10 Awesome Things That Happened This Past Weekend (9/9-9/11)

10. Indianapolis Colts Would Like Their Quarterback Back

            The Manning-less Colts looked like Van Halen after Diamond Dave left during their listless performance in Houston. If they shut Peyton down for the year, we have a new surprise #1 contender in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.

9. Jeff Locke Makes Major League Debut

            Jeff could’ve given up 100 earned runs in one inning, and he still would’ve made the list. A tough third inning combined with a one-hitter from opposing starter Anibal Sanchez gave him no chance to win, but the Kennett High graduate carried himself well. 

8. Cam Newton Throws For 422 Yards

            One of the few things my wife and father share is a tremendous amount of disdain for Cam Newton. My dad didn’t budge after Newton’s record setting day, claiming that he only succeeded because he was playing Arizona. My wife is only slightly more impressed, simply shrugging her shoulders when she saw the highlights of his performance.

7. Late Caution Gives Win to Kevin Harvick at Richmond

            You know what was so fun about the battle between Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson at Atlanta last Tuesday? It was two great drivers sliding around on old tires instead of a gimmicky green-white-checkered finish. We had something similar going on at Richmond Saturday night, but a late race caution and quick pit stop by Harvick’s crew stole the win from Jeff Gordon.

6. Samantha Stosur Shocks Serena Williams, Wins US Open

            I wouldn’t know who Stosur was if she walked into my living room wearing a t-shirt that said, “Hi, My Name is Samantha Stosur”, but good for her for sweeping Serena in straight sets.

5. Matthew Stafford Carries Lions in Tampa

            Maybe it’s the tough economic times in Detroit. Maybe it was the incredible Chrysler commercial with Eminem. For whatever reason, I want the Detroit Lions to do well. Even after an interception that was returned for a touchdown, Stafford still held the fort and threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns.

4. KHL Team Honors Victims of Plane Crash

            I challenge you to watch any part of this ceremony and not get chills.

3. Buffalo Bills Smash Chiefs in Arrowhead

            The most puzzling result of Sunday’s games was the stunning egg Kansas City delivered in their home opener. The Chiefs were a popular preseason pick to regress (due to their much harder schedule), but no one thought a team quarterbacked by Ryan Fitzpatrick would beat the living tar out of them at home.

2. Steelers Commit Seven Turnovers, Lose in Baltimore

            I was legitimately nervous about picking Pittsburgh to stumble out of the gate during my AFC Central Preview, but Ben Roethlisberger’s sloppy play against the Ravens validated that belief for at least one week.

1. Tony Romo, Punting Unit Give Away A Win Against Jets

Sometimes I wonder if the Cowboys have actively been trying to push me to another team over the past decade. To show how I felt even during the game, here is an exclusive conversation between No Credentials and Janice Larson, longtime friend and reader of the blog.

o                                                         Janice: How about those COWBOYS!?

·                                  No Credentials:

o                                                         i'm trying not to get to excited

o                                                         still a long time for the cowboys to screw this up

Keep in mind that Dallas was up 24-10 in the fourth quarter at this point. I’ll write about the pain of being a Dallas Cowboys fans during the past fifteen years later this week.