It’s often been said a person has to witness damn near losing everything to realize he or she actually has the world at their fingertips. There aren’t too many people in sports who understand that previous sentence more than Ray Lewis. Read the rest of this entry »

Believe it or not, certain athletes are prone to to represent the city that adorn their jersey better than others for a variety of reasons. Call it the luck of the draft, but it’s apparent when a certain athlete falls into a city that perfectly fits him. History provides us with some great examples Read the rest of this entry »

Tehmeena Afzal

Kenan Thompson Is Marrying This [Warming Glow]

Movies That All Women Should See To Understand Men [Very Smart Brothas]

What NBA Stars Did During The Lockout [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

Toni

Ray Lewis: No Football = More Crime [Baltimore Beat Down]

10 People We Know Because Of Oprah [CNN]

Google Turns To Lady Gaga & Her Fans To Promote Chrome Browser [Hypebot]

How Not to Play Defense,’ Starring Kyle Korver [Basketball Jones] Read the rest of this entry »

The first round of the playoffs saw a mix of upsets and last second heroics. Below is the breakdown of the highs and lows of the weekend’s Wild Card Playoffs.

Saints Vs. Seahawks

Pre-Game Chatter: The defending champs lucked out with what was dubbed a bye week against the 7-9 Seahawks. Drew Brees and company were easily expected to overcome Seattle and the Qwset Field crowd. Read the rest of this entry »

So much for drama.  Save for the Chargers and Jets, the games this weekend were almost over before they started.  The teams who were supposed to win took care of business for the most part and one underdog is still in the hunt.  Setting up for what should be a couple of good match-ups next week, take one last look at how those teams got there. Read the rest of this entry »

Welp, we’re back again trying our hand at picking this week’s games.  Looking to redeem ourselves over our paltry showings last go around, save for Jason who was omitted on accident, we put the mp3′s down long enough to expound on the pigskin.  Maybe this week we’ll even get some picks right.  Y’all know the drill:  Read, call us out for our naïveté & discuss below. Read the rest of this entry »

The league’s perennials losers — The Lions, Raiders & Chiefs — all pulled out W’s yesterday. Everyone in Hades is today wearing snorkels and parkas.

Of the three games, the Lions may have been the most “remarkable” (used as loosely as possible). Before the first quarter was over, Detroit was down 24-3 to the Browns. The Browns. Yet, the home squad didn’t give up, battled back to take a momentary 31-27 lead in the third before falling behind 37-31. Fighting until the end, Dilla & Proof must have called in a favor because on the last drive of the game, the Lions were the beneficiaries of a rarely seen pass interference call on a Hail Mary giving them an untimed down. Matthew Stafford channeled the comeback spirit of John Elway and we now have the 2-8 Lions, two games more than they won last year.

Indianapolis remained undefeated, squeaking past the Ravens. Peyton Manning proved that it doesn’t matter what player’s plugged in at receiver, that play will become a household name the end of game. Insert tight end Tom Santi, who went from no-name to 80 yards receiving. The Ravens D gave the Colts the business the whole game, and Indy had three crucial turnovers – including two interceptions by Manning and a fumble by Santi after he suffered a shattering hit by Ray Lewis (definitely not what Santi had in mind for a birthday gift). No disrespect to the current players on the Steelers roster or the legacy of the franchise, but Ray Lewis is the walking embodiment of smash mouth football.

Other News and Notes

– There was a T.O. sighting in Jacksonville as Terrell Owens had 197 yards and a touchdown, but David Garrard & Maurice Jones-Drew kept the Bills out of the win column with a 18-15 win.

– Brett Favre had more TDs than incompletions. Think about that. Four TDs. 22 of 25 passing for a completion percentage of 88.0.

– The entire AFC North lost. All four games went down to the wire and all four teams could have stayed home, forfeited their games and everyone would’ve been none the wiser.

– The Giants got back to their winning ways over a Michael Turner-less Atlanta Falcons. In turn, they kept their playoff hopes alive. The Broncos effectively gave the division to the Chargers with their fourth straight loss.

– Next week the Pats & Saints will face off in a game with major playoff implications. On Sunday, the Saint’s had an easy time staying undefeated, going up against the Bucs and winning 38-7. Drew Brees threw for another three touchdowns and the team was 5 for 5 in the red zone. For a quick second, it seemed like the the only thing that could stop the Patriots from scoring was the time clock against the Jets. They slowed down and Mark Sanchez kept turning the ball over like it was a golden ticket with 5 (4 INTs & 1 fumble).

– The NFL has a sense of humor.  How else could you explain a Detroit Lions & Oakland Raiders Thanksgiving Day game?  Millions of women across the country will be dumbfounded when their husbands volunteer to help in the kitchen or make last minute store runs. EDIT: The Lions play the Packers, but it’s still the Lions.

– Since there were no standout clips available, we resort to inserting a clip of Kobe’s Horse shot against OKC.

…and the exclusive use of two video clips.

Ed Reed could be right. The Ravens could very well be nobody wants to face right now. And even though Ray Lewis’ hit on Ahmand Hall made me “wooooooh!” with each replay, let us not forget that the Steelers invented “smash mouth football.” Read the rest of this entry »