Monday, December 8, 2008

Steve Young = OWNED

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This is from the postgame coverage on ESPN. Some very drunk, very accurate fan tosses a cup at Steve Young while there's a closeup on the former QB, with very epic, very hilarious results. The best part of the video? Emmitt Smith's reaction at the very end. He was giving the mean mug. He looked like he was gonna go Ron Artest and leap into the stands.

Enjoy.


Week 14 Wrapup: Titans 28, Browns 9


AFC South Champions.

Sounds good doesn't it?

The Titans polished off the division in front of their home crowd in LP Field with a 28-9 win on Sunday. Smash and Dash were both effective in the win, making up for the struggles of Kerry Collins, who threw two picks, which led to the Titans losing the turnover battle for the first time all season.

The defense what what we've seen all season and really banged up Ken Dorsey, whose jersey was dirty and took longer and longer to get up as the game went on.

What really set the tone for the game from my perspective was the decision to go for it on 4th and 1, down 6-0, which led to the playfake by Collins and dump off to Ahmard Hall and a touchdown. The Titans never really looked back after that.

The Titans take on the Texans next week, and had Tony Romo sacked up and beaten Pittsburgh, we'd be talking about clinching home-field throughout next week. But, the Jets did lose, so the Titans do have one of the top two seeds. Who would have thought this five months ago?

It Was Over When...: Ahmard Hall caught a 28-yard TD pass on 4th and 1 in the second quarter. The Titans outscored the Browns 28-3 starting with that touchdown.

Gameball Goes To: Chris Johnson. As much as I'd love to give it to Smash and Dash for the second week in a row, CJ joined some elite company with his 136 yards and a TD. CJ is the third Oilers/Titans rookie to rush for 1,000 yards. The other two? Just Earl Campbell and Eddie George. Congrats Chris.

Stat of the Game: 131. That's the penalty yardage the Titans racked up on Sunday. 13 penalties. That's something the Titans cannot due if they want to succeed come playoff time.

Surprise of the Game: Kerry Collins' two interceptions. Not very common for Kerry to turn the ball over like that. Hopefully it's not a long-term trend.

R.I.P. Brad Smith: 1983-2008



Two weeks, two parts in what should be an on-going, Rest in Peace series. Brad Smith joins Wes Welker, by getting tattooed by 49ers stud linebacker Patrick Willis. My condolences go out to his family.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

AFC South Champions!


Congrats to our boys in Two-Tone Blue on locking up the division and a playoff spot. Full update later tonight!

Shop for your Champions gear here.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Week 14 Preview: Titans vs. Browns


The goal is simple for the Titans: Win and we clinch the AFC South. Let's do this.

Series Facts

Browns lead series 33-27
Postseason Series: Titans lead 1-0
Current Streak: Browns (3)
Titans at home vs. Browns: 12-18
Last Time: Browns 20, Titans 14 (11/06/05)
Last Time at LP Field: Browns 31, Titans 28 OT
First Time: Browns 28, Oilers 14
Jeff Fisher's Record vs. Browns: 6-5
Romeo Crennel's Record vs. Titans: 1-0

My Prediction

The Game: Tennessee Titans (11-1) vs. Cleveland Browns (4-8)

What's Good: Ken Dorsey is starting and no Kellen Winslow for Cleveland

What's Bad: Braylon Edwards has one of his better games of the year.

What To Look For: AFC South championship gear

Prediction: Titans 31, Browns 20

Player of the Game: Keith Bulluck

Thursday, December 4, 2008

NFL TV Maps: Week 14

CBS Map

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Blue: Jacksonville @ Chicago
Yellow: Houston @ Green Bay
Purple: Cincinnati @ Indianapolis
Teal: Cleveland @ Tennessee
Red: NY Jets @ San Francisco (Game @ 4)
Green: New England @ Seattle (Game @ 4)
Orange: Miami @ Buffalo (Game @ 4)
Brown: Kansas City @ Denver (Game @ 4)

Fox Early Map

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Red: Philadelphia @ NY Giants
Blue: Atlanta @ New Orleans
Green: Minnesota @ Detroit

Fox Late Map

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Red: Dallas @ Pittsburgh
Blue: St. Louis @ Arizona

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tennessee Titans Playoff Clinching Scenarios: Week 14

Tennessee clinches AFC South Division title with:

1) TEN win OR
2) TEN tie + IND loss or tie OR
3) IND loss.

Tennessee clinches a first-round bye with:

1) TEN win + NYJ loss or tie OR
2) TEN tie + IND loss or tie + NYJ loss.

Tennessee clinches a playoff spot with:

1) TEN tie OR
2) NE loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
3) NE loss or tie + MIA loss or tie.

Browns' Anderson, Winslow Out


Following last week's loss against Indianapolis, the Browns lost QB Derek Anderson for the rest of the season to a torn MCL and TE Kellen Winslow for this week with a high ankle sprain.

An MRI taken Monday revealed Anderson tore the medial collateral ligament when he was sacked in the final minutes of Cleveland's 10-6 loss to the Colts. Anderson, making his first start since Nov. 2 after being benched for Quinn, will not need surgery. He will be placed in a brace and will need four to six weeks to recover.

Quinn, too, is done for the season with a finger injury. He has not yet decided whether to have surgery on his broken right index finger, which he hurt on Nov. 17 at Buffalo.

The injuries to their top two QBs means the Browns (4-8) will start third-stringer Ken Dorsey on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans (11-1). Return specialist Joshua Cribbs, who played quarterback at Kent State, will serve as Dorsey's backup unless the Browns can sign a veteran quarterback in the next few days.

Unfortunately, Dorsey won't have won of his favorite targets as tight end Kellen Winslow will also sit out this week after sustaining a high ankle sprain on Sunday.

Winslow, who played in college with Dorsey, will be fitted with a walking boot for one week, but it's still too early to determine if he'll play again this season.

Well, I'm not going to say we're going to win this Sunday, but just get your credit cards and wallets ready to pay for some AFC South champions gear.

Anderson has torn knee ligament, Winslow has high ankle sprain [ESPN]

Monday, December 1, 2008

R.I.P Wes Welker: 1981-2008



This was from yesterday's New England/Pittsburgh game and Ryan Clark just destroys Wes Welker across the middle. Clark was of course flagged for unnecessary roughness and knowing the NFL fined for the hit on Welker. The hit was late and probably a little dirty, but when you're going at full game speed, it's hard to stop yourself. Either way...

Wes Welker got....JACKED UP