- Joe Webb and the Vikings keep Philly out of the bye... Webb played mistake-free, accounted for 200+ yards, and had a rushing score to put up enough points for Minny... Of course, it helps to have the best running back alive (Peterson went 22 carries for 118 and a score) but it was a revelation that Webb was 1) Not terrible, and 2) Made some plays at big times including a huge stick throw on 3rd down on the final drive... For Philly? Some sparse offense by their standards... Vick got knocked around pretty good and was noticably limping... he was still, at times, spectacular with 320+ yards total offense and 2 scores, but the big plays were non-existent and Minny managed to bundle up Lesean McCoy for the most part... what does it mean? Not a ton.... Chicago clinches the bye and home-field (great for Falcons fans since Philly now has to go on the road), and Philly gets an extra week to rest their guys with a meaningless Week 17 game...
- The Pro Bowl rosters are out... and I won't break them down, but I'll say this... it's by far the least relevant all-star game... and the fact that it's played before the Super Bowl makes it even less appealing to me... so no, I won't be watching the hour-long roster breakdown... congrats to all who made it including 7 Falcons though...
- Anybody see that Iowa interception return? I know the policy is to not necessarily break down these bowl games... but that was a special play that ended up being the game-winner... AND started me 1-0 in my bowl picks...
- NBA Box Score Check - San Antonio is for real... in case you were unaware.. they knock off the Lakers by 15 despite only 2 points from Tim Duncan... that's unbelievable in itself... but the bigger story is how inept LAL looks right now... Kobe shot 8 of 27 and Pau got up only 8 shots... Denver pounds Portland by 18... the Blazers fall back to .500 thanks to their 77-point output.. yikes... Ed Davis... welcome to the association! The Raptors rookie threw up a 17 point, 12 rebound, 3 steal, 3 block effort in Toronto's ROAD win over Dallas... I know Dirk was out... but a helluva win for Toronto... Orlando knocks down 19 threes in beating Charlotte... the big story was Gilbert Arenas... 5 triples, 22 points and 11 assists... that's what they need to see... and finally, Dwyane Wade puts up a 40 and 9 in their home win over New York... the big 3 combined for 76 points and 29 rebounds... they are scary, folks..
- Purdue uncerimoniously blasted Michigan 80-57 yesterday afternoon on the hardwood... worth noting b/c Michigan had been playing fantastic basketball leading up and were getting some buzz, but Johnson and Moore for Purdue were too much... and Darius Morris (a revelation this year Michigan) shot 3 of 15... done and done... back to the backburner...
- And a funny story... Wisconsin beats Minnesota 68-60 at home... nothing to see here, right? Just the #24 team in the country beating the #13 team in a nice win... oh... ESPN is running "Wisconsin upsets Minnesota" headlines, which leads me to wonder this... Vegas lines had Wisconsin favored by EIGHT... 8!... Translation: the early-season polls (and really, college hoops polls in general) are largely hilarious...
What to watch for...
- Warriors @ Hawks - 7:00 SportSouth - Steph Curry comes to town... it'll be entertaining if nothing else...
- Georgetown @ Notre Dame - 7:00 ESPN2 - a nice top-15 hoops matchup... Georgetown is the more talented team, but going to South Bend is never easy...
- Jazz @ Clippers - 10:30 NBATV - the Blake Griffin traveling road show... and Utah puts on a nightly clinic of how to run offense... just saying..
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