Monday, December 4, 2017

Arizona Cardinals & the NFL regular season's week 13

The Cardinals' playoff hopes are over. & if you still had any doubt, Sunday's loss against the Rams settled it (L.A. Rams 32 Cardinals 16). That's obviously not the case with the Rams, who continue to lead the NFC west. 
Somewhat interestingly though, Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree was ruled out after suffering an elbow injury that may have occurred during a celebration following a TD:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-what-we-learned-20171204-story.html

"Alec Ogletree should probably come up with a different touchdown celebration
Ogletree had reason to be excited after intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown, and his flip over the goal line demonstrated his athleticism.
But the 6-foot-2, 235-pound Ogletree landed awkwardly on his right arm.
Ogletree later left the game because of a left elbow injury, and he was quick to let reporters know he did not suffer the injury on his flip.
Regardless, a more ground-based celebration might be advisable moving forward."
Meanwhile, Larry Fitzgerald was the only "bright spot" in the Cardinals' loss:
"Fitzgerald's big day moved him into fourth place on the all-time receiving yards list, and made him just the third player in NFL history with 1,200 career catches. Here's hoping Larry decides to come back next year to further solidify his status as one of the greatest to ever play his game."
Russell Wilson and the Seahawks may not be on top of the NFC West, but they still beat the Eagles, arguably one of the best teams in the NFL (Eagles 10 Seahawks 24) :
"Seahawks' complete win over Eagles shows they can still beat anyone"
"Seattle started fast, never trailed and pulled away at the end for its most impressive victory of the season."
"With the win, the Seahawks (8-4) overtake the Carolina Panthers as the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoff standings, which means Seattle would be the first wild-card team if the season ended today. A loss would have dropped the Seahawks out of the No. 6 seed and put them two games behind the NFC West-leading Los Angeles Rams (9-3) with four games to play."
Interestingly, the article (linked below) makes the point the Vikings are the big winners in the NFC playoff picture following the Eagles loss:
  1. Minnesota Vikings (10-2)
  2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)
  3. Los Angeles Rams (9-3)
  4. New Orleans Saints (9-3)
  5. Seattle Seahawks (8-4)
  6. Carolina Panthers (8-4)




"Why did the Vikings jump the Eagles?"

As for the last game of week 13, tonight I watched the Steelers beat the Bengals during "Monday Night Football"(23-20) in a come-from-behind victory. It was a close game therefore interesting to watch. But it was also an "ugly night" (as described by one of the ESPN newscasters) because of the viciousness, fouls, penalties, players injured and seriously injured, plus the taunts.  

As for the rest of the games, here's the NFL's page with the results from week 13:
And here's the NFL's page for season standings:

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