Finally, we no longer have to hear about the “Will Dungy bench the starters?” debate, or those damn ’72 Dolphins.
The Colts’ bid for a perfect season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, with a home loss to the San Diego Chargers, who likely are not even headed to the playoffs. The Chargers got off to a 13-0 lead, which the Colts erased in the third quarter, but a field goal in the fourth quarter put the Chargers back on top, and a touchdown by backup running back Michael Turner put San Diego ahead for good.
The Colts will nevertheless march into the playoffs with the number one seed, and probably won’t even have to play the Chargers again. But they will likely need to get by the Patriots, which has been their downfall in the postseason each of the past two years.
And Rex Shall Lead Them
After weeks of speculation, Bears coach Lovie Smith finally benched quarterback Kyle Orton at halftime of their Sunday night game against Atlanta, and Rex Grossman broke the game’s defensive logjam for the win, after which he was named the Bears’ starter for the rest of the season.
The other highlight of the game? Falcons coach Jim Mora, Jr., in a dispute with officials over a challenge call, appeared at one point to take a swing at one of them, although it later turned out he was merely waving them off. Good thing, too—because even though Mora’s father lost his temper numerous times, I don’t remember him ever becoming violent.
Team President Nicolae Ceausescu
Detroit on Sunday saw both a loss and an insurrection. The Lions were crushed on the field by Cincinnati, a team that should serve as an example of a going-nowhere-forever franchise that finally righted the ship after they put the right people in charge. But before that, their fans marched against team president Matt Millen, with one website even organizing an “Orange Out,” in which fans wore the opposing team’s colors as a protest against the inept management. If the Ford Family doesn’t fire Millen now, they’re even more inept than I thought.
The Colts’ bid for a perfect season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, with a home loss to the San Diego Chargers, who likely are not even headed to the playoffs. The Chargers got off to a 13-0 lead, which the Colts erased in the third quarter, but a field goal in the fourth quarter put the Chargers back on top, and a touchdown by backup running back Michael Turner put San Diego ahead for good.
The Colts will nevertheless march into the playoffs with the number one seed, and probably won’t even have to play the Chargers again. But they will likely need to get by the Patriots, which has been their downfall in the postseason each of the past two years.
And Rex Shall Lead Them
After weeks of speculation, Bears coach Lovie Smith finally benched quarterback Kyle Orton at halftime of their Sunday night game against Atlanta, and Rex Grossman broke the game’s defensive logjam for the win, after which he was named the Bears’ starter for the rest of the season.
The other highlight of the game? Falcons coach Jim Mora, Jr., in a dispute with officials over a challenge call, appeared at one point to take a swing at one of them, although it later turned out he was merely waving them off. Good thing, too—because even though Mora’s father lost his temper numerous times, I don’t remember him ever becoming violent.
Team President Nicolae Ceausescu
Detroit on Sunday saw both a loss and an insurrection. The Lions were crushed on the field by Cincinnati, a team that should serve as an example of a going-nowhere-forever franchise that finally righted the ship after they put the right people in charge. But before that, their fans marched against team president Matt Millen, with one website even organizing an “Orange Out,” in which fans wore the opposing team’s colors as a protest against the inept management. If the Ford Family doesn’t fire Millen now, they’re even more inept than I thought.
