NFL Week 16 Recap

Well sports fans, I hope this post finds you healthy, happy and hopefully not still sitting on Santa's lap. (If he didn't give you that Matchbox car by now, you're just not getting it.) I hope everyone had (or is having) a great holiday season, and also managed to sneak in some NFL, NBA or college bowl games in between opening up presents and acquiring food baby twins with the family.

Playoff football is almost upon us, and for the most part, the playoff teams have been decided. Most teams now are only play for pride or trying to get a higher seed. Indianapolis...hell, I don't even know what they're doing. Its almost like they pledged as a team to suck this season to get Andrew Luck, but no one told Dan Orlovsky that when they picked him up midway through the season.

So wait...I'm supposed to TRY and throw a pick in the red zone?

Lions fans may remember Dan Orlovsky from the dark days of Lions football, for his famous running out of the end zone safety which pretty much wrapped up the Lions 0-16 season in one fell swoop.  If you haven't ever seen that, watch this. I mean, this team is on the cusp of acquiring the first pick of the draft, and most likely Andrew Luck. No team has ever had a better reason to suck, and all of the sudden, the Colts are gonna screw it up by going on a win streak to end the season. This has got to be the worst season to be a Colts fan, ever.

In other news, congratulations to Saints QB Drew Brees, who broke the NFL record for single season passing yards in last nights win. The record, set by Dan Marino in 1984, was 5,084 yards, and on his final pass of the night, Brees hit 5,087 yards on the season, with one game left to play this season.

With the culmination of the NFL season and college bowl season, as well as the start of the NBA season, my ability to cover all of these on the blog will be inconsistent at best. More than likely, I'll try to focus on some of the college bowl games over the final NFL games, and once both of those seasons are over, will be covering basketball almost exclusively, both college and NBA. Please keep reading and giving me feedback, either one is always appreciated!


UPDATE:  As pointed out to me by a commentor, I did not give the Detroit Lions their deserved dues for making the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Having grown up in Michigan, I have always hoped for the success of the Lions and now that they have finally worked their way to a successful season it is obvious they have much to be proud about. No doubt the team will face tough match ups in the postseason, but they have come a long way and, if they stay healthy and keep a calm head, they have a great chance to beat any team they meet in the playoffs. This is team who wanted to succeed not only for their own personal benefits, but for that of their hometown, a place many in America think of as a "dying" city. I wish the Lions the best of luck in the playoffs.