Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Week That Was Week 11 in the NFL

Hockey, lacrosse, soccer.

Those are the only sports that should have ties/draws.

American football, and especially the NFL, no ties. Please, let's not have any ties.

But that's what happened today between Philadelphia and Cincinnati. After 75 minutes, the two teams couldn't play out of a stalemate.

I agree with the basis for college football's overtime system, giving both teams a shot at scoring a touchdown and the first team that fails loses the game.

That should happen in the NFL also. However, I propose, unlike college football where the offensive team starts at their opponent's 25 yard-line, teams in the NFL should kickoff each possession.

That way it's kind of a real game. And the first team to not score, loses.

It's simple. It might take longer than 15 minutes. But it does take care of those pesky ties.

To the rest of the week:
Extra Point:

Whoever wins the AFC West, god bless them, but I don't think they'll get that far.

The Broncos, where do I begin? How many times can you come up with fourth quarter miracles before they bite you in the ass?

The Chargers, are they really the most talented team in the League? Ron Rivera's defense looks a little more ferocious than Ted Cottrell's, but what happened to this offense? Where did all the scoring go?

It'll be one and done for the AFC West division winner--unless that team plays Baltimore in the playoffs.

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