Scribbler's Wrap-Up: NFL Playoffs, Divisional Round

What if I told you that you may have just watched the last best weekend of NFL playoff football until the 2015 season begins?  Coming into this weekend, there were so many compelling storylines with each game.  The Ravens always seem to have the Patriots' number in Foxboro.  It's always a defensive dogfight between the Panthers and Seahawks.  An injured Mr. Discount Double Check might appear mortal after all in the "Ice Bowl II".  Peyton faces his replacement for the first time in the playoffs.  Some things turned out as expected while there were a few surprises and controversies along the way.  Nevertheless, if you're a true fan of the sport like I am, none of these games disappointed.  Instead of regurgitating statistics, I'll give you my biggest takeaways from this weekend.

How to Lose a Million Bucks In Seven Hours

So I was going to post a blog entry on Friday or Saturday previewing the conference championships, but I had a very busy weekend.  You shouldn't care about that though...you should care more about my keys to victory for each game, like Matt Ryan and Julio Jones lighting it up offensively or about Atlanta’s defense needing to contain Colin Kaepernick.  Conversely, you should concern yourself more with the in-depth analysis that I didn't share about how that same defense would forget Frank Gore and Vernon Davis and that the Niners’ defense would figure out a way to slow down Atlanta’s potent offensive attack.  By this point though, you should be telling me, “Yeah, that’s nice.  My two-year-old daughter could've told me that.”  Thus, it's time to skip to the reason you're reading this blog post in the first place…

The Morris Day Retirement Mardi Gras...Bowl

I know everyone saw the title of this blog entry and said in Scooby-Doo fashion, “ERR?” Just go with it for a second…this year’s Super Bowl is at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Instead of the über-talented Beyoncé Knowles-Carter performing as expected, the entertainment committee for the Super Bowl pulls a gutsy move and inserts Morris Day and The Time. Now you might ask, "Why would anyone with half a brain swap Beyoncé shaking her derriere in her Dereons for Morris Day’s mirror checks with Jerome Benton?" Simple…if the Ravens and Falcons somehow represent the AFC and NFC, only Morris Day has a song remotely cool enough (“The Bird”) to be the anthem for Super Bowl XLVII. I know...it won’t happen in a million years. You gotta admit though...the title drew your attention. Now for the main event...