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THE 5TH DOWN
REPORT
    Game Plan:

* Kickoff
* Touchdown
* Extra Point
* Fumble
* Interception
* 2 Min. Warning
* Coin Toss
* Under Review
* Sudden Death
* Hall of Fame
* Blitz
* On the Sidelines

** WEEK 14 EDITION **
♦ The MVP of the league is...
♦ RIP Sean Taylor
♦ Poor officiating is now the norm
♦ Devin Hester is not Superman
♦ Should there be Thursday games?
♦ Should more plays be reviewed?
♦ Should there be full-time officials?
♦ BCS is ridiculous
♦ R. Grossman or E. Manning: tough choice
♦ More likely: Pats 16-0 or Dolphins 0-16?
♦ Our Week 14 picks

~ Kickoff ~

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~ Touchdown ~

Around the League

AFC East
Bills 5 FGs and a safety is enough to keep this team's playoff hopes alive
Dolphins 0-12 and counting...
Jets Crushed the Dolphins the way they should have
Patriots How cool are Brady and Belichick?
AFC South
Colts Basically sewed up the AFC South
Jaguars Just not one of the elite teams yet
Texans Having an improved season, but just don't have enough firepower
Titans Young finally has a game like we all knew he could and keeps the Titans playoff hopes very much alive
AFC North
Bengals Folks, this team is just plain bad
Browns What goes around comes around. The Browns got burned on a similar play that they burned the Jets on last year
Ravens Attention Baltimore fans: Boller can play and can actually be a good QB
Steelers Played fairly well in getting another win in the foul weather
AFC West
Broncos Turnovers and not much from the running game kill this suddenly poor team
Chargers L.T. finally wakes up and has a huge day in a big Charger win
Chiefs Playing out the season
Raiders Finally we get to see JaMarcus Russell
NFC East
Cowboys The NFC goes through Dallas... any questions?
Eagles Are the supposed rabid Philly fans still clamoring for Feeley?
Giants Let Eli play in the hurry-up and he looks like he knows how to play football
Redskins Time to melt down Joe Gibbs' bust in the Hall of Fame
NFC South
Buccaneers Luke McCown leads the Bucs to victory. How far can he take this team if he has to?
Falcons Joey Harrington... ah we had about enough of that
Panthers Who said Vinny T was too old?
Saints Yeah, Sean Payton for Coach of the Year
NFC North
Bears It's been a long time since we seen a QB cower when being persued by defenders. And it looked like Rex did it 2 or 3 times
Lions Going... going... going...
Packers Too bad the old careless gunslinger showed up in Dallas Thursday night
Vikings When this team plays good they seem like a great team
NFC West
Cardinals Kept their playoff hopes alive with an official-aided win
49ers Mailed it in
Rams We told you the Rams would win a number of their last 8 games
Seahawks Get it done in wet Philly. Could basically wrap up the division this Sunday

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~ Extra Point ~

We at The 5th Down Report were shocked and saddened by the useless murder of Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Let's not try to put a positive spin on it, about how God has a plan for what happened. It was senseless, purposeless, and barbaric. Let's hope that his family can continue their lives in as little emotional pain as possible. Furthermore, let's hope that these scumbags who did this are prosecuted to the fullest extent... hopefully death.

Is it just us, or does it seem like Giant coach Tom Coughlin doesn't know what's going on?

Why do supposed "experts" still think the Eagles are a good team?

It's a shame that we have to accept poor officiating as the norm these days. In the Browns/Cards game, Winslow was clearly forced out of bounds... clearly.

Folks, the idea that Devin Hester is Superman is ridiculous. The fact that sportscasters are saying to kick the ball out of bounds instead of kicking off to him is crazy. Remember the term "coverage": punt "coverage" and kickoff "coverage". If it was all Hester, why wouldn't the Bears just snap the ball directly to him and let him fly into the endzone or whatever he does to get there.

Chris Collinsworth actually said that Brett Favre is not at the end of his career, but at the prime of his career... okay.

When it's third down and 18 yards or so to go, why do we keep hearing that there are no plays for that situation? How about a pass?

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~ Fumble ~

RE: Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens played an excellent game against the Patriots Monday night coming up 3 points short. However, the idea that the officials cost you the game is not quite accurate. On the 4th down stop, your coach clearly called timeout. On the 4th down deflected pass, Samari Rolle definitely held the Patriot receiver. And on the touchdown, Gaffney did not juggle the ball. Case closed.

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~ Interception ~

RE: BCS

How any true sports fan, or any true American for that matter, can like the college football postseason is beyond us. When will this nonsense end? We at The 5th Down Report are calling for all sportstalkers/writers whether it be radio, TV, or newspaper, to vigorously rip the college football BCS system.

To help the BCS dolts, we offer an example of a simple system. The top 15 teams in that ridiculous BCS Poll make the postseason. #1 gets a bye, #15 plays at #2, #14 plays at #3, #13 plays at #4, #12 plays at #5, #11 plays at #6, #10 plays at #7, #9 plays at #8. The winners and #1 then move on. Any, all, or none can be bowl games and any of the losers can still go to such elite bowls as the Chick-fil-A Bowl or the Papajohns.com Bowl.

Let the teams decide it on the field.

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~ 2 Minute Warning ~

Key Games:

Bears at Redskins
     - Winner has slim playoff hopes kept alive

Cards at Seahawks
     - A Cardinal win and they are only 1 game back, having swept the Seahawks
     - A Seahawk win and they lead the division by 3 with 3 to play

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~ Coin Toss ~

This Week's Picks:

JB: (128-64)   Joe Namath Guarantee (8-5)
Bears over Redskins
Giants over Eagles
Cowboys over Lions
Bills over Dolphins
Chargers over Titans
Packers over Raiders
Bucs over Texans
Bengals over Rams
Jags over Panthers
Seahawks over Cards
Browns over Jets
Viks over 49ers
Broncos over Chiefs
Pats over Steelers
Colts over Ravens
Saints over Falcons

MD: (131-61)   Joe Namath Guarantee (9-4)
Bears over Redskins
Giants over Eagles
Jags over Panthers
Cowboys over Lions
Bills over Dolphins
Packers over Raiders
Pats over Steelers
Titans over Chargers
Bengals over Rams
Bucs over Texans
Browns over Jets
Seahawks over Cards
Viks over 49ers
Broncos over Chiefs
Colts over Ravens
Saints over Falcons

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~ Under Review ~

RE: MVP of the League Right Now

10) Reggie Wayne
9) Devin Hester
8) Derek Anderson
7) Terrell Owens
6) Brett Favre
5) Randy Moss
4) Tony Romo
3) Peyton Manning
2) Adrian Peterson (Vikings)
1) Tom Brady

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~ Sudden Death ~

Any Questions?

Q: Will the Patriots go 16-0?
A: Yes.

Q: Will the Dolphins go 0-16?
A: No.

Q: Should there be games on Thursday nights?
A: Yes, I don't see why not.

Q: If you're starting a team today, who would you rather have at QB: R. Grossman or E. Manning?
A: R. Grossman.

Q: Should the NFL adopt full-time officials?
A: No.

Q: Should more plays be reviewable?
A: Yes, all plays should be subject to review, all plays.

Q: Will the Rams win a game this year?
A: Yes, in fact they will win 4 of their last 8.

Q: Should the NFL play more games in a foreign country or never do it again.
A: Never do it again.

Q: Will Tom Brady break Peyton Manning's single season TD passing record?
A: Yes.

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~ Hall of Fame ~

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~ Blitz ~

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~ On the Sidelines ~

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