David Akers made four field goals to give him 42 this season, most in league history, and the San Francisco 49ers eliminated Seattle from postseason contention by holding off the Seahawks 19-17 on Saturday. The NFC West champions remained in position for the No. 2 playoff seed and a first-round bye thanks to Akers and [...]
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49ers Earn 12th Win Of The Season; Rally To Sink Seattle 19-17
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Vikings Superstar RB Adrian Peterson Suffers Torn ACL
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will undergo an MRI tonight on his injured left knee, but a preliminary report from Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports is that the four-time Pro Bowler has a torn ACL and possibly more damage to his left knee. On the opening play of the second half, Peterson was hit by Redskins [...]
Eagles Soar To Dominate Dallas; 20-7
The Philadelphia Eagles (7-8) went down to Dallas to take on the Cowboys (8-7), in a game that upon kickoff held playoff implications, but by the final snap, Philly had been eliminated. Following a New York Giants win over the New York Jets, the Eagles playoff hopes had been dashed, but despite being all too aware [...]
Giants Win Battle Of New York; Blast Jets 29-14
The Battle of New York has come and gone and it is the Giants who came out on top. It wasn’t pretty, but they got it done, beating the Jets 29-14 and keeping their playoff hopes alive. After a Giants TD was brought back by a too many men penalty, the Jets capitalized and scored [...]
Browns Blunders Lead to 20-14 Loss to Ravens in Baltimore
Cleveland Browns Head Coach Pat Shurmur, may have secured the ‘Least Likely to Succeed as an NFL Head Coach’ Award today – before halftime. Immediately following the Browns – Ravens fiasco today, I flipped it to the Arizona and Cincinnati game just in time to watch Early Doucet fall flat on his rear as he [...]
Broncos and Tebow Beat Up By Bills in 40-14 Route
A defense that played more like they were in the first few weeks of the season than the last, derailed Tim Tebow and the Broncos Saturday, putting them in a one and done position next week against former QB Kyle Orton and the Chiefs. It was a nightmare day for Tebow, as safety Jairus Byrd [...]
Webb, Gerhart Guide Vikings Past Washington 33-26
December 24th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in 2011 Regular Season, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins Despite injuries to Adrian Peterson and Christian Ponder, the Vikings found a way to beat the Washington Redskins, snapping a six-game losing streak Saturday with a 33-26 win. Toby Gerhart set up a touchdown with a 67-yard run, and Joe Webb threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Webb completed 4 of 5 passes [...]
Titans Top Jaguars 23-17 to Improve to 8-7
The playoff hopes of the Titans may be fading, but that didn’t stop another solid effort from QB Matt Hasselbeck and the team as they beat the Jaguars at home Christmas Eve afternoon 23-17. Hasselbeck threw for 240 of his 350 yards in the first half, as the Titans snapped a two-game skid and finished [...]
