Happy Hump Day! It's foggy and rainy in the Crescent City, and I hope your day is a good one.
Yes, we're still working on The Curse. Now that the big issues have been resolved, we're focusing on the smaller ones. The story flows so much better now.
I started to work on the second draft of Justice. This will be the first volume of a series. One of the disadvantages of being a pantser and doing Camp NaNoWriMo is remembering what you wrote before. Early in the draft, I did a quick bio of a character and did it again near the end of the book. The easy thing to do would have been to take it out. Instead, I kept it in and had the main character act like a jerk. I may tweak the scene in the next edit. There was a lot of adding in, because of what I inadvertently omitted in the first draft. That and I messed up the timeline by a day, but that's been fixed. It's shaping up to be a good story.
Also, Rickshaw, New Mexico will be free for the Kindle this Friday and Saturday. I'll post the announcements on my Twitter and Google+ pages (feel free to click the links and follow), since Facebook changed the way posts are seen. That's another rant for another day. Now for some sports trivia!
The 12-51 New York Knicks are today's Kings of the Cellar. They're losers of 5 straight games and 2-13 since February 3. The 14-49 Philadelphia 76ers are two games back, with January's Kings of the Cellar, the 14-48 Minnesota Timberwolves a half game behind Philly.
Today's honorable mention goes to the 23-40 Detroit Pistons. They're losers of their last seven and 2-8 in their last ten games. A special honorable mention goes to my New Orleans Pelicans, not because of poor play, but because they're 36-29 and last in the Southwest Division. Makes me wish they were back in the Eastern Conference. They would have been currently 6th in the rankings. They're 9th and battling the 36-28 Oklahoma City Thunder for the 8th spot now.
Today in 1998, the 42-20 San Antonio Spurs edged the 33-30 New Jersey Nets 79-78. The Spurs' David Robinson and the Nets' Kendall Gill led all scorers with 19 points.
Today in 1988, the 38-21 Portland Trailblazers defeated the 35-24 Houston Rockets 112-109. Portland's Clyde "The Glide" Drexler led all scorers with 33 points. Hakeem Alajuwon led Houston with 28.
Today in 1978, the 23-41 Buffalo Braves, while trailing 89-81 in the 4th quarter, mounted a furious comeback, scoring 36 points, but it was not enough. The Braves lost the the 31-35 Cleveland Cavaliers 118-117. Buffalo's Swen Nater led all scorers with 30. The next season, Buffalo moved its franchise to the West Coast and became the San Diego Clippers and then the Los Angeles Clippers.
Here's one for the Knicks. Today in 1948, the 25-20 New York Knicks lost to the 27-16 St. Louis Bombers 82-73. New York's Bud Palmer led all scorers with 25 points.
So who were the St. Louis Bombers? They were a BAA and NBA team who played from 1946-50, with a collective record of 122-115. They were actually a good team in the BAA, making the playoffs all three years. In the NBA, their final year (1949-50 season), the Bombers went 26-42, their only losing season, and folded.
Here in the Who Dat Nation, there's an uproar over the Jimmy Graham trade. Half the fans love it and half the fans hate it. I'm okay with the trade. Since he got shut down by Aqib Talib and twice by his new team, the Seattle Seahawks, along with his injuries, Graham hasn't been the same player. Last season, he dropped key passes, alligator-armed others, and there was that fumble against Atlanta that was really a touchdown. Sorry, the ball did cross the plane. He did not earn that huge contract he signed before the season started. With that said, the Seahawks are getting a great receiver, as long as Graham can stay healthy. He will be missed here.
Speaking of remaining healthy, Max Unger can stabilize a porous offensive line that made Drew Brees learn what Archie Manning felt like when he played for the black & gold. Unger can also help open holes for Ingram and company, and help give Brees more time in the pocket.
Until next time...
Have a great day!!!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Gate Fatigue
Happy Saturday!! Life's been busy and it's nice to have a day off. Hope yours is even better.
So far, my beta readers' response to the latest edit of The Curse is positive. The first third is in much better shape, making it an even better read. Of course, they found a few issues, including different looking quotation marks. One set is straight and the other is curled. That's what happens when you edit in Open Office and finish up in Microsoft Word, because both programs are on different machines. At least everything they're flagging is minor.
Now let's get to what the title means. Must every scandal under the sun end with "Gate"? We have Deflate-Gate, Bounty-Gate, Spy-Gate, This-Gate, That-Gate...ENOUGH ALREADY!!! It's not just sports either. Can we come up with something else? The Watergate scandal happened in 1972. That was 43 years ago. Enough of the "Gates"! It's past time to let it go. At least on the Mike & Mike Show, their hashtag is #shrinkage. It may be sophomoric, but it's more entertaining the Deflate-Gate.
Time to get off my soapbox. The 8-38 Minnesota Timberwolves are the NBA Kings of the Cellar right now. They're 3-7 in their last ten games and 3-22 since December 12. The 9-38 New York Knicks are a half game back. They're 4-6 in their last ten games, but they're 4-2 in their last six. Both teams would have to lose all of their remaining games to tie or break the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' 9-73 record, so it's safe for another year. An honorable mention goes to the 16-29 Sacramento Kings. They're 1-9 in their last ten games, with an 8 game losing streak.
The 0-18 Central Arkansas Bears and the 0-20 FAMU Rattlers are the NCAA Divison 1 Kings of the Cellar. The 0-19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Illinois State Redbirds are the Queens of the Cellar. Who will remain winless?
I've been searching for a website to find historical scores the way the old football scores are listed. For basketball, the search parameters on the website I use aren't the same. I can get historical scores for one year and that's it. For example, today in 1955, the Milwaukee Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 88-79. No player stats are listed, but that's alright.
In my research, what I thought was interesting, was for that game, the Celtics had a player named Skippy Whitaker. There aren't too many people named Skippy anymore. The University of Kentucky alum only played one season in the NBA, in a grand total of 3 games. For his brief career, he was 1-6 for 2 points and no free throw attempts. He played only 15 minutes of game time.
This Super Bowl is much harder to pick than last year. I picked Denver (oops) because of their offense. If I had to pick now, it would be New England, but not for the same reason I picked Denver. The Legion of Boom is not to be taken lightly, but the Patriots have a better defense than Denver did.Can Brady, Blount, and Gronk handle Seattle's defensive speed? That's why they play the game.
Have a great day!!!
So far, my beta readers' response to the latest edit of The Curse is positive. The first third is in much better shape, making it an even better read. Of course, they found a few issues, including different looking quotation marks. One set is straight and the other is curled. That's what happens when you edit in Open Office and finish up in Microsoft Word, because both programs are on different machines. At least everything they're flagging is minor.
Now let's get to what the title means. Must every scandal under the sun end with "Gate"? We have Deflate-Gate, Bounty-Gate, Spy-Gate, This-Gate, That-Gate...ENOUGH ALREADY!!! It's not just sports either. Can we come up with something else? The Watergate scandal happened in 1972. That was 43 years ago. Enough of the "Gates"! It's past time to let it go. At least on the Mike & Mike Show, their hashtag is #shrinkage. It may be sophomoric, but it's more entertaining the Deflate-Gate.
Time to get off my soapbox. The 8-38 Minnesota Timberwolves are the NBA Kings of the Cellar right now. They're 3-7 in their last ten games and 3-22 since December 12. The 9-38 New York Knicks are a half game back. They're 4-6 in their last ten games, but they're 4-2 in their last six. Both teams would have to lose all of their remaining games to tie or break the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' 9-73 record, so it's safe for another year. An honorable mention goes to the 16-29 Sacramento Kings. They're 1-9 in their last ten games, with an 8 game losing streak.
The 0-18 Central Arkansas Bears and the 0-20 FAMU Rattlers are the NCAA Divison 1 Kings of the Cellar. The 0-19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Illinois State Redbirds are the Queens of the Cellar. Who will remain winless?
I've been searching for a website to find historical scores the way the old football scores are listed. For basketball, the search parameters on the website I use aren't the same. I can get historical scores for one year and that's it. For example, today in 1955, the Milwaukee Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 88-79. No player stats are listed, but that's alright.
In my research, what I thought was interesting, was for that game, the Celtics had a player named Skippy Whitaker. There aren't too many people named Skippy anymore. The University of Kentucky alum only played one season in the NBA, in a grand total of 3 games. For his brief career, he was 1-6 for 2 points and no free throw attempts. He played only 15 minutes of game time.
This Super Bowl is much harder to pick than last year. I picked Denver (oops) because of their offense. If I had to pick now, it would be New England, but not for the same reason I picked Denver. The Legion of Boom is not to be taken lightly, but the Patriots have a better defense than Denver did.Can Brady, Blount, and Gronk handle Seattle's defensive speed? That's why they play the game.
Have a great day!!!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Some NFL Series Trivia - Divisional Round
The plot thickens and the picks get harder. Gotta love this time of year. Here's some series trivia for this week's playoff games.
Baltimore vs Denver: Baltimore leads the series 6-4, but the Broncos won their last meeting earlier this season in Week 15, 34-17 in Baltimore. Denver leads the series at home 3-1, winning their last two meetings at Mile High. They met in the playoffs once, in the Wild Card round in 2000. The Ravens won that game 21-3 and went on to win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants, They never met in overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Green Bay vs San Francisco: Green Bay leads the series 34-27-1 and is 14-3 against the 49ers since 1989. San Francisco leads the series at home 16-11-1, but the Packers are 6-1 at Candlestick Park since 1989, winning their last three meetings there. They met in the postseason five times. Green Bay leads the playoff series 4-1, winning their last meeting in 2002, 25-15. They met in the NFC Championship game in 1998. Green Bay won that game 23-10 and went on to lose Super Bowl XXXII to the Denver Broncos. They went to overtime once in 1996. The Packers won that game 23-20. The last time Green Bay shut out San Francisco was 13-0 in 1967. The last time San Francisco shut out Green Bay was 35-0 in 1954. Their only tie was 24-24 in 1965.
Seattle vs Atlanta: Seattle leads the series 8-5, winning their last three meetings. Atlanta trails the Seahawks at home 2-4, but the Falcons won their last meeting in the Georgia Dome in 2007. This is their first meeting in in the playoffs. They went to overtime once. in 2002. Seattle won that game 30-24. Neither team has ever shut out the other nor kept each other in single digits.
Houston vs New England: The Patriots lead the series 3-1 and spanked Houston earlier this season in Week 14, 42-14. New England leads the series at home 2-0. They never met in the postseason, but they did go to overtime once, in their first ever meeting in 2003. New England won that game 23-20. Houston's only win against the Patriots came in 2009 by a score of 34-27. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Other Thoughts...
The SEC has now won seven consecutive national championships and eight of the last ten. That's more than any other conference in the BCS era. In fact, that's more than any other conference in the modern era. However, this is nothing new if you count Independents. In the early era of college football, although not a formal league yet, Ivy league schools won every national championship from 1869-1900. From 1869-1922, Ivy League schools won 44 national titles, including ties. Yale has the most during that time with 17 national championships. Although the SEC didn't exist yet, the first team from what is now the SEC to win a national championship was LSU in 1908. Again each of these teams were listed as Independent at the time.
In Monday's Last Place Update, I said the New Orleans Hornets should win at least two. Although it wasn't mentioned, the one game I thought the Bees would definitely lose was Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. New Orleans won that game. They host the Houston Rockets tonight. Can the Hornets win their third straight game for the first time this season?
Have a great day!!
Baltimore vs Denver: Baltimore leads the series 6-4, but the Broncos won their last meeting earlier this season in Week 15, 34-17 in Baltimore. Denver leads the series at home 3-1, winning their last two meetings at Mile High. They met in the playoffs once, in the Wild Card round in 2000. The Ravens won that game 21-3 and went on to win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants, They never met in overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Green Bay vs San Francisco: Green Bay leads the series 34-27-1 and is 14-3 against the 49ers since 1989. San Francisco leads the series at home 16-11-1, but the Packers are 6-1 at Candlestick Park since 1989, winning their last three meetings there. They met in the postseason five times. Green Bay leads the playoff series 4-1, winning their last meeting in 2002, 25-15. They met in the NFC Championship game in 1998. Green Bay won that game 23-10 and went on to lose Super Bowl XXXII to the Denver Broncos. They went to overtime once in 1996. The Packers won that game 23-20. The last time Green Bay shut out San Francisco was 13-0 in 1967. The last time San Francisco shut out Green Bay was 35-0 in 1954. Their only tie was 24-24 in 1965.
Seattle vs Atlanta: Seattle leads the series 8-5, winning their last three meetings. Atlanta trails the Seahawks at home 2-4, but the Falcons won their last meeting in the Georgia Dome in 2007. This is their first meeting in in the playoffs. They went to overtime once. in 2002. Seattle won that game 30-24. Neither team has ever shut out the other nor kept each other in single digits.
Houston vs New England: The Patriots lead the series 3-1 and spanked Houston earlier this season in Week 14, 42-14. New England leads the series at home 2-0. They never met in the postseason, but they did go to overtime once, in their first ever meeting in 2003. New England won that game 23-20. Houston's only win against the Patriots came in 2009 by a score of 34-27. Neither team has ever shut out the other.
Other Thoughts...
The SEC has now won seven consecutive national championships and eight of the last ten. That's more than any other conference in the BCS era. In fact, that's more than any other conference in the modern era. However, this is nothing new if you count Independents. In the early era of college football, although not a formal league yet, Ivy league schools won every national championship from 1869-1900. From 1869-1922, Ivy League schools won 44 national titles, including ties. Yale has the most during that time with 17 national championships. Although the SEC didn't exist yet, the first team from what is now the SEC to win a national championship was LSU in 1908. Again each of these teams were listed as Independent at the time.
In Monday's Last Place Update, I said the New Orleans Hornets should win at least two. Although it wasn't mentioned, the one game I thought the Bees would definitely lose was Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. New Orleans won that game. They host the Houston Rockets tonight. Can the Hornets win their third straight game for the first time this season?
Have a great day!!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Some NFL Series Trivia - Playoffs
Welcome to the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs. Let's get started.
Cincinnati vs Houston: This is a rematch from last year's Wild Card round, when Houston easily disposed the Bengals 31-10. This will be their second ever postseason meeting. The Texans lead the series 4-3. Cincy won the first three meetings and Houston won the rest, starting in 2008. The Texans lead the series at home 2-1, winning that first ever playoff game last year. They never went to overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Minnesota vs Green Bay: This is a rematch from last week. Green Bay leads the series 54-49-1 and is 10-4 against the Vikings since 2006. However, Minnesota broke the Packers' five game win streak against them last week, earning them a spot here. Green Bay leads the series at home 29-23-1, going 11-4 versus the Vikings at Lambeau Field since 1999 and winning the last three meetings there. As stated last week, they met in the playoffs once before, in the Wild Card round in 2005. The Vikings won that game 31-17. So this will be their second ever postseason meeting. They went to overtime six times, with Minnesota leading that series 4-1-1. The last time Green Bay shut out Minnesota was 34-0 in 2007. The last time Minnesota shut out Green Bay was 3-0 in 1971. Their only tie was 10-10 in 1978, their first overtime game in the series.
Indianapolis vs Baltimore: This a game of former and current teams from Baltimore. Indianapolis leads the series 9-3, going 8-1 against the Ravens since 2002. However, Baltimore won their last meeting in 2011. The Ravens trail the series at home 3-4 and is 1-4 against the Colts in Baltimore since 2005. They met twice in the playoffs, both times in the AFC Divisional round. The winner of those games went on to the Super Bowl. Indy won both games. In 2007, the Colts won 15-6 and went on to win Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears 29-17. In 2010, Indy beat the Ravens 20-3 and went on to lose Super Bowl XLIV against the New Orleans Saints 31-17. They never went to overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Seattle vs Washington: The Seahawks are playing in Washington again...DC that is, for the first time since 2005. Washington leads the series 11-6 and is 6-2 against the Seahawks since 1998. The Redskins are 5-3 at home against Seattle, winning their last three meetings in DC. They met twice in the playoffs and the Seahawks lead the postseason series 2-0. They met in the NFC Divisional round in 2006. Seattle won that game 20-10 and went on to lose Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10. They met again in the Wild Card round in 2008, with the Seahawks winning 35-14. They went to overtime once, in 2005. Washington won that game 20-17. The last time Washington shut out Seattle as 29-0 in 1989. The last time Seattle shut out Washington was 14-0 in 1980.
Other Thoughts...
There are no historical scores today, because none of these teams ever faced each other on this day.
Once again, the NBA Last Place Update is racking up a lot of views. And again, it has more views than the previous two entries combined. Who will make a run at the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record of futility?
My book of short stories, The Acts of 1, is on a free promotion today and tomorrow only for the Kindle. The ebook will be available for the Nook sometime next week. In one of the stories not mentioned in the blurb, a drama professor shows his class a silent movie once considered lost. There appears to be more to this movie than meets the eye. If you want to know what that is, click the link below and order your copy. Hope you enjoy the ebook.
The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories
Have a great day!!
Cincinnati vs Houston: This is a rematch from last year's Wild Card round, when Houston easily disposed the Bengals 31-10. This will be their second ever postseason meeting. The Texans lead the series 4-3. Cincy won the first three meetings and Houston won the rest, starting in 2008. The Texans lead the series at home 2-1, winning that first ever playoff game last year. They never went to overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Minnesota vs Green Bay: This is a rematch from last week. Green Bay leads the series 54-49-1 and is 10-4 against the Vikings since 2006. However, Minnesota broke the Packers' five game win streak against them last week, earning them a spot here. Green Bay leads the series at home 29-23-1, going 11-4 versus the Vikings at Lambeau Field since 1999 and winning the last three meetings there. As stated last week, they met in the playoffs once before, in the Wild Card round in 2005. The Vikings won that game 31-17. So this will be their second ever postseason meeting. They went to overtime six times, with Minnesota leading that series 4-1-1. The last time Green Bay shut out Minnesota was 34-0 in 2007. The last time Minnesota shut out Green Bay was 3-0 in 1971. Their only tie was 10-10 in 1978, their first overtime game in the series.
Indianapolis vs Baltimore: This a game of former and current teams from Baltimore. Indianapolis leads the series 9-3, going 8-1 against the Ravens since 2002. However, Baltimore won their last meeting in 2011. The Ravens trail the series at home 3-4 and is 1-4 against the Colts in Baltimore since 2005. They met twice in the playoffs, both times in the AFC Divisional round. The winner of those games went on to the Super Bowl. Indy won both games. In 2007, the Colts won 15-6 and went on to win Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears 29-17. In 2010, Indy beat the Ravens 20-3 and went on to lose Super Bowl XLIV against the New Orleans Saints 31-17. They never went to overtime nor has either team ever shut out the other.
Seattle vs Washington: The Seahawks are playing in Washington again...DC that is, for the first time since 2005. Washington leads the series 11-6 and is 6-2 against the Seahawks since 1998. The Redskins are 5-3 at home against Seattle, winning their last three meetings in DC. They met twice in the playoffs and the Seahawks lead the postseason series 2-0. They met in the NFC Divisional round in 2006. Seattle won that game 20-10 and went on to lose Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10. They met again in the Wild Card round in 2008, with the Seahawks winning 35-14. They went to overtime once, in 2005. Washington won that game 20-17. The last time Washington shut out Seattle as 29-0 in 1989. The last time Seattle shut out Washington was 14-0 in 1980.
Other Thoughts...
There are no historical scores today, because none of these teams ever faced each other on this day.
Once again, the NBA Last Place Update is racking up a lot of views. And again, it has more views than the previous two entries combined. Who will make a run at the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record of futility?
My book of short stories, The Acts of 1, is on a free promotion today and tomorrow only for the Kindle. The ebook will be available for the Nook sometime next week. In one of the stories not mentioned in the blurb, a drama professor shows his class a silent movie once considered lost. There appears to be more to this movie than meets the eye. If you want to know what that is, click the link below and order your copy. Hope you enjoy the ebook.
The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories
Have a great day!!
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.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles vs Seattle Seahawks - Some Series Trivia
December 1, 2011 – The Seattle Seahawks host the Philadelphia
Eagles tonight. Philly leads the series
7-5 and won their last meeting in 2008.
They first played each other in 1976 in the final game of Seattle’s
inaugural season. The Eagles won 27-10
and Seattle finished that season at 2-12.
The highest scoring game in the series came in 1980, when Philly
won 27-20. Seattle finally got its first
victory against the Eagles in 1986, winning 24-20. Seattle also owns both shutouts in the
series. The Seahawks shut out the Eagles
38-0 in 1998 and 42-0 in 2005. They only
went to overtime once, in 1992, where Philly won 20-17.
The Eagles are 5-2 playing in in Seattle, including their last
meeting. Although they struggled lately,
this is Philadelphia’s game to lose and they should win this one.
Here are some historical scores on this day for teams facing
each other this week, on December 1,
1963 – Los Angeles Rams 21 – San Francisco 17
1985 – New England 38 – Indianapolis 31
1996 – Oakland 17 – Miami 7
1996 – Carolina 24 – Tampa Bay 0
Friday, November 11, 2011
Some Random Musings
November 11, 2011 - Just have some random thoughts:
- First of all, thank you veterans!! Thank you for serving our country and for
protecting our freedoms!! You stepped up
when others didn’t and we appreciate your sacrifices.
- The Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers are playing each
other for only the fourth time ever.
Carolina won the first meeting in 1996, when Tennessee was still the
Houston Oilers, but the Titans won the other two. They last played each other in 2007.
- As with Tennessee and Carolina, the Baltimore Ravens play the
Seattle Seahawks for the fourth time ever this week. Baltimore also leads 2-1 and they last played
each other in 2007.
- The Washington Redskins play the Miami Dolphins this week. Miami leads the series 11-7, but the series
is 3-3 since 1987. They faced each other
in two Super Bowls. Miami won Super Bowl
VII over the Skins 14-7 to cap off their perfect season. Washington beat Miami ten years later in Super
Bowl XVII 27-17.
- In another multiple Super Bowl rematch, the Dallas Cowboys host
the Buffalo Bills. Dallas leads the
series 5-3 and hasn’t lost to the Bills since 1996. The Cowboys faced the Bills in two consecutive
Super Bowls. Dallas won Super Bowl XXVII
over Buffalo 52-17 and Super Bowl XXVIII over the Bills 30-13.
- Since we’re talking about NFL Championship rematches, let’s go
old school. The team once from Cleveland, the St. Louis Rams go to the
Dawg Pound to take on the Cleveland Browns.
Including the NFL Championship games, Cleveland leads the series
11-10. Cleveland beat the Rams for the NFL
Championship in 1950 and 1955. The Rams
beat the Browns for the NFL Championship in 1951.
- I haven’t talked about this in a while. The Valparaiso Crusaders own NCAA Division I’s longest active losing streak. They’ve lost 29 games in a row and go for number 30 this Saturday against the Campbell University Fighting Camels. Valpo's last win came in their second game of the 2009 season when they beat Concordia University of Wisconsin 20-17.
Have a great weekend everybody!!
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