Okay, it's a little tight, but there's enough room. This week, we'll honor two teams. The 2-9 Cleveland Browns and 2-9 Tennessee Titans are this week's Kings of the Cellar. Cleveland is sporting a six game losing streak, while the Titans haven't won any home, division, or conference games. That and they're on a three game skid. Neither team should get comfortable, because the 3-8 Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers are a game back.
This week's honorable mention goes once again to the 6-5 Atlanta Falcons. Once again, the Dirty Birds rose up and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Now Atlanta is 1-5 since losing to my Saints. Can they beat an improving Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
Next loss...
Cleveland will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Browns trail the series 39-45 and are 7-16 since 2004. They first met in 1970 when Cleveland won 30-27. Paul Brown's Bengals won their second ever meeting and he called it the greatest win of his career. They never played each other in the postseason, but they did go to overtime four times. The overtime series is tied 2-2, with their last OT game being a 23-20 Cleveland loss in 2009. The last time Cincinnati shut out Cleveland was 30-0 last season. In fact, the Bengals shut out the Brownies 30-0 before, in 2006, and 14-0 in 2008. The last time Cleveland shut out Cincinnati was 18-0 in 2001.
Tennessee will go for their first win at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Titans lead the series 23-19 and are 8-7 against the Jags since 2008. They first met in 1995 when the then Houston Oilers won 10-3. They met only once in the posteason. In the 1999 AFC Championship game, the Titans went on to Super Bowl XXXIV with a 33-14 victory. They never went to overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Here are some historic scores from teams playing each other this week, December 2,
1945 Detroit 14 - Green Bay 3
1984 New York Giants 20 - New York Jets 10
1984 Cincinnati 20 - Cleveland 17 (OT)
1990 Atlanta 23 - Tampa Bay 17
2001 New Orleans 27 - Carolina 23
2001 Dallas 20 - Washington 14
Who will break the tie to take the Cellar? Will the Dirty Birds win another game? Will Dallas remain winless without Tony Romo at quarterback?
Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Last Place Update - November 24
It's getting a little crowded in the Cellar. However, there can only be one this week. The 2-8 Cleveland Browns get the boot in favor of this week's Kings of the Cellar, the 2-8 San Diego Chargers. Although the 2-8 Tennessee Titans have no division, conference, or home wins, the Chargers have something the other two 2-8 teams don't have: a six game losing streak. Cleveland is right behind San Diego with a five game losing skid, but it's not enough to take the Cellar.
This week's honorable mention goes to the Dirty Birds themselves, the 6-4 Atlanta Falcons. After going 5-0, the Falcons went 1-4 and will host an improved Minnesota Vikings this week. NFL analysts say the Matt Ryan has regressed in recent weeks. Let's see which Matty Ice shows up this week.
Next loss...
San Diego will host the 4-6 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chargers lead the series 5-2 and are on a four game winning streak against Jacksonville. They first met in 2003, when the Jags won 27-21. They have never gone to overtime nor have they played each other in the postseason. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week from November 24,
1940 New York Giants 21 - Washington 7
1974 New York Jets 17 - Miami 14
1986 Miami 45 - New York Jets 3
2013 Tennessee 23 - Oakland 19
2013 New England 34 - Denver 31 (OT)
Will San Diego hold on to the Cellar? Will Cleveland or Tennessee make a move? Will the Dirty Birds continue their collapse by letting Adrian Peterson run all over them?
Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
This week's honorable mention goes to the Dirty Birds themselves, the 6-4 Atlanta Falcons. After going 5-0, the Falcons went 1-4 and will host an improved Minnesota Vikings this week. NFL analysts say the Matt Ryan has regressed in recent weeks. Let's see which Matty Ice shows up this week.
Next loss...
San Diego will host the 4-6 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chargers lead the series 5-2 and are on a four game winning streak against Jacksonville. They first met in 2003, when the Jags won 27-21. They have never gone to overtime nor have they played each other in the postseason. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week from November 24,
1940 New York Giants 21 - Washington 7
1974 New York Jets 17 - Miami 14
1986 Miami 45 - New York Jets 3
2013 Tennessee 23 - Oakland 19
2013 New England 34 - Denver 31 (OT)
Will San Diego hold on to the Cellar? Will Cleveland or Tennessee make a move? Will the Dirty Birds continue their collapse by letting Adrian Peterson run all over them?
Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Last Place Update - November 17
Meet the new Kings of the Cellar; definitely not the same as the old Kings, thanks to the 2-7 Detroit Lions' win over the Green Bay Packers. This week's Kings of the Cellar are the 2-8 Cleveland Browns. The Browns are enjoying a 5 game losing streak and been scored on by 30 or more points over the last three games. Five teams are a half game back, including the division rival 2-7 Baltimore Ravens and evicted Kings of the Cellar 2-7 Detroit Lions.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 4-6 New Orleans Saints defense. Over the past three games, the sieve of a defense allowed 1,425 yards, 526 of them came courtesy of the 5-5 Washington Redskins, hence costing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan his job. Remember, the Saints passed over Super Bowl winning defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel for Ryan. New Orleans has an bye this week, so maybe the defense will show some improvement.
Next loss...
The team named after legendary coach Paul Brown has a bye this week, so the 2-7 former Houston Oilers go to sunny Florida to take on the 3-6 Jacksonville Jaguars in a divisional matchup. The now Tennessee Titans lead the series 23-18, but the Titans are 8-6 against Jacksonville since 2008. They first met in Jacksonville's inaugural season of 1995, when the Oilers won 10-3. There are no overtime or postseason games in the series. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, November 17,
1974 Green Bay 19 - Minnesota 7
1974 Baltimore Colts 17 - Atlanta 7
1991 Minnesota 35 - Green Bay 21
2002 Minnesota 31 - Green Bay 21
Will Cleveland's off week cost them them their spot in the Cellar? Will the 2-7 Dallas Cowboys win now that Tony Romo is back? Will the Baltimore continue to collapse their way to the Cellar?
Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
This week's honorable mention goes to the 4-6 New Orleans Saints defense. Over the past three games, the sieve of a defense allowed 1,425 yards, 526 of them came courtesy of the 5-5 Washington Redskins, hence costing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan his job. Remember, the Saints passed over Super Bowl winning defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel for Ryan. New Orleans has an bye this week, so maybe the defense will show some improvement.
Next loss...
The team named after legendary coach Paul Brown has a bye this week, so the 2-7 former Houston Oilers go to sunny Florida to take on the 3-6 Jacksonville Jaguars in a divisional matchup. The now Tennessee Titans lead the series 23-18, but the Titans are 8-6 against Jacksonville since 2008. They first met in Jacksonville's inaugural season of 1995, when the Oilers won 10-3. There are no overtime or postseason games in the series. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, November 17,
1974 Green Bay 19 - Minnesota 7
1974 Baltimore Colts 17 - Atlanta 7
1991 Minnesota 35 - Green Bay 21
2002 Minnesota 31 - Green Bay 21
Will Cleveland's off week cost them them their spot in the Cellar? Will the 2-7 Dallas Cowboys win now that Tony Romo is back? Will the Baltimore continue to collapse their way to the Cellar?
Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Last Place Update - October 21
Well, it's about time. It took an overtime game to do it, but the 1-5 Detroit Lions got their first win and their eviction from the throne. Another 1-5 team has taken over. The Kansas City Chiefs are this week's King's of the Cellar. Why? Because of the four 1-5 teams, the Chiefs are the only team enjoying a five game losing streak. Along with the Lions, the other 1-5 teams are the Jacksonville Jaguars and, surprisingly, the Baltimore Ravens. The fight for the beer in the cellar is on.
Today's honorable mention goes to the 5-1 Atlanta Falcons. They blew an opportunity to dominate a New Orleans Saints team with one of the worst defenses in the NFL and kept coughing up the football in the red zone, resulting in a 31-21 loss. What's worse for the Dirty Birds, they created another Steve Gleason moment with Michael Mauti's punt block. Michael Mauti is the son of former Saint WR Rich Mauti, who played for the black & gold from 1977-83.
Next loss...
The former Dallas Texans will host the former Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow night. The now Kansas City Chiefs trail the series 10-20-0 and have lost the last three meetings. They first met in 1970 and the defending Super Bowl IV champs made short work of the now Pittsburgh Steelers 31-14. They went to overtime three times and Kansas City leads the OT series 2-1. Their lone postseason game occurred in the 1993 season, which also happened to be the first overtime game in the series. Joe Montana and the Chiefs won 27-24. There is only one shutout in the series. In 1976, Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers rolled over Kansas City 45-0.
Will the Chiefs get any time to enjoy the beer in the cellar? Will one of the other 1 win teams knock Kansas City out and take over? Can Detroit win two in a row?
Stay tuned...
Have a great day!!!
Today's honorable mention goes to the 5-1 Atlanta Falcons. They blew an opportunity to dominate a New Orleans Saints team with one of the worst defenses in the NFL and kept coughing up the football in the red zone, resulting in a 31-21 loss. What's worse for the Dirty Birds, they created another Steve Gleason moment with Michael Mauti's punt block. Michael Mauti is the son of former Saint WR Rich Mauti, who played for the black & gold from 1977-83.
Next loss...
The former Dallas Texans will host the former Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow night. The now Kansas City Chiefs trail the series 10-20-0 and have lost the last three meetings. They first met in 1970 and the defending Super Bowl IV champs made short work of the now Pittsburgh Steelers 31-14. They went to overtime three times and Kansas City leads the OT series 2-1. Their lone postseason game occurred in the 1993 season, which also happened to be the first overtime game in the series. Joe Montana and the Chiefs won 27-24. There is only one shutout in the series. In 1976, Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers rolled over Kansas City 45-0.
Will the Chiefs get any time to enjoy the beer in the cellar? Will one of the other 1 win teams knock Kansas City out and take over? Can Detroit win two in a row?
Stay tuned...
Have a great day!!!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Almost That Time of Year & A Pair of Kings
It's almost that time of year again. No, it's not Halloween, Thanksgiving, or even Christmas. In a few weeks, NaNoWriMo begins. For those of you who don't know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, which occurs each November. Last year, I wrote Second Chance, which is in (I hope) the final editing stages. April and July are Camp NaNoWriMo months and I participated in each, writng Justice in April and Timewatch in July. Both novels are only completed first drafts.
Back in June, I struggled with what I wanted to write versus what wanted to be written. However, this time is much easier. Although I do have a couple of story ideas, such as the sequel to Justice and a story I've been mulling over for some time, there are short stories and two unfinished novels I could complete or transcribe. If I had to decide now, the choice would be to finish and transcribe handwritten stories. I have enough short stories for another book, plus a couple of others I'm thinking about writing. This was the other choice for July's Camp NaNoWriMo.
And then there's the third choice: Don't participate. As previously stated, I have two novels in first draft form that need editing. I'm also revamping or overhauling the books I already published. There's a LOT of editing to do and it may be a better idea to focus on that. There's still time to think about it and I may write one story and edit another.
Let's get to some sports.
Alas, there will be no three-peat. Congratulations to the 64-98 Arizona Diamondbacks. They are the 2014 Kings of the Cellar and all the beer goes to them. The 66-96 Colorado Rockies lost by two games. The 2012 and 2013 champion Houston Astros won enough games to end the season at 70-92.
And now for some football. The 0-5 Jacksonville Jaguars are this week's Kings of the Cellar. They are searching for their first win since December 5. The 0-4 Oakland Raiders are on Jacksonville's tail, going after their first win since November 17. Neither team is expected to win on Sunday. This week's honorable mention goes to the 1-4 Tennessee Titans, who the Jaguars play this week. This should be a fun game to watch. After winning the first game of the season, Tennessee hasn't won since.
The 3-2 Green Bay Packers travel to Miami to take on the 2-2 Dolphins. Miami leads the series 10-3. They last met in 2010, when the Dolphins won in the only overtime game in the series, 23-20. Green Bay last played in Miami in 2006, when Brett Favre led the Packers to its last victory over Joey Harrington and the Dolphins, 34-24. They first met in 1971, when the Dolphins trounced the Packers 27-6. Neither team has ever shut out the other nor have they met in the postseason.
The 2-2 Cleveland Browns, fresh off their record setting comeback win, host the 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers lead the series 68-57 and barely survived last month's game in Pittsburgh, 30-27. The Browns last beat Pittsburgh in 2012, 20-14. They first met in 1950, when Cleveland won 30-17. They also faced each other in the playoffs twice. The Steelers won the 1995 AFC Divisional Round game 29-9 and the 2003 Wild Card round 36-33. Pittsburgh is 4-1 against the Browns in overtime. They first went to OT in 1978, when the Steelers won 15-9. Their last overtime game was in 2002, when the Steelers won 16-13. Cleveland's only OT victory was in 1986, 37-31. The last time Pittsburgh shut out Cleveland was 31-0 in 2008. The last time Cleveland shut out Pittsburgh was 51-0 in 1989.
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Back in June, I struggled with what I wanted to write versus what wanted to be written. However, this time is much easier. Although I do have a couple of story ideas, such as the sequel to Justice and a story I've been mulling over for some time, there are short stories and two unfinished novels I could complete or transcribe. If I had to decide now, the choice would be to finish and transcribe handwritten stories. I have enough short stories for another book, plus a couple of others I'm thinking about writing. This was the other choice for July's Camp NaNoWriMo.
And then there's the third choice: Don't participate. As previously stated, I have two novels in first draft form that need editing. I'm also revamping or overhauling the books I already published. There's a LOT of editing to do and it may be a better idea to focus on that. There's still time to think about it and I may write one story and edit another.
Let's get to some sports.
Alas, there will be no three-peat. Congratulations to the 64-98 Arizona Diamondbacks. They are the 2014 Kings of the Cellar and all the beer goes to them. The 66-96 Colorado Rockies lost by two games. The 2012 and 2013 champion Houston Astros won enough games to end the season at 70-92.
And now for some football. The 0-5 Jacksonville Jaguars are this week's Kings of the Cellar. They are searching for their first win since December 5. The 0-4 Oakland Raiders are on Jacksonville's tail, going after their first win since November 17. Neither team is expected to win on Sunday. This week's honorable mention goes to the 1-4 Tennessee Titans, who the Jaguars play this week. This should be a fun game to watch. After winning the first game of the season, Tennessee hasn't won since.
The 3-2 Green Bay Packers travel to Miami to take on the 2-2 Dolphins. Miami leads the series 10-3. They last met in 2010, when the Dolphins won in the only overtime game in the series, 23-20. Green Bay last played in Miami in 2006, when Brett Favre led the Packers to its last victory over Joey Harrington and the Dolphins, 34-24. They first met in 1971, when the Dolphins trounced the Packers 27-6. Neither team has ever shut out the other nor have they met in the postseason.
The 2-2 Cleveland Browns, fresh off their record setting comeback win, host the 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers lead the series 68-57 and barely survived last month's game in Pittsburgh, 30-27. The Browns last beat Pittsburgh in 2012, 20-14. They first met in 1950, when Cleveland won 30-17. They also faced each other in the playoffs twice. The Steelers won the 1995 AFC Divisional Round game 29-9 and the 2003 Wild Card round 36-33. Pittsburgh is 4-1 against the Browns in overtime. They first went to OT in 1978, when the Steelers won 15-9. Their last overtime game was in 2002, when the Steelers won 16-13. Cleveland's only OT victory was in 1986, 37-31. The last time Pittsburgh shut out Cleveland was 31-0 in 2008. The last time Cleveland shut out Pittsburgh was 51-0 in 1989.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
What's Been Going On Lately?
It's been a few months since my last entry. I apologize to those of you who enjoyed my posts. It's not that I lost interest in writing a blog. The task of writing editing my ebooks has been taking more of my time.
Since my last entry, I released my ebook novelette, The Hunted. The link takes you to the Amazon page. If you have a NOOK, it's The Hunted. Right now, I'm working on a NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) project, titled Second Chance.
So will there be more entries? Probably. When I start again, there may be some changes so the entries won't interfere with my other writing, but am not sure what they'll be.
Thanks for reading these posts over the years and I hope more will be coming soon. Just for the fun of it, here are a few historical NFL scores.
On this day, November 20,
1955 Cleveland 41 - Pittsburgh 14
1960 Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 10
1964 Boston Patriots 12 - Denver 7
1977 Detroit 16 - Tampa Bay 7
1977 New Orleans 21 - Atlanta 20
1988 Cleveland 27 - Pittsburgh 7
The Jacksonville Jaguars would be this week's Kings of the Cellar, with the NFC East getting the honorable mention over an underachieving Atlanta Falcons team. In that group of scores, the game of the day would have been the 1977 Saints/Falcons game. Atlanta led 20-7 at halftime and Archie Manning brought the Saints back by throwing two touchdown passes to Henry Childs to win the game.
Have a great day!!!
Since my last entry, I released my ebook novelette, The Hunted. The link takes you to the Amazon page. If you have a NOOK, it's The Hunted. Right now, I'm working on a NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) project, titled Second Chance.
So will there be more entries? Probably. When I start again, there may be some changes so the entries won't interfere with my other writing, but am not sure what they'll be.
Thanks for reading these posts over the years and I hope more will be coming soon. Just for the fun of it, here are a few historical NFL scores.
On this day, November 20,
1955 Cleveland 41 - Pittsburgh 14
1960 Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 10
1964 Boston Patriots 12 - Denver 7
1977 Detroit 16 - Tampa Bay 7
1977 New Orleans 21 - Atlanta 20
1988 Cleveland 27 - Pittsburgh 7
The Jacksonville Jaguars would be this week's Kings of the Cellar, with the NFC East getting the honorable mention over an underachieving Atlanta Falcons team. In that group of scores, the game of the day would have been the 1977 Saints/Falcons game. Atlanta led 20-7 at halftime and Archie Manning brought the Saints back by throwing two touchdown passes to Henry Childs to win the game.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 17
Welcome to the final edition of the 2012 NFL Last Place Update.
Congratulations 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs, by losing 38-3 to the Denver Broncos, you are the 2012 Kings of the Cellar Champions and new owners of the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Chiefs will get a new head coach next year and could put themselves in a position to win as the Colts did this season. The 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars put up a good fight by getting dominated by the Tennessee Titans, 38-20, but it wasn't enough. They get the second pick in the draft. The defending champ Indianapolis Colts went a very respectable 11-5 and earned a berth in the playoffs.
The real competition has been for the honorable mention. For a while, it was a broken record, with the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles getting the mention for several weeks. Even Tampa Bay made it. However, none of these teams earned the nod. If the mention was only based on losses or straight losses, the 4-12 Detroit Lions would get the final nod...but it isn't. All of these teams were beaten by one unit on one team and they also earned multiple mentions. This year's Honorable Mention goes to the New Orleans Saints Defense, for allowing more yards than other defense in the history of the NFL. While giving up 530 yards to the Carolina Panthers, the Saints D allowed a season total of 7,074 total yards, eclipsing the 1981 Baltimore Colts defense, who gave up 6,793 yards. That's an average of 442 yards per game. The Saints' high powered offense only gained 6,574 yards.
Other thoughts...
As I do with each conclusion of the final Last Place Update of the season, the updates are a tongue-in-cheek look at the worst teams in whatever professional sport is featured. However it's important to remember that only a tiny percent of our population is even good enough to play for a professional sports team. It doesn't matter if that team wins it all or dwells in the cellar. It's important to remember and appreciate that it takes a special kind of athlete to earn the privilege to play for a professional sports team, whether it's for only a season or a long, Hall of Fame career.
I wrote the NBA Last Place Update last week on a whim and was surprised by the number of views. There were more views for that entry than the previous two blog entries combined. After tomorrow's entry, if that trend continues, there will be weekly Last Place Updates for the NBA season.
As much as I enjoy writing these entries, I need to focus on finishing the final draft of my upcoming novel and novella. The first draft of my second novel needs to be finished as well, hopefully before baseball season starts. So outside of the possible updates, there will be fewer posts for now. However, I may continue the series trivia posts for the NFL playoffs.
Hats off to the NFL players and coaches for another great season!!
Thank you, Reader, for taking the time to read these entries!!!
Hope you all have a Happy New Year!!!
Congratulations 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs, by losing 38-3 to the Denver Broncos, you are the 2012 Kings of the Cellar Champions and new owners of the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Chiefs will get a new head coach next year and could put themselves in a position to win as the Colts did this season. The 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars put up a good fight by getting dominated by the Tennessee Titans, 38-20, but it wasn't enough. They get the second pick in the draft. The defending champ Indianapolis Colts went a very respectable 11-5 and earned a berth in the playoffs.
The real competition has been for the honorable mention. For a while, it was a broken record, with the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles getting the mention for several weeks. Even Tampa Bay made it. However, none of these teams earned the nod. If the mention was only based on losses or straight losses, the 4-12 Detroit Lions would get the final nod...but it isn't. All of these teams were beaten by one unit on one team and they also earned multiple mentions. This year's Honorable Mention goes to the New Orleans Saints Defense, for allowing more yards than other defense in the history of the NFL. While giving up 530 yards to the Carolina Panthers, the Saints D allowed a season total of 7,074 total yards, eclipsing the 1981 Baltimore Colts defense, who gave up 6,793 yards. That's an average of 442 yards per game. The Saints' high powered offense only gained 6,574 yards.
Other thoughts...
As I do with each conclusion of the final Last Place Update of the season, the updates are a tongue-in-cheek look at the worst teams in whatever professional sport is featured. However it's important to remember that only a tiny percent of our population is even good enough to play for a professional sports team. It doesn't matter if that team wins it all or dwells in the cellar. It's important to remember and appreciate that it takes a special kind of athlete to earn the privilege to play for a professional sports team, whether it's for only a season or a long, Hall of Fame career.
I wrote the NBA Last Place Update last week on a whim and was surprised by the number of views. There were more views for that entry than the previous two blog entries combined. After tomorrow's entry, if that trend continues, there will be weekly Last Place Updates for the NBA season.
As much as I enjoy writing these entries, I need to focus on finishing the final draft of my upcoming novel and novella. The first draft of my second novel needs to be finished as well, hopefully before baseball season starts. So outside of the possible updates, there will be fewer posts for now. However, I may continue the series trivia posts for the NFL playoffs.
Hats off to the NFL players and coaches for another great season!!
Thank you, Reader, for taking the time to read these entries!!!
Hope you all have a Happy New Year!!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 16
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Hope you all had a great Christmas. Even though they all lost last week, the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions are officially eliminated from cellar contention. Now it's down to one game, so let's get started.
The 2-13 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars share this week's title as Kings of the Cellar. However, a Chiefs loss on Sunday will seal the first pick in the 2013 draft and make them the 2012 NFL Kings of the Cellar. The Jags can win the title with a loss and a Kansas City win. The Chiefs lost their third straight to the Indianapolis Colts by a respectable 20-13 score. The Jaguars lost their fourth consecutive game and remained winless in the regular season against the New England Patriots, also by a respectable score of 23-16.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 6-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After winning four straight games, they went on to lose five in a row, including a 41- 0 spanking by the New Orleans Saints and a 28-13 loss last week to the St. Louis Rams. The Bucs go to Atlanta and will probably win, because they'll face the Falcons' second and third team players and...oh, never mind. If they play with the same imploding precision they have over the past few weeks, Tampa Bay would even lose to the 1976 Buccaneers.
Next Loss...
Kansas City travels to Denver to face the Broncos. Upset Special? It could be an upset special only if Denver had already locked up home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The former Colts quarterback will give the Chiefs' secondary a clinic that the current Colts quarterback couldn't. This will be an easy, if not dominating, loss and Kansas City will clinch the first pick in the 2013 Draft.
Jacksonville goes to Tennessee to take on the Titans. Upset Special? This is a tough call, but the answer is no. Tennessee was surprised in Jacksonville and they won't be surprised this time. The Jags will make a game of it, but this will be a solid Jacksonville loss and they'll clinch the second pick in the 2013 Draft.
Here are some historical scores for teams facing each other this week, December 26:
1987 Cleveland 19 - Pittsburgh 13
1993 Detroit 20 - Chicago 14
1993 Buffalo 16 - New York Jets 14
1993 Dallas 38 - Washington 3
1999 Tennessee 41 - Jacksonville 14
1999 San Diego 23 - Oakland 20
1999 Baltimore 22 - Cincinnati 0
2004 Detroit 19 - Chicago 13
2004 Dallas 13 - Washington 10
The 2-13 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars share this week's title as Kings of the Cellar. However, a Chiefs loss on Sunday will seal the first pick in the 2013 draft and make them the 2012 NFL Kings of the Cellar. The Jags can win the title with a loss and a Kansas City win. The Chiefs lost their third straight to the Indianapolis Colts by a respectable 20-13 score. The Jaguars lost their fourth consecutive game and remained winless in the regular season against the New England Patriots, also by a respectable score of 23-16.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 6-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After winning four straight games, they went on to lose five in a row, including a 41- 0 spanking by the New Orleans Saints and a 28-13 loss last week to the St. Louis Rams. The Bucs go to Atlanta and will probably win, because they'll face the Falcons' second and third team players and...oh, never mind. If they play with the same imploding precision they have over the past few weeks, Tampa Bay would even lose to the 1976 Buccaneers.
Next Loss...
Kansas City travels to Denver to face the Broncos. Upset Special? It could be an upset special only if Denver had already locked up home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The former Colts quarterback will give the Chiefs' secondary a clinic that the current Colts quarterback couldn't. This will be an easy, if not dominating, loss and Kansas City will clinch the first pick in the 2013 Draft.
Jacksonville goes to Tennessee to take on the Titans. Upset Special? This is a tough call, but the answer is no. Tennessee was surprised in Jacksonville and they won't be surprised this time. The Jags will make a game of it, but this will be a solid Jacksonville loss and they'll clinch the second pick in the 2013 Draft.
Here are some historical scores for teams facing each other this week, December 26:
1987 Cleveland 19 - Pittsburgh 13
1993 Detroit 20 - Chicago 14
1993 Buffalo 16 - New York Jets 14
1993 Dallas 38 - Washington 3
1999 Tennessee 41 - Jacksonville 14
1999 San Diego 23 - Oakland 20
1999 Baltimore 22 - Cincinnati 0
2004 Detroit 19 - Chicago 13
2004 Dallas 13 - Washington 10
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 15
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. We again begin on a somber note. Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre.
Now to the update...
We again have a tie for this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 2-12 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars are in a dead heat to see who gets the first pick in the 2013 draft. If either team loses this week, they will eliminate 4-10 Oakland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from contention. Both of Kansas City's wins are against NFC South teams and all they have left are AFC teams, including a divisional game at Denver. Jacksonville's two wins are against divisional opponents, including Tennessee, who they play in Nashville next week.
This week's honorable mention goes to...what do you mean, not Arizona? That's right, no broken record this week. The Cardinals finally broke their nine game losing streak against the team that is this week's honorable mention, the 4-10 Detroit Lions. Detroit has a six game losing streak, now the longest active losing streak and have been beaten by a touchdown or more in their last three games. The Lions host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. This could be an upset special if Detroit can catch the Falcons after a big win, like Atlanta caught the New York Giants after a big win.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville hosts the New England Patriots, who are coming off a tough loss against the 49ers. Upset Special? Yeah, right. Although two of New England's four losses came on the road, they were also to winning teams. Jacksonville is 0-3 against the AFC East, losing all three games by at least a touchdown. The Jaguars will get spanked in this game and eliminate the Raiders, Lions, and Eagles from Kings of the Cellar contention.
Kansas City hosts the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Indianapolis Colts. The Colts were eliminated from a repeat weeks ago, so does this mean this is an Upset Special? Maybe. The Chiefs won their last home game against the Carolina Panthers, but Indy is a much better team. The Colts are 3-4 on the road, but all three of those wins came against losing teams. Again, is this an Upset Special? Maybe, but probably not. Kansas City hasn't shown they can score a lot of points, so unless their offense shows up, this will be an easy Chiefs loss.
Here are some scores for teams playing each other this week, December 18:
1921 Chicago Cardinals 0 - Chicago Staleys 0
1960 Philadelphia 38 - Washington 28
1960 Los Angeles Chargers 50 - New York Titans 43
1966 Philadelphia 37 - Washington 28
1994 San Diego 21 - New York Jets 6
2000 Tampa Bay 38 - St. Louis 35
2011 Miami 30 - Buffalo 23
Now to the update...
We again have a tie for this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 2-12 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars are in a dead heat to see who gets the first pick in the 2013 draft. If either team loses this week, they will eliminate 4-10 Oakland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from contention. Both of Kansas City's wins are against NFC South teams and all they have left are AFC teams, including a divisional game at Denver. Jacksonville's two wins are against divisional opponents, including Tennessee, who they play in Nashville next week.
This week's honorable mention goes to...what do you mean, not Arizona? That's right, no broken record this week. The Cardinals finally broke their nine game losing streak against the team that is this week's honorable mention, the 4-10 Detroit Lions. Detroit has a six game losing streak, now the longest active losing streak and have been beaten by a touchdown or more in their last three games. The Lions host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. This could be an upset special if Detroit can catch the Falcons after a big win, like Atlanta caught the New York Giants after a big win.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville hosts the New England Patriots, who are coming off a tough loss against the 49ers. Upset Special? Yeah, right. Although two of New England's four losses came on the road, they were also to winning teams. Jacksonville is 0-3 against the AFC East, losing all three games by at least a touchdown. The Jaguars will get spanked in this game and eliminate the Raiders, Lions, and Eagles from Kings of the Cellar contention.
Kansas City hosts the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Indianapolis Colts. The Colts were eliminated from a repeat weeks ago, so does this mean this is an Upset Special? Maybe. The Chiefs won their last home game against the Carolina Panthers, but Indy is a much better team. The Colts are 3-4 on the road, but all three of those wins came against losing teams. Again, is this an Upset Special? Maybe, but probably not. Kansas City hasn't shown they can score a lot of points, so unless their offense shows up, this will be an easy Chiefs loss.
Here are some scores for teams playing each other this week, December 18:
1921 Chicago Cardinals 0 - Chicago Staleys 0
1960 Philadelphia 38 - Washington 28
1960 Los Angeles Chargers 50 - New York Titans 43
1966 Philadelphia 37 - Washington 28
1994 San Diego 21 - New York Jets 6
2000 Tampa Bay 38 - St. Louis 35
2011 Miami 30 - Buffalo 23
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 14
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Once again, we begin on a somber note, this time with the death of Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown, who died in a car accident. His close friend and teammate, nose tackle and former University of Illinois teammate, Josh Brent, was driving. Thoughts and prayers go out to Brown, his friends, family, and the Dallas Cowboys organization. Now to the update.
The 2-11 Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs share this week's title as Kings of the Cellar. Both teams had recent wins and gallant performances, but both lost this week. Although it's easy to name KC as this week's Kings, the tie will stand. At least they're performing better in recent weeks than honorable mention runners up, the third place 3-10 Oakland Raiders and 4-9 Detroit Lions.
Speaking of, the broken record of honorable mentions is kind of fixed. The Philadelphia Eagles won, getting them off the radar for now. Congrats Philly, on a well earned win. However, the "kind of" part is that this week's honorable mention, once again, goes to the 4-9 Arizona Cardinals, for two reasons. First, that they lost their ninth consecutive game, which is the most in the NFL right now, and second, that they got spanked by the Seattle Seahawks 58-0. This is the worst loss of the season and in Cardinals history. Even though they have the same season record as other teams. this earns them the title as the NFC's worst team this week. The Cards host the also struggling Lions. A win here would get Arizona off the radar and Detroit on it. This one's up in the air.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville goes to Miami to take on the AFC in-state rival Dolphins. Miami is 2-5 since their bye week and is primed for an upset. So is this an Upset Special? Maybe. If the Dolphins show up or if Jacksonville shows signs of Jets lag, then Miami will hand the Jags an easy loss. The bottom line is it's a toss-up, which means the tie goes to a Jacksonville loss.
Kansas City goes to Oakland to take on the Raiders in the AFC West Cellar Bowl. A KC loss would keep them at the bottom of the heap, but a win will at least, get them out and bring the Raiders in. Upset Special? This is one of the great rivalries, so it's possible. However, Oakland beat the Chiefs in Kansas City, so chances are, this is yet again, another easy Chiefs loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on December 11:
1932 Chicago 9 - Green Bay 0
1977 Chicago 21 - Green Bay 10
1977 Tampa Bay 33 - New Orleans 14 (Tampa Bay's first ever win)
1994 Green Bay 41 - Chicago 3
2005 Minnesota 27 - St. Louis 13
2005 Denver 12 - Baltimore 10
The 2-11 Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs share this week's title as Kings of the Cellar. Both teams had recent wins and gallant performances, but both lost this week. Although it's easy to name KC as this week's Kings, the tie will stand. At least they're performing better in recent weeks than honorable mention runners up, the third place 3-10 Oakland Raiders and 4-9 Detroit Lions.
Speaking of, the broken record of honorable mentions is kind of fixed. The Philadelphia Eagles won, getting them off the radar for now. Congrats Philly, on a well earned win. However, the "kind of" part is that this week's honorable mention, once again, goes to the 4-9 Arizona Cardinals, for two reasons. First, that they lost their ninth consecutive game, which is the most in the NFL right now, and second, that they got spanked by the Seattle Seahawks 58-0. This is the worst loss of the season and in Cardinals history. Even though they have the same season record as other teams. this earns them the title as the NFC's worst team this week. The Cards host the also struggling Lions. A win here would get Arizona off the radar and Detroit on it. This one's up in the air.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville goes to Miami to take on the AFC in-state rival Dolphins. Miami is 2-5 since their bye week and is primed for an upset. So is this an Upset Special? Maybe. If the Dolphins show up or if Jacksonville shows signs of Jets lag, then Miami will hand the Jags an easy loss. The bottom line is it's a toss-up, which means the tie goes to a Jacksonville loss.
Kansas City goes to Oakland to take on the Raiders in the AFC West Cellar Bowl. A KC loss would keep them at the bottom of the heap, but a win will at least, get them out and bring the Raiders in. Upset Special? This is one of the great rivalries, so it's possible. However, Oakland beat the Chiefs in Kansas City, so chances are, this is yet again, another easy Chiefs loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on December 11:
1932 Chicago 9 - Green Bay 0
1977 Chicago 21 - Green Bay 10
1977 Tampa Bay 33 - New Orleans 14 (Tampa Bay's first ever win)
1994 Green Bay 41 - Chicago 3
2005 Minnesota 27 - St. Louis 13
2005 Denver 12 - Baltimore 10
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 13
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Today's entry begins on a somber note. This past Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered the mother of his three month old daughter and later committed suicide at the Chiefs' practice facility. Thoughts and prayers go out to Belcher's family, Kasandra Perkins and her family, and the Kansas City Chiefs organization.
Now to the update...
The 2-10 Chiefs played an inspiring game and beat the Carolina Panthers 27-21. Because of that and a Jacksonville loss, making both teams 2-10, the Chiefs are not Kings of the Cellar this week. The Jags' loss breaks the tie, so that honor goes to the Jacksonville Jaguars. After beating the Tennessee Titans at home, the Jags went to Buffalo and were dominated by the Bills. In both of their wins, Jacksonville kept the opposing teams to less than twenty points. However, in all of their losses, the opposing teams scored more than twenty points.
And the broken record continues. This week's honorable mention, once again, goes to the 4-8 Arizona Cardinals and the 3-9 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams lost games they could have or should have won. Their losing streak is now at eight games. Philly's new starting quarterback, Nick Foles had respectable numbers against the Dallas Cowboys, but it wasn't enough. It appears Philly's weakness is defense and Arizona's weakness is offense. The Eagles go to Tampa Bay to face an improved Buccaneers team. They have a chance for an upset, but it's only a toss-up. The Cardinals go to Seattle to play the Seahawks. Seattle is 5-0 at home. Upset Special? Maybe, but it's doubtful. Chances are, Seattle will avenge their Week 1 loss to the Cardinals.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville hosts the New York Jets. Upset Special? Actually, the Jags have a real chance here. If the Jets continue to have quarterback problems, then Jacksonville could take advantage. The Jets are 2-2 since their bye week and have scored more than twenty points only once in that stretch. If the Jags play like they did against Tennessee, they will win. Otherwise, it's an easy loss.
These are usually fun, but not this one...not today. The Chiefs go to Dawg Pound to face the Cleveland Browns. Upset Special? As much as it should be one, it probably isn't. Kansas City beat a Carolina team that's 3-9 and Cleveland, although 4-8 and 2-1 since their bye week, is clearly playing better than Carolina. If the Chiefs show up with their running game, a good defense, and the same level of intensity, then they could pull off a win in the Dawg Pound. Otherwise, as with the Jags, it's an easy loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on December 4:
1977 Green Bay 10 - Detroit 9
1988 Detroit 30 - Green Bay 14
1988 Los Angeles Raiders 21 - Denver 20
1994 Detroit 34 - Green Bay 31
2005 Carolina 24 - Atlanta 6
2005 Indianapolis 35 - Tennessee 3
Now to the update...
The 2-10 Chiefs played an inspiring game and beat the Carolina Panthers 27-21. Because of that and a Jacksonville loss, making both teams 2-10, the Chiefs are not Kings of the Cellar this week. The Jags' loss breaks the tie, so that honor goes to the Jacksonville Jaguars. After beating the Tennessee Titans at home, the Jags went to Buffalo and were dominated by the Bills. In both of their wins, Jacksonville kept the opposing teams to less than twenty points. However, in all of their losses, the opposing teams scored more than twenty points.
And the broken record continues. This week's honorable mention, once again, goes to the 4-8 Arizona Cardinals and the 3-9 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams lost games they could have or should have won. Their losing streak is now at eight games. Philly's new starting quarterback, Nick Foles had respectable numbers against the Dallas Cowboys, but it wasn't enough. It appears Philly's weakness is defense and Arizona's weakness is offense. The Eagles go to Tampa Bay to face an improved Buccaneers team. They have a chance for an upset, but it's only a toss-up. The Cardinals go to Seattle to play the Seahawks. Seattle is 5-0 at home. Upset Special? Maybe, but it's doubtful. Chances are, Seattle will avenge their Week 1 loss to the Cardinals.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville hosts the New York Jets. Upset Special? Actually, the Jags have a real chance here. If the Jets continue to have quarterback problems, then Jacksonville could take advantage. The Jets are 2-2 since their bye week and have scored more than twenty points only once in that stretch. If the Jags play like they did against Tennessee, they will win. Otherwise, it's an easy loss.
These are usually fun, but not this one...not today. The Chiefs go to Dawg Pound to face the Cleveland Browns. Upset Special? As much as it should be one, it probably isn't. Kansas City beat a Carolina team that's 3-9 and Cleveland, although 4-8 and 2-1 since their bye week, is clearly playing better than Carolina. If the Chiefs show up with their running game, a good defense, and the same level of intensity, then they could pull off a win in the Dawg Pound. Otherwise, as with the Jags, it's an easy loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on December 4:
1977 Green Bay 10 - Detroit 9
1988 Detroit 30 - Green Bay 14
1988 Los Angeles Raiders 21 - Denver 20
1994 Detroit 34 - Green Bay 31
2005 Carolina 24 - Atlanta 6
2005 Indianapolis 35 - Tennessee 3
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 12
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. At least there's no tie to break. The 1-10 Kansas City Chiefs sit alone at the bottom as this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 2-9 Jacksonville Jaguars, who had been tied with the Chiefs, played like an NFL team and beat a Tennessee Titans team who had two weeks to prepare for them. Job well done, Jags. The Chiefs have now lost eight straight since beating the New Orleans Saints in overtime in Week 3. Jacksonville is now a game behind Kansas City, with four teams trailing the Jags by a game.
This week's honorable mention, and this sounds like a broken record, goes once again to the 4-7 Arizona Cardinals and 3-8 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams lost winnable games increasing their losing streaks to seven games. Both teams led at one point in their respective games and both teams blew those leads. Arizona goes to New York to face the Jets and Philly goes to Dallas to face the Cowboys. Once again, they face vulnerable opponents, but until they can win a game, neither is an upset special pick.
A hats off to a former honorable mention: The New Orleans Saints defense kept the San Francisco 49ers offense to 375 yards. This is the first time this season that the Saints defense kept an opponent to under 400 yards.
Next Loss...
Kansas City hosts the Carolina Panthers, who are fresh off their Monday night win over the Eagles. Upset Special? Uh, no, not until they can beat somebody. Maybe Jacksonville's win will inspire them, but probably not. The Chiefs will face a mobile quarterback who, if he throws with a decent degree of accuracy, will pick that defense apart and if Kansas City drops too many players back in coverage, then Cam Newton will run all over them. The Chiefs will make a game of it, but will get loss number 11.
Jacksonville travels to venerable Rich Stadium to take on the Buffalo Bills. Upset Special? Possibly. The Jags took Houston to overtime, but lost, and they beat Tennessee. Buffalo is vulnerable. The Bills are 2-6 since Week 2 and a candidate for the Honorable Mention. However, they are also 2-2 at home this season and four of their next five games are at home. Also, southern teams tend to struggle in the cold, so chances are this will be a solid Jaguars loss.
Here are some series trivia notes:
The Arizona Cardinals are 2-5 against the New York Jets. The Cards have not beaten the Jets since 1975, when they were the St. Louis Cardinals.
The once old NFL opponents, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions, have only played each other nine times since the NFL/AFL merger. Indy is 6-3 against the Lions in that span, not losing to Detroit since 1997.
The Seattle Seahawks are 9-4 against the Chicago Bears. The Seahawks are also 5-2 at Chicago, winning their last two meetings in Soldier Field.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-5 against the Denver Broncos, not winning a game in the series since 1999. The Bucs lost their last two games against Denver, each by a 16-13 score.
The Cincinnati Bengals, who trail their series with the San Diego Chargers 11-19, won their last meeting in 2010. If the Bengals win this week, it will be the first time the Bengals beat the Chargers twice in a row since 1988-90. The most consecutive games Cincinnati beat San Diego was 3, from 1970-73.
The Cleveland Browns trail the Oakland Raiders in their series 8-11, but are 7-3 since 1987.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on November 27:
1949 New York Giants 23 - Washington 7
1966 Green Bay 28 - Minnesota 16
1966 Washington 72 - New York Giants 41
1966 Boston Patriots 20 - Miami 14
1977 Minnesota 13 - Green Bay 6
1994 New York Giants 21 - Washington 19
This week's honorable mention, and this sounds like a broken record, goes once again to the 4-7 Arizona Cardinals and 3-8 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams lost winnable games increasing their losing streaks to seven games. Both teams led at one point in their respective games and both teams blew those leads. Arizona goes to New York to face the Jets and Philly goes to Dallas to face the Cowboys. Once again, they face vulnerable opponents, but until they can win a game, neither is an upset special pick.
A hats off to a former honorable mention: The New Orleans Saints defense kept the San Francisco 49ers offense to 375 yards. This is the first time this season that the Saints defense kept an opponent to under 400 yards.
Next Loss...
Kansas City hosts the Carolina Panthers, who are fresh off their Monday night win over the Eagles. Upset Special? Uh, no, not until they can beat somebody. Maybe Jacksonville's win will inspire them, but probably not. The Chiefs will face a mobile quarterback who, if he throws with a decent degree of accuracy, will pick that defense apart and if Kansas City drops too many players back in coverage, then Cam Newton will run all over them. The Chiefs will make a game of it, but will get loss number 11.
Jacksonville travels to venerable Rich Stadium to take on the Buffalo Bills. Upset Special? Possibly. The Jags took Houston to overtime, but lost, and they beat Tennessee. Buffalo is vulnerable. The Bills are 2-6 since Week 2 and a candidate for the Honorable Mention. However, they are also 2-2 at home this season and four of their next five games are at home. Also, southern teams tend to struggle in the cold, so chances are this will be a solid Jaguars loss.
Here are some series trivia notes:
The Arizona Cardinals are 2-5 against the New York Jets. The Cards have not beaten the Jets since 1975, when they were the St. Louis Cardinals.
The once old NFL opponents, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions, have only played each other nine times since the NFL/AFL merger. Indy is 6-3 against the Lions in that span, not losing to Detroit since 1997.
The Seattle Seahawks are 9-4 against the Chicago Bears. The Seahawks are also 5-2 at Chicago, winning their last two meetings in Soldier Field.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-5 against the Denver Broncos, not winning a game in the series since 1999. The Bucs lost their last two games against Denver, each by a 16-13 score.
The Cincinnati Bengals, who trail their series with the San Diego Chargers 11-19, won their last meeting in 2010. If the Bengals win this week, it will be the first time the Bengals beat the Chargers twice in a row since 1988-90. The most consecutive games Cincinnati beat San Diego was 3, from 1970-73.
The Cleveland Browns trail the Oakland Raiders in their series 8-11, but are 7-3 since 1987.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on November 27:
1949 New York Giants 23 - Washington 7
1966 Green Bay 28 - Minnesota 16
1966 Washington 72 - New York Giants 41
1966 Boston Patriots 20 - Miami 14
1977 Minnesota 13 - Green Bay 6
1994 New York Giants 21 - Washington 19
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Last Place Update - Week 11
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The race for the first pick in the 2013 draft is heating up.
Although the bottom two teams are 1-9, since the Jacksonville Jaguars took a good Houston Texans team to overtime, the Kansas City Chiefs are this week's Kings of the Cellar. I picked them as an upset special over a vulnerable Cincinnati Bengals team, who instead dominated the Chiefs. Both the Chiefs and Jags lost seven straight, but Kansas City hasn't scored more than 16 points since Week 4, scoring 20 in a loss to the San Diego Chargers.
The 2-8 Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns trail the Chiefs and Jags by a game, both taking their respective opponents to overtime, but losing. Cleveland hosts a Pittsburgh Steelers minus Ben Roethlisberger. However, the Browns are not the Baltimore Ravens and will keep pace with the Jags and Chiefs.
Arizona seems to practically reside here. This week's honorable mention is a tie between the 4-6 Arizona Cardinals and the 3-7 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams have played poorly and lost six straight. Both teams also have a shot at a win this week. Arizona faces a struggling St. Louis Rams team. Philly, after getting schooled by RGIII, hosts Cam Newton and the Panthers.
Next Loss...
Kansas City hosts the surging Denver Broncos. Upset Special? Not this time. I'm 0-2 with the Chiefs on that pick. Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense will give Kansas City an easy loss.
Jacksonville returns home to face the Tennessee Titans. Although this could be an upset special, the Titans have won their last two on the road and are coming off a bye week. The Jags will keep it interesting and pull off the loss.
Here are some historical scores for this week's matchups: Today, November 20:
1949 Los Angeles Rams 28 - Chicago Cardinals 28
1955 Cleveland 41 - Pittsburgh 14
1960 Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 10
1977 Chicago 10 - Minnesota 7
1977 Denver 14 - Kansas City 7
1988 Cleveland 27 - Pitssburgh 7
1994 Dallas 31 - Washington 7
2005 Jacksonville 31 - Tennessee 28
2005 Tampa Bay 30 - Atlanta 27
2005 Arizona 38 - St. Louis 28
2011 Dallas 27 - Washington 24 OT
Although the bottom two teams are 1-9, since the Jacksonville Jaguars took a good Houston Texans team to overtime, the Kansas City Chiefs are this week's Kings of the Cellar. I picked them as an upset special over a vulnerable Cincinnati Bengals team, who instead dominated the Chiefs. Both the Chiefs and Jags lost seven straight, but Kansas City hasn't scored more than 16 points since Week 4, scoring 20 in a loss to the San Diego Chargers.
The 2-8 Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns trail the Chiefs and Jags by a game, both taking their respective opponents to overtime, but losing. Cleveland hosts a Pittsburgh Steelers minus Ben Roethlisberger. However, the Browns are not the Baltimore Ravens and will keep pace with the Jags and Chiefs.
Arizona seems to practically reside here. This week's honorable mention is a tie between the 4-6 Arizona Cardinals and the 3-7 Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams have played poorly and lost six straight. Both teams also have a shot at a win this week. Arizona faces a struggling St. Louis Rams team. Philly, after getting schooled by RGIII, hosts Cam Newton and the Panthers.
Next Loss...
Kansas City hosts the surging Denver Broncos. Upset Special? Not this time. I'm 0-2 with the Chiefs on that pick. Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense will give Kansas City an easy loss.
Jacksonville returns home to face the Tennessee Titans. Although this could be an upset special, the Titans have won their last two on the road and are coming off a bye week. The Jags will keep it interesting and pull off the loss.
Here are some historical scores for this week's matchups: Today, November 20:
1949 Los Angeles Rams 28 - Chicago Cardinals 28
1955 Cleveland 41 - Pittsburgh 14
1960 Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 10
1977 Chicago 10 - Minnesota 7
1977 Denver 14 - Kansas City 7
1988 Cleveland 27 - Pitssburgh 7
1994 Dallas 31 - Washington 7
2005 Jacksonville 31 - Tennessee 28
2005 Tampa Bay 30 - Atlanta 27
2005 Arizona 38 - St. Louis 28
2011 Dallas 27 - Washington 24 OT
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Heisman Trophy Trivia
It's not often I do two entries in one day, but here we are.
While watching the Ole Miss/LSU game, CBS posted their the trivia question of the game. It involved the two Mannings who were Ole Miss quarterbacks, Archie (1970) and Eli (2003). Both men were 3rd in the Heisman voting in their senior seasons. CBS asked the question who were ahead of Archie and Eli in the Heisman voting? Here is the answer.
Archie was 3rd behind Joe Theismann and winner Jim Plunkett. Eli was 3rd behind Larry Fitzgerald and winner Jason White.
That trivia question inspired these two trivia questions.
1) Which NFL team drafted the most Heisman winners?
The Detroit Lions drafted 10 Heisman winners.
1936 Larry Kelley - E (Yale)
1937 Clint Frank - RB (Yale)
1942 Frank Sinkwich - RB (Georgia)
1946 Glenn Davis - RB (Army)
1949 Leon Hart - E (Notre Dame)
1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassidy - RB (Ohio State)
1969 Steve Owens - RB (Oklahoma)
1978 Billy Sims - RB (Oklahoma)
1988 Barry Sanders - RB (Oklahoma State)
1989 Andre Ware - QB (Houston)
2) Which NFL teams have never drafted a Heisman Trophy winner?
There are 5 teams:
Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
There are three teams who drafted Heisman winners, but no longer exist:
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted 1939 winner Nile Kinnick from Iowa in 1940. The Dodgers were in the NFL from 1930-44. The Boston Yanks drafted QB Angelo Bertelli from Notre Dame with their first ever pick in the draft in 1944. Boston was in the NFL from 1944-49. The New York Bulldogs drafted RB Doak Walker from SMU in the first round. The Bulldogs were in the NFL from 1949-51. They were the Bulldogs in 1949 and the Yanks their last two years.
While watching the Ole Miss/LSU game, CBS posted their the trivia question of the game. It involved the two Mannings who were Ole Miss quarterbacks, Archie (1970) and Eli (2003). Both men were 3rd in the Heisman voting in their senior seasons. CBS asked the question who were ahead of Archie and Eli in the Heisman voting? Here is the answer.
Archie was 3rd behind Joe Theismann and winner Jim Plunkett. Eli was 3rd behind Larry Fitzgerald and winner Jason White.
That trivia question inspired these two trivia questions.
1) Which NFL team drafted the most Heisman winners?
The Detroit Lions drafted 10 Heisman winners.
1936 Larry Kelley - E (Yale)
1937 Clint Frank - RB (Yale)
1942 Frank Sinkwich - RB (Georgia)
1946 Glenn Davis - RB (Army)
1949 Leon Hart - E (Notre Dame)
1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassidy - RB (Ohio State)
1969 Steve Owens - RB (Oklahoma)
1978 Billy Sims - RB (Oklahoma)
1988 Barry Sanders - RB (Oklahoma State)
1989 Andre Ware - QB (Houston)
2) Which NFL teams have never drafted a Heisman Trophy winner?
There are 5 teams:
Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
There are three teams who drafted Heisman winners, but no longer exist:
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted 1939 winner Nile Kinnick from Iowa in 1940. The Dodgers were in the NFL from 1930-44. The Boston Yanks drafted QB Angelo Bertelli from Notre Dame with their first ever pick in the draft in 1944. Boston was in the NFL from 1944-49. The New York Bulldogs drafted RB Doak Walker from SMU in the first round. The Bulldogs were in the NFL from 1949-51. They were the Bulldogs in 1949 and the Yanks their last two years.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The race for the first pick in the 2013 draft is among four teams. Although the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs are both 1-8, there will be no tie this week. Kansas City put up a valiant fight, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime. Because of that, the Jags are this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 2-7 Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers only trail by a game.
Although the New Orleans Saints' defense once again allowed over 400 yards, they made key stops which led to their victory over the no longer undefeated Atlanta Falcons. Therefore, no honorable mention for them. Since starting the season at 0-4, they have gone a respectable 4-1.
Since the Arizona Cardinals had a bye, they get a pass on the mention. This week's honorable mention goes to Arizona's former NFC East rival, the 3-6 Philadelphia Eagles. Their implosion has been remarkable, with losses that could have been wins with Detroit, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, and Dallas. In head-to-head competition, they lost to the multiple honorable mention Cardinals 27-6 in Week 3. Philly has scored no more than 23 points in each loss. Then again, they have scored no more than 24 points in each win. Now that Michael Vick is out with a concussion, will Nick Foles lead the Eagles to their first win since September 30? We'll find out on Sunday.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville has the dubious assignment of going to Houston to take on the Texans. Upset special? Uh...no. Houston will roll over the Jags. Houston has won the last four games against Jacksonville and until the Jags get their act together, the Texans will make it five in a row.
Kansas City hosts the Cincinnati Bengals who are fresh off their victory over the New York Giants. The Bengals are 4-2 against the Chiefs since 2003, but are 1-2 in Kansas City during that stretch. This is my Upset Special. Yes, I called an upset special for the Chiefs against the Chargers and lost, but KC is at home against a Bengals team who is vulnerable against the run and allow more rushing yards than they gain.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, November 13:
1949 Philadelphia 44 - Washington 21
1960 Philadelphia 19 - Washington 13
1966 San Francisco 30 - Chicago 30
1977 Denver 17 - San Diego 14
1977 Washington 17 - Philadelphia 14
1983 Kansas City 20 - Cincinnati 15
1988 Kansas City 31 - Cincinnati 28
2005 Chicago 17 - San Francisco 9
2006 Carolina 24 - Tampa Bay 10
Although the New Orleans Saints' defense once again allowed over 400 yards, they made key stops which led to their victory over the no longer undefeated Atlanta Falcons. Therefore, no honorable mention for them. Since starting the season at 0-4, they have gone a respectable 4-1.
Since the Arizona Cardinals had a bye, they get a pass on the mention. This week's honorable mention goes to Arizona's former NFC East rival, the 3-6 Philadelphia Eagles. Their implosion has been remarkable, with losses that could have been wins with Detroit, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, and Dallas. In head-to-head competition, they lost to the multiple honorable mention Cardinals 27-6 in Week 3. Philly has scored no more than 23 points in each loss. Then again, they have scored no more than 24 points in each win. Now that Michael Vick is out with a concussion, will Nick Foles lead the Eagles to their first win since September 30? We'll find out on Sunday.
Next Loss...
Jacksonville has the dubious assignment of going to Houston to take on the Texans. Upset special? Uh...no. Houston will roll over the Jags. Houston has won the last four games against Jacksonville and until the Jags get their act together, the Texans will make it five in a row.
Kansas City hosts the Cincinnati Bengals who are fresh off their victory over the New York Giants. The Bengals are 4-2 against the Chiefs since 2003, but are 1-2 in Kansas City during that stretch. This is my Upset Special. Yes, I called an upset special for the Chiefs against the Chargers and lost, but KC is at home against a Bengals team who is vulnerable against the run and allow more rushing yards than they gain.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, November 13:
1949 Philadelphia 44 - Washington 21
1960 Philadelphia 19 - Washington 13
1966 San Francisco 30 - Chicago 30
1977 Denver 17 - San Diego 14
1977 Washington 17 - Philadelphia 14
1983 Kansas City 20 - Cincinnati 15
1988 Kansas City 31 - Cincinnati 28
2005 Chicago 17 - San Francisco 9
2006 Carolina 24 - Tampa Bay 10
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The race for the number one pick in the 2013 Draft is heating up. There is a tie for this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 1-7 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars have both lost their last five games, supplanting the 2-6 Carolina Panthers, who beat the Washington Redskins. The Chiefs have scored more points, but the Jags have allowed fewer points, thus a tie.
We have kind of a tie and repeat for this week's honorable mention. As with the Jags and Chiefs, the 4-5 Arizona Cardinals get their second consecutive mention by losing their last five games. They did score 17 points, the most during this losing streak. However, they also allowed the Green Bay Packers to score 31 points, the most during this streak.
The other honorable mention doesn't go to a team, but only part of it. Once again, the New Orleans Saints' defense allowed over 400 yards in their win against the Philadelphia Eagles. Although the Eagles scored only 13 points, the Saints showed how porous their defense could be. However, they did sack Michael Vick seven times and had a Pick 6 against him in the red zone. They way the Saints defense is playing right now, they will be no match for Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons offense this week.
Speaking of the Saints/Eagles game, let's give the Philadelphia an honorable mention. They are 1-5 in their last six games and losers of their last four. The Eagles have scored no higher than 24 points this season and that was in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens. The Eagles defense has allowed at least 26 points in their last three losses and a minimum of 16 points in every game.
Next Loss...
The Chiefs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. The series is 4-4 since 1997, with the Steelers winning last season. Although, as the trend goes, it would be Kansas City's turn to win and have an upset special, but it won't happen. Pittsburgh is too much for the Chiefs and will give them an easy loss.
Jacksonville will host the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night. The Jags have won three of the last four meetings, including the last two. This can be an upset special, but it won't. Jacksonville won their first meeting in Indy, however, they have scored no more than 14 points at home. The Colts will redeem themselves and hand Jacksomville yet another loss.
Trivia Note
Michael Vick has now become the first player in NFL history to pass for over 20,000 yards and rush for over 5,000 yards. Congrats on that great accomplishment.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on November 6:
1955 Los Angeles Rams 27 - San Francisco 14
1966 Philadelphia 24 - Dallas 23
1966 San Francisco 21 - Los Angeles Rams 13
1977 Buffalo 24 - New England 14
1983 New Orleans 27 - Atlanta 10
1983 New England 21 - Buffalo 7
1983 Dallas 27 - Philadelphia 20
1988 Minnesota 44 - Detroit 17
1995 Dallas 34 - Philadelphia 12
2005 Minnesota 27 - Detroit 14
We have kind of a tie and repeat for this week's honorable mention. As with the Jags and Chiefs, the 4-5 Arizona Cardinals get their second consecutive mention by losing their last five games. They did score 17 points, the most during this losing streak. However, they also allowed the Green Bay Packers to score 31 points, the most during this streak.
The other honorable mention doesn't go to a team, but only part of it. Once again, the New Orleans Saints' defense allowed over 400 yards in their win against the Philadelphia Eagles. Although the Eagles scored only 13 points, the Saints showed how porous their defense could be. However, they did sack Michael Vick seven times and had a Pick 6 against him in the red zone. They way the Saints defense is playing right now, they will be no match for Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons offense this week.
Speaking of the Saints/Eagles game, let's give the Philadelphia an honorable mention. They are 1-5 in their last six games and losers of their last four. The Eagles have scored no higher than 24 points this season and that was in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens. The Eagles defense has allowed at least 26 points in their last three losses and a minimum of 16 points in every game.
Next Loss...
The Chiefs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. The series is 4-4 since 1997, with the Steelers winning last season. Although, as the trend goes, it would be Kansas City's turn to win and have an upset special, but it won't happen. Pittsburgh is too much for the Chiefs and will give them an easy loss.
Jacksonville will host the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night. The Jags have won three of the last four meetings, including the last two. This can be an upset special, but it won't. Jacksonville won their first meeting in Indy, however, they have scored no more than 14 points at home. The Colts will redeem themselves and hand Jacksomville yet another loss.
Trivia Note
Michael Vick has now become the first player in NFL history to pass for over 20,000 yards and rush for over 5,000 yards. Congrats on that great accomplishment.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week, on November 6:
1955 Los Angeles Rams 27 - San Francisco 14
1966 Philadelphia 24 - Dallas 23
1966 San Francisco 21 - Los Angeles Rams 13
1977 Buffalo 24 - New England 14
1983 New Orleans 27 - Atlanta 10
1983 New England 21 - Buffalo 7
1983 Dallas 27 - Philadelphia 20
1988 Minnesota 44 - Detroit 17
1995 Dallas 34 - Philadelphia 12
2005 Minnesota 27 - Detroit 14
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. We have a three-way tie for last place, but the nod goes to yet another new King of the Cellar, the 1-6 Carolina Panthers, who lost their last five games. The also 1-6 Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars came close, but they only lost their last four games. Both the Panthers and Chiefs got their lone win against the same team, the New Orleans Saints. More on them in a bit. The only win the Jaguars have is against the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Indianapolis Colts, who are now 4-3. At this point, the Colts are playing too well to vie for a repeat of their title.
This week's honorable mention goes to two teams. The 4-4 Arizona Cardinals get their second mention in a row by losing with ease to the San Francisco 49ers. They began the season at 4-0 and have been winless since. Their offense hasn't scored more than 16 points in any game during this losing streak, putting more pressure on their defense, who have allowed the seventh fewest points in the league.
The other mention goes to the New Orleans Saints, whose defense allowed more yards in seven games than any other team in NFL history, including their allowing 530 yards against the Denver Broncos' offense. This defense is worse than the 1980 Saints, who were 1-15. The 2012 defense has allowed over 200 yards rushing in three of those games and at least 300 yards passing in all but two games this season. On the offense, the rushing game is anemic, which puts more pressure on Drew Brees. Although the 2012 rushing offense has 101 more yards than the 1980 offense, if they put up another weak rushing performance, they will fall behind the 1980 rushing offense. That team had 220 rushing yards in Week 8 and the 2012 offense needs 120 rushing yards to stay ahead of that infamous team.
Next Loss...
Carolina goes to Washington DC to take on the Redskins. This is a battle of running quarterbacks and RGIII has the advantage right now. This game will depend on whose defense shows up. Carolina won the last time they visited the Redskins in 2006 and have won three of the last four games in the series. However, this will end up being a hard fought loss for the Panthers.
Jacksonville will host the Detroit Lions. This will be their fifth ever meeting, and believe it or not, the Jags lead the series 3-1, only losing their first ever meeting in 1995. Will Jacksonville continue this trend and have an upset special? Uh...no. The Lions will dominate them and make this an easy loss for the Jaguars.
In a Thursday night game, the Chiefs will invade San Diego and take on the previous honorable mention Chargers. Gotta love the AFC West, where the records can be thrown out when these teams play each other. Could this be an upset special? Let's see. The Chargers are 9-4 against the Chiefs since 2006 and won eight out of the last ten games in the series. They already faced each other this season in Kansas City and San Diego won easily. However, this is a night game and the Chiefs have won the past two of those games against the Chargers. Back to the question: Will this be an upset special? Matt Cassel is the starting quarterback for the Chiefs once again, which will help Jamaal Charles. Therefore, the answer is yes. This will be my Upset Special.
Here are a couple of historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 30:
1967 Green Bay 31 - St. Louis Cardinals 23
2005 San Diego 28 - Kansas City 20
This week's honorable mention goes to two teams. The 4-4 Arizona Cardinals get their second mention in a row by losing with ease to the San Francisco 49ers. They began the season at 4-0 and have been winless since. Their offense hasn't scored more than 16 points in any game during this losing streak, putting more pressure on their defense, who have allowed the seventh fewest points in the league.
The other mention goes to the New Orleans Saints, whose defense allowed more yards in seven games than any other team in NFL history, including their allowing 530 yards against the Denver Broncos' offense. This defense is worse than the 1980 Saints, who were 1-15. The 2012 defense has allowed over 200 yards rushing in three of those games and at least 300 yards passing in all but two games this season. On the offense, the rushing game is anemic, which puts more pressure on Drew Brees. Although the 2012 rushing offense has 101 more yards than the 1980 offense, if they put up another weak rushing performance, they will fall behind the 1980 rushing offense. That team had 220 rushing yards in Week 8 and the 2012 offense needs 120 rushing yards to stay ahead of that infamous team.
Next Loss...
Carolina goes to Washington DC to take on the Redskins. This is a battle of running quarterbacks and RGIII has the advantage right now. This game will depend on whose defense shows up. Carolina won the last time they visited the Redskins in 2006 and have won three of the last four games in the series. However, this will end up being a hard fought loss for the Panthers.
Jacksonville will host the Detroit Lions. This will be their fifth ever meeting, and believe it or not, the Jags lead the series 3-1, only losing their first ever meeting in 1995. Will Jacksonville continue this trend and have an upset special? Uh...no. The Lions will dominate them and make this an easy loss for the Jaguars.
In a Thursday night game, the Chiefs will invade San Diego and take on the previous honorable mention Chargers. Gotta love the AFC West, where the records can be thrown out when these teams play each other. Could this be an upset special? Let's see. The Chargers are 9-4 against the Chiefs since 2006 and won eight out of the last ten games in the series. They already faced each other this season in Kansas City and San Diego won easily. However, this is a night game and the Chiefs have won the past two of those games against the Chargers. Back to the question: Will this be an upset special? Matt Cassel is the starting quarterback for the Chiefs once again, which will help Jamaal Charles. Therefore, the answer is yes. This will be my Upset Special.
Here are a couple of historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 30:
1967 Green Bay 31 - St. Louis Cardinals 23
2005 San Diego 28 - Kansas City 20
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. For the fourth week in a row, there is a new King of the Cellar. With a close loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the 1-6 Cleveland Browns retake their place on this week's throne, beating out the 1-5 teams, such as the Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. To their credit, the Browns have lost only two games by more than ten points. The Panthers lost only one game by more than eight points. The same can't be said for Jacksonville, who lost three games by at least 17 points.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 4-3 Arizona Cardinals, who started off the season 4-0. What happened? The injury to Kevin Kolb made their quarterback controversy even more mediocre. However, the offense has risen to the occasion in terms of yardage. The Cardinals' offense has outgained the opposing offenses in all three losses at an average of 323 to 252 yards. However, the Cards, like their baseball counterparts, didn't win the battle of scores, which is what matters most, thus earning them this week's mention.
Next loss...
Cleveland hosts the recent honorable mention San Diego Chargers. This is my Upset Special. Maybe the bye will help the Chargers this week and their last win was at Kansas City. However, Cleveland's lone win came at home and San Diego has not been able to shut down good quarterbacks. Cleveland has beaten San Diego only twice since 1987. If rookie Brandon Weeden can get on track, then Cleveland will beat the Chargers for the first time since 2001.
Carolina goes to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears. Carolina trails in the series 2-4 and have not beaten the Bears since 2008. Also, the Panthers have not won on the road this season. To complicate matters, their defense has allowed at least 300 yards per games in all but the first game. Carolina also have to face former Panther defensive great Julius Peppers, who will be highly motivated for this game. The Panthers have also not played well against teams outside of the NFC South, losing at an average score of 24-11. Facing the combination of Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Matt Forte, and Peppers, the Panthers will skate to 1-6.
After a week off, the Kansas City hosts the Oakland Raiders. This is one of those games where the win/loss records mean little. The Chiefs are 3-6 against the Raiders since 2007, with two overtime losses. So far, Brady Quinn has proven nothing as the Chief's starting quarterback and a near loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars could be the wake-up call Oakland needs. Jamaal Charles must have the same kind of game against the Raiders as he did against the New Orleans Saints or this will be yet another Kansas City loss.
Speaking of that OT game in Oakland, the Jacksonville Jaguars will invade the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. This will be only the fifth time these two teams have ever played each other and the Jags are 1-0 at Lambeau and haven't lost to the Packers since 2001. However, that was a different time and these are different teams going in different directions. This will be an easy Jacksonville loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 23:
1960 Washington 27 - Pittsburgh 27
1988 Minnesota 49 - Tampa Bay 20
1988 New York Jets 44 - Miami 30
2000 New York Jets 40 - Miami 37 OT
2006 New York Giants 36 - Dallas 22
2011 Kansas City 28 - Oakland 0
This week's honorable mention goes to the 4-3 Arizona Cardinals, who started off the season 4-0. What happened? The injury to Kevin Kolb made their quarterback controversy even more mediocre. However, the offense has risen to the occasion in terms of yardage. The Cardinals' offense has outgained the opposing offenses in all three losses at an average of 323 to 252 yards. However, the Cards, like their baseball counterparts, didn't win the battle of scores, which is what matters most, thus earning them this week's mention.
Next loss...
Cleveland hosts the recent honorable mention San Diego Chargers. This is my Upset Special. Maybe the bye will help the Chargers this week and their last win was at Kansas City. However, Cleveland's lone win came at home and San Diego has not been able to shut down good quarterbacks. Cleveland has beaten San Diego only twice since 1987. If rookie Brandon Weeden can get on track, then Cleveland will beat the Chargers for the first time since 2001.
Carolina goes to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears. Carolina trails in the series 2-4 and have not beaten the Bears since 2008. Also, the Panthers have not won on the road this season. To complicate matters, their defense has allowed at least 300 yards per games in all but the first game. Carolina also have to face former Panther defensive great Julius Peppers, who will be highly motivated for this game. The Panthers have also not played well against teams outside of the NFC South, losing at an average score of 24-11. Facing the combination of Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Matt Forte, and Peppers, the Panthers will skate to 1-6.
After a week off, the Kansas City hosts the Oakland Raiders. This is one of those games where the win/loss records mean little. The Chiefs are 3-6 against the Raiders since 2007, with two overtime losses. So far, Brady Quinn has proven nothing as the Chief's starting quarterback and a near loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars could be the wake-up call Oakland needs. Jamaal Charles must have the same kind of game against the Raiders as he did against the New Orleans Saints or this will be yet another Kansas City loss.
Speaking of that OT game in Oakland, the Jacksonville Jaguars will invade the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. This will be only the fifth time these two teams have ever played each other and the Jags are 1-0 at Lambeau and haven't lost to the Packers since 2001. However, that was a different time and these are different teams going in different directions. This will be an easy Jacksonville loss.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 23:
1960 Washington 27 - Pittsburgh 27
1988 Minnesota 49 - Tampa Bay 20
1988 New York Jets 44 - Miami 30
2000 New York Jets 40 - Miami 37 OT
2006 New York Giants 36 - Dallas 22
2011 Kansas City 28 - Oakland 0
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Once again, there is a new King of the Cellar. This week, for getting their first win of the season, the 1-5 Cleveland Browns got knocked off the throne by the 1-5 Kansas City Chiefs. Ever since Jamaal Charles put up Walter Payton type numbers against the New Orleans Saints in Week 3, that second victory has been as elusive as Charles is in the open field. The last time the Chiefs started off 1-5 was in 2009, when they finished with a 4-12 record. The last time the Browns started off 1-5 was in 2010, when they finished the season 5-11.
This week's honorable mention goes to the San Diego Chargers. After blowing certain victories against the Saints and Denver Broncos, they turned a good 5-1 record into a mediocre 3-3 record. The last time San Diego started the season at 3-3 was in 2009, when they finished with a 13-3 record. Will they get into gear or compete for Kings of the Cellar?
Next Loss...
Here's a bold prediction. The Chiefs will not lose this week. Okay, it's no prediction at all. Kansas City has a bye this week. They will host the Oakland Raiders next week.
Cleveland will visit the Indianapolis Colts, the defending Kings of the Cellar champions. Indy is doing better at 2-3, but the Browns could pull an upset here, too. Cleveland won two in a row once last season and it started at Indy. However, although both teams are better at quarterback, Indy is third against the pass, so the Browns should get the loss.
Let's look at the other 1 win teams...
The New Orleans Saints will visit sunny Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, fresh off their win over the Chiefs. As with the Browns and Colts, this is a toss-up. The Saints are 31st against the run and the Bucs are 31st against the pass. The is a game the Bucs should win, but the Saints have won their first game after the bye week the last three seasons. The team whose running game and defense shows up will win.
The Carolina Panthers will host the Dallas Cowboys. This is the best defense the Panthers will face so far this season. After a heartbreak in Baltimore, the Cowboys should keep a struggling Cam Newton in check and get the win. If Newton plays like he did last season, this could be an upset.
In a battle of 1-4 teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars will invade the Raider Nation to play the Oakland Raiders. This is Oakland's game to lose. Both teams have only been in contention for two games, including their lone victories. However, the Raiders have the better offense and should keep the Jags at one win.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 16:
1955 Green Bay 30 - Los Angeles Rams 28
1960 Washington 24 - New York Giants 24
1966 New York Giants 13 - Washington 10
1983 Detroit 31 - Chicago 17
1994 New York Jets 24 - New England 17
1994 Pittsburgh 14 - Cincinnati 10
2011 Tampa Bay 26 - New Orleans 20
2011 Baltimore 29 - Houston 14
2011 Green Bay 24 - St. Louis 3
This week's honorable mention goes to the San Diego Chargers. After blowing certain victories against the Saints and Denver Broncos, they turned a good 5-1 record into a mediocre 3-3 record. The last time San Diego started the season at 3-3 was in 2009, when they finished with a 13-3 record. Will they get into gear or compete for Kings of the Cellar?
Next Loss...
Here's a bold prediction. The Chiefs will not lose this week. Okay, it's no prediction at all. Kansas City has a bye this week. They will host the Oakland Raiders next week.
Cleveland will visit the Indianapolis Colts, the defending Kings of the Cellar champions. Indy is doing better at 2-3, but the Browns could pull an upset here, too. Cleveland won two in a row once last season and it started at Indy. However, although both teams are better at quarterback, Indy is third against the pass, so the Browns should get the loss.
Let's look at the other 1 win teams...
The New Orleans Saints will visit sunny Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, fresh off their win over the Chiefs. As with the Browns and Colts, this is a toss-up. The Saints are 31st against the run and the Bucs are 31st against the pass. The is a game the Bucs should win, but the Saints have won their first game after the bye week the last three seasons. The team whose running game and defense shows up will win.
The Carolina Panthers will host the Dallas Cowboys. This is the best defense the Panthers will face so far this season. After a heartbreak in Baltimore, the Cowboys should keep a struggling Cam Newton in check and get the win. If Newton plays like he did last season, this could be an upset.
In a battle of 1-4 teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars will invade the Raider Nation to play the Oakland Raiders. This is Oakland's game to lose. Both teams have only been in contention for two games, including their lone victories. However, the Raiders have the better offense and should keep the Jags at one win.
Here are some historical scores for teams playing each other this week on October 16:
1955 Green Bay 30 - Los Angeles Rams 28
1960 Washington 24 - New York Giants 24
1966 New York Giants 13 - Washington 10
1983 Detroit 31 - Chicago 17
1994 New York Jets 24 - New England 17
1994 Pittsburgh 14 - Cincinnati 10
2011 Tampa Bay 26 - New Orleans 20
2011 Baltimore 29 - Houston 14
2011 Green Bay 24 - St. Louis 3
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Last Place Update
December 27, 2011 – Welcome to this week’s Last Place
Update. The 2-13 Indianapolis Colts’ two
game lead is gone. They went off on a
two game winning streak and are now tied with the St. Louis Rams. And for the first time this season, the Colts
are no longer Kings of the Cellar. That
honor now goes to the Rams for getting shut out by the Pittsburgh Steelers (minus
Ben Roethlisberger…Charlie Batch was the Steeler QB) 17-0. The last time Pittsburgh shut out the Rams
was in 1981, 24-0.
The Colts beat the Houston Texans 18-16 and will not have a
honorable mention this week. Congrats on
two straight wins. And congrats to the
Minnesota Vikings for pulling off the upset special over the Washington
Redskins. You too, will not have an
honorable mention.
This week’s first honorable mention goes to the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. True, there are teams with
fewer wins, but nobody has a longer losing streak, which is now at nine
straight. It’s one thing to lose close
games to good teams, but the Bucs got spanked by a losing team, the 4-11 Jacksonville
Jaguars. The Bucs even got swept and
dominated by the 6-9 Carolina Panthers.
This week’s second honorable mention barely goes to the
Cleveland Browns, who just edged the Chicago Bears for the honor. Cleveland lost five straight and ten out of
their last twelve, but the Browns have not been blown out during this
stretch. However, their wins were
against opponents with losing records.
Even Tampa Bay beat two playoff teams.
Before we go to the next loss, I want to make a couple of
comments.
First, congrats to Drew Brees for breaking Dan Marino’s single
season passing yards record while leading the New Orleans Saints to a
dominating win over the Atlanta Falcons.
He did it in fifteen games versus Marino’s sixteen games. The only downside is if they have to play
again in the playoffs. Not only is it
hard to beat the same team three times in a season, but some of the Atlanta
players didn’t like the drive for the record and are itching for a
rematch. Here's the link to WWL Radio’s Jim
Henderson’s call on the record-breaking play.
Jim Henderson's Call When Brees Passed Marino
Second, congrats to the Detroit Lions for making the playoffs
for the first time since 1999, when Barry Sanders ran the ball all over the
place. And who was one of their quarterbacks? Current Steelers backup quarterback Charlie
Batch. He and kicker Jason Hanson are
the only two players from the 1999 team who are still playing in the NFL and
Hanson is still with the Lions.
Next Loss
St. Louis hosts their divisional rival of over 60 years, the San
Francisco 49ers. Upset Special? Only if the Rams play the Niners like they
played the Saints. Although San
Francisco struggles to score touchdowns in the red zone, St. Louis doesn’t have
the offensive firepower without Sam Bradford.
Now if Bradford is healthy enough to play, then this will be an upset
special. If he isn’t, then this will be
an easy Niners win, who will clinch the #2 spot in the playoffs
Indy goes to Jacksonville to take on the Jacksonville
Jaguars. Upset special? Why not?
If the Colts play like they did the last two weeks, they should win
their first road game. Indy will finish
the season on a positive note with another upset win.
Minnesota takes on their divisional rival for over 50 years, the
Chicago Bears, at home. Could this be a
third upset special? Not this time, even
at home. The Vikings will put up a good
fight, but Chicago should end the season with a win.
Here are some historical scores on this day for teams facing each
other this week: December 27,
1987 – San Francisco 48 – Los Angeles Rams 0
1992 – Kansas City 42 – Denver 20
1992 – Pittsburgh 23 – Cleveland 13
1998 – San Francisco 38 – St. Louis 19
1999 – New York Jets 38 – Miami 31
2003 – Philadelphia 31 – Dallas 7
2003 – New England 31 – Buffalo 0
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