10. NASCAR Adds Jeff Gordon to The Chase Field NASCAR has made up enough rules on the fly, so
adding another car to the playoffs isn’t really a
huge deal.
Kenseth backing up his top-seed is certainly
noteworthy, but the bigger deal is Kyle Busch finishing second. Busch has
annually crapped his pants in the opening event of the playoffs, so for him to
get off to a solid start is huge.
5.Peyton Punks Eli Again Tom Brady is Rock, Peyton Manning is Scissors, and Eli is
Paper. I swear that makes sense.
4. Rookie Receiver DeAndre Hopkins Lifts Texans to
Overtime Victory
Houston has been looking for a compliment to Andre
Johnson for years. When Johnson went down with a concussion, Hopkins had his coming out party.
3.Seahawks Pound 49ers
There
isn’t a more valuable twelfth man in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE than the home crowd in Seattle. San
Francisco never had a chance Sunday night.
2.Boston Red Sox Honor The Hammer of God,
Complete Sweep of Yankees Say what you want about the Boston Red Sox, but no one handles pre-game ceremonies better than them.
Their tribute to Mariano Rivera, complete with a comedic tribute to his blown
saves in the 2004 ALCS, was perfect.
1.E.J. Manuel
Leads Stunning Buffalo Bills Comeback
Not a lot
of nice things happen athletically for the people of Buffalo, so we at No
Credentials are always happy when something pleasant happens. There’s a chance
that E.J. Manuel is the real deal.
10. Pittsburgh and Syracuse Begin Process of Moving to ACC
Chalk this one up as a win for greed, and a loss for tradition.
9. Mariano Rivera Ties the Saves Record One could argue that saves is one of the dumbest statistics in professional sports. In the grand scheme of things, there isn’t a difference between getting three outs in the ninth and three outs in the fifth. However, I won’t let that notion cloud the greatness of “The Hammer of God” (as he is affectionately referred to by Tony Kornheiser), Mariano Rivera. My greatest memory of Rivera will not be of any save, but how he’s bounced back from failures. This is a guy that blew the save in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against Arizona. Also remember that 2004 doesn’t end the same way if Rivera were to successfully close down Games 4 or 5 against the Red Sox. His contributions to the 2004 Sox were so appreciated by Boston fans that he was given a standing ovation before 2005’s opening day at Fenway Park. Failures like this have significantly impacted or ended the careers of relievers like Mitch Williams, Brad Lidge, and Mark Wohlers. Rivera’s ability to move on from these moments and continue to dominate is what I will remember him the most for after he’s called it a career.
8. Floyd Mayweather Knocks Out Unsuspecting Opponent Similar to hooking up with a girl on her eighteenth birthday, Mayweather’s left hook and right jab were barely legal.
A)They lost the game (legitimate concern, but look at the Panthers roster. You aren’t winning many games with that rotten bunch of players).
B)Green Bay was playing a prevent defense in the fourth quarter, allowing Newton to pile up garbage time yardage at the end of the game (Green Bay wasn’t up by two scores until two minutes left in the fourth, so this wasn’t the case to today).
The bottom line is that as long as Newton continues to accept coaching, he has all the makings of a future franchise quarterback.
5. Patriots Win Passing Derby Against San Diego
San Diego probably could’ve won this game if not for four turnovers, but San Diego seems to always have four turnovers in every game during the month of September. If San Diego gets their act together (which won’t be hard to do playing in the putrid AFC West), this is not a team New England wants to see in the playoffs.
4. Romo Leads Cowboys Comeback With Broken Rib
Apparently Romo thought he needed to turn in a courageous performance in order to win back Cowboys fans that were disgusted by the debacle against the Jets. Ultimately, games like this are why I still cheer for the guy, even if he sometimes makes me want to pull my hair out. Oddly enough, my wife would use those exact words to describe our marriage.
3. Rays Trim Red Sox Wild-Card Lead To Two Games
I’m a Red Sox fan, but as I grow further and further away from baseball, I’m starting to become more of a fan of chaos. If it were the Yankees about to overtake the Sox, I’d be bummed out, but how can you cheer against the Rays? They have a $35 million payroll (to put it in perspective, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford make more than that combined in one season), and their stadium looks like an abandoned Sam’s Club. Anytime a small market team is making a charge up the standings, count me in. Let’s introduce a little anarchy.
2. Detroit Lions Annihilate Kansas City 48-3
This epic beat down could’ve been number one, but Chiefs runningback Jamaal Charles was my first round pick on one of my three fantasy teams, and he blew his knee out. So in other words, I’m a little salty about this game. With as sloppy as Green Bay looked against the Panthers today, maybe we should start talking about the possibility of Detroit winning the NFC North.
1. Falcons Win Slugfest Against Philadelphia
A game that started out as a Michael Vick homecoming turned into a bloodbath. Kudos to Atlanta for slamming Vick repeatedly to the turf, eventually knocking him out with a concussion. I didn’t think Atlanta had this kind of effort in them. This is the kind of win that can jumpstart a season.
