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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.
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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.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – What Happened in the Real Madrid Dressing Room
An interesting story erupted in Spain after Real Madrid beat Levante 2-1, directly involving the elbow landed into the eye of Cristiano Ronaldo by David Navarro, later also involving Sergio Ballesteros and of course boy scout Pepe into the incidents as well.
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Lionel Messi – All 76 Goals in 2012
One down, only one more to go. By scoring twice on his last match for Barcelona, Lionel Messi reached 76 goals in 2012. Not the all-time record, but good enough for second place, or the best among South American players.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Gets Mike D’Antoni Instead of Phil Jackson
Things move quickly with the Los Angeles Lakers, who have won their two games since firing Mike Brown, but have already chosen to sign Mike D’Antoni on a four year deal, putting pack on the pressure road of winning now and winning big, while hoping Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are happy with the new choice.
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Miami Heat – Lazy Game by LeBron James & Dwyane Wade
Having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh simply doesn’t cut it. Coming in unprepared, possibly lazy to a very tough road game on a difficult six game road trip didn’t leave the Miami Heat a chance, hurt once more by letting a team have its way from beyond the arc.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.