Steve Smith sets up the Panthers with a really nice punt return, then stepped up and helped Jake Delhomme convert a key 3rd down. So how does Delhomme reward the team? He tosses an interception to Ronde Barber. That’s Barber’s fourth pick this month, and that’s no good for Carolina, who look like they’re about […]Read More
If I could see this game in HD right now, I couldn’t see this game. Snow’s falling hard in Pittsburgh, and it’s making a mess of the field and of the game. Groundskeepers came out with snowblowers during the break to clear the yard lines. With a 2-score lead, that benefits the Steelers, who are […]Read More
Steve Smith busted out a YAC-heavy pass play that set up Carolina’s only score of the game. The Panthers’ offense, however, got nothing after that play, which is why it was only a field goal. Short passes are killing the Panthers’ D right now. Chris Simms is 19 for 25 for 132 yards, and for […]Read More
The snow is falling hard in Pittsburgh right now. It’s the kind of weather that makes me glad I live in North Carolina. It’s perfect weather, however, for Jerome Bettis who just scored his second TD of the day on a bruising 6-yard run. With 5:23 left in the 3rd, the Steelers are up big, […]Read More
Remember when Chad Johnson said the Bengals were going to meet the Colts again in the playoffs and win? Yeah, they’re losing to the Browns right now. I can almost understand the letdown the Panthers are having after last week. Tampa Bay’s a good team, and they’re better with Cadillac Williams running so well today. […]Read More
Peyton Manning’s 1st-half numbers: 14-for-20, 201 yards, 2 TDs. Jack Del Rio looks like he wants to rip Manning’s heart out of his living chest with his bare hands… Early in the 3rd, the Colts are up 17-3. Those NFL Network ads for the Big Man Dance Challenge are starting to get old.Read More
The Steelers, meanwhile, need no enthusiasm transfusion. They know they need to win this game, and right now, they’re going out there and winning it. So far, the Steeler D has held Thomas Jones to 32 yards on 10 carries, while Kyle Orton is 9-for-20 for 92 yards. If Orton is throwing 20 times before […]Read More
Here’s where the Bucs are winning — short passes. The Panthers secondary are playing off the receivers short, and Chris Simms is finding open receivers awfully easily, to the tune of 15-for-19 for 98 yards. A late field goal capped off a solid half-ending drive that gave the Bucs a double-digit lead. Carolina has not […]Read More
Already ahead 14-3, the Colts thought a fake field goal might be fun. The pass bounced off the tight end’s fingers. That could have been better. The Colts, however, are still up 14-3, so it’s not all bad for Naptown.Read More
If your 2005 Grey Cup turned out to be so damn great — even without the Renee and Angela wannabes in the stands — how come I can’t find a BitTorrent distribution of this game anywhere? Come on, Canada, share that rich 3-down football tradition with the rest of us. Let us see for ourselves how great your game […]Read More