The Shenoa Report
January 18, 2015
Week 20
Post Season
Conference Championship Sunday
We
are down to the final four remaining teams alive in the playoffs. Honestly, I
can get behind 3 out of the 4 teams and be happy with them winning the Super
Bowl. Can you guess which team I can’t get behind? Hmmmmm.
There
were some pretty heart-wrenching games last weekend. I’m sure that there are a
lot of fans out there that are pretty upset at the refs for being the “deciding
factor” in some of the games. More on that later. I went 3-1 again on picks
last weekend.
Anyway…
Let’s recap:
DIVISIONAL WEEKEND
Ravens @ Patriots 31-35
As much as I wanted to see the Ravens win, when you blow a
14-point lead TWICE you really don’t deserve the win do you. Devastating. To
make matters worse, I’m pretty sure I was sitting next to the only Patriots fan
in the entire bar during the game. Lame.
To make myself feel better; I pulled my NY Giants coozie out of my
pocket, put my roommate’s beer in it, took a picture and promptly put it up on
instagram with the hashtags #nfl #playoffs #represent #wecanbeatthepats and
somehow it did make me feel better.
Panthers @ Seahawks 17-31
Let
me tell you, watching this game in a sea of Panthers fans was, well,
entertaining. In all seriousness, to all you Panthers fans out there, your team
played the BEST team in the NFL. Be proud that you didn’t get your asses handed
to you. They put up a great fight. It was a really good game to watch, and
without those costly turnovers you would have been contenders. Then again, that is what is supposed to
happen when a team with a losing record makes the playoffs. On the other side
of the ball, the Seahawks have shown that they are just as good as last year,
if not better.
Cowboys @ Packers 21-26
This game, wow. I’m not going to blame the Cowboys loss on
the refs or Romo. I do think there is some sort of poetic justice though for
the way things unfolded. By now, I’m sure everyone in the entire world has
heard about Dez Bryant’s catch-no catch.
I think that the refs handled the call, challenge, and reversal
accurately and professionally. (Which is a hell of a lot more than Detroit EVER
got the week prior when the ref just picked up a flag with no explanation.)
This particular rule states that : “A PLAYER WHO GOES TO THE GROUND IN THE
PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO SECURE POSSESSION OF A LOOSE BALL (WITH OR WITHOUT
CONTACT BY AN OPPONENT) MUST MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALL THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE GROUND, WHETHER IN THE FIELD OF PLAY OR THE END ZONE.
IF HE LOSES CONTROL OF THE BALL, AND THE BALL TOUCHES THE GROUND BEFORE HE
REGAINS CONTROL, THERE IS NO POSSESSION.” (NFL Rule Book, Rule 3 Definitions,
Article 7 Player Possession. Note 1)
You may not like the rule, or agree with the rule, but it IS
a rule just the same and it’s part of the game. Sorry, not sorry.
As for the Packers, they got pretty lucky when Dez didn’t
complete that catch at the end of the game because Rodgers had maybe one good
quarter the entire game. The first half was terrible. Don’t get me wrong; I’m glad they won, but
they definitely have their work cut out for them to get to the Super Bowl.
Colts @ Broncos 24-13
This game made me
sad. With this loss there has been speculation that Peyton has played his last
game in the NFL. I sure hope that isn’t true. The Broncos just couldn’t get it
together. So sad. The Colts looked really good though so I hope they can carry
that momentum when they face the Patriots.
Conference Championship
Sunday January 18th
Packers @ Seahawks (3:05pm
FOX)
Aaron Rodgers is
hurt, but he says to his fans, “R-E-L-A-X” He also said that he’s got 120
minutes left in him. For those of you who have a little trouble in the math
department, an NFL game is 60 minutes therefore, Aaron seems to think he can
make it to the Super Bowl and play through it. Those are some big words Aaron.
I hope he’s right, for the sake of those close to me who are Packers fans. As for my picks sake, I’m picking the
Seahawks for the win. Sorry, Packers fans I hope I’m wrong. Either way, it
should be a good game.
Colts @ Patriots
(6:40pm CBS)
Oh man, Pats are
playing at home against the Colts. Obviously I’m rooting for the Colts and
hoping their Luck hasn’t run out yet. I’m picking the Pats for the win ONLY so
I can be wrong and my Super Bowl picks from the beginning of the season will
once again come true.
PS Football Baby and
I have made the same picks. I hope we’re wrong on the Pats game.
A big HUGE thank you
to my mom for editing my report while she’s on vacation in Germany!!!!! That’s
dedication AND love. Thanks again Mom!
