2010 NFL Week 16 Game Recaps
Steelers 27, Panthers 3
The Steelers put this game away early by scoring quickly and taking away the running game from the Panthers. Jonathan Stewart ran well early thanks to shoddy Pittsburgh tackling, but just didn't get the opportunities because of the deficit. Remarkably, Stewart had about three-quarters of his team's yardage; he gained 71 yards on 18 carries.
- Millen opened the game talking about what Jimmy Clausen had to do in this contest: "He doesn't have to lose... no, he can't win it... oh..."
- Said Millen of Jonathan Stewart: "That's 100-percent USDA Man!"
- Later, Millen had yet another gay moment: "Big Ben pulled out too soon." Not that there's anything wrong with that.
- Papa called Jonathan Stewart "James Stewart." Remember James O. Stewart of the Jaguars? And no, no relation to Wendy O. Koopa, Wraith.
- "That's the end of quarterback No. 3."
Nothing wrong with this, except for the fact that Papa said this at the end of the first quarter.
- "The Panthers went with a wild card on a third down."
With the Wildcat offense going out of style, teams will undoubtedly turn to the awesome Wild Card offense.
Cardinals 27, Cowboys 26
McGee stepped in for an injured Jon Kitna (12-20, 115 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs), who had two pick-sixes, neither of which was his fault. On the first, Miles Austin-Jones (6-115, TD) fell down. On the second, Roy Williams (0 catches) bobbled the ball into the hands of Greg Toler.
McGee was shaky throughout until a perfect 37-yard touchdown to Austin-Jones with about a minute remaining in regulation. The score should have been 27-24, but kicker David Buehler hit the left upright on the extra point.
After that, Skelton had his chance. On a 4th-and-15, Skelton hit Larry Fitzgerald with a 26-yard laser. A few players later, Jay Feely nailed the game-winning 48-yard field goal.
I was hoping for Santa to kidnap Bob Papa, Joe Theismann and Matt Millen. My Christmas wishes have not come true.
Later, Theismann broke some news:
"The Cowboys will let the clock run down and then Jason Campbell will call the timeout."
Jerry Jones has found his new head coach, and it's Jason Campbell!
As if being the new Adam Schefter wasn't enough, Theismann also established himself as the next Emmitt Smith when he said:
"Everything now is just speeded up."
Patriots 34, Bills 3
Stevie Johnson has been great at times this year. But he's really hurt his team with big drops. Johnson ruined a potential win over Pittsburgh with a drop in overtime, and he once again spoiled a possible victory this Sunday. Johnson dropped what seemed like 5,000 passes in this contest; he bobbled a ball in the end zone in the first quarter, and then dropped a pass on 4th-and-long that would have given the Bills a first down when the game was still close.
As a result, the Bills trailed 24-3 at halftime, even though the Patriots had just a slight edge in yardage at that juncture (238-206).
Bears 38, Jets 34
It's amazing that the Bears and Jets teams nearly went over the total (36) individually. Both quarterbacks were very sharp; Jay Cutler tossed a pick-six early, but bounced back with an incredible performance (13-of-25, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT).
Great call by Wraith about this:
It was fourth down and a foot, and we all know that Ryan cannot resist a foot.
Ravens 20, Browns 10
Prior to this game, Lewis said of Peyton Hillis' 144-rushing yard performance in Week 3, "Even a blind cat will find a meal every once in a while." Lewis promised to shut down the monstrous running back, and he lived up this word; Hillis rushed for just 35 yards on 12 carries.
Redskins 20, Jaguars 17
Jacksonville was clearly flat off an emotional loss at Indianapolis. The team made dumb mistakes (five penalties in the first 18 minutes), while David Garrard took four sacks and tossed two interceptions. Garrard also fumbled twice. He nearly coughed it up a third time to give Washington a touchdown, but the play was overturned after a booth review.
Grossman wasn't very good. He went 19-of-39 for 182 yards, a touchdown and an interception that should have been ruled incomplete (even Scott Hanson said it shouldn't have been a pick; Jerome Boger, apparently was confused yet again by the replay system.) Grossman had a second interception dropped and was flagged for intentional grounding on 2nd-and-1. I don't think I've ever seen an intentional grounding on a second-and-short.
Chiefs 34, Titans 14
Jeff Fisher and the Titans should be embarrassed, and I'm not going to spend any time talking about them.
Lions 34, Dolphins 27
Detroit trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter before Miami self-destructed. The Dolphins surrendered a 53-yard touchdown to Jahvid Best and then saw Chad Henne toss a pick-six when his intended receiver (Davone Bess) fell down. The Lions now have five wins, which is impressive considering that they've suffered close, excruciating losses and barely had Matthew Stafford all year.
Maybe the Dolphins can use Henne to trade up and draft a franchise qb in 2011!
Dream on, buddy.
Rams 25, 49ers 17
Singletary inexplicably yanked Alex Smith after a solid two-game stint in favor of Troy Smith. Troy was awful, going 7-of-9 for 153 yards, one touchdown, an interception and three fumbles. After the pick, he and Singletary engaged in a heated argument on the sidelines. Troy remained the quarterback for a while until he was mercifully benched in favor of Alex. Alex predictably performed much better, going 10-of-15 for 120 yards.
Singletary made a huge mistake by benching Alex in the first place. You can't play musical chairs with your quarterbacks and expect success.
Despite this, I don't like what the Rams' coaching staff is doing. They just aren't putting much faith in Bradford and instead are being way too conservative in the red zone. For example, St. Louis ran the ball on 3rd-and-7 deep in San Francisco territory. The Rams have no chance of winning a playoff game if they don't trust their own quarterback.
Bengals 34, Chargers 20
Can we all agree that Turner should never be a head coach ever again? We've all gotten used to the slow starts, but this was inexcusable. The Chargers put forth no energy in this game. They were completely flat, perhaps assuming that they'd walk all over the three-win Bengals.
Palmer's main receivers: Jerome Simpson (6-124, 2 TDs). Who? Andre Caldwell (4-87). He's still in the league? Jermaine Gresham (4-56, TD). A rookie tight end beating San Diego's defense? The Chargers should be ashamed of themselves.
Broncos 24, Texans 23
Tebow's playing great. Yes, this was against Houston's anemic defense, but Tebow was only making his second start. He completed 16-of-29 passes and led a great comeback from down 17-0, showcasing very good deep accuracy.
Colts 31, Raiders 26
This week: "The Raiders have a good chance to beat the Colts. They'll run all over Indy!!!"
Indianapolis outgained both Jacksonville and Oakland on the ground. Very interesting.
Packers 45, Giants 17
As you can imagine though, I received tons of hate mail. For example, some guy on Twitter (@walterfootball) wrote the following: "nice pick of the month YOU EPIC F***ING FAIL."
I'll have much more hate mail posted on Tuesday.
Four of the six turnovers occurred when the game was still up for grabs. Two came on ugly interceptions from Eli Manning. Two others were fumbles; one by each running back in Green Bay territory. Hakeem Nicks (4-93, TD) also fumbled, but Tom Coughlin challenged and the play was overturned.
Buccaneers 38, Seahawks 15
In other words, next week's battle for the divisional crown could feature a rookie quarterback (Sam Bradford) and another first-year starter (Charlie Whitehurst). Gotta love the NFC West.
Game postponed to Tuesday night
- This game shouldn't have been scheduled for 8:20 on a Sunday night in the first place. NBC inexplicably flexed this matchup for QB Dog Killer versus Brett Favre, and instead could have went with Bears-Jets or Colts-Raiders.
- Shame on the NFL and corrupt Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter for moving this game to Tuesday night. They made the decision around noon when there was no snow on the ground. I tweeted the following at the time:
I live in Philly and It's barely snowing outside! The NFL should be ashamed of itself.
- I was glad to hear Tom Jackson and the rest of the ESPN analysts criticize the move as well. Some games have to be moved because of disasters (Hurricane Katrina, Metrodome roof collapsing, etc.) but this was just snow. Games have been played in snow before. It's freaking football for crying out loud.
- Chris Mortensen also made a great point: With the Super Bowl being played outdoors at the Meadowlands in a few years, what if something like this happens then? Are they going to postpone the Super Bowl? And if they do, what about all the hotel rentals and stuff like that?
- Great tweet by Alex_XXV:
I don't buy that fans security bulls***, NBC wants Favre vs. Vick so they gave Favre three more days to heal the concussion.
Given the fact that NBC stupidly moved this game in the first place, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this were the case.
- One more glaring item:
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who is in charge of calling state of emergencies, said the following on FOX Philadelphia News: "The Eagles game should have been played."
For thoughts on Saints-Falcons, check out my updated 2010 NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Tuesday morning.
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Zeekmo
10-31-2011
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It looks like the "Poop Salad" nickname is gone from T-Jack, and deservedly so. He is miles ahead of Charlie Whitehurst, who doesn't look like he could be a viable 3rd stringer in the NFL
WaltsGay!
10-31-2011
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One of the first things you say on this page is "one of the craziest sundays in NFL history"? Are you retarded Walt? Everything went according to plan, so what's crazy? The fact you can't pick your nose? You suck Walt and you are Gay!
Matt
10-31-2011
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Lets just ignore how Flaccos recievers dropped balls (one for a pick) and 3 other potential TDs, including one to end the first half.
nycsportzfan
10-31-2011
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Hey Walt, i WON money yesterday, so i don't know what your talking about.. I parlayed Cincy with Philly and took PIttsburgh straight up.. Of course i did lose with the Giants and Ravens, and that Mare missed FG cost me on the OVER in that one, but the Cincy and Philly Parlay with the Steelers put me about 60bucks UP for the day.. U just stink at picking games..
HA
10-31-2011
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How about this recap, Walt. You SUCK! Good your thing your site is free!
Felton
10-31-2011
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AJ Feeley last won an NFL game at QB in 2004. His last previous TD pass was in 2007. The Saints had been shut out in the first half previously in 2007. The Rams had scored 56 ponts in their prior 6 games. The saints were held to 95 yard...s in the first half. Charles Brown and Jermon Bushrod are still trying to find Chris Long and Robert Quinn. Chris Long looked even better yesterday than when he terrorized ACC offensive lines a few years back - and that's versus schools whose football coach argues for travelling calls.See More
Wrt23
10-31-2011
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Tarvaris Jackson played far, far, far better than Charlie Whitehurst.
Tarvaris Jackson has outperformed Charlie all year. I know you find this concept hard to understand. Tarvaris is an average Qb. Which in my opinion was a good stopgap. Was Kolb a good option? Carson Palmer? Both were overpaid for. Dalton is definitely looking the part but who thought he would. Hasselbeck, as much as I love him, showed very little the past 3 years, and no doubt would already be hurt behind this young line. Tarvaris threw for 300+ yards, without a full game, and had his recievers consistenly drop balls, and had zero run game, not to mention he's playing hurt... Pete Carroll did not screw "so" many things up. Marshawn came within inches of a TD, and the ref's should have called a delay of game for holding marshawn on the ground for 11 seconds. He a risky decision but the way the game was going I was alright with it. If it doesn't work of course everyone is going to jump on it, but at the time it was smart. Had it worked he'd be a genius... Please watch the game before posting recaps...
TWay32
10-31-2011
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I still like you, Walt. Usually I take some of your picks and cull the ones I don't like and end up above 50% for a week. This week unfortunately i went with you totally all the way. Thanks for getting SF right. Better next week.
Noe
10-31-2011
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My god, these writers you hired have got to go. Their recaps are so BORING.
I mean, we all saw the games. We come here to get witty comments and to see you laugh at the incompetent people of the NFL. These guys give nothing other than a monotone play-by-play description of the game. I understand that maybe you can't watch every single game, but at least hire some competent writers.
DaBears
10-31-2011
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I have been a loyal fan of Walt and try to have his back, but its getting really hard to do.
Seriously Walt, I am hoping this is finally rock bottom for you. There's really no where to go but up after this 2 win week (I hope). In the words of Chris Cater "C'mon Man!!"
Markymark420
10-31-2011
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Walter i have won 7 out of 8 weeks and one thing i have done is avoid your picks thank god..
You look at the spread to much you don't think about who will win without the spread and thats killing you this year and well you have never been great just uve never sucked this much... Your not special at this and u know but you try which i respect i just think u look at the spread before thinkin about the game which the spreads are gonna be close to 50/50 everytime and even with good teams losing some say its rigged it may be but people like you have been losing for years because you look at the spread only... I doubt u ever won millions so smply put your ot a god at this learn new tactics
William H
10-31-2011
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I went 9-1 this week, fam. I'm the genius, god. When I look in the mirror, I see what is real.
Khash
10-24-2011
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Dude, Maybe you should sit this one out. You've been really good in the past year, but I'm betting against you this year. You're just ignoring some obvious factor.
longshot7
10-24-2011
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As far as shady stuff in the Vikes/Pack game, what about the late hit 15-yd penalty on Clay Matthews?
jamz
10-24-2011
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Baltimore Ravens 28-10
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