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Sunday’s Best: Browns-Lions. Seriously

Jeff Gordon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:44 +0000

Well, that was an interesting Sunday of NFL football.

A relative handful of people saw the league’s most entertaining game, the Lions’ dramatic 38-37 victory over the Browns. The game was blacked out in Detroit and shielded from most of the nation…

Warner Went Down, Rams Came Back . . . But Lost Again

Jeff Gordon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:08:23 +0000

Once the Rams knocked Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner out of Sunday’s game, they had a fighting chance against the Cardinals.

Down 21-3 at the half, the Rams cut the Arizona lead to 21-13 with Warner sidelined. The Rams got back into…

Fourth Quarter: Rams Rally, Cut Margin To 21-13

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:32:02 +0000

Larry Fitzgerald went up and made an all-pro catch to move the Cardinals to the Rams 44 early in the quarter.

Then old friend Anthony Becht, now a tight end for the Cardinals, was stripped of a reception by David Vobora.…

Third Quarter: Rams Cut Lead To 21-6.

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:47:35 +0000

The second half started with more frustration for the Rams. On his first third-down passing attempt, Bulger threw short to Donnie Avery — who dropped the pass.

Had he caught it, though, he would have been well short of the first…

Second Quarter: Warner Leads Cardinals To 21-3 Lead

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:51:09 +0000

Kurt Warner got Arizona rolling again with a 14-yard completion on Larry Fitzgerald to convert a third-and-2 play. The Beanie Wells got loose off last tackle for a 16-yard gain.

Tim Hightower ripped off 11 more. Then Warner went over the…

First Quarter: Cardinals Surge Ahead 7-3.

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:07 +0000

Quarterback Kurt Warner wasted no time getting the Cardinals rolling. He scrambled out of the pocket and hit running back Tim Hightower for a 7-yard gain. Another 7-yard pass, to Anquan Boldin, earned the Cards their initial first down.

Then Arizona…

Kurt Warner Ready To Savage Rams, Again

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:02:52 +0000

At least this should be an entertaining game. The Rams will try to burn clock with Steven Jackson pounding the ball on the ground, but Kurt Warner and Co. can score all day with that passing attack.

The only Rams shot…

Revenge Of The Nerds: CYA Voting Ruined

Jeff Gordon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:01 +0000

Cardinal Nation isn’t too happy about the outcome of the National League Cy Young Award voting, for obvious reasons.

Numbers crunchers Keith Law and Will Carroll left Chris Carpenter off their ballots, opting for Javier Vazquez and Danny Haren instead. This vaulted Tim…

VORP, FIP, WAR Propel Lincecum to Cy Young

Jeff Gordon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:37 +0000

ESPN.com’s Keith Law voted Tim Lincecum No. 1, Javier Vazquez No. 2 and Adam Wainwright No. 3.

He explained his thoughts on ESPN.com. He are snippets of that:

:Law noted that Lincecum led by wide margins the NL in FIP (Fielding Independent…

Ryan’s Song Is Tear Jerker

Jeff Gordon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:38 +0000

Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo has remained stoical in the face of his team’s struggle. His media sessions are always brief and uneventful.

How does he really feel about his first year at the helm of a NFL team? We’ll never know because…