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K.C. Chiefs: Dawson to Taylor…Touchdown!

“Quarterback Len Dawson hits Otis Taylor on a short pass, and Taylor turns it up field and scores from 46 yards out.”

That play sealed the victory for the Kansas City Chiefs who beat the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, 23-7, and that was the last touchdown scored in a Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs. That game was played on January 11, 1970.

Today, Len Dawson is 77 years-old. Otis Taylor is 70.

As a kid growing up in rural Missouri not far from Kansas City, I completed that pass several times in my backyard (with my homemade Lenny Dawson jersey on). I have never ever strayed from the Chiefs being my favorite team, although it’s been tough lately.

This year the Chiefs are struggling with a 1-9 record. Their head coach (Romeo Crennel) had a losing record before he arrived in KC, and the General Manager (Scott Pioli) seems like he is in over his head. The owner (Clark Hunt) seems disinterested.

Chiefs’ fans are angry, so much so that a “Save Our Chiefs” group was created with a Facebook page that has 14,730 “Likes” and they say they are “dedicated to changing the culture at Arrowhead and returning a winning team to Kansas City.” Their Twitter account has an astonishing 80,697 followers. Oh, and planes fly over Arrowhead on game day with banners saying, “Restore Hope – Fire Pioli – SaveOurChiefs.com.”   Continue reading →

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2011 NFL Predictions: The National Football Conference

Last season the NFC’s Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl and put away the “Favre curse” once and for all.  So, the Packers get to start the regular season on Thursday, September 8 (8:30 Eastern) by hosting the New Orleans Saints.  Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, and Maroon 5 will help “kick off” the season (at 7:30 Eastern).  It’s on NBC.

This just in:  President Obama will give a speech that night, too.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the Miami Heat of the NFL.  There will be much love and much hate for the Eagles this season, but one thing for sure is that Michael Vick is loving his second $100 million contract of this lifetime.  There are questions about him staying healthy, but just about every NFL team will see a drop-off in their offense if their starting QB goes down.

So I’ve read the stories, checked the schedules, read what the teams and the fans are saying and here are my predictions for the National Football Conference for the 2011 season. Remember – your team is undefeated right now! Continue reading →

Super Bowl: Teams, Attendance, Salaries

In getting ready for the Super Bowl XLV this Sunday, I have been surfing the internet and looking for information about the big game. I decided to share some of that information with my readers. Maybe you can use it for Super Bowl trivia at your party! Continue reading →

Just Football…

There are lots of big games coming up this next weekend for your viewing pleasure and much to talk about from last weekend’s game.

College Football Playoffs

Yes, there are playoffs at every level of College Football except the major college level. It’s nice to see National Champions decided through a playoff system instead of on paper!

Eastern Washington:

Congrats to the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Eagles team! They beat North Dakota State University (NDSU) last Saturday to head to the semi-finals. NDSU had beaten the Montana State Bobcats in the playoffs. EWU will host Villanova on Friday night in a semifinal game. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2 at 6:00 p.m. (Mountain Time).

The bad news is that EWU’s outstanding all America running back Taiwan Jones has a fractured foot and is not expected to play Friday night. Jones carried the ball 20 times for 230 yards against NDSU.

Carroll College:

Montana’s best college football team, the Carroll College Fighting Saints, are once again playing for the NAIA National Championship. They will play Saturday against Sioux Falls (SD) in Rome, Georgia. According to this article, the game starts at 2:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) and will be broadcast on CBS College Sports.

Hopefully the local CBS stations or some local station will broadcast it for all of Montana to see.

BOWL TIME! Continue reading →

Just Football

The snow is flying. The temperatures across the region are just freaking cold. The groceries are purchased for the big feast! It’s football time.

It’s also time for me to concentrate a little more on my picks in the NFL before the leaders get out of sight in both pick contests in which I am entered. I am 10-5 so far this week. I have the Chargers tonight, but want the Broncos to win (to help the Chiefs).

Interesting Fact: Continue reading →

Just Football…

College Football

BCS:

It looks like major college football is heading to another train wreck this season with four teams being undefeated at this time: 1. Oregon, 2. Auburn, 3. TCU, and 4. Boise State.

I won’t even get into the one-loss teams that had one bad game and may be playing some of their best football late in the season.

Oregon has three games left (one against a ranked team). Auburn has two games remaining (one against a ranked team) plus the SEC Championship game. TCU has two games left (none against a ranked team), and Boise State has four games left (one against a ranked team).

If there are more than two undefeated teams left, then we have a problem. My prediction is that we will have three undefeated teams going into the Bowl season and one will be left out of actually playing for a National Championship. Continue reading →

Just Football…

It’s a lot more fun to write about sports than politics. So it’s time to take a time-out from politics and talk about football!

The Gunslinger:

In what would have made a great western movie, the game between the Vikings and the Packers would have been an instant classic. Continue reading →

Happy 41st Brett Favre

Minnesota Vikings QB, Brett Favre, turned 41 on Sunday. In NFL years, that’s older than dirt.

The Vikings are in New York tonight to take on the Jets. The Jets…didn’t Favre play a year with the Jets? Oh yes, in 2008.

The Jets also employed a young lady named Jenn Sterger when Favre was there. That’s when the story gets interesting. Supposedly Ms. Sterger “may” have received some text and voicemail messages from Favre and, oh yeah, some photos.

There are also some other people coming forward…kind of reminds me of the Tiger Woods situation. The snowball effect.

You can read it all at Deadspin.com. Continue reading →

The NFC North

Today, I take a look at the NFC North!

The NFC North is home to the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings.

Minnesota Vikings:

The Vikings are probably the most talked about team this off-season due to the Favre watch. With or without Favre, the Vikings will win the NFC North once again. They can win more games and go further into the playoffs with Favre, though. They fell one step short last year, losing to the Saints (in overtime) which was one of the best NFC Championship games of all times.

Adrian Peterson needs to hold on to the ball better this year. The defense, led by Jared Allen, will again tough this year. Look for the Vikes to roll into the playoffs at 13-3.

Green Bay Packers:

Face it Packer fans, the Vikings are where you want to be and you would still like to have the Favre problem because he whipped your team twice last year.

The Pack will need to improve their defense as the taste of giving up 51 points to the Cardinals in the playoffs last year still linger, but not as much as seeing their former QB have his best season ever – for a rival.

The Packers will finish the season at 11-5 and make the playoffs.  The Packers will suffer the “Favre Curse” which means they will never do better than the team that Favre plays for until he retires.  Pay backs are…

Chicago Bears:

Da Bears are still not there yet, but with their first three picks of the 2010 draft being defense, you know where the weakness is. Look for the Bears to finish at .500 this year (8-8).

Detroit Lions:

The last time the Lions finished above .500 was in 2000 (9-7). 2010 will add another year to that record. They did pick up defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for their defense which will help some. Suh missed the first four days of training camp, so he will be playing catch-up throughout training camp. Look for the Lions to come in at 5-11 this year, an improvement from 2009, but not enough to satisfy the Lions fans, who have suffered way too long.