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2010 NFL Conference Championship Recaps



Packers 21, Bears 14

  • This game looked like it was going to be a 56-0 blowout. On Green Bay's first drive, Aaron Rodgers hit Greg Jennings on 22- and 26-yard passes. After a 6-yard run and a 6-yard completion to James Starks, Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for 22 yards. Two plays later, Rodgers ran into the end zone on a play-action bootleg. Bang. Game over.

    Well, not really. The Bears did a great job on Rodgers for the rest of the game. The Packers scored just one more offensive touchdown, and the Bears forced Rodgers into a red zone interception. Chicago had a chance to win at the end, but Mike Martz's moronic play-calling thwarted that effort.

  • Rodgers went 17-of-30 for 244 yards, one touchdown (rushing) and two picks (one of which wasn't his fault). He completed seven passes of 20-plus yards. However, the opposing quarterback was the bigger story.

    Jay Cutler was anemic in the first half, going 6-of-14 for 80 yards and an interception, as he constantly overthrew his receivers. Cutler suffered some sort of mysterious knee injury in the second quarter and took himself out of the contest. Despite Brian Urlacher calling him the P-word on the sidelines, Cutler refused to go back into the game.

    I'll have more on this in the power rankings, but Cutler is a major wuss. Philip Rivers played in the AFC Championship on a torn ACL a few years ago, yet Cutler couldn't go because of a little boo-boo? Are you kidding me?

    As this happened, forum member Ryguy commented, "Can't wait to hear what Cutler's injury is."

    Hyperborean quickly answered, "Sand in vagina."

  • After backup quarterback Todd "Tom" Collins embarrassed himself in the third quarter, third-stringer Caleb Hanie stepped in. This invigorated both the crowd and the forum:

    Cal Hanie time!!!!

    Good. They are putting Hanie in. They have a chance.

    Thank god, apparently Hanie is going in.

    Caleb Hanie!!!


    Hanie didn't disappoint, going 13-of-20 for 153 yards, one touchdown and two picks. He led two scoring drives and looked infinitely superior to Cutler. As mentioned, however, Martz screwed Hanie out of a legendary comeback with an awful end-around on a key third down on the final drive.

  • Some key performers: James Starks was very impressive, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. He broke tackles all afternoon. Greg Jennings, meanwhile, hauled in eight balls for 130 yards.

    On defense, B.J. Raji had a pick-six. Sam Shields collected the other two Packer interceptions to go along with a sack and forced fumble.

    As for the Bears, Matt Forte had to do it all by himself for three quarters; he rushed for 70 yards on 17 attempts and caught 10 balls for 90 receiving yards.





    Steelers 24, Jets 19

  • I thought the strength of the Jets was supposed to be their defense. If they were going to lose, it was going to be on Mark Sanchez, right?

    I don't know what happened to New York's stop unit in the first half. Even though the defense held Ben Roethlisberger to 7-of-14 passing for 96 yards and an interception prior to intermission, it could not stop the Steelers. Rashard Mendenhall trampled the Jets for 121 yards on 27 carries. Isaac Redman, meanwhile, chipped in with 27 yards on just four attempts.

    Rex Ryan's defense showed no interest in tackling. It was pathetic. The Steelers actually had more points (24) by halftime than New York ran plays (22).

  • The Jets were better in the second half - perhaps because Maurkice Pouncey injured his ankle - allowing Mark Sanchez to nearly engineer a miraculous comeback. Sanchez went 20-of-33 for 233 yards and two touchdowns, but was ultimately betrayed by offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's slow and shoddy play-calling inside the red zone.

    I really have no idea why LaDainian Tomlinson got the ball on the most important play of the game. On 4th-and-goal at the 1-yard line of a 24-10 contest, Schottenheimer called for a Tomlinson carry. Tomlinson was predictably stuffed at the goal line. He gained just 16 yards on nine carries, while Shonn Greene generated 52 yards on the same amount of attempts. It's almost as if Todd Haley kidnapped Schottenheimer and took over the play-calling.

  • Having said all that, Sanchez shouldn't have been in that position to begin with. I can't get over how bad New York's defense was. As I wrote in the forums, "The Steelers haven't looked this good against any playoff team all year. I don't get it."

    The Jets simply didn't have an answer for Roethlisberger's scrambling. Big Ben's passing numbers were hardly impressive (10-of-19, 133 yards, 2 INTs), but he evaded enough pass rushers in the backfield and picked up a few key first downs (and a touchdown) to keep the ball out of Sanchez's hands.



    For more, check out my updated 2010 NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Monday morning.

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    luke 12-26-2011 12:03 am xxx.xxx.xxx.250 (total posts: 1)
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    "as long as Cam Newton doesn't regress"
    i predict he will have a sophomore slump. give nfl defenses an offseason to watch tape on him, and they'll slow him down.
    Horns of Gold 12-25-2011 11:42 pm xxx.xxx.xxx5.90 (total posts: 1)
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    Anyone who thinks the Rams should draft Luck and trade Bradford if they secure the #1 pick is a fool. Sam Bradford has an INT Rate of 2.2%. Even if he had eight more INT's to date, he'd have a better INT Rate after his first two NFL seasons than Jim Kelly (who played his first four seasons in USFL), Troy Aikman, Phil Simms and Peyton Manning. Not bad company there. Oh...and neither of those QB's had a winning record after two seasons, either. Do your homework, fellas.
    Eric 12-25-2011 10:58 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.181 (total posts: 1)
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    Walt needs to write to recaps
    Nate 12-25-2011 04:23 pm xxx.xxx.xxx7.14 (total posts: 2)
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    Cox, your reviews are way too long. Do what Walt and Charlie do, which is quickly gloss over the big points of the game with some feedback, not write a biography about the game.
    Russ 12-25-2011 04:18 pm xxx.xxx.xxx7.14 (total posts: 2)
    35     26

    How can you say the Vikings set themselves back a few years by winning a football game? That's such a uneducated assumption. Remember when you said the Lions would be set back by not picking Russell Okung, or that Jimmy Clausen was better than Sam Bradford? This is just like that. The vikings were just a subpar team until they obtained Brett Favre and he took them one play from the super bowl. Sure, Kalil would help them out a lot, but it's so irrational to think they will suck for a while just because of one player ..
    MATGEE 12-25-2011 01:46 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.227 (total posts: 2)
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    OK, this is the way I see it:
    The Muslims own
    The Mafia who owns
    Las Vegas who owns
    The Game officials who own
    You and me, the Suckers
    What a travestigious debaclery of the old sport of football, don't you think?
    Tom 12-25-2011 10:17 am xxx.xxx.xxx5.22 (total posts: 1)
    18     61

    Thumbs up if you actually read the entirety of Greg's game recaps. Good for you, gold star.
    Vince 12-24-2011 04:30 pm xxx.xxx.xxx3.99 (total posts: 4)
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    "Save for the fumble, he took care of the football."

    In other words, "If you excuse the turnover, he didn't have any turnovers."

    Come on, Walt. You're better than that.
    coltboyforever 12-23-2011 04:47 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.224 (total posts: 1)
    22     22

    You play to win the game... say manning plays 5 more years and they draft moore... we be good til the end of time :D
    Buggie 12-23-2011 03:13 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.172 (total posts: 1)
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    If the jaguars are any smart, their best idea would be to continuously score safeties for the Colts. This way, even if Indy purposely tries to throw the game, they will be racking up a steady stream of points, causing them to win. MUAHAHA!!!!
    Caldwell/Polian 12-23-2011 03:01 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.249 (total posts: 1)
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    Should be fired for losing the first 13 games.

    For winning the last 3, they should be banned from football for life.
    Logan 12-23-2011 01:33 pm xxx.xxx.xxx8.57 (total posts: 2)
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    I dont have much faith in yates, i mean how much faith can you have in a 3rd string rookie qb without his best weapon?
    He wont lead his team anywhere.

    But the good news next year is that the texans will get a lot better with mario schaub, and johnson back and healthy .

    texans are contenders next year
    Logan 12-23-2011 01:29 pm xxx.xxx.xxx8.57 (total posts: 2)
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    Texans just got plain beat, there were some calls against the colts that were shady, but since the colts won they dont look at that.
    It should't have come down to a couple "shady" penalties anyway... the texans were the better team by far.

    I would be extremely worried if i was a texans fan
    Marshawn Lynch 12-23-2011 12:32 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.192 (total posts: 1)
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    YEEEAAAHHH!!!!!! DA BEAST MODE THANG!!!!!!
    Steve 12-19-2011 07:51 pm xxx.xxx.xxx7.82 (total posts: 1)
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