Sports Week...
Well another very exciting week was thrown at us in the NFL. Giants-Vikings, WOW. Redskins-Buccaneers, WOW. Records are made and broken across the league. A spectacular and emotional Monday Night Football matchup between NFC East rivals, which you could say was a must-win for the losing team. Are the Bengals, Bears, Broncos, Jaguars, and Seahawks for Real?
On Football Sunday last week the football fan world was treated to a number of spectacular games and plays. Vikings come to NY needing a win to stay alive and having lost all four games on the road this season. Opposing them is a NY Giants team that seems to be in charge of their division at 6-2 having gone 5-0 at home and not allowing an offensive touchdown in two straight games. The Vikings using a second string QB and the Giants fully proud of their young star's achievements, the game turned out the most unexpected. Eli Manning throws four interceptions as the Giants turn the ball over five times. The Vikings help the Giants continue their no offensive touchdowns allowed streak, but strike in very unexpected ways - three times. The Vikings became the first team in NFL history to return a interception, a kick-off and a punt for touchdowns. Even after all these mistakes, the Giants rally to tie up the game at 21 late in the fourth quarter, but with the clock winding down the Vikes kick a 48-yard field goal for the win. Now that was an unexpected turnout if you asked me.
Another Exciting game was played on Sunday afternoon between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a game that saw to left-handed QBs start in a game for only the second time in history. The Bucs are using a promising young QB in Chris Simms and the Redskins of course going with their regular, comeback player of the year candidate Mark Brunnell. Simms ends up coming out on top after the game flip-flopped back and forth with the Bucs eventually winning on a terrible call by officials, even after it was reviewed by the booth! If you were watching closely you would notice that Mike Alstott's elbow was down before the goal-line. So how is it possible that ball was in if his hand wasn't? This game was the Redskins to win and they let it get away with two late penalties which set-up the 'mis-called' two point conversion.
In Chicago a long, long record was broken. Get this, the 49ers' Joe Nedney attempts a 52 yard field goal that goes short and wide to the right of the post. Standing in the endzone is a man that will run his way to the record books. The Bears' Nathan Vasher catches the missed attempt and brings the ball out. Vasher caught the ball over his shoulder, then after his brief hesitation sprinted to the 15, reversed his field direction with a sudden spin move and picking up a convoy of blockers. Seconds later he was in the endzone with an unprecedented 108-yard missed-field-goal-touchdown-return - the longest play in NFL history. The previous record, also coming on a missed field goal attempt was 107-yards.
In an emotional Monday night matchup Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Bill Parcells leads his team to an amazing victory just hours after attending the funeral for his younger brother Don Parcells, 62. At a post-game press conference Parcells spoke little but did say this: "I got a message there today that said, 'Don't have a troubled heart.' And I don't. I've got those guys in there." In a game that saw Philly really miss T.O. and also saw their star quarterback go down injured, the Cowboys were trailing by 13 points with under four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The radio announcer said "it would be eerie if this game turned out like that game where Dallas lost to the Redskins after leading by 13 late in the fourth" He was in for quite a surprise. Drew Bledsoe engineers an incredible drive down the field resulting in a touchdown and less then 21 seconds later Roy Williams read Donovan McNabb perfectly intercepting a pass and returning it 46 yards for what would turn out to be the winning touchdown. A failed 60-yard field goal attempt by the Eagles fell way short and sealed the Cowboys amazing come from behind victory.
In the world of the diamond, free agency is heating up as bidding wars begin for some of the games premier players while trade talks, awards and steroids fill the headlines. The new steroid penalty plan (50-100-life) has been agreed upon by players and owners and Donald Fehr and Bud Selig have received the praise of Congress. A-rod wins the AL MVP while Albert Pujols takes the NL honor, finally getting one for himself, after finishing second in the voting in each of the last three seasons to Barry Bonds who was on the shelf most of the season. Yanks keep Hideki Matsui, an integral part of their team. Boston attempts to retain Johnny Damon insulting him with a 3-year $27 million offer in the process. Scott Eyre signs with the Chicago cubs for two years, $11 million.
Hockey keeps netting baseball-like scores and college football keeps up with its trademark lopsided games including counts of 56-5, 48-7, 51-3, and my two favorites of the weekend, Texas over Kansas 66-14 and South Carolina State against Morgan State 65-15.
In basketball, many NBA teams remain consistent, some on the winning end and some on the losing end. The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks remain winless at 0-8 each and we do know they can't both go 0-82, only because they play each other on December, 2nd which is sure to be a memorable game! The Detroit Pistons under new head coach Flip Saunders are 7-0. Larry Brown has led the Knicks to a disappointing 2-6 start while the Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant reunion is off to a 4-4 record out of the gate. In College Hoops the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer highlighted the scoreboard Thursday night, especially the nightcap which resulted in #16 Syracuse walloping unranked Texas Tech 81-46 in a game where two Hall of Fame coaches squared off for just the fourth time in history. Those coaches, Jim Boeheim and Bobby Knight had a combined 1856 victories coming into the game. Boeheim is 4-1 versus Knight but Knight's one win came in the NCAA national championship game in 1987 when he was with Indiana.
Well until next week...
oVeR AnD oUt!!
On Football Sunday last week the football fan world was treated to a number of spectacular games and plays. Vikings come to NY needing a win to stay alive and having lost all four games on the road this season. Opposing them is a NY Giants team that seems to be in charge of their division at 6-2 having gone 5-0 at home and not allowing an offensive touchdown in two straight games. The Vikings using a second string QB and the Giants fully proud of their young star's achievements, the game turned out the most unexpected. Eli Manning throws four interceptions as the Giants turn the ball over five times. The Vikings help the Giants continue their no offensive touchdowns allowed streak, but strike in very unexpected ways - three times. The Vikings became the first team in NFL history to return a interception, a kick-off and a punt for touchdowns. Even after all these mistakes, the Giants rally to tie up the game at 21 late in the fourth quarter, but with the clock winding down the Vikes kick a 48-yard field goal for the win. Now that was an unexpected turnout if you asked me.
Another Exciting game was played on Sunday afternoon between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a game that saw to left-handed QBs start in a game for only the second time in history. The Bucs are using a promising young QB in Chris Simms and the Redskins of course going with their regular, comeback player of the year candidate Mark Brunnell. Simms ends up coming out on top after the game flip-flopped back and forth with the Bucs eventually winning on a terrible call by officials, even after it was reviewed by the booth! If you were watching closely you would notice that Mike Alstott's elbow was down before the goal-line. So how is it possible that ball was in if his hand wasn't? This game was the Redskins to win and they let it get away with two late penalties which set-up the 'mis-called' two point conversion.
In Chicago a long, long record was broken. Get this, the 49ers' Joe Nedney attempts a 52 yard field goal that goes short and wide to the right of the post. Standing in the endzone is a man that will run his way to the record books. The Bears' Nathan Vasher catches the missed attempt and brings the ball out. Vasher caught the ball over his shoulder, then after his brief hesitation sprinted to the 15, reversed his field direction with a sudden spin move and picking up a convoy of blockers. Seconds later he was in the endzone with an unprecedented 108-yard missed-field-goal-touchdown-return - the longest play in NFL history. The previous record, also coming on a missed field goal attempt was 107-yards.
In an emotional Monday night matchup Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Bill Parcells leads his team to an amazing victory just hours after attending the funeral for his younger brother Don Parcells, 62. At a post-game press conference Parcells spoke little but did say this: "I got a message there today that said, 'Don't have a troubled heart.' And I don't. I've got those guys in there." In a game that saw Philly really miss T.O. and also saw their star quarterback go down injured, the Cowboys were trailing by 13 points with under four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The radio announcer said "it would be eerie if this game turned out like that game where Dallas lost to the Redskins after leading by 13 late in the fourth" He was in for quite a surprise. Drew Bledsoe engineers an incredible drive down the field resulting in a touchdown and less then 21 seconds later Roy Williams read Donovan McNabb perfectly intercepting a pass and returning it 46 yards for what would turn out to be the winning touchdown. A failed 60-yard field goal attempt by the Eagles fell way short and sealed the Cowboys amazing come from behind victory.
In the world of the diamond, free agency is heating up as bidding wars begin for some of the games premier players while trade talks, awards and steroids fill the headlines. The new steroid penalty plan (50-100-life) has been agreed upon by players and owners and Donald Fehr and Bud Selig have received the praise of Congress. A-rod wins the AL MVP while Albert Pujols takes the NL honor, finally getting one for himself, after finishing second in the voting in each of the last three seasons to Barry Bonds who was on the shelf most of the season. Yanks keep Hideki Matsui, an integral part of their team. Boston attempts to retain Johnny Damon insulting him with a 3-year $27 million offer in the process. Scott Eyre signs with the Chicago cubs for two years, $11 million.
Hockey keeps netting baseball-like scores and college football keeps up with its trademark lopsided games including counts of 56-5, 48-7, 51-3, and my two favorites of the weekend, Texas over Kansas 66-14 and South Carolina State against Morgan State 65-15.
In basketball, many NBA teams remain consistent, some on the winning end and some on the losing end. The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks remain winless at 0-8 each and we do know they can't both go 0-82, only because they play each other on December, 2nd which is sure to be a memorable game! The Detroit Pistons under new head coach Flip Saunders are 7-0. Larry Brown has led the Knicks to a disappointing 2-6 start while the Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant reunion is off to a 4-4 record out of the gate. In College Hoops the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer highlighted the scoreboard Thursday night, especially the nightcap which resulted in #16 Syracuse walloping unranked Texas Tech 81-46 in a game where two Hall of Fame coaches squared off for just the fourth time in history. Those coaches, Jim Boeheim and Bobby Knight had a combined 1856 victories coming into the game. Boeheim is 4-1 versus Knight but Knight's one win came in the NCAA national championship game in 1987 when he was with Indiana.
Well until next week...
oVeR AnD oUt!!
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