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CFL Week 12 Recap: Best in the West
Week 11 saw the first official playoff scenario, and it was fulfilled. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the first team to lock in a playoff spot with their 26-16 win over the Edmonton Elks. Entering Week 12, the Bombers had another goal: 1st place in the West Division. All they needed was a victory to achieve that goal. There were other scenarios that would get the Bombers a home playoff game at least: even if they lose, a loss from the Saskatchewan Roughriders would get it, or a loss by less than 21 points coupled with a Calgary Stampeders loss would get them a home playoff game.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 6 Recap: The Jags' Losing Streak is Over, but Rodgers' Ownership of the Bears Lives On
After 400 days, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally won a game! The Jags served as the home team in their meeting with the Miami Dolphins, who were also disappointing--entering Week 6 at 1-4 after a season of assumed improvement. Tua Tagovailoa returned as the Dolphins' starter, but he made mistake after mistake in the outing in London. Despite this, the Dolphins led 20-17, until Matthew Wright's 53 yard FG curved to the left and went through. After a terrible 4th down conversion attempt by Miami, Jacksonville got into FG range, and Wright made another one, this time giving the Jaguars a walk-off win.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 11 Recap: Playoff Bound
As I said before in my story about how I became a CFL fan, Canadian Thanksgiving often begins the final push for the Grey Cup Playoffs, and even in this slightly abbreviated season, it's no different. Let me set the scene: it's mid-October, the season is nearly 3/4 done, and the league's playoff races are getting intriguing. As I figured, the first playoff clinching scenario was set for Week 11, and it was a simple one: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers could get in with a win. That's all. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened to kick off Week 11.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
The (Complicated) History of NFL Overtime
We all love overtime, don't we? Overtime means just a bit more of the game(s) we love. As we all know, overtime comes when things aren't settled after the allotted regulation time, which varies by sport. In hockey, it's three 20-minute periods. In baseball, it's nine innings. In basketball, it's four 12-minute quarters, and in football, it's four 15-minute quarters. However, while the other three sports seem to have their overtime rules figured out with little to no scrutiny, it's the NFL's overtime that has been under a magnifying glass for decades.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 10 Recap: So You're Telling Me There's a Chance?!
The CFL holds celebrates two holidays with specially scheduled games: Labour Day in September and their Thanksgiving holiday in October. Week 10 featured a loaded lineup of games: a five-game schedule capped off by a Canadian Thanksgiving doubleheader, though strangely, the BC Lions were not part of this. The week kicked off with the Toronto Argonauts hosting the Ottawa Redblacks, and it wasn't even close. It was all Argos from start to finish, as Toronto blasted Ottawa by a score of 35-16, adding on to the Redblacks' woes.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 5 Recap: A Disgraceful Exit and So Many Missed Kicks
So let's talk about the huge elephant that's no longer in the Raiders' room: Jon Gruden. So prior to the Las Vegas Raiders' home game against the Chicago Bears (which the Raiders lost 20-9), it was revealed that in 2011, Gruden sent an email to Bruce Allen, then the president of the now-named Washington Football Team, lambasting Players Association head DeMaurice Smith, where he referred to him as "Dumborriss Smith," and said that he had "lips the size of Michelin tires." Clearly a very racist comment towards Smith, and it saw Gruden give something barely resembling an apology when he was asked about it after the Raiders' loss.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 4 Recap: New York, New York, Brady Returns Home. Top Story - October 2021.
It has been said that one can never go home again. Those who said that clearly weren't interested or well-versed in the story regarding one Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. I still remember when I heard the news that Tom Brady was leaving Foxboro, leaving the Patriots. I had heard that rumor for several months and never believed it; I figured he'd retire as a Patriot. In fact, my exact words were, "I'll believe it when I see it." Actually, I said, "Even if I see it, I still won't believe it." And those words were true, even a year later.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 9 Recap: Bombers Dominate, Working Overtime, and Key Wins
Congratulations, fellow CFL fans! We made it through the first half of a very wild and insane season. The slightly shortened 2021 campaign has been a very thrilling sprint, but the first half of it is over, and the second half is underway. The next eight weeks will weed out the contenders from the pretenders, as things start to shape up in both divisions.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 3 Recap: Kicking It Up a Notch
66 yards. 198 feet. 2,376 inches. All of those equaled history for (undoubtedly) the greatest kicker in NFL history: Justin Tucker. The Baltimore Ravens played yet another nail biter in Week 3; it seems to be a theme for them this season. Week 1 saw them suffer a heartbreaking overtime loss in a Monday Night thriller. Week 2 was the 4th-and-1 call heard 'round the world. For Week 3, it was a record setting kick by Justin Tucker.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 8 Recap: Roughriders Close in on West Lead
The first half of the 2021 CFL season came to a close, and what a first half it has been so far. It started with madness, and ended with chaos, as everything shifted in only a matter of seconds. Week 8 only consisted of three games, but every single one of them was important.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 2 Recap: 4th and 1
The 2nd week of the 2021 NFL season was every bit as thrilling and nail-biting as the first, and the centerpiece of Week 2 was the main event Sunday Night Football clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite playing their home opener, the Ravens were not favored in a game they needed in order to bounce back from their disappointing overtime loss in Vegas. It looked even worse for Ravens late in the game, as they were down 11, but they bounced back with a pair of touchdowns. Even so, the Chiefs had a chance to get into field goal range, but Clyde Edwards-Helaire's fumble changed things.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 7 Recap: Watch Out for the Bombers
It seems like yesterday that this mayhem-filled ride known as the 2021 CFL season began. In actuality, the season is nearing the halfway point, with just one weekend left in the month of September. Canadian Thanksgiving weekend is three weeks away, and that's the time where playoff talk intensifies, just like American Thanksgiving in the NFL. Week 7 was quite intriguing; here's what took place.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
