NFL Week 17

Browns Quit, Crennell Done

The Browns lost 31-0 at home to a Pittsburgh team that had nothing to gain by winning and lost Ben Rothlisberger in the 1st quarter. Tomorrow morning, expect Romeo Crennell to be fired.



Cowboys Worst Loss In Franchise History?

Dallas' 44-3 loss to Philly the most horrific loss in the Cowboys iliiustrious history? Maybe.

Consider.

At time of kickoff, every Cowboy coach and player, with the Bucs losing to Oakland, knew that if they beat Philly, they would be in the playoffs.

They lost 44-3!

They probably have the most talent in the NFL.

As Joe Buck said, the defence basically gave up.

As Troy Aikman said, the receivers stopped trying in the first half.

Wow.

What can you possibly say to defend this. Going into a game vs a divisional rival that you know you can beat, and if you do, you make the playoffs, only to lose by 41 points, not scoring 1 touchdown.

Unbelievable. Absolutely, definitely, the lowest moment in Dallas Cowboy's history.

Expect Wade Phillips to be fired as early as tomorrow afternoon. Don't expect Jason Garrett to be his replacement.



Tampa Bay's Worst Loss in Franchise History?

Considering the Buccaneers franchise history, despite their recent success, it's hard to think that today's loss to Oakland could have been the most dissapointing one in thier three decades as an NFL team.

I think it was.

All they had to do was win, at home, vs. a horrible Oakland Raiders team. Then sit back and relax, and watch Philly beat Dallas. No good.
TBay laid the ultimate egg vs the awful Raiders giving them no hope of qualifying for the NFC playoffs.
Good for the rest of us. The Bucs were an awful team to watch.

Dolphins/Chargers/Eagles/Ravens Advance...Face First
The thing that I love about all these teams advancing to the playoffs....they all won to get in. I hate it when teams lose in the last week, but still make the playoffs because another team lost. At the time of kickoff, each of these 4 teams knew that if they won the game, they would be in the playoffs. Each team went out and kicked ass, although the Dolphins did take a little longer to put away the Jets.

Did the Jets Give Up?
Probably. It's hard to say, but I'm guessing that half way through the 3rd quarter when the Jets looked at the scoreboard and saw the Ravens were going to beat the Jags, thus eliminating them from playoff contention, it's hard to believe they didn't lose a little bit of motivation to beat a very fired up Dolphins team.

These Ain't Your Papa's Dolphins
As I've mentioned before, these aren't the soft, cold weather hating bunch of good guy Dolphins that we've known for years.
This team takes the field and literally punches you in the kisser.
They play physical football. They play creative offense. They are determined and focused. They do not make mistakes or turn the ball over. Finally, they run about 2 or 3 trick plays every game that really gets you excited.
I've been a Dolphins fan for nearly 2 decades. This may be the most exciting Dolphins team I've ever seen.
The thing about the NFL that is kind of boring is that every team does the exact same thing. With a few exceptions, it's pretty much a fullback, running back, tight end, and 2 wide receivers.

The Dolphins run so many different formations, either with Pennington behind center, or in the "wildcat", that it's alot of fun to watch them play.

Colts Super Bowl Favorites
Are the Colts the team to beat in the AFC, despite not having one home playoff game.
Maybe.
If you are a proponent of the philosophy that the hottest team entering the playoffs will keep winning, than you have to like Indy's chances. They have won 9 straight games, culminating with a 23-0 trouncing of Tennessee. The defence is not as quick or physical when they won the Super Bowl, and Joseph Addai is half the running back he once was, but Peyton Manning may be playing the best football of his career.

San Diego vs Indy
I love this game next weekend. The hottest team in the NFL at the hottest team in the NFL. The Colts have won 9 in a row, winning alot of games on grit and determination, battling injuries and making crazy 4th quarter comebacks. Versus a Chargers team that underachieved for 12 weeks, then had a couple of cream puff games (one of which they needed a miracle comeback to win), got lucky with an inspired Bill's win at Denver, then beat the defensively inept Broncos in San Diego to go from 4-8 to AFC West division champs.
The Chargers have absolutely no right to be hosting an AFC playoff game, but they have so much talent and they may be coming together at the right time and go all the way to the Super Bowl. The Colts have shown so much grit and determination while battling through injuries and could be super bowl favorites as well. Makes for an awesome wildcard game.