Week 20 NFL Game Recaps
Patriots 23, Ravens 20
Of course, Cundiff shouldn't have been in that position anyway because Joe Flacco threw a game-winning touchdown to Lee Evans two plays earlier. Unfortunately for Baltimore, Evans couldn't hang on to the football, as Sterling Moore, who was on the practice squad earlier in the year, knocked the ball out of his hands. Moore saved the season for Tom Brady, who has now tied John Elway for most Super Bowl appearances (5) and Joe Montana for most playoff victories (16). If Brady wins in two weeks, it's an easy argument to say that he's the best quarterback in NFL history.
Brady will obviously need to play better in the Super Bowl because his defense isn't good enough to carry the team. If Moore doesn't knock the ball out of Evans' hands, the Patriots would have surrendered a game-winning drive to Joe freaking Flacco. That says it all.
Flacco deserves a ton of credit for this near-victory because he was handicapped by Cam Cameron's atrocious play-calling. Cameron decided to run the ball on first down on the opening three drives, putting Flacco in second-and-long each time. The Ravens consequently had to punt on all three occasions.
Cameron's play-calling would improve, but he really screwed up on the penultimate drive of the fourth quarter. He had Ray Rice run a draw on 3rd-and-3 on the New England 30 - a down in which the Ravens couldn't lose yardage no matter what. Rice was tackled three yards behind the line of scrimmage, forcing Baltimore to go for it on 4th-and-6. Flacco would throw incomplete because of pressure.
If I'm Cameron, I'm sending Cundiff a gift basket (and perhaps a suitcase full of money) because if the kicker doesn't whiff on that field goal, Cameron would have been the easy scapegoat.
Ed Dickson, meanwhile, really struggled. He had a big drop and was guilty of a crucial false start in the fourth quarter.
Giants 20, 49ers 17
Seriously, how big was Ginn's knee injury? If he's in the game, the 49ers don't muff a punt and fumble a return in overtime. You really have to feel for Kyle Williams. Unlike Billy Cundiff, Williams' main job isn't returning punts. He was in the game because Ginn was hurt. That doesn't excuse his two crucial mistakes that led to 10 New York points, but if you're comparing Williams to Cundiff, it's no contest. The kicker was more responsible.
Manning went 32-of-58 for 316 yards and two touchdowns. That's an impressive stat line considering the immense pressure he was under. He seldom had time in the pocket and took six sacks (2.5 from Ray McDonald). San Francisco's defense definitely came to play.
As for Alex Smith, he was 12-of-26 for 196 yards and two scores. He made a couple of great throws to Vernon Davis, but two things stick out to me. First, he had an open Kyle Williams downfield for a long touchdown in the second quarter, but overthrew him by about five yards. Second, Smith couldn't convert a third down to save his life. He was 1-of-13 in those situations, with the only positive result coming right at the very end of regulation when the Giants allowed him to complete a pass well short of the end zone.
I don't want you to think that Smith is a lost cause or anything. He made great strides this year, and it wouldn't be fair to dismiss him because of this loss, especially after his late-game heroics versus New Orleans. He deserves a chance with more than one weapon to throw to. Vernon Davis was a monster again (3-112, 2 TDs), but no other Niner receiver or tight end did anything. Michael Crabtree caught one ball for three
My playoff 2011 NFL Power Rankings, will be posted Monday morning.
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Wesley C
12-06-2011
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If only Rob and Rex ran a plumbing business in Brooklyn that was frequently visited by C-level late 80s celebrities and showed awesome cartoons. Oh, and the daily reminder to watch The Legend of Zelda on Friday.
Jra
12-06-2011
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Haters gonna hate. So many bitter people on these comments.
Go run your own site noobs.
Brian Henry
12-05-2011
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Brian Henry
12-05-2011
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CJ
12-05-2011
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It seems like Nick Fairley's diet is Starburst and Skittles. He's been dealing with this foot thing since day 2 of training camp. I really wish K.Smith could hold himself together.
The penalties. . . Well, Chris Collinsworth said it best. "What are you. . . You can't keep . . .just . . . . AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" I think he said that during the 3rd quarter.
Blok Nivek
12-05-2011
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Hey Paisanos! It's the Super Ryan Bros. Super Show!
bias
12-05-2011
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Just wanted to point out the Eagles played another team on Thursday night. Not sure if you noticed going off your comments...
Roy
12-05-2011
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You forgot to mention the Chiefs had 7 sacks, 3 of which were rookie OLB Justin Houston.
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12-05-2011
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Walter, you forgot to mention how many interceptions the Ravens defense dropped during their game against the Browns.
Probably more passes than the Browns receivers dropped. Either way, that game was ugly!
Act 3 Scene 2...
12-05-2011
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...In which Walt continues to rave like your typical fanboy.
You know Walt people would dislike Tebow less if his fans weren't such insufferable jackasses. Honestly, just suck his dick already.
Kyle
12-05-2011
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Walt I don't understand how you can criticize the refs in other games, but in the lions game the refs called some very shaky penalties on Detroit and you say its the lions fault? come on man, be more consistent with your analysis.
and I'm not a lions fan either, i watched the game and saw the refs hand the saints a victory
lax18
12-05-2011
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shonn greenes 3rd TD was in garbage time, his 2nd was with 4 minutes left with the jets only up 3
Bad grammar
12-05-2011
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For someone who seems to enjoy making fun of other people's bad grammar so much, Walter sure makes a lot of mistakes. Try proofreading
Lance
12-05-2011
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Really? Ryan was terrible in the game? You clearly did not watch the game at all. Yes, he did overthrow Roddy and Julio early, but beyond that I don't know why he wasn't driven insane by those two, along with his other targets. There had to have been at least a dozen dropped passes by Falcons receivers in that game. He hit them in stride and right on their hands yet they dropped the ball over and over and over and over again. It was a terrible performance which I wholeheartedly hope the receiving corps feels ashamed in themselves for.
one man team
12-05-2011
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how in the world are %99 of tebow fans complete idiots? this game was his best statwise, his only good one in fact, yet all these people hail him as elite. i've heard his fans coming up with ridiculous stats and ranking him better than marino, montana, elway, manning, brady, rogers, etc. right. winning is all that matters, for the team. it takes a team effort to win a game. as quaterbacks go, based on individual performance, tebow is below average, at best(right now in his career). he seems to energize the team and all that, but his performances are statistically quite poor and they often win despite his play. he makes a nice play or two at the end of the game and he's all of a sudden elite, and still no one else gets any credit for keeping them in the game while he's blowing it for the first 55 min.
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