Conference Championship Weekend’s Face(s) of Defeat
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Video of the Day: Turnovers (and Bad Officiating) Doom Vikings
Here is a look at two of the decisive officiating calls from yesterday’s Vikings-Saints tilt. Missing from this reel is the Robert Meachem “catch”. Anyhow, not a good morning to be a Vikings fan.
Super Bowl XLIV: You Need Fuel
Super Bowl XLIV is forever and a day away (February 7 to be exact). Saints fans, get ready to look at this face. By 6pm on February 7, it will haunt your soul. If it doesn’t, every media outlet will make sure it does by evening’s end.
Minnesota Meltdown: Saints Head To The Super Bowl
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=New+Orleans+Saints&iid=7647471″ src=”5/2/5/6/NFC_Championship_Minnesota_c4cf.jpg?adImageId=9462728&imageId=7647471″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] The Minnesota Vikings outgained and outmuscled the New Orleans Saints but five turnovers cost the Vikes a trip to Super Bowl XLIV in a 31-28 overtime loss. The NFC Championship game saw both teams have plenty of opportunities to seize […]
Saints/Vikings Officiating Not Exactly Stellar
We’ll have plenty more on this game and I’m sure everyone is going to throw Brett Favre under the bus because it’s the easiest thing to do. However, the officiating in overtime will not be appearing at any refereeing clinics anytime soon. All of the turnovers will haunt […]
Favre’d Again
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Colts Back In The Super Bowl; Revis Island Closed For Winter
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Indianapolis+Colts&iid=7647029″ src=”3/e/d/6/FBN_Indianapolis_vs_7163.jpg?adImageId=9459335&imageId=7647029″ width=”380″ height=”271″ /] The New York Jets had the Indianapolis Colts on the ropes and led 17-6 in the second quarter. However, Manning and the Colts proved to be just too much and moved on to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami with a […]
Video of the Day: Bad Moments in Championship Game History II
Reggie Bush made a long distance call during the ’06 NFC Championship game against the Bears. Unfortunately, his shenanigans marked the final points of the day as Sean Payton’s crew fell to the Bears 39-14. The important lesson of the day is simple. When you celebrate, make sure […]
Video of the Day: Bad Moments In Championship Game History
This will be the third time the Saints and Vikings have met in the playoffs. Each time the Vikings won but their postseasons ended in bad fashion. After defeating the Saints during the ’87 postseason, they upset the top seeded 49ers before losing to the Redskins in NFC […]
NFC Championship Game Preview: When Drew Met Brett
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Drew+Brees&iid=7587618″ src=”6/1/1/d/NFL_Divisional_Playoffs_24d4.jpg?adImageId=9396800&imageId=7587618″ width=”380″ height=”244″ /] The Superdome hosts its first ever NFC Championship game Sunday night when the Vikings roll into New Orleans to face the Saints. While Brett Favre and Drew Brees will get loads of attention, there a few other factors that will […]
Joe Montana's Right Arm 