Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, January 20, 2012,
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly,
two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints
and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams at
least built in large part on defense, while the one dragon left to slay resides
in Foxborough. The Ravens and Giants are built to win on the road, but in
championship weekend history, only twice have both road teams won (1992 and 1997). Still, from 1997-2005
at least one...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, January 17, 2012,
For
all those marveling in the transformation of the San Francisco 49ers this
season under Jim Harbaugh, there is a very real possibility that evidence of
such surfaced at the end of last season.
After
a dismal 5-10 record in 15 games under Mike Singletary, the 49ers not only
played hard in their season-finale for interim coach Jim Tomsula, they were
downright dominant, trouncing the Cardinals 38-7. An impotent offense that had
averaged 17.8 points...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, January 17, 2012,
When
you have made it this far in the season, you are less concerned with homefield
advantage and more concerned with momentum and capitalizing on the opportunity
at hand.
As
we approach Championship Sunday in the 2011 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens
and New York Giants face tall orders in going on the road to try and earn a
trip to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
It
is highly unlikely that both will win Sunday, at least b...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, January 16, 2012,
The city of Indianapolis is no stranger to the Final Four. They have hosted the prestigious NCAA basketball event six times, most recently in 2010. But this year's NFL Final Four represents a plethora of storylines for teams hoping to vie for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium.
First, there are the New England Patriots. Perhaps the Colts' biggest rival, nothing would incense the locals more than a city overrun with Chowder-heads rubbing it in that their beloved Pats are vying for their fourt...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, November 8, 2011,
Safety first
The Rams did something historic in an otherwise-ugly third quarter in Arizona. With their only two scores being safeties, they became the first team to ever score exactly four points in a single quarter. They also became the first team since the 1999 Jaguars to record safeties on consecutive defensive plays. Perhaps not surprisingly, the two quarterbacks in these instances are Kordell Stewart and John Skelton.
Double whammy
It’s not often we get to enjoy ...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, November 4, 2011,
The byes are starting to dwindle down, meaning more opportunity to have a big bounce-back week here after a 5-8 showing in Week 8. Week 9 is headlined by the Ravens-Steelers bloodbath, part two, and a Super rematch between the Giants and Pats. The Jets and Bills will be Giants fans as both look to solidify their standing in the AFC East. And the unbeaten Packers get to face a snakebit Chargers team coming under heavy fire this week for their Monday Night overtime choke job in Kansas City. Wit...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Sunday, November 7, 2010,
Josh Freeman was basically an afterthought when all the attention in the 2009 NFL Draft was heaped on Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez.
Don't even mention that Freeman may have the best hairstyle of the three men, but you can't neglect the fact that the Buccaneers' second-year signal-caller is showing the moxie of a winning veteran in 2010.
5-2 Tampa Bay is attempting to do what every single team that has finished last in the NFC South has done -- reach the playoffs the following year.
Big, str...
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