2010 NFL Week 18 Game Recaps
Seahawks 41, Saints 36
Despite being down by 10 on two occasions and struggling to stop Drew Brees early on, Seattle never gave up. The defense eventually made enough stops, while Matt Hasselbeck inexplicably looked like he was the same quarterback who commanded the Seahawks to a Super Bowl appearance five years ago.
New Orleans' secondary just didn't have a chance. Strong safety Roman Harper was torched on numerous occasions, and the team desperately missed Malcolm Jenkins.
Hasselbeck will be a free agent in March. It now appears as though he could be retained, barring a disastrous performance in the next couple of weeks.
Jets 17, Colts 16
Sanchez (18-of-31, 189 yards, INT) was brutal in the first half. He was sailing his throws, missing a wide-open receiver in the end zone for a touchdown. Later on the same possession, Sanchez tossed an interception when he overthrew his target.
However, Sanchez calmed down after intermission. He was suddenly way more accurate. And on the team's final drive, he called the play himself that resulted in an 18-yard completion to Braylon Edwards, giving Folk an easy kick.
Manning went 18-of-26 for 225 yards and a touchdown. He remarkably attempted just one pass inside the red zone, which was an incompletion to Jacob Tamme. Manning simply didn't have many options at his disposal; Darrelle Revis completely erased Reggie Wayne, who caught one ball for one measly yard.
Speaking of a poor coaching decision, what was Jim Caldwell doing when he called a timeout with 29 seconds remaining in regulation amid a running clock? Instead of being forced into an unfavorable 50-yard field goal, the Jets were able to run another play - which is when Sanchez hit Edwards for 18 yards along the sideline.
Ravens 30, Chiefs 7
When this happened, I wrote, "Are the Chiefs really going to get another B.S. win?" Thankfully, the better team won in Arrowhead this time. I just didn't feel like watching a Round 2 blowout in Pittsburgh. The four units didn't hurt either.
I really don't think that's possible. The offensive line stinks, there's no No. 2 receiver and the defense has holes, but the Chiefs' greatest flaw is Matt Cassel. Cassel (9-of-18, 70 yards, 3 INTs) is not a legitimate starting quarterback in the NFL. He thrived this season because of all the horrific opponents he played, but as Simms said, Baltimore finally exposed Kansas City's flaw.
Adding insult to injury, things won't be any better for Cassel next year with Charlie Weis headed to Florida.
Following that botched fourth-down attempt, the Chiefs' offense had minus-23 yards of offense with three turnovers. There was nearly a fourth, but Cassel was saved by the tuck rule.
Flacco played great Sunday, as he improved to 4-2 in the postseason. Flacco went 25-of-34 for 265 yards and two touchdowns, breaking Baltimore single-game playoff records for yards and completions. He took some sacks early and had that aforementioned fumble - Tamba Hali was a monster - but Flacco decided to scramble often in the second half. He gained 26 yards on seven important rushes.
Packers 21, Eagles 16
QB Dog Killer still made some nice plays, going 20-of-36 for 292 yards, one touchdown and an interception. He was plagued by several drops (mostly by Jason Avant) and his weak front line. Right tackle Winston Justice was benched in the fourth quarter after being abused by Clay Matthews. Justice somehow had three penalties in a span of just two plays.
And then there was David Akers... Akers, who has a long, great postseason track record, whiffed on attempts from 41 and 34 yards. The first miss was excusable; he was going against a strong wind. The second kick was an easy try that Akers can usually make in his sleep.
After the game, someone vandalized Akers' Wikipedia page, writing, "He looks at kid porn on his computer and donates all of his salary to Al Qaeda and the Taliban." Not that there's anything wrong with that.
For more, check out my updated 2010 NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Monday morning.
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Mike
01-13-2013
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Dude seriously? "Circadian rhythms set in, and many Packer bodies shut down just after halftime. I don't think Green Bay would have won either way, but it turned into a blowout because of the NFL's irresponsible scheduling. "
You're blaming it on the TIME SLOT?? I know you are deep on the Packer's ball sack, but this is ridiculous. They were blown out, don't make excuses. Body clocks are not an impact in a professional sport.
Ok
01-13-2013
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San Francisco had a tremendous advantage in this contest because of the 8 p.m. start time. Circadian rhythms set in, and many Packer bodies shut down just after halftime.
- Oh my god. Please tell me youre trolling
Raven Hate
01-12-2013
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Ohh, I also forgot to mention the block in the back and hold by Jacob Hester on Holliday's 2nd return TD.
If anything the officials tried to swing the game Denver's way.
Raven Hate
01-12-2013
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Walt, I enjoy the site, but when it comes to the Ravens you have an inexplicable and clear bias against them. Seriously, who in the Ravens organisation pissed in your cheerios?
For the "Tuck Rule" fumble - Peyton Manning lost control moving his hand forward but had CLEARLY regained possession with 2 hands before fumbling, so you're wrong there. You fail to mention the earlier strip-sack that was taken away by a bogus hands to the face call which the officials clearly botched and tried to cover up. As far as bias towards Baltimore - which game were you watching? The officials just plain sucked. They blew calls both ways and anything 50/50 went the way of Denver early on. Baltimore's offensive line just dominated one of the better defensive lines in the NFL (if you include Miller) and Flacco outplayed Manning against what was a better statistical unit, at home. I love the site, but the irrational Raven hate you have just dumbfounds me.
Bucky
01-12-2013
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In the replay, you could see Manning get his both hands on the ball when it was against his groin. He dropped it after that, so IMO it was a fumble and a good call.
HATE
01-07-2013
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your hate against the Ravens is blatantly obvious every week. You keep pointing out the missed plays by the colts but forget everything that could've made this game even more a blowout in the ravens favor. i appreciate the work you put in for this site but i'm not gonna look at this section if all you're going to do is discredit my team in any way you can when they win.
D
01-07-2013
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While the RGIII injury is unfortunate, should have been avoided and obviously played a part. You can't dismiss the fact that the Seahawks broke down the Washington D. There's a reason they put up 371 yards in 3 Quarters. And that's because they were playing ball and started to dismantle the 'Skins defense. There's multiple facets to Football, more than just RGIII vs the defense, can't discount the rest.
More blame should be put on Shanahan for continuously putting out a completely hobbled QB who was not a better option than Cousins at that time. He was hurt prior to this game and was visibly hurt and no where near playing level. He chose to ignore that and put him out there even though he clearly wasn't the best answer. Boneheaded decision that hurt the Redskins the most.
@Seahawks fan in NJ
01-07-2013
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HAHAHAHA. what a joke. it's like every seattle fan is delusional... or just to casual to formulate an opinion.
Still at it!
01-07-2013
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Walter loves to mention TWO dropped interceptions for the Indianapolis defense, but fails to mention how many dropped interceptions the Ravens defense had. He throws the call on the Ray Rice fumble as a "bone" but then goes on to make it sound like every other call went the Ravens way.
Still salty he lost his "biggest play of the weekend" yet again. Even when I warned him. Yeah... it sure looked like the Colts really had a huge advantage because "Pagano knows the Ravens." Note to Walt... the Ravens defense stopped playing midway through the 2nd half once they built their lead. They were simply letting the Colts run out the clock. Why show more material for Peyton Manning than you have to? Indianapolis looks like a promising team going forward, but they got beat by a better team that finally had all it's defensive stars on the field at the same time this season. They didn't "give the game away" as Walt would have you believe. And if the forecast for freezing temperatures and possibly snow this weekend in Denver hold true... the Ravens could play very well against the Broncos.
John M
01-07-2013
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"I don't want to completely discredit the Ravens' defense", but that's exactly what I'm going to do. The only disappointing thing about them was that they didn't hang on to 3 more of Luck's poor/deflected passes.
This was not an evenly matched game. In fact it was the least evenly matched game of the weekend on the scoreboard, although the Joe Webb debacle was worse overall. You were way off on who the better team was, and if it weren't for the Rice fumbles in Colts territory and Flacco choosing to go to Tandon Doss (really?) in key first half moments, the score would have been even more lopsided. The worst part is that you're just waiting for them to lose to claim that you were right all along about their flaws and fraud status, despite how many picks you get wrong along the way.
Matt
01-07-2013
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Walter has hated the Ravens ever since that Chargers game and refuses to ever say they just played a good game because of it lol. Every win is "Well, if this and this didnt happen then Baltimore would have been in trouble"
#1 Seahawk Fan in NJ
01-07-2013
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Keep whining about RG3 and his injury.
The bottom line is after taking two punches to the face in the 1st quarter, Seahawks made their adjustments and whipped the Skins (without their best pass rusher) The Seahawks could have scored 40 if not for some errors.
jo
01-07-2013
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walt u complain about colts outplaying ravens and the missed calls by ref and luck making bad throws and a tipped int etc. but you dnt recall that if rice dont fumble twice
Joe R
01-07-2013
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I have to disagree with anon. It was pretty evident midway through the 3rd quarter that RGIII was toast. Not only did Shanahan stick with an ineffective Quarterback, but now Washington has to anxiously wait and see if he feels lingering effects to this game.
I don't think he will, and I hope not (since I really like RGIII), but it's a reasonable concern. Cousins wasn't exactly ineffective when he played during the season, too. And it's not like they couldn't go back to RGIII
anon
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Is it just me or are the people calling for Shanahan's head for not pulling RGIII the same people who were calling Jay Cutler a wimp for not reentering the NFC Championship game on a torn ACL a couple years ago?
Also, let's be honest: if Shanny had pulled RGIII earlier and they had lost because of Kirk Cousins, people would have been screaming at how dumb Shanny was for not sticking with his young star QB during a win-or-go-home scenario. This really is a no-win situation for the poor guy. |
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