Monday, November 27, 2017

Arizona Cardinals & the NFL regular season's week 12

Week 12 of the NFL's regular season began with "Thursday Night Football" times three because, of course, it was Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, I was so busy with family that I wasn't able to watch any of the games which was ok since family comes first. & besides, I figured the Giants would lose (which they did, losing to the Redskins 10 - 20): 

"Redskins turn back Giants in Thanksgiving nightcap"


http://beta.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-giants-redskins-20171123-story.html 
"Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to compensate for a pick-six, and the Washington Redskins beat the New York Giants 20-10 on Thursday night on a drab field in a drab game between two injury-depleted teams that did not look ready for prime time."

Alternatively, I figured the Vikings would win (and they did, defeating the Lions 30 - 23):

"Vikings-Lions: Takeaways, things to know from Minnesota's seventh straight victory"


"The Vikings' afternoon started with a methodical 14-play, 80-yard touchdown drive and all but ended with a 37-yard screen pass to Stefon Diggs on second-and-14 with four minutes to go.  That extended a Minnesota drive that resulted in a field goal, making it 30-23 with four minutes to go." 

I would've been more inclined to watch Chargers vs. Cowboys since it'd appear to be more of an interesting match. However, the Chargers easily defeated the Cowboys 28 - 06:

"Cowboys continue to make wrong kind of history in loss to Chargers"

http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4764118/cowboys-continue-to-make-wrong-kind-of-history-in-loss-to-chargers

"ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys' season is in complete free fall.


Everything needs to be questioned following their 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday."


The Cardinals won 24 - 27 in a close exciting game against the Jaguars, but they're still below 500: 

 "Blaine Gabbert beats his former team in a wild finish between the Jaguars and Cardinals"

"The Arizona Cardinals pulled off an upset victory and snapped a four-game winning streak for the Jacksonville Jaguars with a 27-24 win in Week 12 punctuated by a 57-yard field goal by Phil Dawson."

And as far as the NFC West, the Rams also won. They are at first place, by beating the Saints 20-26. The Seahawks also won. They beat the hapless 49ers 24-13, thus:

"Rams, Seahawks headed for epic finish in NFC West race"


http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/rams-seahawks-nfl-playoff-picture-nfc-west-division-race-jared-goff-russell-wilson/1tq93yoirsd1b14npvd7rcwi4s



"The Rams haven't sniffed the NFC West title since the Seahawks stole it from under their noses in 2010. Neither team will be limping to what should be a spectacular finish to the divsion race in 2017."




"The division will be decided in the next five weeks, with the teams' head-to-head rematch coming in Week 15."




The Steelers beat the Packers in a close Sunday Night Football game 28 - 31 which I was able to watch:

"Steelers clutch in thriller over Packers, but it shouldn't have been this hard"

"The gap with the New England Patriots is not exactly closed after the Steelers' sluggish yet brilliant 31-28 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, a performance that required an insane, toe-dragging, 23-yard sideline catch by Brown to set up Chris Boswell's 53-yard, game-winning kick in the final seconds."

Week 12 ended with the "Monday Night Football" game between the Texans and Ravens, which I'm watching right now.

As for the rest of the games, here's the NFL's page with the results from week 12:


And here's the NFL's page for season standings:

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