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Mixed Martial Arts— Ultimate Fighter Ratings Up Slightly to 1.3; Chuck Liddell on Network TV
by Ivan Trembow
Originally Published on MMAWeekly
Episode Six of The Ultimate Fighter 4 drew a 1.3 overall rating on Thursday, September 21st, which was up …
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• New England just ass-romped the Bengals. This was not something I had anticipated. The Patriots offense was struggling, their secondary was hurting, and I thought Carson Palmer and the Bengals wide receivers would take advantage. ‘Twas not the case. Laurence Maroney gashed them all day, Corey Dillon chipped in some nice yardage, and the Pats had their way. I guess this Belichick fellow can go back to being a genius.
• The Raiders, thankfully, went back to the status quo, and managed to blow their 21-3 lead and lose to the Browns 24-21. Andrew Walters finished 9-of-23 for 68 yards, 1 touchdown (how?) and 1 interception (just one?). Any of you who watched this game, I wish you the best of luck in trying to erase those filthy images from your head. God speed.
• The Redskins/Jaguars game and the Lions/Rams game have both been a hell of a lot of fun, and they’re both still going on right now. The Skins currently have the ball in overtime, and their fans are apoplectic about an illegal touching call on Chris Cooley. The Lions are up one, and the Rams are driving… get to a TV if you can.
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• The Raiders are confusing me. Maybe it’s just because they’re playing the Browns, but they’re rolling. They got a touchdown from some damn linebacker who ran for a touchdown after Rueben Droughns politely handed him the football. And Lamont Jordan, who I actually thought passed away in the offseason, just took a 63-yarder to the house, and the Raiders lead 21-3.
• The Patriots are being very Patriot-y, showing up and beating some ass just when everyone had them left for dead. They lead the Bengals 14-6, on touchdowns from Laurence Maroney and the quickly-emerging Doug Gabriel. The worse news for the Bengals is that Chad Johnson just went to the locker room. It doesn’t look serious, but you never know when–HUE!
• Jon Kitna is 15-of-19 for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike Furrey has 6 catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. Matt Millen’s new strategy of building the franchise around white people is finally paying off. Roy Williams also has six catches for 103 yards, so he might have to be traded. The vengeance of Mike Martz is proceeding according to plan at this point, as the Lions lead 17-13.
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• The Jets damn near pulled off the greatest play in the history of sports. It was one of those, “Hey, let’s keep lateralling the ball and see what happens” deals that always ends in miserable failure, but this one last about seven minutes and made a hell of a lot of progress before finally petering out. The Colts won a hell of a game, 31-28.
• The Dolphins lost to the Texans, 17-15. Daunte Culpepper had decent numbers, going 23-of-39 for 249 yards, but you can’t lose to the Texans and feel optimistic about keeping your job, can you? Andre Johnson continues to tear it up for the Texans, today grabbing 9 balls for 101 yards and a touchdown. The great Ron Dayne was limited to 58 yards on 22 carries.
• The Matt Leinart era got underway in Atlanta, as the young playa was brought on in relief of Kurt Warner. I don’t know how long it was last, though, as Leinart proceeded to turn the ball over like he was… well, Kurt Warner. Michael Vick had 153 yards through the air, and 101 on the ground. Falcons win, 32-10.
• The Ravens just beat the Chargers on a late Steve McNair touchdown drive. I don’t really feel like saying much more about it.
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• Drew Bledsoe and Terry Glenn have hooked up for two touchdowns, sending the message to Terrell Owens, “You know, we’d be fine if you did kill yourself. Owens himself has caught 3 balls for 73 yards, though he did drop a pass in the endzone. Kim Etheridge ran immediately onto the field and claimed that it was all a misunderstanding, and then the refs demanded that Owens apologize. It’s 14-3 Cowboys. Vince Young, if you’re curious, is 7-of-11 for 74 yards, and officially has 2 carries for -11 yards, though he has made a couple of nice runs.
• The Chiefs are destroying the 49ers, 24-0, and Herman Edwards might want to encourage Trent Green to take his time coming back from his super-concussion. Alright, that’s probably pushing it, but Damon Huard is 13-of-15 for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns. I haven’t seen much of this game, but Antonio Bryant only has 1 catch 22 yards, so I can only assume he’s acting like a real prick about it.
• The Jets are tied up with the Colts heading into the half, having held Peyton Manning to 6-of-10 passing for 77 yards and no touchdowns. Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai both have rushing TDs for the Colts. Jerricho Cotchery continues his ascension to the Pro Bowl, stiff arming the bejeezus out of some poor bastard on his way to a 33-yard TD catch.
• San Diego leads Baltimore 13-7 at the half, despite having outgained the Ravens 166-45. You can talk about Ray Lewis and Shawne Merriman if you want to, but Nate Kaeding would beat either of their asses: his two field goals are the difference.
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• Cowboys @ Titans. In one game, we’ve got the NFL starting debut of Vince Young, and the possible appearance of a guy who may or may have made an effort to feel the sweet release of death earlier in the week. How much more could you possibly need? When the Titans made the announcement, I wonder if they said specifically, “Vince Young is starting,” or if they just announced, “There’s no way in hell we’re letting Kerry Collins start another game. Who’s starting instead? I dunno, probably that fast guy from Texas.”
• Chargers @ Ravens. It’s going to be a little bittersweet for me when this game kicks off, because not only is Terrence “Purple Drank” Kiel going to miss the game for the Chargers, so is his expected replacement Bhawoh Jue. It’s one of my favorite things in the world to yell “Mazel Tov” when Jue makes a play. But he had knee surgery this week, Kiel is busy doin’ that Shoulder Lean. It remains an intriguing game, though, matching two teams with perfect that records that haven’t really beaten anyone yet. Steve McNair, meet Shawne Merriman. Phil Rivers, meet Ray Lewis.
• Patriots @ Bengals. It’s Carson Palmer against Tom Brady, but unfortunately for the Patriots, it’s also Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Chris “Window Vomit” Henry vs. Reche Caldwell, Troy Brown, and Doug Gabriel. I don’t see any way that the Bengals wideouts don’t absolutely abuse the New England secondary. My guess is that this game is not going to be close.
• Saints @ Panthers. I would not have guessed that Carolina would be the team coming into this game 1-2, nor would I have guessed that the Saints would be coming in at 3-0. Unfortunately for the Saints, they have to prove that their win on Monday wasn’t all about emotion and inspiration, but rather about an actual quality football team.
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First, your NFL Scoreboard.
And in other action…
11:00 am, Fox Soccer. EPL. Portsmouth @ Tottenham Hotspur.
1:30, ABC. PGA Golf. WGC American Express Championship, Final Round.
2:00, ESPNU. Women’s College Soccer. Oklahoma @ Texas.
2:00, NBC. NASCAR. Nextep Cup Banquet 400.
3:00, Fox Soccer. Argentine Soccer. Boca Juniors vs. Velez.
3:00, Fox. Bull Riding. PBR Built Ford Tough Series: U.S. Army Invitational.
3:30, Comedy Central. Movie. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Drugs? Thank you, no, I’m straight. I meant, are you in here for drugs? Why are you here? Drugs.
4:00, ESPN2. Soccer. Chinese Taipei vs. U.S. Women’s National Team.
6:00, ESPN. 2006 National Scrabble Championship.
And post-jump, we have your NFL Viewing Maps for the day.
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