have been more ball control for them keeping the D off the field and away from the same play that was beating them so badly. it doesnt matter if it was close or not...
BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
the way this season is going, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see 9-7 teams going deep into the playoffs. it's ridiculous.
presactly!
a little bit. tom brady=longer drives for the pats offense. which means less time for the pats D to get beat on the same play over and over again...
Check out NFL history: the year the Oakland Raiders played the Philidelphia Eagels.. both teams were wild-cards, and every team in the playoffs in the AFC were at 9-7 !! (or maybe 9-6)
I watched the Bengals today, back to midseason form already!
same for my niners...
thats what im sayin!
Sam Wyche was an offensive genius in both senses of the word!
Marvin Lewis calls plays as if this is a defensive team rather than an offense built team.
You don't live at the insurgency, you live at Rob's Dang Boards!
the Bengals pull off an onside kick, the Chris Perry fumbles! I love watching Bengals football!
I saw parts of that game at the local sports bar.
Why the FUCK would they throw a fade pattern to their TE on a game tying 2 pt conversion when they have Chad Johnson and TJ?
Sam Wyche would be embarrassed!
Antonio Chatman has been gold lately as well, why not him? WTF?
Chris Henry will drink to that!
Chris Perry should have been given a breathalyzer!
MEEK to the motherfuckin' MOK!!
I recommend Mark Curnutte's story in the Tuesday Enquirer, from Marvin Lewis' press conference Monday. It's a reason the Bengals are the Bengals. Lewis said he's "very committed to doing the right thing here'' whatever that means. He'd like to get the Bengals "back to where (they) were'' presumably the glory days of, um, one whole season in which they won more than they lost.
"I'm excited about our football team,'' said the coach. "I actually like our football team. Other than being 0-5.''
Oh, Lord, get me to a cool place. So's I can lie down.
Question: Is there any other town in America where a coach can look at 0-5 and say how "excited'' he is, and how fond he is of his team? It's just going great here, people. Except for zero wins. There is that, but what the heck, we like our guys and, "They come here and they go to work. We go out there and we play football games.'' Damn, Marvin, that's phenomenal.
"We fought the thing down,'' he said. I guess that means the Men played hard. You know it's bad when the coach praises the effort.
Here's a problem, beyond the obvious: There is very little pressure here, beyond the pressure a coach puts on himself. Lewis has the job security of Fidel Castro, as long as he's loyal to Mike and wins just enough to keep the suites leased and the stadium close to full. If P and G lost money or broke even 17 years out of 18, heads might roll. Here, it's just fine and dandy. Ownership apparently has told Lewis he can coach here as long as he likes. And ohhhhh and five is, you know, not great. But we're working hard, by golly, with a swell group of young men.
Martz will destroy what's left of the team.
...if he ever gets promoted...
I watched the Bengals today, back to midseason form already!
same for my niners...
The 9 million the Bengals gave Ben Utecht is really paying off, though!
Yeah, I had to look that up. 9 million and he didn't even make a catch. That's jacked up.
im really mad i didnt pick him up for fantasy...
I started Owen Daniels, the one Texan who didn't do jack against Cincinnati...
andre johnson for the win!
the niners didnt lose this week!
wtf on that last call? seriously...
gore's knee was down at the line of scrimmage, and he was touched well before the goal line.
not that. i meant the play call on the play after that one
how many other options did he have? gore is their only real weapon.
and gore didnt get the ball. maybe roll out with vernon davis or one of the young recivers that played great in the second half. maybe spike the ball and set up something on fourth down. but running up the middle witht the fullback wasnt the right call
Miami RAWK!!!
the jets? yeah, we're in first mother fucking place.
i ... i don't... i don't know what to do....
i've heard them say that!
why not dude? my colts are pretty near out of the playoff picture at this point. enjoy your team's success while it lasts - at least it'll make waiting for baseball season more tolerable!
baseball is what i watch to make waiting for football more tolerable...
I think the Bengals are only 6 games out first place themselves!
baseball is what i watch to make waiting for football more tolerable...
I love football but I prefer baseball.
why not dude? my colts are pretty near out of the playoff picture at this point. enjoy your team's success while it lasts - at least it'll make waiting for baseball season more tolerable!
The Colts have one of the easiest remaining schedules in football, and hold tiebreakers against key non-division opponents like New England, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. They just have to stay ahead of Jacksonville(who, unlike Indy, have a very tough schedule upcoming), and their road is clear. They are far from out of the playoff picture; infact, they're likely to make it.
why not dude? my colts are pretty near out of the playoff picture at this point. enjoy your team's success while it lasts - at least it'll make waiting for baseball season more tolerable!
oh, don't get me wrong, i am thrilled with the jets this year. it is exciting every game, win or lose, for the first time in my life.
it's just weird to see them in first. after beating the patriots. in foxborough.
do you get the charlie brown feelings? i know a few years ago when the Bengals had a winning season I kept waiting for Lucy to pull the football, and in the playoff game with Pittsburgh they cheap shot Palmer tore his acl, and w've been screaming UGH! ever since....
I've been a fan of the Jets since Boomer went there, and sadly they mirror the Bengals only with a little less losing...
well, i am scared shitless of feely. his misses roughly as often as charlie brown did.
but its difficult to think of the jets, even in their good runs, as a true, true threat. whenever you're playing the likes of the pats or the giants or cowboys or steelers, win or not, those teams are always considered at least challenges. the jets are typically thought of as underdogs at best, and rightly so. they're still that kinda team, even with favre, but they're gambling now, which is perfect for them. they're taking the necessary risks they need to compete and its paying off. they're like the smalltown team (smalltown manhattan?) competing in the big leagues. so, really, its just exciting to watch them play and hope for the best.
i also think that they'll continue to get better the more they play, as the team can adjust to favre and vice versa (which is also why i think brett will be back next year).
Dolphins won again! 6-4! You take back that last second bullshit loss to Houston and we have 7-3!
the Bengals havent lost for 3 weeks straight!
niners!!!
the Bengals havent lost for 3 weeks straight!
DEY!
Dolphins won again! 6-4! You take back that last second bullshit loss to Houston and we have 7-3!
That's what I'm sayin'
niners!!!
niners!!!
and i got to see it live this time
be 8-6 after next week
be 8-6 after next week
so close
good game pjp...
im not sure what hurts more. the niners losing or not starting andre johnson this week...
niners!!!
Miami Dolphins over the Kansas City Chiefs 38-31.
10-5-0!!!HOLLA!!
The dream is still alive!
with only the jets to stand in your way!!!!!!
well not really. even we beat the jets
even we beat the jets
well not really.
really? thats the best you got? im disappointed rob...
ah, i thought you were speaking as a dolphin. i forgot you liked the niners. all of us garbage teams get confused.
niners!!!
looking forward to coach singletary next season
and grats to the dolphins for the history making season!
niners!!!
looking forward to coach singletary next season
and grats to the LIONS for the history making season!
Fixed your post for you.
with only the jets to stand in your way!!!!!!
Guess not.AFC East Division Champs!!RAWK!!
Go Fins!
The dream is still alive!
niners!!!
looking forward to coach singletary next season
and grats to the dolphins for the history making season!
Niners finished strong!
niners!!!
looking forward to coach singletary next season
and grats to the dolphins for the history making season!
Niners finished strong!
sadly no longer. but still a damn good season for the fins.
im just glad the colts are gone...
dont get to hyped on atlanta. it was the lions they were playing. but yeah its great to have football back
guess i was wrong about this one...
Dolphins' QB has nightmare playoff game
By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer - The Baltimore Ravens had Chad Pennington spinning, ducking, on his heels and on his back. When he did manage to get a pass away, they were often there to snatch it.
The Ravens came up with four interceptions, including one returned 64 yards for a touchdown by Ed Reed, and won 27-9 Sunday to spoil the Miami Dolphins’ first playoff game in seven seasons.
Baltimore stuffed Miami’s ground attack and negated the Wildcat, but most of all the Ravens harried Pennington into uncharacteristic mistakes. After throwing only seven interceptions during the regular season, he had four during a 22-minute flurry midway through the game.
“We heard all week that they don’t turn the ball over,” linebacker Ray Lewis said. “But we force turnovers.”
With a rookie coach in John Harbaugh and a rookie quarterback in Joe Flacco, wild-card entrant Baltimore (12-5) won for the 10th time in 12 games and will play Saturday at AFC South champion Tennessee.
“We’re going to Tennessee,” Reed said. “Be there.”
The playoff victory was the first for the Ravens since they beat Miami in a first-round game in January 2002. The result put the brakes on this season’s remarkable resurgence by the Dolphins (11-6), who won the AFC East after going 1-15 in 2007.
“It has been a special year; that’s why it hurts so much,” Pennington said. “You want to keep it going and see how far you can take it.”
A soft schedule contributed to Miami’s turnaround, and there was nothing soft about the Ravens. They forced repeated mistakes by a team that tied an NFL record with only 13 turnovers during the regular season.
Reed had two interceptions, and Jim Leonhard and Fabian Washington made one apiece. Terrell Suggs recovered a fumble by Patrick Cobbs early in the second half at the Miami 19, and four plays later Le’Ron McClain scored on an 8-yard run for a 20-3 lead.
Pennington, playing his first game since being chosen the NFL Comeback Player of the Year, was sacked three times and faced constant pressure.
“It always starts up front,” Ravens defensive tackle Trevor Pryce said. “We had some favorable matchups, and we took advantage of them. It’s quite simple.”
Baltimore’s secondary also had Miami overmatched. Pennington, who finished 25-for-38 for 252 yards, said the Ravens made good plays on three of the interceptions, and he regretted throwing only one.
“I just couldn’t get them to go my way,” Pennington said.
Baltimore allowed just 52 yards rushing, and the Dolphins were limited to 7 yards on two plays from the Wildcat, the innovative formation that helped jump-start their revival.
Field position hurt the Dolphins, who started consecutive possessions at their 20, 6, 20, 20, 20 and 2. But the biggest problem was Baltimore’s ball-hawking defense, which led the NFL during the regular season with 26 interceptions, including a league-high nine by Reed.
On the game’s pivotal play in the second period, he made an over-the-shoulder catch of Pennington’s deep throw after intended receiver Ted Ginn Jr., fell.
“Like playing center field,” Reed said.
He headed toward the left sideline, eluded a tackler, reversed his field and sprinted for the right corner of the end zone, scoring after Suggs leveled Pennington at the 5-yard line. That put Baltimore ahead to stay, 10-3.
“It felt like the 200 in track,” Reed said. “I don’t think I caught my breath until the third quarter.”
Flacco was only 9-for-23 for 135 yards, but he committed no turnovers and let the Ravens’ defenders control the game.
“They’ve been doing it all year,” the rookie said. “You’re sitting on the sidelines, and that’s what you expect. You get used to it, and you’re asking for it every play. Today, they did it on every play.”
Trailing 20-3, the Dolphins tried to rally with a 58-yard drive to the 13 before Reed again intercepted Pennington late in the third quarter.
“No one is surprised at the way Ed Reed plays,” Harbaugh said. “He may be the best player in the game.”
The Ravens’ defensive performance was reminiscent of their 27-13 victory at Miami in October. The Dolphins won nine of 10 after that defeat to earn an improbable playoff berth.
“It hasn’t been a good day, but it has been a great year,” said Miami owner Wayne Huizenga, who is soon expected to complete his sale of the franchise.
His surprising team finally ran out of surprises. After Ronnie Brown made a one-handed catch for a 2-yard score to make it 20-9, Willis McGahee ran 48 yards to set up the Ravens’ final touchdown with 3:53 left.
Baltimore offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s unit didn’t have to do much else. But with the result, Cameron won more games at Dolphin Stadium this season than in 2007 as Miami’s head coach.
Notes
Pennington’s four interceptions were a Miami postseason record. … Flacco completed two passes for 14 yards in the second half. … Miami went 2-for-11 converting third- and fourth-down situations. … Baltimore had the ball for less than 27 minutes after leading the NFL in time of possession during the regular season.
poor chad. he had a great season, i was really rooting for him.
the ravens with that defense have a real chance to run the table i think...
i wonder what animalman thought about his cowboys this year...?
i was anticipating a giants / colts, manning / manning superbowl. its an odd post season with colts, cowboys, and patriots already out of the picture.
its is but i like seeing the different teams (falcons, cardinals, dolphins) getting a chance instead of the same old teams every year...
the ravens with that defense have a real chance to run the table i think...
Yep,that was a bit surprising.Good for them though.
Didnt he know he was punked sir?
k-nut for sports mod!!!
what? why not?
...and take the Knicks with you!
How about them detriot Lions this year Eh?
Oskeewee wee.
I'm sure they could've come out with a winning record this past year if they only had a passing game. I mean, one wide receiver could've turned their whole season around. Thank God they have the #1 draft pick and can address that critical need.
Sincerely:
and
thisPS: I look forward to them overpaying in a trade for Matt Cassel.
i see so many college quarterbacks staying in school one more year just to avoid going to detroit...
Who cares about quarterbacks? Detroit needs WIDE RECEIVERS!!!
There's a gay joke in there somewhere.
Knurkle for Sports mod!!
allan1 for games and tech mod!
the jets? yeah, we're in first mother fucking place.
