Weekend Review

Well we were treated to some great football yesterday capped by the Saints' 31-28 victory in overtime. I hit the nail on the head saying this game was going to come down to how Brett Favre played in the 4th quarter. I had a feeling something interesting way going to happen on the Vikings final drive before Favre got picked. Methodically driving down the field and putting your team in position for a game-winning FG just isn't Brett Favre's style. Despite dominating many facets of the game Favre and the Vikings found themselves down by a TD in the 4th quarter. Favre led his team to a tying score and had the Vikings in FG range with complete control of the clock. Favre made a dumb play by trying to make a spectacular one and those are basically the only two types of plays he makes. Favre developed his unique style of quarterbacking because he's admitted to never really being able to understand the playbook and preferred to just shoot from the hip. I think his final interception will now forever be part of his legacy (which may give him reason to come back for another year... again... ugh...) and marks the third time he has thrown a late pick to lose his team a playoff game. Congratulations to the Saints, they stood tough throughout the game and took advantage of the opportunities the Vikings gave to them. They deserve to be in Miami in 2 weeks for the Super Bowl.

Nothing New From Brett


The Jets got out to a hot start against the Colts before stumbling through the second half en route to a 30-17 loss. The Jets got some big plays early against the Colts and built a 17-6 lead in the second quarter but I think having an early advantage ultimately did in the inexperienced Jets. Trailing by 11 points with barely 2 minutes left in the half, Colts QB Peyton Manning quickly marched his team down the field and connected on an easy score to young WR Austin Collie. The Jets missed a FG on their opening drive on the 3rd quarter and from there the Colts' offense took the game over, outscoring the Jets 17-0 in the second half. Credit goes to Peyton Manning. The Jets did a great job of eliminating WR Reggie Wayne and TE Dallas Clark but were unable to slow down the machine. Manning utilized young receivers Collie and Pierre Garcon (a product of Division III Mount Union) who both went over 100 yards. Their success was thanks to Manning understanding the Jets' defensive scheme and finding the open receiver, the Jets simply didn't have enough defenders to cover everyone. I think Mark Sanchez played great and the future is bright for the Jets who will set out next year looking to wrestle dominance of the AFC East from the New England Patriots.

The NFL got a great Super Bowl matchup this year as it is the first time since 1993 that both #1 seeds will meet in the ultimate contest. If you think we got a great game from Minnesota and New Orleans you're in for an even better in 2 weeks.