Tag: 2012 NFL season

  • 2012 NFL Season – Where Anyone Can Beat Anyone

    2012 NFL Season – Where Anyone Can Beat Anyone

    Each year, it happens at one point. The NFL circle of life comes to completion, usually with the last of the undefeated teams going down. This time it was the Atlanta Falcons losing to the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears failing against the Houston Texans that helped complete the “anyone can beat anyone” of the 2012 NFL Season.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger Injury Bigger Than Win

    Pittsburgh Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger Injury Bigger Than Win

    What’s is a win worth when your quarterback is taken to the hospital before the game even ended? The Pittsburgh Steelers came away with a 16-13 win in overtime, but lost Ben Roethlisberger early in the third quarter after he was sacked, leading to a shoulder injury that took him out of the game.

  • Dallas Cowboys – Tony Romo Doesn’t Have to be Great to Win

    Dallas Cowboys – Tony Romo Doesn’t Have to be Great to Win

    For once, the Dallas Cowboys didn’t need their lightning rod of a quarterback to win the game. Scoring three touchdowns through a Tony Romo pass to Dez Bryant, a punt return by Dwayne Harris and an interception by Brandon Carr in less than three minutes did the job.

  • Houston Texans – Cheap Shot on Jay Cutler for the Win

    Houston Texans – Cheap Shot on Jay Cutler for the Win

    It was always going to be a rough, physical, defensive battle. Too bad the Houston Texans had to insure supremacy by delivering a violent cheap shot to the head of Jay Cutler, taking him out of the game thanks to a helmet to helmet hit by Tim Dobbins.

  • No More Undefeated Teams in the 2012 NFL Season

    No More Undefeated Teams in the 2012 NFL Season

    The Atlanta Falcons, undefeated no more. It had to be a division rival and probably their biggest adversaries the New Orleans Saints, with all of their problems, to end their winning streak at 8, despite Matt Ryan posting better numbers than Drew Brees and having a few big chances late in the game to to win it.

  • 2012 NFL Season – Chiefs vs Steelers Predictions

    2012 NFL Season – Chiefs vs Steelers Predictions

    Once in a while, you’ll get games that are complete mismatches, and on paper look like they’re not really fair. The Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3, 3-0 at home) hosting the Kansas City Chiefs (1-7), arguably the worst team in the NFL, on Monday Night Football, is one of those games.

  • 2012 NFL Season – Week 10 Predictions

    2012 NFL Season – Week 10 Predictions

    Week 10 of the 2012 NFL Season holds a possible Super Bowl preview, as the Houston Texans, the AFC’s best, travel to Chicago and meet the 7-1 Bears. Usually, a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys draws more attention, but it’s the first time in over 20 years with both teams going into the game with losing records.

  • Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck Better Than Anyone Thought

    Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck Better Than Anyone Thought

    There were supposed to be growing pains. Well, there are, but they’re diminished and hidden behind everything good about Andrew Luck, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a shocking 6-3 record while effortlessly stepping inside the shoes of a legendary quarterback, making everyone forget this was the worst franchise in the NFL last season.

  • 2012 NFL Season – Colts vs Jaguars Predictions

    2012 NFL Season – Colts vs Jaguars Predictions

    The Jacksonville Jaguars have only one win this season – over the Indianapolis Colts, beating them 22-17 in week 3. A lot of things have changed since then: Andrew Luck has grown to be very comfortable in the NFL, leading his team to four wins over their last five games, while the Jaguars are arguably the worst team in the NFL.

  • 2012 NFL Season – Week 9 Power Rankings

    2012 NFL Season – Week 9 Power Rankings

    No real change at the top; The Atlanta Falcons don’t play really well but pull out another victory to remain undefeated, while the Houston Texans show more of the same passing-rushing balance that has gotten them this far. The Chicago Bears’ defense is simply scary due to its ability to put points on the board, and the Pittsburgh Steelers seem to be rising, and fast.