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The Story So Far (Week 13)
We made it. We made it to the magical month of December. Any NFL fan knows that December is when, as Jim Ross often says, "business starts to pick up." December is not only the last month of the calendar year, it is also the final full month of the NFL season, and that's when the playoff races get very interesting. Before this season, the regular season either ended on the final Sunday of the calendar year, or the first Sunday of the New Year, but now it's a 17-game season played in 18 weeks, meaning that the season is now guaranteed to enter the New Year.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 12 Recap: Winter Is Coming
Among the many things I love about Thanksgiving is this: it serves as the precursor to the home stretch of the NFL season. With Week 12 in the books, we are now two-thirds through the season. Yet already, a nuclear winter is starting to hit some teams who fancy themselves as playoff or even championship contenders. Let's start with the most glaring downward trend, the Los Angeles Rams.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
108th Grey Cup Playoffs: Division Semifinals Recap
After 16 wild weeks, the 108th Grey Cup Playoffs finally kicked off on Sunday. Six teams playing for a chance to capture the Grey Cup, with four of the six beginning the journey in the Division Semifinals. Five games in three weeks, and it began with the East Semifinal between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montréal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ontario.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 11 Recap: Giving Thanks
It's that time of the year again: Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving; always have. Good food, time with family, and some intriguing football. Week 11 was the final week prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, and in this recap of the week that was, I would like to list all of the things I'm thankful for as a football fan.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 16 Recap: Let the Games Begin
Well, we did it. We made it through a slightly brief but immensely chaotic Canadian Football League season. 14 games in 16 weeks. This CFL fan really enjoyed this wild and crazy ride, and as fun as the regular season was, the playoffs will be absolutely epic. Now, with all of the spots locked in after Week 15, there wasn't much left to settle regarding the playoffs. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Toronto Argonauts are locked in at first place in their respective divisions. The last playoff spot was taken by the Calgary Stampeders with their win over the BC Lions. All that was left was to determine home field in the Eastern Semifinal between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montréal Alouettes.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 10 Recap: Win, Lose, or Draw
Week 10, as well as the 2nd half of the NFL season, started with the Baltimore Ravens losing badly to the lowly Miami Dolphins, meaning that the Pittsburgh Steelers had a golden opportunity to move into a tie for first place in the AFC North. They were at home against the winless Detroit Lions, who hadn't won a game since December 6, 2020, but on Saturday, the news broke: Ben Roethlisberger testing positive for COVID. Even so, with Mason Rudolph starting for the Steelers, it still seemed like they would beat the Lions.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 15 Recap: Beasts of the East
In the 15th and penultimate week of the CFL season, not only could the Grey Cup Playoff picture become complete, but literally everything could be locked in. All four games in the Week 15 schedule had some semblance of playoff relevancy, and the vital week began with an East Division battle between the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 9 Recap: We Need to Talk About Aaron
So let's talk about it. Right here. Right now. I am a diehard Green Bay Packers fan. I am a diehard Aaron Rodgers fan. I love what he does on the field, as well as off it. However, we have to bring up one thing he did off the field that has all of society in an uproar. Days before a "Clash of the Titans" against the Kansas City Chiefs, the news broke: Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19. The news was followed by the added revelation that he'd be out for the game, which shocked this fan. I was thinking that Rodgers could return following two negative tests because he was vaccinated.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 14 Recap: One Spot Remains
The 2021 Canadian Football League season has now entered the month of November, and in a normal season, November is the month that the Grey Cup Playoffs take place. However, because this season got off to a late start and is shortened by a few weeks, this November will feature the final three weeks of the regular season, with the playoffs starting on November 28. Speaking of the playoffs, here's who qualified entering Week 14.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 8 Recap: Rasul Douglas is a Treasure
The month of November has arrived, and with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, I just want to express how thankful I am that Rasul Douglas is a Green Bay Packer. Week 8 began with a highly important meeting between the Packers and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale--a game that saw the Packers immensely shorthanded. Not one, not two, but three receivers out, yet the Packers were in control for the entire game, thanks to Aaron Rodgers connecting with Randall Cobb, as well as the tandem of Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon racking up rushing yards. The fourth quarter saw the Packers up 24-21, and Aaron Jones run it in for a touchdown...or so we thought. Replay showed that he was short, and after being stopped at the one on 4th down, the Cardinals took over. Despite their bad starting position, the Cardinals made it within five yards of a game winning touchdown.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 13 Recap: Two More Playoff Spots Clinched
12 weeks of the CFL season have come and gone, and the push for the playoffs marched on. Entering the final four weeks of the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the first and only team officially in the playoffs. The defending Grey Cup Champions clinched a spot in Week 11, and Week 12 saw them lock up first place in the West Division, giving them the right to host the West Final on December 5. Regarding Week 13, three teams had a chance to clinch playoff spots and join the Bombers in a quest for the Grey Cup.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 7 Recap: A Hot Mess
So far, each week of the 2021 NFL season has had a theme, and regarding Week 7, the theme can be summed up in one three-letter word: meh. An argument can be made that football fans were due for such a week this season. After all, the first six weeks have seen games with captivating drama, as well as a lot of overtime. Week 7? Not so much.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
