Field Goals, Fourth Down and Justice, Oh My!
NFL October 13th. 2008, 9:30am
Humdinger of a Sunday afternoon, right?
Arizona 30, Dallas 24, OT: The Cowboys got every call, thank you Sean Morey. And now that Arizona finally has a defense, hello, playoffs. It helps that Seattle’s starting QB is Charlie Frye.
St. Louis 19, Washington 17: “I think the headlines got good and guys started high-fiving.” Clinton Portis must be reading this blog.
Houston 29, Miami 28: Two more sacks for Mario Williams, which will continue to spur the debate about Reggie Bush and the 2006 draft. The Houston defense has given up: 38, 31, 30, 31, 28.
Atlanta 22, Chicago 20: The Falcons are getting their own post, so this one’s for Chicago fans: Three losses by a total of eight points.
Minnesota 12, Detroit 10: They win a game last week when Adrian Peterson rushes for just 31 yards; this week, they win despite two Peterson fumbles in Lions’ territory. A week ago, the season was on the line; now, they’re tied for first in the division.
San Diego 30, New England 10: Despite John Madden’s best efforts to defend LT last night, we can’t help but think the guy has lost a step. He looks less shifty and aggressive. We’re not totally buying into the “no preseason, so it’s taking awhile,” either.
Jacksonville 24, Denver 17: Who is buying Jay Cutler’s winter jackets? If you saw the NBC highlights, Cutler took the podium in an XL, and he needed to be in a large.
Indianapolis 31, Baltimore 3: Go ahead, drink up the kool-aid, devour all the ‘Colts are back!’ articles. Get back to us in three weeks when they lose at Green Bay and Tennessee.
Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 3: The Bucs season script is already written – another 11-5 finish, another division title, and another first-round home loss in the postseason.
Green Bay 27, Seattle 17: We’ll just shut up and wait for Peter King to somehow spin this.
New York Jets 26, Cincinnati 14: Favre fumbles and throws two picks and the Bengals still get worked. If Ryan Fitzpatrick is forced to fill-in for Carson Palmer, locals are going to long for the days of Akili Smith.
New Orleans 34, Oakland 3: If anyone has a scintilla of confidence in JaMarcus Russell being a good NFL QB, please let us know. Leads the league in fumbles lost and is completing a whopping 50 percent of his passes.
Philadelphia 40, San Francisco 26: Worst coaching job of the weekend, and it is not even close, goes to Mike Nolan. If you’ve seen the lowlights, then you know he foolishly decided to challenge two plays that seemed clear to everyone but him. One of those, a made field goal, was un-challengeable. San Fran was outscored 23-0 in the fourth.
37 Responses to “Field Goals, Fourth Down and Justice, Oh My!”
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October 13th, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Jeff Garcia, after impregnating his wife(she is prego), led the Bucs to victory yesterday. Lets give it up to people with red hair, freckles, and a hot wife.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Fuck Lovie Smith.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Irish how was the Slumber Party at the Trop?
October 13th, 2008 at 9:36 AM
The Steeler game will get ugly this week if Palmer is out.
Seems to me their O-Line has regressed some.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Thanks for the insightful note on the Jags game…I feel like I was there.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:39 AM
I thought what Nolan did by reviewing that play was boneheaded, but according to this link, field goal attempts are reviewable. If anyone has a link to the qualifier that you can only challenge field goals that hit the cross bar or whatever the announcer was blathering on about during the game, I’d like to see it.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:39 AM
The Steeler game will get ugly this week if the game takes place.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Anyone else think that Cutler borrowed that jacket from David Byrne’s closet?
October 13th, 2008 at 9:40 AM
TBL, Colts hater dujour. Get back to me in three weeks when they’re 5-2.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:41 AM
@TBL- Steve Breaston pick up turned out well this weekend
October 13th, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Lovie Smith and his squib kick disagree.
Boy the NFC east is so good, no one can play with those guys.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:45 AM
you’re welcome, irish
bsanders – not a hater, man. just not a believer this year. they win these two road games and i’ll reverse course. And no, i wont say, ‘well GB just lost at home to Atlanta’ because the Packers will be up for that game.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:46 AM
The worst part about that Bears/Falcons result is now I have to listen to all my co-workers breaking down football. Hearing co-workers break down football is always painful to listen to.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:47 AM
How about the turf toe, are you buying that one?
Who was it on here last week wondering why people thought the NFL was more exciting than *muffles laughter* MLB? Yesterday’s 1 pm games are your answer.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:51 AM
@spence: Sorry for kicking your azz in fantasy this week.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Get back to us in three weeks when they [Indy] lose at Green Bay and Tennessee.
That’s why you’re my boy, TBL
October 13th, 2008 at 10:02 AM
I’m changing my Super Bowl pick to the Falcons.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:03 AM
anyone think i can get 9 fantasy points from Braylon tonight to win my fantasy game? no? me either.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:04 AM
no? me either.
/fixed for personal use
October 13th, 2008 at 10:06 AM
CRM- I know you are being an asshole but i gotta admit Matt Ryan looked Damn good. He had all day to throw. To bad they cant beat anyone in their own division. With the exception of the Raiders and Rams their schedule is no picnic.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Definitely. It’s a points per drop league, right?
/bloodbath tonight
October 13th, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Sarcastic, but not an asshole. Ryan looked real good yesterday. It’s not ever offseason when a team picks up a good RB and QB.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:11 AM
*not every offseason
October 13th, 2008 at 10:12 AM
For the life of me I will never get the squib kick. I am a Falcons fan and was thrilled when I saw it coming. I know Norwood had some nice returns but come on, put urlacher and Briggs, et. al, to cover the kick and you’re golden…thank you Lovie.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:13 AM
browns 230, giants 2.
book it.
braylon even drops his customary 4 passes per quarter.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:15 AM
So did anyone ever hear what the hell was wrong with K2, was it really swollen balls the size of grapefruits?
/the internet is great
October 13th, 2008 at 10:15 AM
What? No mention of Drew Brees going 26-of-30 and over 300 yds again?! TBL, I know you’re too busy replaying the blocked punt on Youtube, but don’t fall asleep on a secret MVP candidate.
BTW, I think with 6 games done, we can crown Detroit, Cincinnati and Oakland as the 3 worst teams in football.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Spencer, I am going to have some fun with you this week. After the WCNYFG rape the Browns, then Ringer leads the Spartans to victory over the Buckeyes on saturday.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:23 AM
coop…it’s just a rumor for right now, but there’s word that he got some form of staph infection. if that’s the case…im saying the browns should be practicing in haz-mat suits.
sparty…don’t count your chickens before they hatch. oh, and if the browns end up winning, you can fully expect to hear about it for awhile. and i hope you enjoy writing 2,500 words about beanie wells.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Is Derek Anderson starting for the Browns tonight? Or are we finally due for the WWE-style entrance of Brady?
October 13th, 2008 at 10:28 AM
fixed…
and i have no idea…
im just hoping lt. winslow’s big balls problem rubbed off on some of his teammates. and yes, i realize that sounds incredibly gay, but i could care less…i just don’t want em to get embarassed.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Jacobs or Ward or Bradshaw > Lewis
Joe Thomas bangs dudes
Ringer >>>>> Wells
October 13th, 2008 at 10:40 AM
TBL, th worst coaching of the day goes to Lovie Smith in a landslide. ELEVEN SECONDS LEFT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AND YOU CAN’T PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON THE FIELD TO WIN THE GAME?! YOU FUCKING SQUIB KICK TO THE FORTY FUCKING YARD LINE?!
October 13th, 2008 at 10:41 AM
agreed
now you’re just being ridiculous
seeing as the last quote ruined any credibility you still had, this one just seals the deal.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Like this means anything. The writing is on the wall: they suck. FIRE CHILDRESS
October 13th, 2008 at 11:07 AM
winslow’s big balls problem rubbed off on some of his teammates
Joe Thomas bangs dudes
Brady Quinn
Cut. Print. Gay. Not that…
October 13th, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Well, the good news is he can throw the ball 70 yards on his ass. I’m not sure what that proves, but it was good enough for the Crypt Keeper to take him #1 overall.
Kansas City and St. Louis suck balls as well. Lets not forget them in the group of sucktitude Fredo.