One thing can be said about the Minnesota Vikings that could not be said in the past: they have been consistent this season. Consistently good quarterbacking by Brett Favre (save for the past couple weeks) and their rushing game. It would be unimaginable how mediocre they would be without Adrian Peterson (with apologies to Chester [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Peterson Scores Twice, Vikings Clinch Playoff Berth In 30-10 Thrashing Of Bengals
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Manning Helps Colts Break Milestones, Beat Broncos 28-16
During the Denver Broncos-Indianapolis Colts game at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts – namely Peyton Manning – went through the proverbial roller coaster of ups and downs as he did well early on, played like his brother Eli a bit later before finishing strong. Manning threw two early touchdowns, would proceed to throw some untimely [...]
NFL News and Notes
December 12th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Injuries, NFL, Power Rankings, Rumors, Tampa Bay Bucs, Washington Redskins Lots of NFL tidbits to be had on this Saturday leading up to Week 14 of the NFL season, as compiled by The Sporting News: * Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett will not be available Sunday against the San Diego Chargers because of some concussion-related symptoms. Although he didn’t experience any problems during last [...]
Week 14 Preview: New Orleans at Atlanta
Matt Ryan and Michael Turner for the Atlanta Falcons..The Saints counter with Jabari Greer and Scott Fujita. Key matchups for this Sunday’s game? Nope, that’s just the injury report. All four players did not practice Friday and are not expected to play Sunday. This creates a lot of lineup changes for Sunday’s crucial NFC South [...]
Site Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week 14
We’re down to the nitty gritty of the NFL season, and with it there are some huge games for week 14. With that said, here are our picks for week 14 of the 2009 NFL season: New Orleans at Atlanta – The Falcons are fighting for their playoff lives, and they need to find a [...]
How will the Vikings Replace E.J. Henderson?
It was one of the worst looking injuries I’ve ever seen on a football field. It was absolutely Joe Theisman like in it’s severity.. It was Gruesome ! It was horrific ! Did I mention this injury looked bad ? In the aftermath of it all, E.J. Henderson is looking at a long painful rehab [...]
Hyprocites Abound in the Woods-Cable Saga
Anyone heard the latest about Tiger Woods? You know, 10 woman, text messages, etc…oh, you get your sports news from ESPN? And they are not really mentioning a lot about the situation on SportsCenter or on ESPN.com? Compare to even YAHOO (much less National Enquirer, US), it has been just a peep. The reason is [...]
Week 14 Preview: Seattle at Houston
Despite sharing the same record, Seattle and Houston have had very opposite seasons. Houston came out of the gate strong, winning five of its first eight, a franchise best. Seattle sputtered, losing five of its first eight. Fast forward, Houston has lost four straight. Seattle has won two straight. In order for Seattle (5-7) to [...]
