This week we have a classic, disco-themed song from the Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue. Done in 1979, this is one of their hits, off of the Jump Back hits album. It is noted that Keith Richards and Mick Jagger had somewhat different views on the direction of the band, thus the mix between Disco and Rock was formed. Like Miss You, this song personifies that blend of styles from both writers.
That's all for this week, and the next one will be out next week.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sunday Night Football week 14
Tonight's game features the Philadelphia Eagles traveling to see NFC East division rivals from Dallas, at Cowboys stadium. (holds back unnecessary "Cowboys Suck" comment). Michael Vick got the Eagles on the board first, with a 1 yard touchdown run and ensuing David Akers extra point. Jon Kitna answered later with a 1 yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten, with David Buehlar tacking on the extra point. Vick found Todd Herremans in the second quarter for 2 yard and the touchdown, with Akers providing the extra point. Coming upon the end of the first half, Buehler nailed a 50 yard field goal, making it 14-10 Eagles at halftime. Buehler came out kicking with a 43 yard field goal early in the third quarter. Felix Jones gave the Cowboys the lead with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Buehler kicked an extra point home to make it 20-14 Dallas. David Akers added a couple field goals to tie it, from 39 yards in the third quarter, and then 50 yards in the fourth. Vick then found DeSean Jackson for a 91 yard touchdown, with Akers making it 27-20, before he added on a 28 yard field goal. Kitna responded by finding Witten for 22 yards, and Buehler added his extra point, but the Cowboys couldn't muster any more offense, and lost in a heartbreaking fashion, 30-27. The Eagles improved to 9-4, and the Cowboys dropped to 4-9.
NHL Sunday recap (same day)
Due to the three games already being completed, I'll get this post out now instead of later so I'm not accused of being lazy. We start in the Madison Square Garden...
Where the New York Rangers hosted the Washington Capitals. Henrik Lundqvist started for the Rangers, While Semyon Varlamov got the nod for the Capitals. Brandon Prust opened the scoring with his fourth of the year, assisted by Alexander Frolov and Brian Boyle. Artem Anisimov scored his eighth of the year early in the second period to extend the New York lead. It was unassisted, and followed relatively shortly by Marian Gaborik's ninth of the season, with the helpers from Marc Staal and Michal Rozsival on the power play. Brandon Dubinsky kept the Rangers going with his 14th of the season, courtesy of Dan Girardi and Anisimov. Staal than added a shorthanded goal, his sixth mark of the season, assisted by Boyle and Prust. Ryan Callahan had a pair of goals in the third period, to make it 7-0. Dubinsky and Girardi assisted on the first one, and the second one required no help. There were also three fights, the first two of which in the second period, between Washington's Matt Hendricks and New York's Mike Sauer, followed by Alex Ovechkin and Dubinsky, and then the last one in the third between Matt Hendricks and Sean Avery. As for the three stars, Marc Staal was the first with a goal and an assist, followed by Henrik Lundqvist, who had a 31 save shutout, and Dubinsky, who had a Gordie Howe hat trick, with a goal, assist, and fight.
Going cross-country to Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jonas Hiller was in front of Ducks cage, while Niklas Backstrom was given netminding duties for Minnesota. Corey Perry struck early for the Ducks, scoring his 14th of the season nineteen seconds into the game, assisted by Bobby Ryan. Brent Burns answered with his ninth of the year for the Wild, and this one was helped by Martin Havlat and Mikko Koivu. Ryan Getzlaf got the lead back for Anaheim with his ninth of the season, assisted by Ryan and Perry. Getzlaf also scored in the second period, his tenth of the year and second of the night, coming from Perry and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. Marek Zidlicky answered with his fourth of the year, also a power play goal, assisted by Andrew Brunette and Mikko Koivu. Perry netted his 15th of the year and second of the night on a penalty shot, resulting from a Martin Havlat hooking call. Bobby Ryan made it 5-2 Ducks with his 14th of the season, assisted by Toni Lydman and Visnovsky. Perry completed the hat trick in the third period, with his 16th of the year, assisted by Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Ducks would cruise to a 6-2 victory over Minnesota. Perry was the first star, with three goals and two assists, a fabulous five point night, followed by Getzlaf, who had two goals and an assist, and lastly Bobby Ryan, who had one goal and two assists.
Heading north to Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo was in front of the Canuck net, and Devan Dubnyk got the start for Edmonton. Alexandre Burrows opened the scoring with his fifth of the year for Vancouver, assisted by the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik. Henrik scored his own goal in the second period, also his fifth of the season, from Daniel and Ryan Kesler. Jordan Eberle scored his sixth of the year late to get the Oilers on the board, a power play goal from Dustin Penner and Kurtis Foster, but it was far too late, and Vancouver won 2-1. Henrik Sedin's goal and assist were the first star, followed by Daniel's two assists, and Devan Dubnyk's 30 for 32 save performance in the loss earned the third star, as Roberto Luongo only faced 12 shots the whole game.
That's all there is to it. Keep watch for the Sunday Night Football post soon to follow, as well as Fantasy Hockey All-Stars and Song of the Week III on Monday. Monday Night Football will feature two games as well, and will be completed at the conclusion of the last game.
Where the New York Rangers hosted the Washington Capitals. Henrik Lundqvist started for the Rangers, While Semyon Varlamov got the nod for the Capitals. Brandon Prust opened the scoring with his fourth of the year, assisted by Alexander Frolov and Brian Boyle. Artem Anisimov scored his eighth of the year early in the second period to extend the New York lead. It was unassisted, and followed relatively shortly by Marian Gaborik's ninth of the season, with the helpers from Marc Staal and Michal Rozsival on the power play. Brandon Dubinsky kept the Rangers going with his 14th of the season, courtesy of Dan Girardi and Anisimov. Staal than added a shorthanded goal, his sixth mark of the season, assisted by Boyle and Prust. Ryan Callahan had a pair of goals in the third period, to make it 7-0. Dubinsky and Girardi assisted on the first one, and the second one required no help. There were also three fights, the first two of which in the second period, between Washington's Matt Hendricks and New York's Mike Sauer, followed by Alex Ovechkin and Dubinsky, and then the last one in the third between Matt Hendricks and Sean Avery. As for the three stars, Marc Staal was the first with a goal and an assist, followed by Henrik Lundqvist, who had a 31 save shutout, and Dubinsky, who had a Gordie Howe hat trick, with a goal, assist, and fight.
Going cross-country to Anaheim, where the Ducks hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jonas Hiller was in front of Ducks cage, while Niklas Backstrom was given netminding duties for Minnesota. Corey Perry struck early for the Ducks, scoring his 14th of the season nineteen seconds into the game, assisted by Bobby Ryan. Brent Burns answered with his ninth of the year for the Wild, and this one was helped by Martin Havlat and Mikko Koivu. Ryan Getzlaf got the lead back for Anaheim with his ninth of the season, assisted by Ryan and Perry. Getzlaf also scored in the second period, his tenth of the year and second of the night, coming from Perry and Lubomir Visnovsky on the power play. Marek Zidlicky answered with his fourth of the year, also a power play goal, assisted by Andrew Brunette and Mikko Koivu. Perry netted his 15th of the year and second of the night on a penalty shot, resulting from a Martin Havlat hooking call. Bobby Ryan made it 5-2 Ducks with his 14th of the season, assisted by Toni Lydman and Visnovsky. Perry completed the hat trick in the third period, with his 16th of the year, assisted by Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Ducks would cruise to a 6-2 victory over Minnesota. Perry was the first star, with three goals and two assists, a fabulous five point night, followed by Getzlaf, who had two goals and an assist, and lastly Bobby Ryan, who had one goal and two assists.
Heading north to Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo was in front of the Canuck net, and Devan Dubnyk got the start for Edmonton. Alexandre Burrows opened the scoring with his fifth of the year for Vancouver, assisted by the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik. Henrik scored his own goal in the second period, also his fifth of the season, from Daniel and Ryan Kesler. Jordan Eberle scored his sixth of the year late to get the Oilers on the board, a power play goal from Dustin Penner and Kurtis Foster, but it was far too late, and Vancouver won 2-1. Henrik Sedin's goal and assist were the first star, followed by Daniel's two assists, and Devan Dubnyk's 30 for 32 save performance in the loss earned the third star, as Roberto Luongo only faced 12 shots the whole game.
That's all there is to it. Keep watch for the Sunday Night Football post soon to follow, as well as Fantasy Hockey All-Stars and Song of the Week III on Monday. Monday Night Football will feature two games as well, and will be completed at the conclusion of the last game.
NFL Late Games Week 14
The early games gave me a nice easy post on here. The late games had other plans in mind, and we start in the Bay Area...
With the San Francisco 49ers hosting NFC West rivals, the Seattle Seahawks. Alex Smith started the scoring with a 42 yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis to put San Francisco on the board first, with Jeff Reed supplying the extra point. Seattle evened it up with Matt Hasselbeck's 11 yard touchdown pass to Ruvell Martin, and Olindo Mare added the tying extra point. Reed made it 10-7 with his 33 yard field goal. He nailed a 44 yard kick in the early second quarter as well. Alex Smith then connected for the next two touchdowns, first going 15 yards to Josh Morgan, and the second to Brian Westbrook for 62 yards, with Reed tacking on both extra point before kicking a 22 yard field goal to make it 30-7 49ers at halftime. San Francisco kept it up after the second half started, with Dashon Goldson intercepting Hasselbeck and returning it 39 yards, allowing Reed to nail another extra point. Reed tacked on a 36 yard field goal for good measure. His kickoff, however, went to Leon Washington, who brought it back 92 yards for the touchdown, allowing Mare to add an extra point. Seattle did the only work in the fourth quarter as well, with Hasselbeck finding Deon Butler for 2 yards and a touchdown, with Mare adding the extra point, leaving the final score at 40-21 San Francisco. They improved to 5-8, while dropping the Seahawks back under .500 to 6-7.
Answering the calls of Who Dat? now, in New Orleans, where the Saints hosted the St. Louis Rams. Drew Brees threw two first quarter touchdown passes to Marques Colston, of 5 and 17 yards each, with Garrett Hartley adding the extra points. Josh Brown gave the Rams somewhat of an answer with two field goals, from 38 and 45 yards. Malcom Jenkins helped the Saints out a little more, intercepting Sam Bradford and returning it 96 yards, allowing Hartley to add another extra point. The Saints took a 21-6 lead into the locker room. Keeping with the scoring theme, Brees threw a touchdown pass to Lance Moore, good for 31 yards, with Hartley adding the extra point in the third quarter, and kicking a 40 yard field goal in the fourth. Giving St. Louis their only touchdown today was Sam Bradford, late in the fourth quarter running it in 1 yard, and Brown supplied the extra point. New Orleans won 31-13, improving to 10-3, while dropping the Rams to 6-7.
Into a cold, snowy, and Windy City, Chicago, where the Bears hosted the New England Patriots, no strangers to football in the snow. Tom Brady opened the scoring with a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski, good for 7 yards. Shayne Graham added the extra point. Danny Woodhead extended the lead with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Graham was true with the extra point afterward. Going with a defensive score this time, with Gary Guyton recovering a Johnny Knox fumble and returning it 35 yards for the Patriots. Graham added the extra point before tacking on field goals from 30 and 25 yards. Ending the first half, Tom Brady found Deion Branch for 59 yards and the score, on which Graham added another extra point. He also tacked on a 29 yard field goal in the third quarter, which was answered by a Chester Taylor 1 yard touchdown run. Robbie Gould added the extra point. The 36-7 score would prove to be the final, as the fourth quarter was give and take without scoring. New England jumped up to 11-2, while the Bears fell to 9-4.
Moving along to warmer areas, such as Arizona, where the Cardinals hosted the Denver Broncos. Steve Hauschka opened the scoring, with a 32 yard field goal to put the Broncos up early. The Cardinals responded with multiple Jay Feely scores, in this order: 36 yard field goal in the first quarter, 48 yard field goal, 5 yard touchdown run and extra point after faked field goal, and 55 yard field goal in the second quarter, 23 yard field goal in the third quarter, and 49 yard field goal in the fourth quarter, before letting Hauschka get in on the kicking parade, and he made a 30 yard field goal. Tim Hightower then sandwiched two of his own touchdowns around one by Knowshon Moreno, with Hightower's going for 8 and 35 yards, and Feely providing the extra point, while Moreno ran his for 1 yard, and his kicker Hauschka added the extra point. To make sure Arizona had it under control, Daryl Washington intercepted Kyle Orton and took it back 40 yards for the touchdown, allowing Feely to add another extra point. The final proved to be Arizona 43, Denver 13. Arizona improved to 4-9, while dropping Denver to 3-10.
Heading over to the Meadowlands, where the New York (Jersey) Jets hosted the Miami Dolphins. Miami struck first with a Dan Carpenter field goal from 47 yards out, and Carpenter added the extra point onto the touchdown from Chad Henne to Brandon Marshall. The touchdown was 6 yards. Getting the Jets on the board before halftime was Nick Folk, making a 35 yard field goal. After a third quarter snoozefest, Folk added a 42 yard field goal in the fourth, but the Jets couldn't add anymore offense and fell 10-6 to the Dolphins. Miami improved to 7-6, while the Jets fell down to 9-4.
Lastly, we go to San Diego, where the Chargers hosted the Kansas City Chiefs. Philip Rivers started things off with a 17 yard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd. Nate Kaeding supplied the extra point, as he did on Mike Tolbert's second quarter touchdown run of 8 yards. Kaeding also added the extra point on Rivers touchdown pass to Floyd, this time for 9 yards. San Diego took a 21-0 lead into the halftime break. The third quarter went scoreless, and Kaeding added on a 48 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Ryan Mathews also had a 15 yard touchdown run for the Chargers, on which Kaeding provided the extra point. San Diego went on to beat the Chiefs 31-0. They improved to 7-6, while dropping their division rivals to 8-5.
That's all for this wave of kickoffs. Please note that if Sunday Night Football gets over before hockey action tonight, it will be the first post to come out, and vice versa.
With the San Francisco 49ers hosting NFC West rivals, the Seattle Seahawks. Alex Smith started the scoring with a 42 yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis to put San Francisco on the board first, with Jeff Reed supplying the extra point. Seattle evened it up with Matt Hasselbeck's 11 yard touchdown pass to Ruvell Martin, and Olindo Mare added the tying extra point. Reed made it 10-7 with his 33 yard field goal. He nailed a 44 yard kick in the early second quarter as well. Alex Smith then connected for the next two touchdowns, first going 15 yards to Josh Morgan, and the second to Brian Westbrook for 62 yards, with Reed tacking on both extra point before kicking a 22 yard field goal to make it 30-7 49ers at halftime. San Francisco kept it up after the second half started, with Dashon Goldson intercepting Hasselbeck and returning it 39 yards, allowing Reed to nail another extra point. Reed tacked on a 36 yard field goal for good measure. His kickoff, however, went to Leon Washington, who brought it back 92 yards for the touchdown, allowing Mare to add an extra point. Seattle did the only work in the fourth quarter as well, with Hasselbeck finding Deon Butler for 2 yards and a touchdown, with Mare adding the extra point, leaving the final score at 40-21 San Francisco. They improved to 5-8, while dropping the Seahawks back under .500 to 6-7.
Answering the calls of Who Dat? now, in New Orleans, where the Saints hosted the St. Louis Rams. Drew Brees threw two first quarter touchdown passes to Marques Colston, of 5 and 17 yards each, with Garrett Hartley adding the extra points. Josh Brown gave the Rams somewhat of an answer with two field goals, from 38 and 45 yards. Malcom Jenkins helped the Saints out a little more, intercepting Sam Bradford and returning it 96 yards, allowing Hartley to add another extra point. The Saints took a 21-6 lead into the locker room. Keeping with the scoring theme, Brees threw a touchdown pass to Lance Moore, good for 31 yards, with Hartley adding the extra point in the third quarter, and kicking a 40 yard field goal in the fourth. Giving St. Louis their only touchdown today was Sam Bradford, late in the fourth quarter running it in 1 yard, and Brown supplied the extra point. New Orleans won 31-13, improving to 10-3, while dropping the Rams to 6-7.
Into a cold, snowy, and Windy City, Chicago, where the Bears hosted the New England Patriots, no strangers to football in the snow. Tom Brady opened the scoring with a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski, good for 7 yards. Shayne Graham added the extra point. Danny Woodhead extended the lead with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Graham was true with the extra point afterward. Going with a defensive score this time, with Gary Guyton recovering a Johnny Knox fumble and returning it 35 yards for the Patriots. Graham added the extra point before tacking on field goals from 30 and 25 yards. Ending the first half, Tom Brady found Deion Branch for 59 yards and the score, on which Graham added another extra point. He also tacked on a 29 yard field goal in the third quarter, which was answered by a Chester Taylor 1 yard touchdown run. Robbie Gould added the extra point. The 36-7 score would prove to be the final, as the fourth quarter was give and take without scoring. New England jumped up to 11-2, while the Bears fell to 9-4.
Moving along to warmer areas, such as Arizona, where the Cardinals hosted the Denver Broncos. Steve Hauschka opened the scoring, with a 32 yard field goal to put the Broncos up early. The Cardinals responded with multiple Jay Feely scores, in this order: 36 yard field goal in the first quarter, 48 yard field goal, 5 yard touchdown run and extra point after faked field goal, and 55 yard field goal in the second quarter, 23 yard field goal in the third quarter, and 49 yard field goal in the fourth quarter, before letting Hauschka get in on the kicking parade, and he made a 30 yard field goal. Tim Hightower then sandwiched two of his own touchdowns around one by Knowshon Moreno, with Hightower's going for 8 and 35 yards, and Feely providing the extra point, while Moreno ran his for 1 yard, and his kicker Hauschka added the extra point. To make sure Arizona had it under control, Daryl Washington intercepted Kyle Orton and took it back 40 yards for the touchdown, allowing Feely to add another extra point. The final proved to be Arizona 43, Denver 13. Arizona improved to 4-9, while dropping Denver to 3-10.
Heading over to the Meadowlands, where the New York (Jersey) Jets hosted the Miami Dolphins. Miami struck first with a Dan Carpenter field goal from 47 yards out, and Carpenter added the extra point onto the touchdown from Chad Henne to Brandon Marshall. The touchdown was 6 yards. Getting the Jets on the board before halftime was Nick Folk, making a 35 yard field goal. After a third quarter snoozefest, Folk added a 42 yard field goal in the fourth, but the Jets couldn't add anymore offense and fell 10-6 to the Dolphins. Miami improved to 7-6, while the Jets fell down to 9-4.
Lastly, we go to San Diego, where the Chargers hosted the Kansas City Chiefs. Philip Rivers started things off with a 17 yard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd. Nate Kaeding supplied the extra point, as he did on Mike Tolbert's second quarter touchdown run of 8 yards. Kaeding also added the extra point on Rivers touchdown pass to Floyd, this time for 9 yards. San Diego took a 21-0 lead into the halftime break. The third quarter went scoreless, and Kaeding added on a 48 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Ryan Mathews also had a 15 yard touchdown run for the Chargers, on which Kaeding provided the extra point. San Diego went on to beat the Chiefs 31-0. They improved to 7-6, while dropping their division rivals to 8-5.
That's all for this wave of kickoffs. Please note that if Sunday Night Football gets over before hockey action tonight, it will be the first post to come out, and vice versa.
NFL Early Games Week 14
There were six games on for the first wave of kickoffs, as the Giants-Vikings game was moved to Monday. The first of which involved the...
Host Washington Redskins and the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Donovan McNabb opened the scoring in the second quarter, following a scoreless first, with a 1 yard touchdown pass to Logan Paulsen, which was followed by a Graham Gano extra point. Connor Barth and Gano exchanged second quarter 25 yard field goals to make it 10-3 Redskins at the half. Barth added two field goals in the third quarter, from 44 and 35 yards, to make it 10-9. The Buccaneers took the lead with a Josh Freeman touchdown pass of 41 yards to Kellen Winslow, and after a two point conversion off of a Freeman run, Tampa Bay led 17-10. Washington got within one thanks to a McNabb touchdown pass to Santana Moss, good for six yards, but Hunter Smith could not run the two point attempt in, on what was a botched extra point, and Tampa Bay held on for a 17-16 victory. With the win, the Buccaneers advanced to 8-5, while dropping the Redskins to 5-8.
Going to Buffalo, where the Bills hosted the Cleveland Browns. Phil Dawson allowed the Browns to strike first with a 19 yard field goal. The Bills answered with a Ryan Fitzpatrick touchdown pass to David Nelson, good for 11 yards, and followed by a Rian Lindell extra point. Dawson added a 25 yard field goal, and was one-upped by Lindell's 30 yard kick to make it 10-6 at halftime. Lindell added one more field goal in the game, a 19 yard chip shot to make it 13-6, which was the final. Buffalo improved to 3-10, while Cleveland fell down to 5-8.
The third game on the list featured the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, playing the first game of the weekend at Detroit's Ford Field. The whole first half was scoreless, and it took Mason Crosby's 42 yard field goal in the third quarter to create some scoring. The Lions answered in the fourth quarter with a Drew Stanton touchdown pass to Will Heller for 13 yards, and a Dave Rayner extra point followed. This proved to be the final, and Detroit improved to 3-10, while the Packers fell to 8-5.
Getting out of the overly cold weather and into Florida, where the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Oakland Raiders. Oakland struck first with a Jason Campbell touchdown pass to Darren McFadden for 67 yards, which was followed by a Sebastian Janikowski extra point. David Garrard and the Jaguars answered in the second quarter, with a touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis, for 1 yard. Josh Scobee added the extra point. Janikowski kicked a 26 yard field goal to break the tie, and added the extra point on the Campbell touchdown pass to Louis Murphy for 8 yards. The Raiders took a 17-7 lead into the locker room. Garrard found Jason Hill in the third quarter, connecting for 48 yards and the touchdown, followed by another Scobee extra point. McFadden had another long touchdown for the Raiders, running 51 yards to dent the goal line, followed by Janikowski's extra point. Jacksonville got an even longer touchdown run from Rashad Jennings, who took it 74 yards and allowed Scobee to add another extra point, before Garrard found Mike Sims-Walker for 10 yards and another extra point was provided by Scobee, who made it 31-24 in the early fourth quarter with a 19 yard field goal. McFadden added his third touchdown of the game, this time running a (measly) 36 yards to reach the end zone, and Janikowski provided the tying extra point. Maurice Jones-Drew put Jacksonville ahead for good with a 30 yard touchdown run, followed by Scobee's extra point. the Jaguars would hang on for a 38-31 victory, improving to 8-5 while dropping the Raiders to 6-7.
Moving back into frigid land, where the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Cincinnati Bengals. Carson Palmer and the Bengals drew first blood, with a touchdown pass of one yard to a lineman, Andrew Whitworth. Clint Stitser added the extra point. Pittsburgh evened the score with Troy Polamalu's interception of Carson Palmer for 45 yards, and the Shaun Suisham provided the tying extra point. Suisham added a late 23 yard field goal to give the Steelers a 10-7 lead at halftime. Suisham added another field goal, good from 35 yards, in the third quarter, and supplied the extra point on Lamar Woodley's interception of Palmer. That interception was good for 14 yards. Suisham topped it off with a 41 yard field goal to give Pittsburgh the 23-7 win. The Steelers improved to 10-3, simultaneously dropping the Bengals to 2-11.
Last in the morning games was the Carolina Panthers hosting the Atlanta Falcons. Matt Ryan busted the game open with his touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez, good from 4 yards, putting the Falcons ahead 7-0 early after Matt Bryant added the extra point. Michael Turner added his own first quarter touchdown on a 1 yard run, followed by a Bryant extra point. Bryant provided the only point in the second quarter, making it 17-0 Falcons by halftime with his 39 yard field goal. Carolina was invited to the scoring with a Mike Goodson 13 yard touchdown run, followed by a John Kasay extra point, making it 17-7 Atlanta. Turner answered with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Bryant added the subsequent extra point. Kasay tacked on a 36 yard field goal for the Panthers in the fourth quarter, but it was put away by Turner's 4 yard touchdown run and Bryant's extra point. The Falcons went on to win 31-10. They improved to 11-2, while the Panthers stayed at a league worst 1-12.
That's all for the morning games, with the afternoon games to follow after the dinner hour or so.
Host Washington Redskins and the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Donovan McNabb opened the scoring in the second quarter, following a scoreless first, with a 1 yard touchdown pass to Logan Paulsen, which was followed by a Graham Gano extra point. Connor Barth and Gano exchanged second quarter 25 yard field goals to make it 10-3 Redskins at the half. Barth added two field goals in the third quarter, from 44 and 35 yards, to make it 10-9. The Buccaneers took the lead with a Josh Freeman touchdown pass of 41 yards to Kellen Winslow, and after a two point conversion off of a Freeman run, Tampa Bay led 17-10. Washington got within one thanks to a McNabb touchdown pass to Santana Moss, good for six yards, but Hunter Smith could not run the two point attempt in, on what was a botched extra point, and Tampa Bay held on for a 17-16 victory. With the win, the Buccaneers advanced to 8-5, while dropping the Redskins to 5-8.
Going to Buffalo, where the Bills hosted the Cleveland Browns. Phil Dawson allowed the Browns to strike first with a 19 yard field goal. The Bills answered with a Ryan Fitzpatrick touchdown pass to David Nelson, good for 11 yards, and followed by a Rian Lindell extra point. Dawson added a 25 yard field goal, and was one-upped by Lindell's 30 yard kick to make it 10-6 at halftime. Lindell added one more field goal in the game, a 19 yard chip shot to make it 13-6, which was the final. Buffalo improved to 3-10, while Cleveland fell down to 5-8.
The third game on the list featured the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, playing the first game of the weekend at Detroit's Ford Field. The whole first half was scoreless, and it took Mason Crosby's 42 yard field goal in the third quarter to create some scoring. The Lions answered in the fourth quarter with a Drew Stanton touchdown pass to Will Heller for 13 yards, and a Dave Rayner extra point followed. This proved to be the final, and Detroit improved to 3-10, while the Packers fell to 8-5.
Getting out of the overly cold weather and into Florida, where the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Oakland Raiders. Oakland struck first with a Jason Campbell touchdown pass to Darren McFadden for 67 yards, which was followed by a Sebastian Janikowski extra point. David Garrard and the Jaguars answered in the second quarter, with a touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis, for 1 yard. Josh Scobee added the extra point. Janikowski kicked a 26 yard field goal to break the tie, and added the extra point on the Campbell touchdown pass to Louis Murphy for 8 yards. The Raiders took a 17-7 lead into the locker room. Garrard found Jason Hill in the third quarter, connecting for 48 yards and the touchdown, followed by another Scobee extra point. McFadden had another long touchdown for the Raiders, running 51 yards to dent the goal line, followed by Janikowski's extra point. Jacksonville got an even longer touchdown run from Rashad Jennings, who took it 74 yards and allowed Scobee to add another extra point, before Garrard found Mike Sims-Walker for 10 yards and another extra point was provided by Scobee, who made it 31-24 in the early fourth quarter with a 19 yard field goal. McFadden added his third touchdown of the game, this time running a (measly) 36 yards to reach the end zone, and Janikowski provided the tying extra point. Maurice Jones-Drew put Jacksonville ahead for good with a 30 yard touchdown run, followed by Scobee's extra point. the Jaguars would hang on for a 38-31 victory, improving to 8-5 while dropping the Raiders to 6-7.
Moving back into frigid land, where the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Cincinnati Bengals. Carson Palmer and the Bengals drew first blood, with a touchdown pass of one yard to a lineman, Andrew Whitworth. Clint Stitser added the extra point. Pittsburgh evened the score with Troy Polamalu's interception of Carson Palmer for 45 yards, and the Shaun Suisham provided the tying extra point. Suisham added a late 23 yard field goal to give the Steelers a 10-7 lead at halftime. Suisham added another field goal, good from 35 yards, in the third quarter, and supplied the extra point on Lamar Woodley's interception of Palmer. That interception was good for 14 yards. Suisham topped it off with a 41 yard field goal to give Pittsburgh the 23-7 win. The Steelers improved to 10-3, simultaneously dropping the Bengals to 2-11.
Last in the morning games was the Carolina Panthers hosting the Atlanta Falcons. Matt Ryan busted the game open with his touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez, good from 4 yards, putting the Falcons ahead 7-0 early after Matt Bryant added the extra point. Michael Turner added his own first quarter touchdown on a 1 yard run, followed by a Bryant extra point. Bryant provided the only point in the second quarter, making it 17-0 Falcons by halftime with his 39 yard field goal. Carolina was invited to the scoring with a Mike Goodson 13 yard touchdown run, followed by a John Kasay extra point, making it 17-7 Atlanta. Turner answered with a 3 yard touchdown run, and Bryant added the subsequent extra point. Kasay tacked on a 36 yard field goal for the Panthers in the fourth quarter, but it was put away by Turner's 4 yard touchdown run and Bryant's extra point. The Falcons went on to win 31-10. They improved to 11-2, while the Panthers stayed at a league worst 1-12.
That's all for the morning games, with the afternoon games to follow after the dinner hour or so.
Sandwich Showdown II
This weekend's competitors in the Sandwich Showdown were Saturday's Subway Club, sans BBQ sauce since it was a traveling sandwich, and Sunday's Chicken and Bacon. Both were featured on Italian Herbs and Cheese. The deciding factor was probably the BBQ sauce, or lack thereof on Saturday's sandwich, which means I'll give the win to the Sunday sandwich. It was very good, and hit the spot. Check back here next weekend for another Sandwich Showdown.
Saturday NHL recap, Part Two
Covering the last six games here. Also, Marco Sturm to the Kings is a done deal, with the Bruins freeing up cap space and the Kings getting a good left winger.
Going to Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars, in a Pacific Division match. Andrew Raycroft got the start for the Stars, while Ilya Bryzgalov took care of netminding duties for the Coyotes. Ray Whitney opened things up, scoring first for the Coyotes with his fourth of the year, assisted by Radim Vrbata and Ed Jovanovski. Shane Doan tallied on another first period goal, his third of the year, helped by Eric Belanger, before netting another goal, a power play mark from Whitney and Keith Yandle. James Neal put Dallas on the board with his 13th of the season, assisted by Tom Wandell and Adam Burish. Lauri Korpikoski answered early in the third with a shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year coming from Vernon Fiddler and Keith Yandle. Yandle potted his own some time later, his fifth mark on the year, with Lee Stempniak and Wojtek Wolski adding the assists. Richard Bachman came in to relieve Andrew Raycroft after this goal. Loui Eriksson tried to get Dallas going late, with his 12th of the year going in on the power play, but it was far too late. Brenden Morrow picked up the assist, but the Stars fell 5-2 to Phoenix. Doan's two goals were good for the first star, while Ilya Bryzgalov's 33 for 35 saves were the second star, and Korpikoski's goal earned the third star. Brian Sutherby and Ed Jovanovski also shared a second period fight.
Going to Nashville, where the Pradators hosted the Florida Panthers. Anders Lindback started for Nashville, while Tomas Vokoun was in between the pipes for the Panthers. Ryan Suter drew first blood, giving Nashville a 1-0 lead with his first of the year, assisted by Martin Erat and Sergei Kostitsyn. Shea Weber added onto the lead with his fifth of the season, assisted by Suter and Jerred Smithson. After a scoreless second period, the Predators made it 3-0 with an empty net, power play goal from Joel Ward, his third score of the year, with assists by Francis Bouillon and Cody Franson. This proved to be the final, and getting the first star honors was Anders Lindback for his 22 save shutout, followed by Ryan Suter's goal and assist, and Shea Weber's one goal.
Moving into St. Louis, where the Blues hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Jaroslav Halak was in the paint for the Blues, while Cam Ward was given the duties for the Hurricanes. After two uneventful periods, save for a fight between the Blues B.J. Crombeen and Jay Harrison, Brandon Sutter allowed the Hurricanes to strike first, with his sixth of the year being assisted by Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen. Alex Pietrangelo tied the game for St. Louis, with his third of the year, a power play goal from Patrik Berglund and Alex Steen. The tie held up into the shootout, where Jussi Jokinen's goal was the definitive score, and Carolina won 2-1. Jokinen earned the first star with a regulation assist and the winner in the shootout, followed by winning goalie Cam Ward's 38 for 39 saves and losing goalie Jaroslav Halak's 28 for 29 save outing.
Heading to Los Angeles, where the Kings hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jonathan Quick started for the Kings, while Jose Theodore got the nod for the Wild. Mikko Koivu opened the scoring early for Minnesota, with a shorthanded goal unassisted, good for his sixth of the year. LA evened it with Dustin Brown's tenth of the year, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams in the second period. Nine seconds later, Cal Clutterbuck scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Cam Barker and Eric Nystrom. Ryan Smyth re-tied it early in the third period, with his eighth of the year, a power play goal from Kopitar and Brown. The tie held up until Brent Burns' power play goal in the overtime period, keeping with the crazy eights theme with his eighth of the season, which was assisted by Patrick O'Sullivan and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Despite the loss, Anze Kopitar's two assists were the first star, followed by the game-winner from Brent Burns, and lastly by Dustin Brown, who had a goal and an assist in the loss as well. There were two fights in the second period, the early one with Minnesota's Brad Staubitz and Los Angeles' Kyle Clifford, and the later one between Eric Nystrom and Wayne Simmonds.
Going up the interstate to Vancouver, where the Canucks hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Cory Schneider got a rare start for Vancouver and Dan Ellis got another chance in the crease for Tampa Bay. Daniel Sedin got the Canucks on the board first, with his 16th of the year, assisted by brother Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Nate Thompson tied it for the Lightning with his fifth of the season, assisted by Ryan Malone and Randy Jones. Brett Clark gave Tampa Bay the lead with his sixth of the season early in the second period, with the helpers going to Dominic Moore and Teddy Purcell on the power play. Steven Stamkos made it 3-1 with his 23rd of the year, assisted by Mike Lundin. Manny Malhotra righted the ship for Vancouver, scoring his fifth of the year on the power play, assisted by Mikael Samuelsson and the goalie Cory Schneider. Teddy Purcell answered with his sixth of the year, with help from Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Henrik Sedin restarted the comeback in the third period with a power play goal, his fourth tally of the season assisted by Daniel Sedin and the goalie once again, Schneider. Keith Ballard tied it with his second of the year, an unassisted goal, and the tie held into overtime. Stamkos made quick work of the overtime period, potting his second of the night and 24th of the season, which was a power play goal from St. Louis and Malone to win the game 5-4 for the Lightning. Stamkos earned the first star for his two goals and one assist, and was followed by Henrik Sedin's goal and assist, and Teddy Purcell, who also notched a goal and an assist. Honorable mention to Cory Schneider not for his goaltending, but his assistance on two goals.
Going back into California, where the San Jose Sharks hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Niemi started for San Jose, and Corey Crawford got the green light to start for Chicago. Ryan Clowe started it off for the Sharks, with his seventh of the year, helped along by Jason Demers and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (the pickle monster). Jordan Hendry evened it for the Blackhawks with his first of the season, assisted by Jake Dowell and John Scott. The 1-1 tie was preserved into overtime, where Clowe struck again with his eighth of the year and the second of the night, assisted by Vlasic and Justin Braun. Clowe's two goals earned him the first star, followed by winning goalie Antti Niemi's 28 of 29 saves, and losing goalie Corey Crawford's 28 of 30 saves.
As for posts to come later today, there will be a Subway post, three football posts, and hopefully the Sunday hockey recap. Also, there will be two games played Monday night for football, as the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings will play in Detroit due to snow and stadium issues (that's putting it lightly) in Minneapolis.
Going to Phoenix, where the Coyotes hosted the Dallas Stars, in a Pacific Division match. Andrew Raycroft got the start for the Stars, while Ilya Bryzgalov took care of netminding duties for the Coyotes. Ray Whitney opened things up, scoring first for the Coyotes with his fourth of the year, assisted by Radim Vrbata and Ed Jovanovski. Shane Doan tallied on another first period goal, his third of the year, helped by Eric Belanger, before netting another goal, a power play mark from Whitney and Keith Yandle. James Neal put Dallas on the board with his 13th of the season, assisted by Tom Wandell and Adam Burish. Lauri Korpikoski answered early in the third with a shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year coming from Vernon Fiddler and Keith Yandle. Yandle potted his own some time later, his fifth mark on the year, with Lee Stempniak and Wojtek Wolski adding the assists. Richard Bachman came in to relieve Andrew Raycroft after this goal. Loui Eriksson tried to get Dallas going late, with his 12th of the year going in on the power play, but it was far too late. Brenden Morrow picked up the assist, but the Stars fell 5-2 to Phoenix. Doan's two goals were good for the first star, while Ilya Bryzgalov's 33 for 35 saves were the second star, and Korpikoski's goal earned the third star. Brian Sutherby and Ed Jovanovski also shared a second period fight.
Going to Nashville, where the Pradators hosted the Florida Panthers. Anders Lindback started for Nashville, while Tomas Vokoun was in between the pipes for the Panthers. Ryan Suter drew first blood, giving Nashville a 1-0 lead with his first of the year, assisted by Martin Erat and Sergei Kostitsyn. Shea Weber added onto the lead with his fifth of the season, assisted by Suter and Jerred Smithson. After a scoreless second period, the Predators made it 3-0 with an empty net, power play goal from Joel Ward, his third score of the year, with assists by Francis Bouillon and Cody Franson. This proved to be the final, and getting the first star honors was Anders Lindback for his 22 save shutout, followed by Ryan Suter's goal and assist, and Shea Weber's one goal.
Moving into St. Louis, where the Blues hosted the Carolina Hurricanes. Jaroslav Halak was in the paint for the Blues, while Cam Ward was given the duties for the Hurricanes. After two uneventful periods, save for a fight between the Blues B.J. Crombeen and Jay Harrison, Brandon Sutter allowed the Hurricanes to strike first, with his sixth of the year being assisted by Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen. Alex Pietrangelo tied the game for St. Louis, with his third of the year, a power play goal from Patrik Berglund and Alex Steen. The tie held up into the shootout, where Jussi Jokinen's goal was the definitive score, and Carolina won 2-1. Jokinen earned the first star with a regulation assist and the winner in the shootout, followed by winning goalie Cam Ward's 38 for 39 saves and losing goalie Jaroslav Halak's 28 for 29 save outing.
Heading to Los Angeles, where the Kings hosted the Minnesota Wild. Jonathan Quick started for the Kings, while Jose Theodore got the nod for the Wild. Mikko Koivu opened the scoring early for Minnesota, with a shorthanded goal unassisted, good for his sixth of the year. LA evened it with Dustin Brown's tenth of the year, assisted by Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams in the second period. Nine seconds later, Cal Clutterbuck scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Cam Barker and Eric Nystrom. Ryan Smyth re-tied it early in the third period, with his eighth of the year, a power play goal from Kopitar and Brown. The tie held up until Brent Burns' power play goal in the overtime period, keeping with the crazy eights theme with his eighth of the season, which was assisted by Patrick O'Sullivan and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Despite the loss, Anze Kopitar's two assists were the first star, followed by the game-winner from Brent Burns, and lastly by Dustin Brown, who had a goal and an assist in the loss as well. There were two fights in the second period, the early one with Minnesota's Brad Staubitz and Los Angeles' Kyle Clifford, and the later one between Eric Nystrom and Wayne Simmonds.
Going up the interstate to Vancouver, where the Canucks hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. Cory Schneider got a rare start for Vancouver and Dan Ellis got another chance in the crease for Tampa Bay. Daniel Sedin got the Canucks on the board first, with his 16th of the year, assisted by brother Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. Nate Thompson tied it for the Lightning with his fifth of the season, assisted by Ryan Malone and Randy Jones. Brett Clark gave Tampa Bay the lead with his sixth of the season early in the second period, with the helpers going to Dominic Moore and Teddy Purcell on the power play. Steven Stamkos made it 3-1 with his 23rd of the year, assisted by Mike Lundin. Manny Malhotra righted the ship for Vancouver, scoring his fifth of the year on the power play, assisted by Mikael Samuelsson and the goalie Cory Schneider. Teddy Purcell answered with his sixth of the year, with help from Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Henrik Sedin restarted the comeback in the third period with a power play goal, his fourth tally of the season assisted by Daniel Sedin and the goalie once again, Schneider. Keith Ballard tied it with his second of the year, an unassisted goal, and the tie held into overtime. Stamkos made quick work of the overtime period, potting his second of the night and 24th of the season, which was a power play goal from St. Louis and Malone to win the game 5-4 for the Lightning. Stamkos earned the first star for his two goals and one assist, and was followed by Henrik Sedin's goal and assist, and Teddy Purcell, who also notched a goal and an assist. Honorable mention to Cory Schneider not for his goaltending, but his assistance on two goals.
Going back into California, where the San Jose Sharks hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Niemi started for San Jose, and Corey Crawford got the green light to start for Chicago. Ryan Clowe started it off for the Sharks, with his seventh of the year, helped along by Jason Demers and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (the pickle monster). Jordan Hendry evened it for the Blackhawks with his first of the season, assisted by Jake Dowell and John Scott. The 1-1 tie was preserved into overtime, where Clowe struck again with his eighth of the year and the second of the night, assisted by Vlasic and Justin Braun. Clowe's two goals earned him the first star, followed by winning goalie Antti Niemi's 28 of 29 saves, and losing goalie Corey Crawford's 28 of 30 saves.
As for posts to come later today, there will be a Subway post, three football posts, and hopefully the Sunday hockey recap. Also, there will be two games played Monday night for football, as the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings will play in Detroit due to snow and stadium issues (that's putting it lightly) in Minneapolis.
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