NFL Ramblings
Couple of thoughts on this week in the NFL:
-They dubbed it Super Bowl 41.5. Colts (7-0) vs. Patriots (8-0). The latest into the season two unbeaten teams have played. Rematch of the 2006 AFC Championship game (won by the colts) Patriots who have killed everybody this year. Colts who seem to be the team getting no respect even though they won the title last year. Patriots win the game 24-20. They were down by 10 with 8 mins. left and pretty boy Tom Brady leads them back. They won’t go undefeated. We get this every year. The Pats do look like the team to beat this year.
-Brett Favre. I was once asked which athlete you absolutely hate, but have to respect. For me, Brett Favre wins by a mile. As a vikings fan, I’ve seen this guy make way to many plays against Minnesota. Now you ask why I’m including him. He and the Packers beat KC today 33-22. Marking the first time Favre has beaten KC and now he has beaten every NFL team. For some reason that shocked me. I would have thought Brett would have done that already but I guess not.
-Antonio Cromartie. Who? Antonio Cromartie. He had the longest play in NFL history today as he took a missed FG 109 yards for a touchdown at the end of the first half. Ryan Longwell (who wasn’t long enough) just missed the FG and Cromartie caught it with his toe just inside the endzone and took it all the way. It beats 3 different plays in the 3 years that have went 108 yards. But...Cromartie was out done by…
-Adrian Peterson. I’m gonna try not to gush about this guy because I’m a Vikes fan. But this guy is unbelievable. Peterson set the single game rushing record today with 296 yards on 30 carries. He bested Jamal Lewis’ 2003 performance by 1 yard. On the season he has 1036 yards. Oh yeah, this was his 8th game ever in the NFL. He is 772 yards away from Eric Dickerson’s rookie rushing record and is on pace to go over 2000 yards and would be within shouting distance of Dickerson’s all time season rushing record of 2,105. He’s the first rookie to run for 2 200+ yard games in a season. His first came against the Bears earlier this year. To be honest, I thought his performance against the Bears was the better of the two performances but a record breaker is a record breaker. Boy did I hate watching him run against the huskers but do I love him in the purple and gold.
The Comments
Dave K November 5, 2007 at 9:36am
I was at the Chiefs-Packers game yesterday. Favre is my second favorite athlete of all time, behind Michael Jordan, and I had yet to see him play in person. I couldn’t have asked for anything more, with an entertaining game and a great performance by Favre. The last NFL game I attended was at Milwaukee County Stadium, if that tells you how long it’s been since my last pro game. The skill, speed, and action is much more impressive in person than on TV. Arrowhead is a great place to watch a game, and Chiefs fans are great (it probably didn’t hurt that 40% of the stadium was occupied by Packer fans).
Fletch November 5, 2007 at 11:20am
I was at the game too. I was stunned by how many Cheeseheads were in attendance. I dislike the Pack, but Favre has grown on my and I like him as a player. It was a good back-and-forth game, and I enjoyed the interactions with the Pack fans that I was in lines with at concessions, etc. Plus the Cornhusker marching band was there for halftime. Fun day!
Mr. T November 5, 2007 at 6:58pm
On Favre - Its really amazing since the season before last it looked like he was doing so poorly that retirement was a certainty. Now - like you - even I am rooting for the packers, and I am a lifelong Vikings fan.
On Peterson - No question this guy is a force to be reckoned with, and he’s only a rookie. Plus, he doesn’t have an out of control ego like some offensive players have. I realize it can take a while for new QBs to develop. When will Tarvaris Jackson become that star everyone was hoping for? The Vikings QB situation right now is just a confusing spectacle to witness.