BigBluGeekazoid: The Results are in!

 "Great football is - is - is about great football *players* playin..' ya see... you need good football players in - in a big game and then ya -ya get great football, and - and - and that's what *that's* all about."

Semi-sim #1: BALTIMORE @ TENNESSEE - Saturday 4:30pm ET

*Prediction: Section_725: "It doesn't appear so cut and dry. (Titans) on a coin flip - How is that for a scientific method?"

*Prediction: BigBluMasochist: "Kerry Collins has to win this one for Tennessee, which doesn't bode well for them."

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1st QUARTER:

• TEN: Rob Bironas 49-yard Field Goal (TEN 3 - BAL 0)
• Note: Ravens DT Haloti Ngata left the game midway through the quarter with a strained back...
• BAL: Yamon Figurs 99-yard Kickoff Return TD (BAL 7 - TEN 3)
• BAL: Le'Ron McClain 2-yard TD Run; Stover PAT (BAL 14 - TEN 3)

2nd QUARTER:

• TEN: McCareins 437yard TD Pass from Kerry Collins; Bironas PAT (BAL 14 - TEN 10)
• TEN: Chris Johnson 1-yard TD Run; Bironas PAT (TEN 17 - BAL 14)
• BAL: Matt Stover 40-yard Field Goal (TEN 17 - BAL 17)
• TEN: Rob Bironas 52-yard Field Goal (TEN 20 - BAL 17)

3rd QUARTER:

• BAL: Willis McGahee 64-yard TD Run; Stover PAT (BAL 24 - TEN 20)
• TEN: Bo Scaife 3-yard TD Pass from Kerry Collins; Bironas PAT (TEN 27 - BAL 24)

4th QUARTER:

• TEN: Chris Johnson 1-yard TD Run; Bironas PAT (TEN 34 - BAL 24)
• BAL: Willis McGahee 2-yard TD Run; Stover PAT (BAL 34 - TEN 31)

TEAM STATS:

• SACKS ALLOWED:     BAL - 1           TEN - 4
• TURNOVERS:              BAL - 2           TEN - 0
• TIME OF POSS (X3):   BAL - 27:06   TEN - 32:54

PLAYER STATS:

• PASSING:      BAL - Flacco 11 of 20, 180 yds, 0TD, 1 INT... 
• PASSING:     TEN - Collins 16 of 24, 231 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
• RUSHING:     BAL - McGahee 19 for 128 (2 TD)... McClain 10 for 36 (TD)... Flacco 3 for 19... Neal 2 for 5 
• RUSHING:    TEN - C. Johnson 17 for 106 yards (2 TD)... L. White 8 for 53... Collins 2 for (minus) 2
• RECEIVING:  BAL - Fitzgerald 7 for 91.. Breaston 4 for 67 (TD).. Urban 4 for 19.. Doucet 3 for 15.. Pope 1 for 6
• RECEIVING: TEN - M. Clayton 5 for 141... D. Mason 3 for 22... Heap 3 for 17

*Prediction: ImJustLazy03: "My head tells me to take the Panthers, but I think the Cardinals will eek this one out..."

*Prediction: Section_725: "...ultimately, the more balanced Carolina offense will win the game for them."

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1st QUARTER:

• NOTE: Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin removed from starting linups due to his Hamstring injury.
• CAR: John Kasay 51-yard Field Goal (CAR 3 - ARI 0)

2nd QUARTER:

• ARI: Neil Rackers 42-yard Field Goal (CAR 3 - ARI 3)
• ARI: Neil Rackers 27-yard Field Goal (ARI 6 - CAR 3)

3rd QUARTER:

• CAR: Jonathan Stewart 77-yard Run TD; Kasay PAT (CAR 10 - ARI 6)  
• ARI: Neil Rackers 37-yard Field Goal (CAR 10 - ARI 9)

4th QUARTER:

• CAR: Jonathan Stewart 29-yard TD Run; Kasay PAT (CAR 17 - ARI 9)
•  ARI: Steve Breaston 43-yard TD Pass from Kurt Warner; 2-point conversion failed (CAR 17 - ARI 15)
• CAR: DeAngelo Williams 3-yard TD Run; Kasay PAT (CAR 24 - ARI 15)

TEAM STATS:

• SACKS ALLOWED:     ARI - 4            CAR - 1
• TURNOVERS:              ARI - 3            CAR - 0
• TIME OF POSS (X3):   ARI - 27:57    CAR - 32:03

PLAYER STATS:

• PASSING:       ARI - Warner 19 of 27, 198 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT... 
• PASSING:     CAR - Delhomme 8 of 20, 65 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
• RUSHING:      ARI - E. James 13 for 33... Hightower 8 for 9
• RUSHING:    CAR - J. Stewart 12 for 110 yards (2 TD)... D. Williams 19 for 114 yards (TD)... Hoover 3 for 1
• RECEIVING:   ARI - Fitzgerald 7 for 91.. Breaston 4 for 67 (TD).. Urban 4 for 19.. Doucet 3 for 15.. Pope 1 for 6
• RECEIVING: CAR - S. Smith 2 for 24... D. Hackett 2 for 13... Muhammad 2 for 11... D. Williams 2 for 14 

Semi - sim #3: PHILADELPHIA @ NEW YORK - Sunday 1:00pm ET

*Prediction: The Muffin Man: "I have to go with the Giants, as I am angry at the Eagles for beating the Vikings."

*Prediction: BigBluMasochist: "I don't predict Giants games."

*Prediction: Section_725: "Ah, the matchup everybody is looking forward to, well... except for fans of those other teams."

*Prediction: ImJustLazy03: "Not sure home field helps much in this one, but that extra week off (for NY) sure will."

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1st QUARTER:

• None

2nd QUARTER:

• PHI: David Akers 22-yard Field Goal (PHI 3 - NYG 0)
• PHI: L.J. Smith 18-yard TD Pass from McNabb; Akers PAT (PHI 10 - NYG 0)
• Note: Giants OL Shaun O'Hara left the game with a knee injury
• PHI: David Akers 35-yard Field Goal (PHI 13 - NYG 0)

3rd QUARTER:

• NYG: John Carney 38-yard FG (PHI 13 - NYG 3)
• PHI: DeSean Jackson 42-yard TD Pass from McNabb; Akers PAT (PHI 20 - NYG 3)

4th QUARTER:

• PHI: Brian Westbrook 4-yard TD Run; Akers PAT (PHI 27 - NYG 3)
• PHI: Correll Buckhalter 3-yard TD Run; Akers PAT (PHI 34 - NYG 3)
• PHI: David Akers 44-yard Field Goal (PHI 37 - NYG 3)

TEAM STATS:

• SACKS ALLOWED:    PHI - 5           NYG - 3
• TURNOVERS:             PHI - 1           NYG - 4
• TIME OF POSS (X3):  PHI - 40:54   NYG - 19:06

PLAYER STATS:

• PASSING:      PHI - McNabb 20 of 30, 294 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT... 
• PASSING:    NYG - Manning 15 of 26, 128 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT
• RUSHING:    PHI - Westbrook 22 for 97 (TD)... Buckhalter 4 for 19 (TD)... McNabb  3 for 16
• RUSHING:   NYG - B. Jacobs 9 for 38... D. Ward 4 for 14... Bradshaw 6 for 26
• RECEIVING:  PHI - D. Jackson 6 for 96 (TD)... Baskett 4 for 83... Curtis 3 for 21... R. Brown 2 for 26...
•                                    L.J. Smith 2 for 29 (TD)  Avant 2 for 21... Westbrook 1 for 18
• RECEIVING: NYG - Boss 2 for 42.. Hixon 2 for 38.. Jacobs 1 for 19.. Manningham 1 for 18.. Smith 1 for 11 

Semi - sim #4: SAN DIEGO @ PITTSBURGH - Sunday 4:45pm ET

*Prediction: ImJustLazy03: "Big Ben in for a Big Game here, probably a pass heavy 'O' for the Steelers."

*Prediction: NFL_Solomon: "Eli Manning sucks."

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1st QUARTER

• NOTE: Chargers RB LaDanian Tomlinson removed from starting lineups due to groin injury.
• PIT: Willie Parker 13-yard TD Run; Reed PAT (PIT 7 - SD 0) 
• Note: Steelers WR Nate Washington missed the remainder of the half with a head injury

2nd QUARTER:

• PIT: Santonio Homes 62-yard TD Pass from Roethlisberger; Reed PAT (PIT 14 - SD 0)
• PIT: Jeff Reed 37-yard Field Goal (PIT 17 - SD 0)
•  SD: Nate Kaeding 45-yard Field Goal (PIT 17 - SD 3)

3rd QUARTER:

• SD: Nate Kaeding 55-yard Field Goal (PIT 17 - SD 6)

4th QUARTER:

•  SD: Chris Chambers 19-yard TD Pass from Philip Rivers; Darren Sproles 2-pt conversion (PIT 17 - SD 14)
• PIT: Safety - Philip Rivers sacked in SD end zone (PIT 19 - SD 14)

TEAM STATS:

• SACKS ALLOWED:    SD - 3          PIT - 3
• TURNOVERS:             SD - 2          PIT - 1
• TIME OF POSS (X3):  SD - 33:12   PIT - 26:48

PLAYER STATS:

• PASSING:       SD - Rivers 18 of 29, 209 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT... 
• PASSING:       PIT - Roethlisberger 16 of 19, 248 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
• RUSHING:      SD - Sproleses 18 for 119... Hester 6 for 21... Rivers  2 for 9
• RUSHING:      PIT - Parker 19 for 76 (TD)... M. Moore 4 for 8... C. Davis 1 for 3
• RECEIVING:   SD - A. Gates 8 for 100.. V. Jackson 5 for 46.. Chambers 2 for 23 (TD).. Sproles 2 for 15..
•                                    Manumaleuna 1 for 25
• RECEIVING:   PIT - H. Ward 9 for 107.. Holmes 3 for 85 (TD).. Washington 2 for 34.. H. Miller 2 for 22 

Thanks for the input, everyone! I'm looking forward to next week's Conference Championship matchups! Enjoy the games this weekend.

 

 

BigBluGeekazoid's MADDEN '09 Divisional Round "Semi-SIm"

Reminder - please have your posts - with picks and commentary - in by tonight (Thursday 1/7). Results will be posted on Friday. If you're new to this, please read below. C'mon... join me, ImjustLazy03 and Section_725. If you don't participate, it'sour hands and our hands alone steering the ship on this one. Thanks!

 "Ya see...there's no place on CBS... not the sports site, not the - the - the news site, not the regular old CBS site, ya know where - where yah can find ah - ah - a picture of playoff teams... you know, teams *in the palyoffs* and *in the Madden game* yah see... and if yah can't find a picture of the '09 game with - with teams that are *actually* in the playoffs... well, then, that's - that's gonna - that's gonna usually result in - in - in a picture that's not really gonna be relevant to the - to the post, yah see. And Brett Favre knows that."

OK Folks, You know the Drill: Pick your winners and provide some game planning thoughts or predictions. Whichever team gets the most votes in each matchup will be the one I control; I'll also set up defensive or offensive schemes based on your suggestions. Not a true simulation but an offshoot of one that gets your input and suggestions as involved in the gaming precess as possible. Winners will be posted Friday night - complete with team and individual player stats.

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 "There's no place on CBS... not the sports site, not the news site, not the regular old CBS site, yah know where - where yah can find ah - ah - a picture of playoff teams... you know, teams *in the palyoffs* and *in the Madden game* yah see... and if yah can't find a picture of the '09 game with - with teams that are *actually* in the playoffs... well, then, that's - that's gonna - that's gonna usually result in - in - in a picture that's not really gonna be relevant to the - to the post, yah see. And Brett Favre knows that."

OK Folks, You know the Drill: Pick your winners and provide some game planning thoughts or predictions. Whichever team gets the most votes in each matchup will be the one I control; I'll also set up defensive or offensive schemes based on your suggestions. Not a true simulation but an offshoot of one that gets your input and suggestions as involved as possible. Winners will be posted Friday night - complete with team and individual player stats.

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