Sunday Morning Bloody Mary: A Day Of Intriguing Games

by Andrew602 on Dec 25, 2010 11:23 PM MST

Fresh off the Cardinals thrilling win over the Dallas Cowboys last night, we get a slate of games that have excitement written all over them. The following are just a few of today's games that stand out to me:

New York Jets vs Chicago Bears: Both teams are 10-4 and both are some of the best teams in the league. Both also need a win today to solidify their playoff positions. The Bears are attempting to take control of the NFC North and stay ahead of the Green Bay Packers who are only a game behind. The Jets aren't as close to the division-leading New England Patriots but they need to stay a step ahead of the Baltimore Ravens for wildcard reasons. This will be a classic battle of a high-powered Bears offense against a shutdown Jets defense.

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams: This game may not seem important to most fans, but to the NFC West it's huge. The 49ers can even both team's records with a victory today and lock them up at 6-9. If the Seahawks lose to the Bucs today, all three teams will have the same record, making the race to the division winner even closer. It would also mean that the 49ers next game against the Cardinals would have huge implications.

Green Bay Packers vs New York Giants: As mentioned earlier, the Packers are narrowly behind the division-leading Bears, and desperately need a win today against the Giants. They also need the Bears to lose today to lock up the division lead. With Aaron Rodgers returning, their chances of doing so increase. On the other end, the Giants are now behind the Eagles after last week's game-winning punt return. They have a shot at the wildcard, but winning today would put them back in the race for the division, giving them a home playoff game rather then a road game.

Those are just three of many exciting games today in the Absolut Bloody Mary Hour.

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finally someone says it. i always thought the play calling through out this season has sucked, just like that. ken whisenhunt is no longer in pittsburg and doesnt have roethlisberger at qb or kurt warner no more. they should start by the front office, if they want a new franchise QB, they should get a better OC. the rush defense was pretty good, but it was carolina

by eduardonwa on Dec 20, 2010 12:25 AM MST reply actions

The rush defense was not good

They allowed close to 160 yards rushing and had the Panthers run all over them in their last drive and kill more then 3 minutes off the clock when the team needed a quick 3 and out.

by CanadianCard on Dec 20, 2010 1:12 AM MST up reply actions

We have all been calling out the play calling for a while

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Dec 20, 2010 9:37 AM MST up reply actions

Atleast we are back in the hunt for a top 5 draft pick

Carolina, Detroit, Cincinati, Buffalo and Dallas all won.

The first tie breaker is strength of schedule which, being in the NFC west and having played the AFC west the Cards will own against all comers.

That means we are currently drafting #4:

1. Carolina 2-12 plays @ PItt and @ Atlanta 2-14
2. Denver 3-13 plays Houston & San Diego
3. Cinncinati 3-13 plays San Diego & @ Baltimore
4. Arizona 4-10 plays Dallas & @ S.F.
5. Detroit 4-10 @ Miami & Minnesota
6. Buffalo 4-10 New England & @ Jets

The only way I see us moving up is if Denver can beat Houston. Pray for snow in Denver next weekend. Almost every other opponent is playing for a playoffs spot, a playoff home game, or possible playoff bye. I coulds see Detroit winning both games, but since they are behind us we won’t move up anyway.

If we had lost to Denver we would be # 2 (but that would have been tough they way Denver played that week)

by Drullin'OverDaCards on Dec 20, 2010 8:31 AM MST reply actions

eh, no way Luck falls past Carolina and Cincy

Maybe we’ll get lucky and Cincy plays Baltimore once everything is wrapped up and they rest some vets. Other than that though, I think we’re stuck at fourth at best. Looks like we’ll be choosing between one of the top corners or maybe we decide Quinn is worth a top five pick even though he hasn’t played in a full year.

by Steamin' Beamin' on Dec 20, 2010 8:44 AM MST up reply actions