The Tuesday Evening Punter

I want to start by congratulating the New England Patriots on a 16-0 season, with an extended congratulation to Tom Brady, who now holds the passing touchdown record of 50 in a season, and to Randy Moss, who now holds the receiving touchdown record of 23. Now, the playoffs are set, with the Redskins and Titans claiming the final two playoff positions in the AFC and NFC. These Stars of the Week really shined in their last games of 2007, and the 2007 NFL Regular Season.

QB: Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Not only did Brady break the touchdown record, but he threw for 356 yards along with his record setting touchdowns on 32-42 passing in the Patriots 38-35 win over the Giants to complete their perfect season.

RB: Clinton Portis, Washington Redskins
Portis rushed for 104 yards on 25 carries including two touchdowns as the Redskins advanced to the postseason with a 27-6 win over Dallas.

WR: Randy Moss, New England Patriots
Fellow record breaker caught 6 passes for 100 yards and the two record tying and breaking touchdown passes.

Defense: Antrel Rolle, Arizona Cardinals
Rolle picked off two passes and brought one of them back for a touchdown in the Cardinals blowout win over the Rams, 48-19.

Other News:
-The Titans advanced to the Playoffs with a 16-10 win over the Colts, a game in which starting QB Vince Young went down with a quad injury. He is expected to play this weekend against the Chargers in the opening round of the postseason.
-The Chargers are heading into their matchup with the Titans on a 5 game winning streak thanks to a 30-17 win over the Raiders, spoiling JaMarcus Russell’s first career start.
-The Jets beat the Chiefs 13-10 to end their disappointing season with a win.
-The Ravens ended their 9 game losing streak with a 27-21 win lead by rookie quarterback Troy Smith who threw for 171 yards in the game. Baltimore fired head coach Brian Billick and his coaching staff yesterday after a 5-11 season.
-The Vikings were unable to finish their season with a win, losing to the Broncos 22-19 in overtime.
-The Atlanta Falcons scored 44 points thanks to four touchdown passes from Chris Redman as they went on to beat the Seahawks 44-41.
-The Bengals handed the Dolphins their 15th loss of the season with a 38-25 win on Sunday.
-The Eagles won their 3rd straight game to close out the season at .500 thanks to numerous team records set by Brian Westrbook in their 17-9 win over the Bills.
-DeAngelo Williams rushed for 121 yards as the Panthers beat the Buccaneers 31-23.
-The Texans beat the Jaguars, who rested their starters, 42-28.
-The Bears ended the Saints hopes of making it back into the playoffs with a huge 33-25 win to end their season off on a high note.
-Despite getting the win, the Browns didn’t make the postseason despite winning 10 games this season, because they were unable to get a in last week against the Bengals. They beat the Niners 20-7, but it no longer mattered because the Titans won.
-Favre threw two touchdowns and the Packers stomped all over the Lions 34-13.

2008 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Round Preview

1) Tennessee Titans vs. San Diego Chargers
This is by far the most intriguing of the games this upcoming weekend, because it features two teams who are rolling coming into this game. The Titans are playing excellent defense, and if they can contain LT, the Chargers better watch out for Vince Young along with their excellent running game.

Prediction: San Diego Chargers

2) Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
It’s funny that the best games are both AFC matchups, but this will be another battle up in Pittsburgh, and once again, the Jaguars will be too much for them to handle.

Prediction: Jacksonville Jaguars

3) Washington Redskins vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Redskins are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, and don’t seem to want to slow down as they are playing in memory of Sean Taylor. Expect the Redskins to show the Seahawks up in Seattle.

Prediction: Washington Redskins

4) New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Honestly, this game is boring. Neither team has been playing exciting football all season, but the Tampa Bay defense is too much for Eli Manning to handle. Easy win for the Buccaneers.

Prediction: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hope you all enjoy the first round of the NFL Playoffs.