THE BLOG HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: No blogs Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years’ Eve, and New Year’s Day. Other than that, business as usual.
Christmas is here. If you’re short on gifts, the options for you are buying gift cards at the corner store, or re-gifting.
The grinches that live in Buffalo stole Christmas from the Dolphins yesterday, as the Bills dominated the Fins in every facet of the game, shutting them out 19-0. Even after the loss, the Dolphins are still in the playoff hunt, but they’re going to need a little help. The Fins have to beat the Jets on Sunday, and hope that the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens OR that the San Diego Chargers win against Kansas City. The Fins host the Jets at 1:00 pm, the Bengals are at home against the Ravens, and the Chargers are at home against the Chiefs. Keep your fingers crossed.
Here’s more on the Dolphins from Armando Salguero:
MY TAKE: The Dolphins picked a really bad time to lay an egg. The offense did absolutely nothing and the defense was pushed around all over the field by the Bills and their backup quarterback, who beat them for the second time this season. The depleted offensive line still can’t protect Ryan Tannehill (SEVEN SACKS YESTERDAY) and can’t open up holes for the running game. You would think they could do one or the other. They had everything to play for yesterday, and didn’t take advantage of the momentum they had built. Back to the drawing board against the Jets this Sunday, a team that will be playing for Coach Rex Ryan’s job.
Here are this week’s NFL results. I’m 3-2-1 this week so far on my picks, and my record so far this season is a very respectable 58-47-6 against the spread, and 67-44 straight up.
I don’t want to sound like I am all negative on this team. When I analyzed the Fins for this season, I picked them to finish second in the division with a 9-7 record, and to make it to the postseason. They can still make that number and reach the playoffs with a win this week and a little help. To get to the last week of the season with a chance to advance to the playoffs after all the turmoil and the issues in the offensive line has still been a remarkable feat.
SUNDAY
Buffalo 19 Dolphins 0
Cincinnati 42 Minnesota 14
Carolina 17 New Orleans 13
Pittsburgh 38 Green Bay 31 PUSH
New England 41 Baltimore 7
Philadelphia 54 Chicago 11
Indianapolis 23 Kansas City 7
NY Jets 24 Cleveland 13
NY Giants 23 Detroit 20
Tennessee 20 Jacksonville 16
Denver 37 Houston 13
St. Louis 23 Tampa Bay 13
Dallas 24 Washington 23
Arizona 17 Seattle 10
San Diego 26 Oakland 13
MONDAY NIGHT
Atlanta @ San Francisco -12 8:30 pm ESPN
The 49ers cannot afford a letdown against the lowly Falcons. SF is 10-4, but they aren’t guaranteed a playoff berth just yet. I have to take the 49ers here, I hate the large number, but it is what it is.
In other NFL news, Peyton Manning set a new NFL season record with 51 touchdown passes as the Broncos routed the Houston Texans. He has a shot, depending on how much he plays next week, at setting a new season record for passing yards.
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Peyton Manning set a new record for TD passes in a season yesterday. He needs 266 yards in the final game on Sunday to set a new single-season record for passing yards. Who holds the record right now? The answer comes later, alligator.
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with more news from all around the league:
Of course, we can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
Here’s the latest around baseball:
Marlins’ pitchers and catchers report February 16th, position players arrive February 20th, and the spring training games begin February 26th, when the Fish play the University of Miami Hurricanes. They will then play the FIU Panthers on the 27th. Both of those games will be in Jupiter.
Here is the complete preseason schedule for the Fish:
In college football,
The College Bowl season kicked off with four games this past Saturday.
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL Colorado State 48 Washington State 45
ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL USC 45 Fresno State 20
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL San Diego State 49 Buffalo 20
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Louisiana-Lafayette 24 Tulane 21
This week’s games:
MONDAY, December 23
BEEF O’BRADY BOWL 2:00 pm ESPN
Ohio vs East Carolina
TUESDAY, December 24
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL 8:00 pm ESPN
Boise State vs Oregon State
THURSDAY, December 26
LITTLE CAESARS BOWL 600 pm ESPN
Pittsburgh vs Bowling Green
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL 9:30 pm ESPN
Utah State vs Northern Illinois
The BCS National Championship game will have the Florida State Seminoles squaring off against the Auburn Tigers in Pasadena on January 6th. The rest of the bowl schedule is here, including a good one in the Orange Bowl Classic, where we will see the Clemson Tigers and Ohio State Buckeyes do battle at the Seven Names Stadium.
Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have the latest from Coral Gables.
Here’s the latest from FIU. David J. Neal of the Herald has the details:
Here’s the latest from Tallahassee and #1-ranked FSU:
From Gainesville and the University of Florida:
Moving to the hardwood:
The Miami Heat take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight at the AAA. They will then be heading out to Los Angeles for a Christmas contest against the Lakers, which will be the first game in a west coast road trip.
The Heat’s schedule for the remainder of 2013:
Hawks @ Heat Mon 12/23 7:30 pm Sun Sports
Heat @ Lakers Christmas Day 5:00 pm ABC
Heat @ Trailblazers Sat 12/28 10:00 pm Sun Sports
Heat @ Nuggets Mon 12/30 9:00 pm Sun Sports
More Heat coverage:
Here is the Heat’s complete regular season schedule:
On the NHL ice, the Panthers have won five in a row and seven of their last eight, after beating the Ottawa Senators last night, 4-2. They will remain north of the border as they go face the Winnipeg Jets tonight.
In boxing news,
Here is Santos Perez’ weekly boxing spotlight column from the Miami Herald:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Peyton Manning set a new record for TD passes in a season yesterday. He needs 266 yards in the final game on Sunday to set a new single-season record for passing yards. Who holds the record right now?
Drew Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011. Manning stands at 5,211 this season.
Behave yourselves, and always remember that tomorrow will bring us a brand new day.
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