As if the potential lack of Terrell Owens isn’t bad enough, the Philadelphia Eagles are now without the services of tight end Chad Lewis. Lewis, who caught two touchdown passes in yesterday’s AFC Championship game, will require surgery on Wednesday for a “Lis Franc sprain” in his foot, which he suffered on his second TD pass. […]Read More
Len Pasquarelli of ESPN writes that the Steelers failure to convert on 4th and 1 set the tone for the rest of the game, while Jimmy Golen of AP notes that both the Steelers and the press were so focused on Corey Dillon that they all forgot about Deion Branch. And while Len’s at it, he also […]Read More
Clark Judge of CBS Sportsline has a hunch that Terrell Owens won’t play in the Super Bowl. It’s probably a good one. Sure, T.O. was jumping around yesterday and stopped just short of stealing some pom-poms from the Eagles’ cheerleaders, the only people in Philly to sell more 2005 calendars than T.O. himself. His ankle sprain, however, […]Read More
Click here for final game stats from SuperBowl.com. So what happened? For starters, Ben Roethlisberger didn’t play particularly well. You could argue that his team tried to cover up a thumb injury; several throws did get away from him, and there’s no way that cold water poured on his hand in the first half was […]Read More
What a dismal day. The Steelers tanked, Roethlisberger played like a rookie, both my conference championship picks were wrong, Joanne went home with someone else, and to top it all off, Johnny Carson died. I think I’m going to go to karaoke now and sing something angry…Read More
Click here for final game stats from NFL.com. Okay, so I got that one wrong. Philadelphia’s game plan on defense was to bottle up the Falcons’ running game as much as possible and force Vick to win the game with his arm. As talented as Vick is, he’s still not entirely comfortable in the West […]Read More
To those Steelers fans visiting here today thanks to this Jeremy Boren article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Yeah, I messed up. The source I used for the Steelers’ postseason records, Pro-Football-Reference.com, had no record of the 1962 Playoff Bowl. So the Steelers played in two postseason games before the 1970s. Still, the point is that the Steelers just weren’t that […]Read More
People wonder why I obsess over smartphones as much as I do. It’s because of days like today. My choices for the day are: a.) Going to Varsity Ale House to be with my fellow Steelers fans, or b.) Blogging the conference championship games from home for you people. It’s the 21st century, and there’s no reason […]Read More
Yes, yes, I know. It’s the day before the conference championships, and I’ve been virtually silent all day. I’ll have you know that I’ve been working on complicated computer simulations all day that will help me divine the outcome of tomorrow’s games. Here, take a look…Read More
A major winter storm is expected to pass through Pennsylvania this weekend, possibly dropping a foot of snow on both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the sites for this year’s conference championships. Of course, such a storm won’t make much difference to the New England Patriots, who are accustomed to harsh outdoor weather in January. The Atlanta Falcons, however, […]Read More