Great Weekend of Football
For those NFL fans out there, wasn't that a great weekend of football? Four games decided by a total of 17 points!
I missed the last 6 minutes of the Colts game, though I listened to the end on the radio while driving to New Haven. I missed all of the Eagles game, but I watched all of the Sunday action. The night cap on Sunday might just be the best NFL game I have watched from start to finish in my life. I was thinking about the best games of the past 15-20 years and I missed most or all of nearly every other classic game. The best comparisons I have are the Rams-Titans Super Bowl and the two Steelers AFC title games in the mid-1990s (maybe I am biased with these since the Steelers were my #2 team before Tom Brady became a star in New England). I missed most of the other classics including the first three quarters of Oilers-Bills in the early 1990s.
Can anyone name a better game from start to finish in recent NFL history?
The game last night was incredible. The Patriots were completely dominated statistically. The Chargers were much more talented on paper at every position except quarterback, and Brady was awful yesterday. The Chargers just simply lacked the mental toughness necessary to win. They took too many stupid penalties, dropped too many passes, and talked way too much trash during the game. The Chargers mismanaged the game on several occasions which cost them a change to win the game or force overtime, which makes the Patriots win that much more amazing.
Troy Brown is probably one of the smartest players to ever play the game. It's great that he never left New England for a bigger paycheck because he'd be a much worse player on any other team. He is as much the identity of the Patriots as Tom Brady. Brown always makes the game saving clutch plays, whether it is as a receiver, as a cornerback, or on special teams. His strip after a back breaking interception in the fourth quarter was brilliant. Once the Patriots recovered the ball, I just knew that the Patriots would come back to win the game. The Chargers gave them too many chances.
It's a shame that the post game comments were so juvenile. LT's reference to the lack of class from the Patriots organization came across as sour grapes, regardless of whether he had a valid point. LT should have just shut up and used that hurt as motivation for 2007.
I am so excited about a Patriots-Colts AFC title game next Sunday. It's a shame that the undercard for this game is crap. No offense, FlyingV, but the NFC sucks. The Bears and Saints are playing for the right to lose by 20 in Super Bowl XLI, and it's likely going to be the New Orleans Saints playing for that honor since the Bears squeaked by a mediocre team yesterday afternoon.
I missed the last 6 minutes of the Colts game, though I listened to the end on the radio while driving to New Haven. I missed all of the Eagles game, but I watched all of the Sunday action. The night cap on Sunday might just be the best NFL game I have watched from start to finish in my life. I was thinking about the best games of the past 15-20 years and I missed most or all of nearly every other classic game. The best comparisons I have are the Rams-Titans Super Bowl and the two Steelers AFC title games in the mid-1990s (maybe I am biased with these since the Steelers were my #2 team before Tom Brady became a star in New England). I missed most of the other classics including the first three quarters of Oilers-Bills in the early 1990s.
Can anyone name a better game from start to finish in recent NFL history?
The game last night was incredible. The Patriots were completely dominated statistically. The Chargers were much more talented on paper at every position except quarterback, and Brady was awful yesterday. The Chargers just simply lacked the mental toughness necessary to win. They took too many stupid penalties, dropped too many passes, and talked way too much trash during the game. The Chargers mismanaged the game on several occasions which cost them a change to win the game or force overtime, which makes the Patriots win that much more amazing.
Troy Brown is probably one of the smartest players to ever play the game. It's great that he never left New England for a bigger paycheck because he'd be a much worse player on any other team. He is as much the identity of the Patriots as Tom Brady. Brown always makes the game saving clutch plays, whether it is as a receiver, as a cornerback, or on special teams. His strip after a back breaking interception in the fourth quarter was brilliant. Once the Patriots recovered the ball, I just knew that the Patriots would come back to win the game. The Chargers gave them too many chances.
It's a shame that the post game comments were so juvenile. LT's reference to the lack of class from the Patriots organization came across as sour grapes, regardless of whether he had a valid point. LT should have just shut up and used that hurt as motivation for 2007.
I am so excited about a Patriots-Colts AFC title game next Sunday. It's a shame that the undercard for this game is crap. No offense, FlyingV, but the NFC sucks. The Bears and Saints are playing for the right to lose by 20 in Super Bowl XLI, and it's likely going to be the New Orleans Saints playing for that honor since the Bears squeaked by a mediocre team yesterday afternoon.
posted by GaryGinew at 5:32 PM
2 Comments:
tom brady is a dreamboat.
Are you kidding me? That was some of the sloppiest football I've seen in a long time. In fact, I was watching the game with UNICorn and we were commenting how remarkably mundane the game was, especially considering what everyone was expecting. The game before was far more exciting. Also, the NFC wins the Super Bowl. I will take any bet you want to make if you're setting the line at 20. I also contend the NFC championship game is more exciting than the Colts blowing out the Patriots. Remember when the Lions were in the NFC championship game? Good times.
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