Denver (L 7-12)
Down 6 late in the 4th quarter with the offense doing NOTHING all day, Carson Palmer rallies for a late drive to put Cincy up 7-6 with 38 seconds left. You've all seen the highlights as Brandon Stokley caught a miracle deflection for an 87 yd TD to win it.
Green Bay (W 31-24)
With the game seemingly in hand, Graham kicks a FG with less than 2 minutes left to put the Bengals up 10. The Pack march down the field and use some strategery, kicking a FG and attempting an onside. Kick recovered, but the Bengals hold on.
Pittsburgh (W 23-20)
Down 20-9 in the 4th quarter, the Bengals rally again for a furious comeback. Palmer throws for a TD with 14 seconds left and then they convert the 2 to get some breathing room.
Cleveland (W 23-20 OT)
Looking putrid for 3 quarters, Cincy somehow puts a drive together to take the lead - wait they get the PAT blocked!!! So they go to OT and it takes 14:56 to kick a game-winning FG.
Nevada (W 35-0)
No problems here. The kind of game I like!
Michigan (L 38-34)
Down 31-20 in the 4th, the Irish rally for an amazing comeback to go up 3 with 5 minutes to go after an awesome statue of liberty play for a 2 point conversion. Michigan then drives it down and wins it with a TD and 11 seconds to spare.
Michigan State (W 33-30)
Ali and I witness the pain in person. After a demoralizing run in the late 2nd and early 3rd quarters, ND rights the ship and takes the lead with 5 minutes to go. MSU drives down the field into certain FG range. An open receiver drops the game-winner in the end zone, before McCarthy picks it off on the 12 with under a minute to go.
Purdue (W 24-21)
A 4th quarter rally gives Purde a 21-17 lead with 3:41 to play. Clausen makes another game winning drive to get it to the 2 with under a minute to go. On 4th down, he finds Rudolph in the end zone for the win.
Washington (W 37-30 OT)
Red zone ineptitude results in 5 FGs. Down 24-22 with under 5 minutes to play, the ND defense puts on "The Greatest Goal Line Stand in History". That's right, I put it in quotes and gave it a title. 1st and goal at the ND 1, we stop them cold three times. They kick a FG, but we get called for... ROUGHING THE SNAPPER!!!!!!!!! What? Has that ever been called, ever? I never even saw what we supposedly did! So they get 1st and goal on the 1 AGAIN. And we stop them 3 more times to force a FG. Clausen then rallies for a TD (Rudolph again), but the Dawgs come right back and kick a FG to send it to OT. We score quickly, and then they have a 4th and long that McCarthy uses as an opportunity to separate the receiver from the ball - and his helmet! By the way, check out the replay and look at the receiver's arms after that hit. Awesome!
4 comments:
It's been brutal. What's really worrying me is that I'm starting to care about the Bengals, which I know is only going to end up hurting me.
Did you see Peter King's top 15 ranking today on Monday Morning QB? I was actually pissed that he put the Bengals at #15 - BEHIND Green Bay and Pittsburgh, whom we beat. He says he doesn't buy the Bengals. But he is a walking contradiction by ranking the Broncos at #5 even though they have only beaten one team (Bengals) in his top 15.
By the way, I am doing great as a fan, because my secondary team, the Saints, are in my opinion the best team in the NFL right now. They will get plenty of chances to prove it too with upcoming games against the Giants and the Pats. Too bad your secondary team is owned by Dan Snyder!
Roughing the snapper is a legit penalty. As long as the long snappers head is below his waist, you cannot hit him. It's why you almost always see the long snapper as one of the first guys down on coverage, because no one lines up over him and he gets a free release.
It's almost never called unless someone run straight over him, and it's typically a high school football penalty. I've never seen it called in college or the pros. I think it was a total BS call.
Also, my secondary team is the Browns. They are terrible.
This was a great write-up Ted. Watching the Bengals has been tense enough on its own.
BTW, never, ever, never take anything Peter King writes about the Bengals seriously. He has an A-1 grudge with them ever since he was a beat-writer for the Cincinnati Post in the 80's. He HATED the Brown family for personal reasons. Get in line, ya fat fuck.
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