This is the first of a twelve-part examination of the NFL playoffs as we provide brief looks at each team participating in this year’s postseason run. Our first stop finds us visiting the National Football Conference and Mike McCarthy’s crew.
NFL Vice President of Officiating Mike Pereira discussed the controversial NFC Championship game on the NFL Network recently to explain some of the officiating calls. To make a long story short, he explains that the replays for the controversial calls did not provide conclusive evidence to change the […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Brett+Favre&iid=7664498″ src=”0/1/7/4/NFC_Championship_Minnesota_a87a.jpg?adImageId=9528439&imageId=7664498″ width=”380″ height=”282″ /] Even though the American public constantly states that they are tired of hearing about or looking at Brett Favre, Sunday’s NFC Championship game television ratings suggested otherwise.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Brad+Childress&iid=7650107″ src=”3/c/d/2/NFC_Championship_game_0c6e.JPG?adImageId=9492395&imageId=7650107″ width=”380″ height=”235″ /] Regardless of whether you want to place the blame on bad officiating or Brett Favre’s throw, one man who will not go unpunished is Vikings head coach Brad Childress.
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.
[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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=New+York+Jets&iid=7613596″ src=”0/8/9/0/Mayor_Michael_Bloomberg_03b5.JPG?adImageId=9396499&imageId=7613596″ width=”380″ height=”248″ /] The AFC Championship Game hits your televisions on Sunday. In perhaps what might be the biggest AFC Championship game mismatch at quarterback ever, Mark Sanchez and the Jets will attempt to slay the dragon that is Peyton Manning and his […]
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