Month: January 2009

By Dalton Del Don I went 1-1 during the Conference Championship round, bringing my playoff record to 4-6. My best bet, the Eagles, blew it, making me 1-2 there. As for Super Bowl XLIII, here are my thoughts: Cardinals +7 vs. Steelers The Cardinals are clearly playing at a much higher level than during the…

By Dalton Del Don The NFC Championship game may have featured no teams with double-digit wins this season, but it was an instant classic nevertheless. It’s safe to say the Cardinals picked the right time to play their best football of the year, and it cannot be underestimated just how much Arizona’s staff outcoached Philadelphia’s…

By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 1-3, bringing my playoff record to 3-5. My best bet, the Panthers, lost by 20, making me 1-1 there. As for this week, the Cardinals are playing their best football of the season, and their ability to create turnovers and homefield advantage give them a legitimate shot…

By Dalton Del Don It’s safe to say the Titans outplayed the Ravens on Saturday, nearly doubling their yardage output. However, penalties, a missed field goal, a Chris Johnson injury and most importantly, turnovers were too much to overcome. In a way, Tennessee was actually lucky, as only two of its five fumbles were recovered…

By Dalton Del Don Looking back: The Steelers won during the NFL’s first 11-10 final in Week 11, although it should have been 18-10. The game was tight throughout, although Pittsburgh had 410 yards to SD’s 218. The Steelers were flagged for 110 more penalty yards but won the turnover battle 2:0. Darren Sproles saw…

By Dalton Del Don Looking back: The teams split the season series, with the road team prevailing both times. The most recent matchup was just one month ago, when the Eagles won 20-14 in New York. Extreme wind conditions resulted in Philadelphia running it far more than usual, and the Giants were just then adjusting…

By Dalton Del Don Looking back: During a Week 8 matchup, the Cardinals played the Panthers tough in Carolina, at one point leading 17-3. The Panthers ultimately prevailed 27-23, but it was their second smallest margin of victory at home all season. Again, that was ages ago in football terms. Looking ahead: Just 3-5 on…

By Dalton Del Don Looking back: Tennessee won 13-10 in Baltimore, but this was in Week 5, making it irrelevant. The Ravens entered the fourth quarter with a 10-3 lead and a highly questionable roughing the passer penalty helped aid the Titans’ game-winning, 80-yard TD drive. Looking ahead: Joe Flacco has more experience and has…

By Dalton Del Don Last week I went 2-2, and while I had no problem losing with the Colts, the Vikings loss stung a bit. I wanted to “go ugly” but sometimes the obvious side is that way for a reason. Tarvaris Jackson was brutal. I did win my best bet with the Ravens, which…

By Dalton Del Don This has become a hot topic after the Colts’ loss in which the NFL’s MVP never got a chance to step onto the field during the game’s final quarter. If football games are decided by offense, defense and special teams, then why does a sudden death frame often get decided without…

By Dalton Del Don Watching the Cardinals/Falcons game, it was obvious Arizona was jumping the snap count abnormally early, so it comes as no surprise to hear Bertrand Berry confirm this. What is surprising, however, is his claim that Matt Ryan didn’t change the snap count the entire game. Now that’s just absurd…What a fantastic…

By Dalton Del Don This is a couple days old but bears worth repeating. I have no visual evidence, but if ProFootballTalk’s report is true (and there’s no reason to believe otherwise), then the Lions are in even more trouble than originally thought. During Tuesday’s press conference in which new team president Tom Lewand met…

Not sure I’ve seen one better. Good thing I had Kentucky in my confidence pool.