If you didn’t pay attention to the News Team-Organ Thieves matchup, well, you missed an amazing day. If you want to re-live it a bit, just go to scoreboard page and read my live thoughts.
At 4 p.m., it was News Team’s day. He was on his way to the No. 1 seed. It was even better after Phillip Rivers started slow, as did Peyton Manning, because that kept Reggie Wayne off the scorebook.
But Wayne came around with 200 yards on 14 catches and a touchdown. The 29.8 points pushed the Thieves ahead of the News Team 145.6-137.6. But the News Team still had Todd Heap.
Or so he thought.
The first play from scrimmage was the last for Heap. He injured his hamstring and left for good, leaving the biggest ZERO on his lineup.
It was an awful ending to an exciting matchup. It took the excitement right out of it. It spoiled a great outing by Aaron Rodgers (40.4 points). It spoiled Arian Foster’s 23.3 points, you know, his usual. It spoiled Knowshon Moreno’s seventh double-digit day of the season (17.7 points). And it absolutely ruined the Giants’ 28.5 points.
Yeah, LeGarrette Blount was on the bench with the points necessary to win this matchup, but the Thieves also had points on the bench that would have countered Blount’s performance, so we can always speculate.
Still, it’s not like it ruined the News Team’s season.
It just means he has to work harder. He’ll face T-Money on the road in the first round of the playoffs, while the Thieves have a week off.
And it is well-deserved. LeSean McCoy had an excellent Thursday night with 26.6 points and Adrian Peterson benefited from the “death” of Brett Favre. His injury on his first pass allowed Tavaris Jackson to come in and move the offense — the best it has moved all season.
Which makes you wonder why three guys boarded a plane in August and persuaded Favre to return. This team could easily be competing for the division if it weren’t for Favre. And, maybe, just maybe, Childress would still have a job and Randy Moss wouldn’t be a Titan because the Vikings wouldn’t have traded for him and then released him.
See, Favre really effed up the 2010 season.
Good thing the Thieves left him on his bench. He could have ruined his season, too.
Everything else panned out as expected on Sunday when it came to the playoffs. Houserville eliminated the Noise and Fear clinched with a win, setting up this weekend’s great Wild-Card matchups between No. 3 Fear and Loathing (6-7) at No. 2 Real Houserville (8-5), and No. 3 News Team (9-4) at No. 2 T-Money (8-5).
No. 3 Fear and Loathing at No. 2 Real Houserville (8-5)
It’s just not enough to have Nick and Mike play each other twice a season. For the first time, they will go up against each other three times in a season.
They split the season series with Houserville winning the latest matchup in blowout fashion.
It would be easy to say that Houserville is going to win this based on the numbers, but the fact is, Peyton Manning hasn’t been himself lately throwing 11 interceptions in the last three games.
He still has posted decent point totals, but one has to worry with Manning playing on a short week. Even worse, the Thursday game is on the road, which means the Colts had only two days to prep for the Titans.
So if Manning struggles Thursday, it means Jacob Tamme has a bad day, and it means Houserville is behind the eight-ball heading into Sunday when Fear has a bunch of players primed and ready to go. Michael Vick is set for a big day against Dallas. It’s another prime-time game for the Eagles and Vick has had big prime-time games lately. With the national spotlight on him, I expect at least another 30 points from Vick.
Jamaal Charles can expect similar totals, too. The Chargers defense has been awful, giving up 250 rushing yards last week, and Charles is going to be good for double-digits this week, too.
The two backs who helped the Raiders rush for more than 250 yards last week will be going head to head in this matchup, too.
Fear has Michael Bush and Houserville has Darren McFadden. Each ran for more than 90 yards and a TD. This week, one of these backs could make the difference.
Another difference maker is Greg Jennings. Against Detroit, Jennings should be set for a big game, but looking back to the first matchup, he had just two catches and a touchdown for 8.9 points. After Jennings’ recent performances, one would think that he should do much better this time around.
The same could be said about Fear, who hasn’t had much luck in the playoffs. He made it in 2007 and 2008, but both seasons were first-round knockouts. Dawson, on the other hand, is 1-2 in the playoffs.
The winner will go up against the Jammers. Houserville is 2-3 against the Jam; Fear is 1-6.
Fear will get the chance to avenge all six losses in Week 15 after Vick explodes Sunday night.
Jammers’ Prediction: Fear 121, Houserville 108
No. 3 Channel 4 News Team (9-4) at No. 2 T-Money (8-5)
T-Money won eight games this season and looking at his lineup, one has to wonder how.
And it’s not like he ran into a lot of luck and faced teams that had bad weeks. T-Money was one of the highest scoring teams in the JFL. And even when his QB Tony Romo went down, his season wasn’t over. Matt Hasselbeck has surprisingly been just enough to get him to a division title.
So has Dwayne Bowe. He’s the top wideout in fantasy, and that remained a fact this week despite his zero-catch performance last week against Denver. He has 14 touchdowns this season, all coming after Week 2. He’s be crucial for T-Money.
He should get back on track this week against San Diego, and T-Money will need it because his trio of RBs, Shonn Greene, Ahmad Bradshaw and Fred Jackson, do not look good this week. Bradshaw had one of his best games last week, but he’ll be going up against a defense in Minnesota that hasn’t given up a rushing touchdown in five games. Cleveland, which will try to stop Jackson, has allowed just three rushing scores, and Greene doesn’t need a defense to stop him. He does it himself. He’s crossed the goal line only once this season, and I’m sure it was an accident.
Anquan Boldin should have a good week, like Bowe, but I’m not sure the two can carry this team past the News Team.
Nikish is a road team on a mission. I’m sure LeGarrette Blount will be in the lineup this week for the Bucs as they go up against the Redskins who have had a lot of trouble stopping the run. The Giants ran for 198 yards and four TDs last week against the Skins. Blount will get to 100 yards and at least one TD.
DeSean Jackson is in line for a huge game against Dallas — my personal prediction — and Knowshon Moreno will be in the end zone this weekend because he’s going up against the Cardinals. Arizona is ranked 32nd in the NFL in rush defense. … Mind you, there are only 32 teams. So, Moreno is getting 150 yards and two TDs.
Arian Foster, conversely, is going up against the No. 3 rush defense (Baltimore). It could be a tough day, but the News Team’s MVP candidate hasn’t let many obstacles slow him down.
So those three backs and Jackson will be key this weekend. They will be a big reason why the News Team gets his rematch with the Organ Thieves.
… Oh, and if those guys don’t do as well as I said they would, Aaron Rodgers will surely take care of the rest.
Jammers’ Prediction: News Team 141, T-Money 118
At 4 p.m., it was News Team’s day. He was on his way to the No. 1 seed. It was even better after Phillip Rivers started slow, as did Peyton Manning, because that kept Reggie Wayne off the scorebook.
But Wayne came around with 200 yards on 14 catches and a touchdown. The 29.8 points pushed the Thieves ahead of the News Team 145.6-137.6. But the News Team still had Todd Heap.
Or so he thought.
The first play from scrimmage was the last for Heap. He injured his hamstring and left for good, leaving the biggest ZERO on his lineup.
It was an awful ending to an exciting matchup. It took the excitement right out of it. It spoiled a great outing by Aaron Rodgers (40.4 points). It spoiled Arian Foster’s 23.3 points, you know, his usual. It spoiled Knowshon Moreno’s seventh double-digit day of the season (17.7 points). And it absolutely ruined the Giants’ 28.5 points.
Yeah, LeGarrette Blount was on the bench with the points necessary to win this matchup, but the Thieves also had points on the bench that would have countered Blount’s performance, so we can always speculate.
Still, it’s not like it ruined the News Team’s season.
It just means he has to work harder. He’ll face T-Money on the road in the first round of the playoffs, while the Thieves have a week off.
And it is well-deserved. LeSean McCoy had an excellent Thursday night with 26.6 points and Adrian Peterson benefited from the “death” of Brett Favre. His injury on his first pass allowed Tavaris Jackson to come in and move the offense — the best it has moved all season.
Which makes you wonder why three guys boarded a plane in August and persuaded Favre to return. This team could easily be competing for the division if it weren’t for Favre. And, maybe, just maybe, Childress would still have a job and Randy Moss wouldn’t be a Titan because the Vikings wouldn’t have traded for him and then released him.
See, Favre really effed up the 2010 season.
Good thing the Thieves left him on his bench. He could have ruined his season, too.
Everything else panned out as expected on Sunday when it came to the playoffs. Houserville eliminated the Noise and Fear clinched with a win, setting up this weekend’s great Wild-Card matchups between No. 3 Fear and Loathing (6-7) at No. 2 Real Houserville (8-5), and No. 3 News Team (9-4) at No. 2 T-Money (8-5).
No. 3 Fear and Loathing at No. 2 Real Houserville (8-5)
It’s just not enough to have Nick and Mike play each other twice a season. For the first time, they will go up against each other three times in a season.
They split the season series with Houserville winning the latest matchup in blowout fashion.
It would be easy to say that Houserville is going to win this based on the numbers, but the fact is, Peyton Manning hasn’t been himself lately throwing 11 interceptions in the last three games.
He still has posted decent point totals, but one has to worry with Manning playing on a short week. Even worse, the Thursday game is on the road, which means the Colts had only two days to prep for the Titans.
So if Manning struggles Thursday, it means Jacob Tamme has a bad day, and it means Houserville is behind the eight-ball heading into Sunday when Fear has a bunch of players primed and ready to go. Michael Vick is set for a big day against Dallas. It’s another prime-time game for the Eagles and Vick has had big prime-time games lately. With the national spotlight on him, I expect at least another 30 points from Vick.
Jamaal Charles can expect similar totals, too. The Chargers defense has been awful, giving up 250 rushing yards last week, and Charles is going to be good for double-digits this week, too.
The two backs who helped the Raiders rush for more than 250 yards last week will be going head to head in this matchup, too.
Fear has Michael Bush and Houserville has Darren McFadden. Each ran for more than 90 yards and a TD. This week, one of these backs could make the difference.
Another difference maker is Greg Jennings. Against Detroit, Jennings should be set for a big game, but looking back to the first matchup, he had just two catches and a touchdown for 8.9 points. After Jennings’ recent performances, one would think that he should do much better this time around.
The same could be said about Fear, who hasn’t had much luck in the playoffs. He made it in 2007 and 2008, but both seasons were first-round knockouts. Dawson, on the other hand, is 1-2 in the playoffs.
The winner will go up against the Jammers. Houserville is 2-3 against the Jam; Fear is 1-6.
Fear will get the chance to avenge all six losses in Week 15 after Vick explodes Sunday night.
Jammers’ Prediction: Fear 121, Houserville 108
No. 3 Channel 4 News Team (9-4) at No. 2 T-Money (8-5)
T-Money won eight games this season and looking at his lineup, one has to wonder how.
And it’s not like he ran into a lot of luck and faced teams that had bad weeks. T-Money was one of the highest scoring teams in the JFL. And even when his QB Tony Romo went down, his season wasn’t over. Matt Hasselbeck has surprisingly been just enough to get him to a division title.
So has Dwayne Bowe. He’s the top wideout in fantasy, and that remained a fact this week despite his zero-catch performance last week against Denver. He has 14 touchdowns this season, all coming after Week 2. He’s be crucial for T-Money.
He should get back on track this week against San Diego, and T-Money will need it because his trio of RBs, Shonn Greene, Ahmad Bradshaw and Fred Jackson, do not look good this week. Bradshaw had one of his best games last week, but he’ll be going up against a defense in Minnesota that hasn’t given up a rushing touchdown in five games. Cleveland, which will try to stop Jackson, has allowed just three rushing scores, and Greene doesn’t need a defense to stop him. He does it himself. He’s crossed the goal line only once this season, and I’m sure it was an accident.
Anquan Boldin should have a good week, like Bowe, but I’m not sure the two can carry this team past the News Team.
Nikish is a road team on a mission. I’m sure LeGarrette Blount will be in the lineup this week for the Bucs as they go up against the Redskins who have had a lot of trouble stopping the run. The Giants ran for 198 yards and four TDs last week against the Skins. Blount will get to 100 yards and at least one TD.
DeSean Jackson is in line for a huge game against Dallas — my personal prediction — and Knowshon Moreno will be in the end zone this weekend because he’s going up against the Cardinals. Arizona is ranked 32nd in the NFL in rush defense. … Mind you, there are only 32 teams. So, Moreno is getting 150 yards and two TDs.
Arian Foster, conversely, is going up against the No. 3 rush defense (Baltimore). It could be a tough day, but the News Team’s MVP candidate hasn’t let many obstacles slow him down.
So those three backs and Jackson will be key this weekend. They will be a big reason why the News Team gets his rematch with the Organ Thieves.
… Oh, and if those guys don’t do as well as I said they would, Aaron Rodgers will surely take care of the rest.
Jammers’ Prediction: News Team 141, T-Money 118
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