It Was Never Going To Be That Easy
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If you’ll forgive yet another reference … that really escalated. We mean, that got out of hand fast.
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NFL Week Six, Update #4
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• NY Jets 20, Miami 10. There’s really nothing left to be decided today, though I suppose Miami could pull off a comeback. But if they do, I probably couldn’t even pretend to care. Chris Chambers just caught a touchdown pass to cut the lead to 10 in the fourth quarter, but I think it’s asking a little much of Joey Harrington to manufacture 10 points in any reasonable amount of time.
• Pittsburgh 38, Kansas City 7. Brodie Croyle was just sacked by Chad Brown… that’s about all you need to know from this one. Ben Roethlisberger finished the day with a perfect passer rating, which is fantastic, because I know so many of you love him. There was a little bit of excitement earlier, when Larry Johnson tackled Troy Polamalu by the hair after a Polamalu interception. It probably hurt like a bastard, but at least he proved once and for all that it’s not a weave. It stayed strong. There’s under four minutes left, and Kansas City’s calling timeouts, prolonging not only their misery, but everyone else’s.
• San Diego 41, San Francisco 19. And this one’s done, too. It’s 41-19, and the Chargers are driving again. For some reason, both Phil Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson are still in the game. In fact, the Chargers are still going deep. To be honest with you, I haven’t been paying attention for a while. I don’t think Mike Nolan’s been paying attention, either.
Holy Shit!
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My honorary Brazilian citizenship, awarded by Furqaan, has to take precedence over my hometown pride. Rich is good, but Anderson is fucking amazing.
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NFL Week Six, Update #3
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• Jets 3, Dolphins 0. The NFL should step in and stop this game at halftime. It is a black mark on the entire league, their image, and their commitment to provide their fans with a quality product. Joey Harrington is 7-of-13 for 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Chad Pennington has a total of 56 yards. If you absolutely needed to find a bright spot here, it would be Ronnie Brown with 64 yards.
• Steelers 31, Chiefs 0. It’s every bit as bad as the score would indicate. I don’t even think the Chiefs have turned the ball over… the Steelers are just doing anything they want, on both sides of the ball. The Chiefs can’t move it, they can’t stop the Steelers from moving it… it’s a shame the Chiefs aren’t playing the Dolphins or Jets, so they could compete.
• Chargers 28, 49ers 19. It hasn’t quite gone to half yet, but somehow, the 49ers are scoring against the Chargers. I’m not surprised that the Chargers have 28, but it does surprise me that the 49ers have 19, including a safety of Philip Rivers. LaDainian Tomlinson has two touchdowns.
NFL Week Six, Update #2
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• New Orleans 27, Philadelphia 24. The Eagles came out in the second half and just bumrushed the Eagles, but the Saints got a John Carney field goal with :03 on the clock for the win. Say what you want about the Eagles, but… without them, this season would’ve been a lot less interesting.
• Seattle 30, St. Louis 28. A last-second 54 yarder from Josh Brown saved the day for the Seahawks. A few seconds earlier, the Rams thought they had it won when a penalty on the Seahawks, Linehand believed, would cause a :10 second run-off on the clock. For whatever the reason, that didn’t happen. Torry Holt juggled in a 67-yard TD pass with a couple of minutes to play, but left a little too much time on the clock. Big win for Seattle, and an outstanding game.
• Carolina 32, Baltimore 21. It’s sort of a shame that Kyle Boller’s 226-yard, 3 touchdown performance by Steve Smith’s 8 catches for 189 yards and a TD. Jake Delhomme threw for 365 yards, too. I really feel bad about this… Kyle Boller doesn’t get the opportunity to play very often, and even when he does, what are the odds that he’s going to play well? Shame.
• Cowboys 34, Texans 6. No matter what game you’re watching, I’m pretty sure you’ve gotten several in-game updates on the progess of Terrell Owens. He’s scored 3 touchdowns today on just 5 catches for 45 yards. Perhaps it’s the conspriacy theorist in me, but this feels sort of like the Cowboys are just looking appease the man and keep him quiet by going to him in the red zone. As long as he’s scoring touchdowns, he doesn’t have a reason to bitch.
NFL Week Six, Update #1
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• St. Louis 21, Seattle 7. In St. Louis, it’s been all about Torry Holt, and Marc Bulger, perhaps the least-physically-threatening non-kicker in the National Football League. Holt already has six catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and Bulger has over 200 yards, and 2 TDs.
• Houston, 6, Dallas 3. David Carr’s taken a vicious shot in the head and as far as I can tell, is still in the game… and probably feeling very confused, and not just about the fact that the Texans are leading. Terrell Owens, if you’re curious, has been silent thus far, both in performance and demeanor. He’s got one catch for 14 yards, but hasn’t bitched at anyone on the sidelines. It’s stewing, though. You can see it.
• New Orleans 17, Philadelphia 3. The Saints have taken the Eagles out to the woodshed thus far, leading 17-3 at the half. Deuce McAllister, despite missing most of the first half, has 48 yards rushing, and Reggie Bush has caught four balls for 35 yards. But their defense has been more of a story, pressuring McNabb, swarming to the ball, and wreaking general havoc.
Week 6 NFL Preview: Attempts To Climb The Mountain
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Philadelphia @ New Orleans. This game’s sort of similar to the Seattle/St. Louis game, actually, except they aren’t division rivals. But it’s a young team that wasn’t supposed to be this good, looking to jump and bite one of the established teams in the conference. They catch Philadelphia right after an emotional win, they get them at home… the opportunity is right there for them. It’s also Donte Stallworth’s emotional return to New Orleans, where… actually, they never really liked him there. Also, he might not play. But other than that, it’s a great storyline.
Kansas City @ Pittsburgh. It feels like the Steelers have been playing must-win games for about a month now, and they have yet to round into form. It’s not that they’re a terrible team, as their defense has been pretty solid, but offensively, the Steelers have been as ugly as Joey Porter’s face. Roethlisberger’s been terrible, Hines Ward isn’t the same player, and Joe Randa has actually started a couple of games for them as their second wide receiver. The Steelers are about to become the first team in league history to go from “we have to win this game” one week, directly to “you know, if we lose this one, we get a better draft pick” the next.
Seattle @ St. Louis. Rams vs. Seahawks is clearly the game of the week, due to the heated little rivalry that’s developing between these two teams, and also the lack of other compelling contests on the NFL dockett this week. The Seahawks are the defending conference champion, expected to cruise easily through the division this year, but St. Louis has been the more impressive team this season. Shaun Alexander’s still out, the Seahawks haven’t played well on the road… the opportunity is there for them to put their thing down.
Two New Fights Added To Smackgirl-F 10/21 Card
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Its lowest and higheset honors captured by Kanako Takeshita and Hitomi Akano, the 2006 Next Cinderella Champion and the newly crowned World Champion, the Middleweight division is set to keep its momentum running into October with two scheduled bouts on Smackgirl’s 10/21 card. Mizuho Sato will take on Benkei while HARUMI battles Hiromi Kohata.
Sato debuted earlier this year in February on another Smackgirl card where armbarred HARUMI in little under a minute. The victory earned her a quarterfinal slot in the 2006 Next Cinderella Tournament, where she found herself violently excused by T-Blood’s Miki Morifuji.
Sato, a former Judo player on Japan’s acclaimed University circuit, will test herself yet again in a classic ’striker vs. grappler’ match. Benkei is a talented striker who was runner-up in RISE’s KAMINARIMON?CLIMAX’06 tourney at 52KG this past September. Benkei’s grappling deficiency, however, should already be well-known to Sato, as Benkei lost her MMA debut in April to Rie Murakami via guillotine.
HARUMI, as previously stated, loss to Sato in February in continuance of her losing streak of 0-2. Her initial loss was to definite up-and-coming karate-ka Madoka Okada in November of 2005. Her opponent, Kohata, will be making her MMA debut.
Smackgirl Executive Committee Presents Smackgirl-F2006: West Chofu Joshikaku Road vol. 1
October 21st, 2006
West Chofu Arena
Tokyo, Japan
Doors Open: 17:30
Fights Start: 18:00
Tentative Fight Card (Card Subject To Change):
58KG, 2R 5M
Mizuho Sato (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo) vs. Benkei (GAMLAN NAKKO)
58KG, 2R 5M
HARUMI (Tomoe-Gumi) vs. Hiromi Kohata (Freelance)
Main Event
48 KG, 2R 5M
Mariko Fujimoto (Team Kurofune) vs. Eri Kaneya (Wajyutsu Keisyukai A3)
