The Miami Dolphins have now lost five out of their last six games after losing to the San Francisco 49ers yesterday 27-13. In those five losses, Miami has averaged just over 13 points a game. Ryan Tannehill has not been able to establish a vertical passing attack, and obviously doesn’t have the weapons to stretch the field and throw the ball downfield more effectively. Against a defense like the 49ers, as is the case with most defenses in the NFL, you cannot “nickel and dime” them and expect to win. For the eighth time this season, the Fins could not muster 300 yards in offense, finishing yesterday with a measly 227 yards. Tannehill completed 17-33 passes for only 150 yards, and completed only 7 of 19 passing attempts in the second half. Miami had a chance to tie the game with a little more than four minutes left in the game, down by 7 and the ball at the 49ers 35-yard line, but four straight incompletions by Tannehill ended that drive and SF QB Colin Kaepernick ran for a 50 yard touchdown to seal the Fins’ fate. The loss dropped the Dolphins into last place in the AFC East with a 5-8 record, assuring them of their sixth non-winning season in the last seven years, including four in a row. Miami returns home to the Seven-Names Stadium to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, game time 1:05 pm. It doesn’t look good for a sellout, so whether or not it is televised in South Florida is up in the air.
Yesterday in the NFL,
Dallas 20 Cincinnati 19 Cin -3
The Cowboys rallied from 9 points down midway in the fourth quarter. Dan Bailey’s 40-yard field goal as time expired won it.
St. Louis 15 Buffalo 12 Buf -3
Sam Bradford connected with Brandon Gibson on a 13-yard touchdown pass with 48 seconds remaining in the game
Cleveland 30 Kansas City 7 Cle -6.5
Trent Richardson ran for two touchdowns
Indianapolis 27 Tennessee 23 Ind -5
The Colts erased a 13-point halftime deficit
Minnesota 21 Chicago 14 Min +2.5
Adrian Peterson ran for 154 yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns
Philadelphia 23 Tampa Bay 21 TB -9
Nick Foles found Jeremy Maclin for a 1-yard touchdown pass as time expired to snap an 8-game losing streak
Washington 31 Baltimore 28 (ot) Was -1
Kirk Cousins, who replaced an injured Robert Griffin III, threw a TD pass to Pierre Garcon with 29 seconds left and ran in for a two-point conversion to tie the game. Kai Forbath kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime for the win.
Carolina 30 Atlanta 20 Car +3.5
Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes and ran for another.
NY Jets 17 Jacksonville 10 Jax +2.5
Shonn Green and Bilal Powell each ran for a touchdown
San Diego 34 Pittsburgh 24 Pit -9.5
Philip Rivers tossed three touchdown passes
Seattle 58 Arizona 0 Sea -10.5
Marshawn Lynch ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns and the Seattle defense had 4 interceptions and recovered 4 fumbles
NY Giants 52 New Orleans 27 NYG -4.5
Eli Manning threw for four touchdowns and David Wilson scored three times, one on a 97-yard kickoff return
Green Bay 27 Detroit 20 GB -7
DuJuan Harris ran for the tiebreaking touchdown in the fourth quarter
TONIGHT
Houston @ New England NE -3.5
8:30 pm ESPN
If the playoffs started today,
NFC
Atlanta 11-2 NFC South
San Francisco 9-3-1 NFC West
Green Bay 9-4 NFC North
NY Giants 8-5 NFC East
Seattle 8-5 Wild Card 1
Chicago 8-5 Wild Card 2
In the hunt: Washington (7-6), Dallas (7-6), Minnesota (7-6), St. Louis (6-6-1)
AFC
Houston 11-1 AFC South (Play tonight)
Denver 10-3 AFC West
New England 9-3 AFC East (Play tonight)
Baltimore 9-4 AFC North
Indianapolis 9-4 Wild Card 1
Pittsburgh 7-6 Wild Card 2
In the hunt: Cincinnati (7-6), New York Jets (6-7)
The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday, 106-90, stopping a two-game losing skid. Dwayne Wade scored 26 points, while LeBron James finished with 24 points and seven assists. The Heat return to the hardwood tonight, again at the AAA, against the Atlanta Hawks. Tipoff is at 7:30 pm, and you can watch the game on Sun Sports on your cable or satellite system. In the NBA yesterday,
LA Clippers 103 Toronto 83
Blake Griffin had 19 points and 9 rebounds, Chris Payl and Jamal Crawford scored 16 points each
Milwaukee 97 Brooklyn 88
Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 26 points, Monta Ellis added 24
Oklahoma City 104 Indiana 93
Kevin Durant had 27 points and 8 rebounds
New York 112 Denver 106
Carmelo Anthony led the way with 34 points
Orlando 98 Phoenix 90
JJ Redick had 20 points and 9 assists
Utah 117 LA Lakers 110
Paul Millsap had 24 points and 9 rebounds, Mo Williams netted 22 points. The Lakers have lost 7 of their last 10.
TONIGHT IN THE NBA:
Atlanta @ Miami 7:30 pm Sun Sports
Detroit @ Philadelphia 7:00 pm
Golden State @ Charlotte 7:00 pm
San Antonio @ Houston 8:00 pm
Sacramento @ Dallas 8:30 pm
Toronto @ Portland 10:00 pm
In baseball, the LA Dodgers are on the verge of signing Zack Greinke to a contract. The Cincinnati Reds and outfielder Ryan Ludwick reached agreement on a two-year, $15 million contract. The Philadelphia Phillies acquired infielder Michael Young from the Texas Rangers for pitchers Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla. The Tampa Bay Rays pulled of a trade with the Kansas City Royals, sending pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City for top prospects Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi and two other minor leaguers. Myers and Odorizzi will have a chance to make an immediate splash with the Rays this year, while Shields and Davis join Jeremy Guthrie and Ervin Santana in a Royals rotation that should make them a contender in the AL Central this coming season. The Cleveland Indians signed free agent Mark Reynolds to a contract. That could signal that the Yankees will sign Kevin Youkilis to a contract to replace Alex Rodriguez at 3b. Follow the link below to an excellent article by David Villavicencio regarding A-Rod. Great job, David!
Dear Santa Claus Jeffrey Loria and minions:
If you are not going to try and field a competitive team immediately, please do yourself and the South Florida baseball fans a favor and sell the team as quickly as possible. Unless you make a TRUE EFFORT, no player in his right mind will ever want to play here in the future, you have alienated players on your roster, and most fans will not buy a ticket to a game as long as you are still here. You are only going to be able to get guys that have nowhere else to go. Please refrain from feeding us the “look at what Oakland and Baltimore did last year” story. That comparison does not apply here. They had young players in their farm systems that were obviously ready to contribute immediately. Inept management allowed the Marlins farm system to deteriorate to the point of being horrible until the you dismantled the major league roster and traded for these new prospects now. All of those prospects are still a couple of years away from being ready to contribute at the major league level. You got a wonderful ballpark built in South Florida. Sell the team so we can enjoy baseball in Miami again.
I know this may sound repetitious, but the five-year anniversary of the Marlins and Miami-Dade County agreement for the baseball stadium is coming up on February 21, 2013. After that time, the “penalty” for selling the team is only 5%, a mere pittance, based on a $250 million value of the team. Just keep your fingers crossed.
In boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round of their scheduled 12-round fight on Saturday night. After two losses and a draw in the first three fights, all on controversial decisions, Marquez made sure of the outcome this time, catching Pacquiao with a thunderous right hand that put him face down on the canvas, where he remained motionless for about two minutes. On the same card, Yuriorkis Gamboa, fighting for the first time in 15 months, defeated Michael Farenas by unanimous decision. Gamboa improved his record to 22-0
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: One of the many problems in boxing is the number of divisions and the number of governing bodies. Championships mean absolutely nothing. Pacquiao and Marquez fought at 147 pounds on Saturday, but Marquez is the WBO junior welterweight champion (140 lbs) and Pacquiao doesn’t hold any titles. Who holds the heavyweight belt(s)? Tell you later, alligator.
In college football, the winner of the 2012 Heisman Trophy was Johnny Manziel. The QB from Texas A&M - the redshirt freshman with the monicker “Johnny Football” - became the first freshman and the youngest player to win the prestigious award. He was the first freshman ever to pass for at least 3,000 yards and run for 1,000.
The complete bowl schedule:
Saturday, December 15
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
Nevada vs. Arizona
1:00 pm ESPN
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Toledo vs #22 Utah State
4:30 pm ESPN
Thursday, December 20
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL
Brigham Young vs San Diego State
8:00 pm ESPN
Friday, December 21
BEEF O’BRADY BOWL ST. PETERSBURG
Central Florida vs Ball State
7:30 pm ESPN
Saturday, December 22
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
East Carolina vs Louisiana-Lafayette
12:00 pm ESPN
MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS
Washington vs #19 Boise State
3:30 pm ESPN
Monday, December 24
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Fresno State vs Southern Methodist
8:00 pm ESPN
Wednesday, December 26
LITTLE CAESARS BOWL
Western Kentucky vs Central Michigan
7:30pm ESPN
Thursday, December 27
MILITARY BOWL-PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN
#24 San Jose State vs Bowling Green
3:00 pm ESPN
BELK BOWL
Cincinnati vs Duke
6:30 pm ESPN
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL
Baylor vs #17 UCLA
9:45 pm ESPN
Friday, December 28
ADVOCARE V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Ohio vs Louisiana-Monroe
2:00 pm ESPN
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL
Rutgers vs Virginia Tech
5:30 pm ESPN
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS
Minnesota vs Texas Tech
9:00 pm ESPN
Saturday, December 29
BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL
Rice vs Air Force
11:45 am ESPN
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL
West Virginia vs Syracuse
3:15 pm ESPN
KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
Navy vs Arizona State
4:00 pm ESPN-2
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
#23 Texas vs #13 Oregon State
6:45 pm ESPN
BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL
TCU vs Michigan State
10:15 pm ESPN
Monday, December 31
FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL
North Carolina State vs Vanderbilt
12:00 pm ESPN
HYUNDAY SUN BOWL
USC vs Georgia Tech
2:00 pm CBS Ch. 4
AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL
Iowa State vs Tulsa
3:30 pm ESPN
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
#8 LSU vs #14 Clemson
7:30 pm ESPN
Tuesday, January 1
TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL
Mississippi State vs #20 Northwestern
12:00 pm ESPN-2
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL
Purdue vs Oklahoma State
12:00 pm ESPN-U
CAPITAL ONE BOWL
#7 Georgia vs #16 Nebraska
1:00 pm ABC Ch. 10
OUTBACK BOWL
#10 South Carolina vs #18 Michigan
1:00 pm ESPN
ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO
Wisconsin vs #6 Stanford
5:00 pm ESPN
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL
#15 Northern Illinois vs #12 Florida State
8:30 pm ESPN
Wednesday, January 2
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL
#21 Louisville vs #3 Florida
8:30 pm ESPN
Thursday, January 3
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
#4 Oregon vs #5 Kansas State
8:30 pm ESPN
Friday, January 4
AT&T COTTON BOWL
#9 Texas A&M vs #11 Oklahoma
8:00 pm FOX Ch. 7
Saturday, January 5
BBVA COMPASS BOWL
Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss
1:00 pm ESPN
Sunday, January 6
GODADDY.COM BOWL
#25 Kent State vs Arkansas State
9:00 pm ESPN
Monday, January 7
DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#2 Alabama vs #1 Notre Dame
8:30 pm ESPN
THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: One of the many problems in boxing is the number of divisions and the number of governing bodies. Championships mean absolutely nothing. Pacquiao and Marquez fought at 147 pounds on Saturday, but Marquez is the WBO junior welterweight champion (140 lbs) and Pacquiao doesn’t hold any titles. Who holds the heavyweight belt(s)? If you said Vladimir Klitschko, you would be half-right. Vladimir is the WBO, IBF, and WBA champion in the heavyweight (unlimited) division, while his brother Vitaly holds the WBC belt. Alexander Povetkin (Who?) is the interim WBA “regular” (HUH?) heavyweight championship.
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