Lions Win, Yankees Clinch AL East

"Black Monday Recap" NFL Head Coaches Get The Ax

On Sunday, the Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to finish a regular season 0-16.

On Monday, Rod Marinelli, the head coach of the Detroit Lions, was fired due to his team being so awful.

Also Fired on Monday:

The Cleveland Browns fired Head Coach Romeo Crennel. Cleveland had a disasterous season one year after they finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs.

The New York Jets fired the "Mangenius", Head Coach Eric Mangini.

The Bufallo Bills may fire head coach Dick Jauron. His fate will be decided tomorrow.

Could Tim Tebow Be Heading To The Motor City?

The Florida Gators continue to roll through the College Football Standings. Tim Tebow's Florida Gators scored 70 points on Saturday in what probably was Tebow's last game at "The Swamp."

Since Tim Tebow keeps getting better and better while the Detroit Lions keep getting worse, here's my predction:

The Detroit Lions will get the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Detroit will use that choice to select Quarterback Tim Tebow.

The last Quarterback the Detroit Lions drafted in the first round was Joey Harrington out of Oregon, but hopefully Tebow becomes a better quarterback than Joey Harrington.

Matt Millen Out As Lions President And CEO

Lions Fans, you can put away your "Fire Matt Millen!" Shirts.

Two days after Bill Ford, the son of owner William Ford, said he would fire Millen if he was the owner, Millen was out.

Perhaps Ford Jr. should get more of a say in how the Lions should be run.

After Detroit Started 0-3, Millen's record dropped to 31-84 overall, giving the Lions one of the worst losing streaks in NFL history.

Matt Millen getting fired was seven years too late.

Mike Martz Given The Shaft In Detroit

The Detroit Lions reportedly fired Mike Martz on Wednesday, ending his fractious two years as the team's offensive coordinator.

Martz will be replaced by Jim Colletto, who will retain his position as offensive line coach while calling plays. Receivers coach Kippy Brown will serve as co-coordinator, the Detroit Free Press reported.

A message seeking comment was left Wednesday with Martz's agent, Bob LaMonte. The Lions had no comment on the reports, a team spokesman said.

Martz confirmed his firing to the Free Press.

"We fell short of what we wanted to do offensively, and I regret that," he told the newspaper.

The Lions were 7-9 this season after a 6-2 start.

During two losing seasons in Detroit, Martz was unable to replicate the success he had during the "Greatest Show on Turf" years in St. Louis.

Martz coached the Rams from 2000-2005, including a Super Bowl loss in 2001. He used the same offense in Detroit, but it didn't translate into many wins for the Lions and head coach Rod Marinelli.

The Rams fired Martz on Jan. 2, 2006, the day after St. Louis finished 6-10. He sat out the last 11 games recovering from endocarditis, a bacterial infection of a heart valve.

Martz led St. Louis to the playoffs in four of his five full seasons, and helped the franchise win the 2000 Super Bowl as offensive coordinator. The Rams went 51-29 in the regular season and 54-33 overall during his five full seasons as head coach.

His first NFL job was with the Los Angeles Rams as an offensive assistant in 1992-93, then was quarterbacks coach in 1994. He was wide receivers coach in 1995-96 after the franchise moved to St. Louis, and was quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins in 1997-98.

NFL Best Plays Of Week Nine!

THE BEST PLAYS OF THE WEEK
At The end of the first half, Ryan Longwell missed a 58 yard field goal attempt. The kick was returned by Antonio Cromartie 109 yards the other way for a touchdown and the longest play in the history of the National Football League. Click on the video to see this incredible play!

That would have been the highlight of the week except...


Adrian Peterson set an NFL Record for rushing yards in a game against the San Diego Chargers. Click on the video to see the highlights of the game and the amazing performance by Adrian Peterson.

The Vikings Beat diwn the Chargers 35-17.

Shaun Rogers returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos! Check Out the stiff Arm Rogers gives to the guy that tried to tackle him!

The Lions beat down the Denver Broncos 49-7.

Your Week Ten NFL Preview is coming up on Saturday!

Week Seven NFL Preview

Maurice Jones-Drew leads the Jaguars against their undefeated AFC South Rival Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football.

Week Seven of the NFL Season is upon us. Here's a preview of every game with analysis and a pick of the winner.

EARLY GAMES
ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON 1:00 PM EST
This is a great matchup at the running back spot. Edgerrin James for Arizona facing Clinton Portis of the Redskins. Jason Campbell will be the reason Washington wins, as he can light it up on the ground and through the air.
MINNESOTA OVER ARIZONA

ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS 1:00 PM EST
The sleeper game of the week. New Orleans has momentum due to their victory last Sunday Night over Seattle. Saints win.
NEW ORLEANS OVER ATLANTA

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO 1:00 PM EST
This may be Baltimore's toughest game in a while. Buffallo was off last week. Baltimore wins Sunday.
BALIMORE OVER BUFFALO

MINNESOTA AT DALLAS 1:00 PM EST
Adrian Peterson had a career day last week against Chicago. Dallas is coming off a loss to New England. I expecct Dallas to come back hungry after the loss to New England last week. If Dallas can shut down the run, they will win this game.
DALLAS OVER MINNESOTA

NEW ENGLAND AT MIAMI 1:00 PM EST
The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only team in NFL History to win every game they played in a season. There has never been a team to lose every game they played in a season. Could Miami be the first team to do this? Could one of their years become syninymous with abseloute greatness (1972) while another becomes synonymous with abseloutely sucking (2007) What a way to remember the 35th aniversary of that 1972 Dolphins team! Miami will not beat New England.
NEW ENGLAND OVER MIAMI

SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM EST
Whenever a Weat Coast Team meets up against a team from the East Coast, the game all of a sudden becomes an "East vs. West Supremacy match." This game will be no different. The loss of Alex Smith hurts San Francisco's chances in this game. New York Giants win this game.
NEW YORK GIANTS OVER SAN FRANCISCO.

TANPA BAY AT DETROIT 1:00 PM EST
Jeff Garcia has been on a tear. you know he wants to win against his former team, the Detroit Lions.
TAMPA BAY OVER DETROIT.

TENNESEE AT HOUSTON 1:00 PM EST
You know Vince Young wants to play in this game. The Texans defense still has nightmares over that game winning 46 yard touchdown run they gave up to him in overtime to win the game for the Titans. Young will cause Houston fans to say yet again: Why didn't we draft Vince Young?
TENNESEE OVER HOUSTON.

LATE GAMES
KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND 4:05 PM EST
Another sleeper game of the week, and to think, this game is being carried on National Television. Expect Larry Johnson to run all over Oakland's defense.
KANSAS CITY OVER OAKLAND

NEW YORK JETS AT CINCINNATTI 4:05 PM EST
Chad Pennington versus Carson Palmer. Two underacheiving Quartberbacks on two underacheiving teams take the field. Cincinnatti wins thanks to Rudi Johnson, but don't count out Thomas Jones on the Jets.
CINCINNATTI OVER NEW YORK JETS

CHICAGO AT PHILLADELPHIA 4:15 PM EST
When this game is played again in 2009, will Donovan McNabb be wearing a Bears Uniform? If Chicago's defense plays better than they did last week against Minnesota, they will win this game. Brian Urlacher said that in order for the Bears to make the playoffs, the Bears would have to go 8-2. They can take a small step torward that big goal by winning against the Eagles.
CHICAGO OVER PHILLY

ST. LOUIS AT SEATTLE 4:05 PM EST
Seattle is coming off a lost last Sunday Night to the Saints. St. Louis loses again, and it looks like St. Louis and Miami are both gunning for the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Seattle may still be on the lookout for falling cameras, though.
SEATTLE OVER MIAMI

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

PITTSBURGH AT DENVER 7:15 PM EST
With the loss of Javon Walker for at least six months, Pittsburgh will win. Denver fans can take solace in the fact that their beloved Rockies play in the World Series on Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH OVER DENVER

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS AT JACKSONVILLE (THE GAME OF THE WEEK)
Maurice Jones-Drew leads the Jaguars against their undefeated AFC South Rival Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football. this is Indy's first game since the bye week, and they are hoping to remain undefeated until they meet up with New England next Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS OVER JACKSONVILLE

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 12-2 in Game Six of the 2007 American League Championship Series. J.D. Drew got the ball flying as he hit a grand slam to get the Red Sox off and running 4-0. In the top of of the second inning, Victor Martinez hit a homerun that styed just inside the Pesky Pole for a homerun to make it 4-1. Boston went on to score eight more times in the game compared to Cleveland scoring once for the rest of the game. Game Seven of the American League Championship Series is tommorow at Fenway Park in Boston. Daisuke Mastuzaka pitches for the Red Sox in game Seven, and Jake Westbrook pitches for Cleveland in the final baseball game until Wednesday, when Game One of the World Series gets under way. I feel like picking a winner in Game Seven Tommorow Night. Here's my pick:
BOSTON OVER CLEVELAND.

Enjoy Your Sunday and Enjoy The Games!

Week 5 NFL Preview

Brett Favre, one week after becoming the all time leader in Touchdown Passes, leads the undefeated Packers home to Lambeau Field to take on The Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football.

UPDATE: THIS BLOG POST WAS UPDATED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7th WITH THE SCORES OF ALL OF THE SUNDAY GAMES UNTIL THE SUNDAY NIGHT GAME.

Week Five of NFL Season is about to kick off. Here's a preview of every game with analysis and a pick of the winner.

EARLY GAMES

MIAMI AT HOUSTON 1:00 PM EST
Miami is a bad team this season. Houston has dropped their last two games, one to The Colts and one to The Falcons, but I expect Houston to get back on track to win the game this week, Houston is better than Miami.
HOUSTON OVER MIAMI

HOUSTON DEFEATS MIAMI 22-18

JACKSONVILLE AT KANSAS CITY 1:00 PM EST
Jacksonville's running combo of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew will burn rubber on the ground for Jacksonville. Kansas City came back from a 10 point defecit to beat The Minnesota Vikings last week. If Jacksonville can stop Larry Johnson, they will win this game, since Kansas City has no passing game.
JACKSONVILLE OVER KANSAS CITY

JACKSONVILLE DEFEATS KANSAS CITY 17-7

CLEVELAND AT NEW ENGLAND 1:00 PM EST
New England will win this game. Cleveland got a suprise victory over the Ravens last week. Expect a lot of running from Laurence Maroney and Passing from Tom Brady to Randy Moss. Oh Yeah, and to make it worse, Rodney Harrison makes his return to The Patriots in this game.
NEW ENGLAND OVER CLEVELAND

NEW ENGLAND DEFEATS CCLEVELAND 34-17

CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANS 1:00 PM EST
David Carr will start for the Panthers for the second consecutive week. New Orleans is winless this season, while The Panthers are 2-2. New Orleans has no defense, and that's by far the biggest reason why the Saints are winless this season. Carolina wins this game, pushing The Saints to 0-5.
CAROLINA OVER NEW ORLEANS

CAROLINA DEFEATS NEW ORLEANS 16-13

NEW YORK JETS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM EST
The Battle Of New York. The New York Giants are coming off a record setting defensive performance against The Philladelphia Eagles last Sunday Night. If The Giants can bring as much pressure this week as they brought last week, Chad Pennington and Thomas Jones won't be able to get anything going, meaning the Giants win the game.
NEW YORK GIANTS OVER NEW YORK JETS

NEW YORK GIANTS DEFEAT NEW YORK JETS 35-24

SEATTLE AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 PM EST
This is a rematch of Super Bowl XL. Both of these teams are 3-1 on the season. Ben Rothelisberger has been on fire for The Steelers, and their defense has played well, although Troy Polamalu may not play for The Steelers this week. I'm gonna go with Pittsburgh. They have played well on offense and defense, and they will win the game.
PITTSBURGH OVER SEATTLE.

PITTSBURGH DEFEATS SEATTLE 21-0

ARIZONA AT ST LOUIS 1:00 PM EST
This is always a big matchup because of the history of these two teams. The Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960 after spending the previous 62 years in Chicago as the Chicago Cardinals. The Cardinals used to call St. Louis Home. Now The Cardinals call Arizona home. When you add in the "revolving door" Quarterback Carousel going on in both Arizona and St Louis, with Kurt Warner,the Quarterback of The Rams when they won Super Bowl XXXIV, starting the last two games for the Arizona Cardinals, and that St. Louis is benching Marc Bulger for Gus Frerrote, this will be a very good game. I'm gonna go with Arizona to win this game. The Rams have just totally underwhelmed this season, and the injury bug is the biggest reason why.
ARIZONA OVER ST. LOUIS

ARIZONA DEFEATS ST LOUIS 34-31

DETROIT AT WASHINGTON 1:00 PM EST
The Detroit Lions scored an NFL record 34 points in the fourth quarter to beat Chicago and spoil Brian Griese's debut as Bears Quarterback. Detroit will beat Washington in this game. Expect a lot of catches from Calvin Johnson in this game.
DETROIT OVER WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON DEFEATS DETROIT 34-3

LATE GAMES

TAMPA BAY AT INDIANAPOLIS 4:05 PM EST
Cato June will get a loud welcome back to Indianpolis by the home crowd. Marvin Harrison, and Joseph Addai may both not play in this game. Indianapolis has a lot of depth at running back and Wide Receiver, and they showed it last week aganst Denver. Indianapolis wins this game.
INDY OVER TAMPA BAY

INDY DEFEATS TAMPA BAY 33-14

SAN DIEGO AT DENVER 4:05 PM EST
What a sad story the San Diego Chargers have become. They have become muttered into obsuriry and have once again become one of the worst teams in the league. LaDanian Tomlinson finally rushed for 100 yards last week against Kansas City, but it wasn't enough as Kansas City beat San Diego 17-10. Denver will beat San Diego this week. Travis Henry, who is the NFL's leading rusher this season, will play this week but only because he is suing the NFL to prevent the result of his positive drug test from prevventing him from playing. Denver Beats San Diego in this game.
DENVER OVER SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO DEFEATS DENVER 41-3

BALTIMORE AT SAN FRANCISCO 4:05 PM EST
Alex Smith may not play in this game. This will be a good running attack on the ground for both teams, Willis McGahee for the Ravens and Frank Gore for the 49ers. Baltimore will come back with a vengance defesnively, and the Ravens will win this game.
BALTIMORE OVER SAN FRANCISCO

BALTIMORE DEFEATS SAN FRANCISCO 9-7

LATER GAMES

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

CHICAGO AT GREEN BAY 8:15 PM EST (THE GAME OF THE WEEK)
One week after becoming The NFL's All time leader in Touchdown Passes and Pass Attempts, Brett Favre leads the undefeated Packers back home to Lambeau Field to take on the struggling Chicago Bears. Both of these always play each other hard becuse this is the biggest rivalry in the NFL. I'm gonna go with Green Bay because they are at home, but Chicago has a shot to win this game if their defense steps up and their offense starts to do better.
GREEN BAY OVER CHICAGO

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
COWBOYS AT BILLS 8:30 PM EST
This is the first Monday Night Football Appearance for the Bills since their Super Bowl days of the 1990s. Marshawn Lynch has ran for a lot of yards his last couple of games, but I expect that streak to end against The Cowboys. Whoever starts for The Bills, J.P. Losman or Trent Edwards, will have a tough time staying on their feet as Dallas will bring pressure early and often.
DALLAS OVER BUFFALO

Enjoy Your Sunday and Watch the games! If The Cubs win tonight, I may skip Football and watch The Cubs-Diamonbacks Game Five on TBS. But before we talk about Game Five, The Cubs need to win game four just to avoid the sweep.

Brian Griese To Start For Bears Against Detroit

The NFL Network is reporting that Brian Griese will start at quarterback Sunday for the Chicago Bears.

Griese, the son of NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Bob Griese, will replace Rex Grossman, who threw three interceptions as the Chicago Bears fell to the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 on Sunday night and did not get a vote of confidence from his coach a day later.

Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith was evasive Tuesday as to whether or not Rex Grossman would start for the Bears Sunday against Detroit.

This is a much needed move for the Bears that could be the move that could save their season. Grossman had struggled through the first three games, throwing an interception in the San Diego game that took the Bears out of scoring range, throwing two interceptions against a mediocre Kansas City Secondary, and Grossman throwing three interceptions against the Dallas Cowboys, including one that was returned for a touchdown by Anthony Henry. Grossman has strugled. The Bears' fans have labored through the first three games of the season, clamoring for Griese to start, and the cries only got louder after the Dallas Game. This was a move Head Coach Lovie Smith had to make. Brian Griese is now starting for the Bears. Will he be better than Rex Grossman?

NFL Preview: NFC North

Brian Urlacher is the heart of the Chicago Bears Defense,and the defense is why the Bears will win the NFC North Again.


The Chicago Bears of 2006 had the greatest season in 22 years. The Bears made it all the way to the Super Bowl, before "Mr. Inconsistent" Rex Grossman started fumbling snaps and throwing interceptions, throwing away Chicago's chance for their first Super Bowl Title since the days of "Sweetness" Walter Payton, and "Da Fridge" William Perry. The Bears still have the best defense in the entire NFC, so that alone chalks them up to win at least 11 games this season. Add to that the fact that no other team in the NFC North appears ready to make a run at the Bears, and the Bears, as long as Rex Grossman becomes more consistent, will have a shot at the Super Bowl again this season.

Prediction:11-5, 1st Place.

GREEN BAY PACKERS: Yes, Cheeseheads, Brett Favre is back to attempt to become all time Touchdown Pass King, but he doesn't have any descent receivers. Javon Walker is gone, and Michael Jennings is a questionmark. Ahman Green is also no longer with the Packers, but, with his career winding down anyway, I don't it would have made much of a difference. One thing Green Bay does have working for them is their linebacking Corps, heralded by A.J. Hawk out of Ohio State. If it wasn't for Brian Urlacher, we would be calling A.J. Hawk the best linebacker in the NFC North. Mike McCarthy may suprise people this season if some real breakout players emerge in the regular season. I just don't see it happening.

Prediction: 7-9, 2nd Place.


MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Tavaris Jackson may be ready to emerge as a premiere Quarterback this season. Adrian Peterson will rush for 1,000 yards behind Steve Hutchinson and will help Minnesota win games. Troy Williamson needs to show more consistency in the Wide Reciever department. The Vikings Secondary is starting to age. Minnesota will take one step forward with Adrian Peterson, but will take two steps back in the aging defense. Is Tavaris Jackson ready to step up? If so, this team may be in contention until midway through the season.

Prediction: 6-10, 3rd Place.

DETROIT LIONS: There is optemism in Detroit behind Calvin Johnson, and he will be a great player on a terrible Detroit Lions team. Jon Kitna is so-so, and Kevin Jones and T.J. Duckett won't be able to run for a whole lot. Detroit's defense is terrible. The Lions will have to deal without Dre Bly, as they traded him away. Yes, there is optemism in Detroit, but under this Matt Millen Franchise, it won't be there for long.

Prediction: 4-12, 4th Place.


Our Next NFL Preview takes us to the NFC West. Will the loss of Norv Turner hurt Alex Smith in the development department? Is Arizona finally ready to win the division? Find out in the Next NFL Preview.