AJ's Sports Blog

Pittsburgh Wins, Holmes MVP

2009-02-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

Let's face it - Arizona showed up late for this game. Their play in the first half was sub-par. Their defense worked well on the goal line and really stepped it up in the second half, that is, until the last couple of minutes. Kurt Warner played an excellent game, completing 31/43 passes for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Santonio Holmes received the MVP award, which I'm not thrilled about. Larry Fitzgerald, who had 127 yards with two touchdowns, and Kurt Warner both (arguably) played better. However, Holmes made the catch that everyone will be talking about for the next couple of weeks.

Articles
AP: Holmes goes from drug dealer to Super Bowl MVP

AP: Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23

And here's one worth reading for the fun of it...

AP: Station says porn clip interrupted Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLIII (43)

2009-01-23T10:20:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to the Super Bowl Web site:

http://www.superbowl.com

I'm really happy the Eagles didn't make it. I was trying to tell people that Arizona is a heavily underestimated team. They had a decent team this year but were often overlooked by the media. However, although I'll be cheering for them, it looks like Pittsburgh is the better team.

On the Super Bowl Web site is a poll asking which team you think will win. Out of 265982 votes, Pittsburgh is ahead 54% to 46%.

Thursday's NFL Prediction

2008-12-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

It wasn't easy, but I've decided to pick New Orleans to beat Chicago tonight in what should (keyword being should) be an exciting game.

The rest of my NFL picks will be published sometime tomorrow.

NFL Predictions - Week 14

2008-12-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

After Week 13
132 Right
65 Wrong
1 Tie

Thursday, Dec. 4:
San Diego over Oakland

Sunday, Dec. 7:
Washington over Baltimore
Chicago over Jacksonville
Minnesota over Detroit
Green Bay over Houston
Indianapolis over Cincinnati
Atlanta over New Orleans
New York Giants over Philadelphia
Tennessee over Cleveland
Miami over Buffalo
Denver over Kansas City
New York Jets over San Francisco
Arizona over St. Louis
Dallas over Pittsburgh
New England over Seattle

Monday, Dec. 8:
Carolina over Tampa Bay

(The above mentioned predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only! They should not, in any way, be used for gambling or any gaming purposes. If you choose to use these predictions for anything other than entertainment purposes, you choose to do so at your own risk!)

NFL Predictions - Week 13 (Part 2)

2008-11-27T18:05:00.000-08:00

After Week 12:
123 Right
58 Wrong
1 Tie

Thanksgiving Day Picks (Originally posted here)
Tennessee over Detroit
Dallas over Seattle
Philadelphia over Arizona

Sunday, Nov. 30:
Buffalo over San Francisco
Cincinnati over Baltimore
Indianapolis over Cleveland
Green Bay over Carolina
New York Jets over Denver
Miami over St. Louis
Tampa Bay over New Orleans
New York Giants over Washington
San Diego over Atlanta
New England over Pittsburgh
Kansas City over Oakland
Minnesota over Chicago

Monday, Dec. 1:
Jacksonville over Houston

(The above mentioned predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only! They should not, in any way, be used for gambling or any gaming purposes. If you choose to use these predictions for anything other than entertainment purposes, you choose to do so at your own risk!)

NFL Predictions - Week 13 (Part 1)

2008-11-27T03:06:00.000-08:00

Here are my 2008 Thanksgiving Day predictions - the remaining predictions for Week 13 will be posted Thursday night.

Tennessee over Detroit (12:30pm ET on CBS)
Dallas over Seattle (4:15pm ET on FOX)
Philadelphia over Arizona (8:15pm ET on NFL)

NFL Predictions - Week 12

2008-11-21T21:48:00.000-08:00

After Week 11:
110 Right
55 Wrong
1 Tie

Thursday, Nov. 20:
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati

Sunday, Nov. 23:
Carolina over Atlanta
Philadelphia over Baltimore
Houston over Cleveland
Dallas over San Francisco
Tampa Bay over Detroit
Minnesota over Jacksonville
Buffalo over Kansas City
New England over Miami
Chicago over St. Louis
New York Jets over Tennessee
Denver over Oakland
New York Giants over Arizona
Washington over Seattle
Indianapolis over San Diego

Monday, Nov 24:
New Orleans over Green Bay

(The above mentioned predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only! They should not, in any way, be used for gambling or any gaming purposes. If you choose to use these predictions for anything other than entertainment purposes, you choose to do so at your own risk!)

NFL Predictions - Week 11

2008-11-15T23:39:00.000-08:00

After Week 10:
97 Right
53 Wrong

Thursday, Nov. 13:
*New England over New York Jets

Sunday, Nov. 16:
Denver over Atlanta
Carolina over Detroit
Philadelphia over Cincinnati
Green Bay over Chicago
Indianapolis over Houston
Tennessee over Jacksonville
New Orleans over Kansas City
Miami over Oakland
New York Giants over Baltimore
Tampa Bay over Minnesota
San Francisco over St. Louis
Arizona over Seattle
Pittsburgh over San Diego

Monday, Nov 17:
Buffalo over Cleveland

*Note: New England lost against the Jets on Thursday, 34-31 in OT. As usual, I keep forgetting to post my predictions before Thursday. That being said, Thursday games ARE stupid!

(The above mentioned predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only! They should not, in any way, be used for gambling or any gaming purposes. If you choose to use these predictions for anything other than entertainment purposes, you choose to do so at your own risk!)

NFL Predictions - Week 10

2008-11-07T20:12:00.000-08:00

After Week 9:
88 Right
*48 Wrong
1 Postponed

Thursday, Nov. 6:
Denver over Cleveland

Sunday, Nov. 9:
**Houston over Baltimore
New Orleans over Atlanta
Tennessee over Chicago
Detroit over Jacksonville
Seattle over Miami
Minnesota over Green Bay
New England over Buffalo
New York Jets over St. Louis
Carolina over Oakland
Pittsburgh over Indianapolis
San Diego over Kansas City
New York Giants over Philadelphia

Monday, Nov 10:
Arizona over San Francisco

BYE:
Cincinnati
Dallas
Tampa Bay
Washington

*NOTE: Last week, I forgot to include my pick for the Buffalo/New York Jets game. My original pick was Buffalo, so I have included that in my wrong tally above.

**NOTE: Houston will play Baltimore this week. This game was originally slated for Week 2. Since Houston was my original pick, I will not change that now.

(The above mentioned predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only! They should not, in any way, be used for gambling or any gaming purposes. If you choose to use these predictions for anything other than entertainment purposes, you choose to do so at your own risk!)

NFL Predictions - Week 9

2008-10-31T16:04:00.000-07:00

After Week 8:
79 Right
43 Wrong
1 Postponed

Sunday, Nov. 2:
Chicago over Detroit
Jacksonville over Cincinnati
Cleveland over Baltimore
Tampa Bay over Kansas City
Houston over Minnesota
Arizona over St. Louis
Tennessee over Green Bay
Denver over Miami
New York Giants over Dallas
Atlanta over Oakland
Philadelphia over Seattle
Indianapolis over New England

Monday, Nov 3:
Pittsburgh over Washington

BYE:
Carolina
New Orleans
San Diego
San Francisco