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NFL: And Then There Were Only Two
ecthompsonmd January 25, 2010

If you like football, yesterday is one of those rare days that we dream about. We had two great games yesterday. In the first game, the New York Jets showed everybody why they had the number one defense in the NFL. Much to their offensive coordinator’s credit, they figured out a way to generate some offense. Mark Sanchez threw a beautiful 80 yard bomb to Braylon Edwards. I was amazed he didn’t drop the perfect pass. The Jets also brought in Brad Smith who was a quarterback in college. I ran a kind of halfback option with Smith throwing a perfect

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Titans learn a very hard lesson
ecthompsonmd January 10, 2009

The Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in every way except the score. In the playoffs, turnovers will kill you. The Titans had three turnovers and 12 penalties. The Ravens did just enough to win. They didn’t turn the ball over and they didn’t fumble. You’ve gotta hate losing this way. The Titans beat themselves. (In the second game of today, the Carolina Panthers are shooting themselves in the foot. Three turnovers in the first half. The Arizona Cardinals are in a game that most folks thought would be a blowout. Larry Fitzgerald is killing the Panthers.) From ESPN: As grudge matches go, this was worthy

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Cowboys still look awful
ecthompsonmd November 2, 2008

You have to work hard in the NFL to look as bad as the Cowboys have over the last four weeks. The Cowboys won their first three games this season. It is hard to absorb the fact that the Cowboys fans can look back at the opening game against the Cleveland Browns as the highlight of the season! For the second game in a row, the Dallas Cowboys’ defense has looked pretty good. They did give up several long runs to Brandon Jacobs, but they were able to create some turnovers. Eli Manning had only 147 yards passing. Dallas Cowboys’ offensive

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