LARGO, FLA.– Sunday afternoon January 12th saw the Buffalo Bills fans take over the Sauced Bar on Seminole Ave in Largo, Fl. A large number of fans from Buffalo were in attendance as the game got better and better as their team overtook the Bronco’s early 7-0 lead en route to their ultimate victory 31-7.
None of those Buffalo faithful in attendance left at all during the game providing their home-grow support throughout. Other than the menu and the beers that flow from the taps, another item that makes the Sauced establishment favorable to Buffalo fans is that the walls are covered with Buffalo Bills banners, signs, and all other notifications of support for their Western New York City.
If you want to attend with your fellow brethren, contact Sauced for reservations as seats are already filling up for the game Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens.
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CLEARWATER, Fla.–A group of Green Bay Packers fans gathered at Fuzzy’s Sports Bar in Clearwater, Florida on Sunday night to witness and cheer on their team in its stumping of the Dallas Cowboys. Although there were a number of Cowboy fans present those from Winneconne, Appleton and New London, Wisconsin out cheered them throughout the game. The words “Go Packers” was heard shouted throughout the game and increased in volume as the game ended with the 48-32 final score. Those present appeared to be enjoying the 60-degree weather presently in the Clearwater area and not missing their hometown snow.
It’s mid-December and as expected this time of year in the
NFC North Division a huge game with playoff implications. The perfect stage, Monday Night Football as
the 10-4 Minnesota Vikings host the 11-3 Green Bay Packers. The Vikings need the win to clinch a wildcard
spot but can still win the NFC North by winning out the last two games and
Green Bay losing in week 17 at Detroit.
Looking back at the 2019 Monday Night Football schedule
from this week 16, this game is definitely arguably the most intriguing match-up
of the whole year.
The Vikings are a 4.5 point
favorite for this Monday Night Football game, but will definitely see some
fluctuation on that number, so here are some
sites that have been highly rated
by SBD to keep track on the spread as the game come closest.
The Vikings go into the game fourth in the NFL in rushing on the shoulders of third year man Dalvin Cook. Cook drafted by the Vikings in 2017, only played four games that year due to injury and eleven games in 2018. But this year Cook has been healthy the whole way this year gaining 1,135 yards on 250 carries for 7th in the NFL. Cook rushed for 154 yards back in week two in a 21-16 loss at Green Bay. Quarterback Kirk Cousins has been more consistent this year leading the Vikings to their 10-4 record. Cousins has completed of 70% of his passes with 25 TDs and only 5 picks. However, two of the interceptions were in week two at Green Bay. Of the Packers three losses, two have been on the road, both in California at San Francisco and at Los Angeles (Chargers team).
Aaron Rodgers is having
a typical Aaron Rodgers year completing over 63% of his passes for 3,463 yards
with 25 TDs and only 2 INTs.
So, who do you like?
I must admit a tough game to pick but I am leaning towards the Vikings. In a divisional game taking the dog with the
4.5 is tempting but I believe Vikings are the better all-around team and will
be ready to play Monday night in front of that fired up home crowd.
With the regular Senior Bowl over, it means that it’s that
time once again when punters and pundits alike keep glued to their TV screens
and mobile devices checking for the latest NFL transfer news. In this article,
we take a look at those players who are likely going to move during the
offseason. Before we start our countdown though, we just want to inform all readers
that they too can have their say by simply visiting NetBet where they can
pick players whom they think will switch clubs during the offseason.
Quinnen
Williams (Arizona Cardinals)
In 2017, Quinnen
Williams was voted as the best college football player. His
defensive performances during that year made him an envy of all the scouts.
With a whole host of teams looking to secure his signature, Quinnen Williams
found the Arizona Cardinals offer too appealing to turn down. As such, he penned
a short term contract with the team. In his debut NFL season, Quinnen Williams
showed that he has what it takes to excel at the highest level. His short term
contract expires in the summer but judging from his debut performances in the
NFL, it’s only a matter of time before he is offered a lucrative long term
contract.
Nick Bosa
(San Francisco 49ers)
Josh Allen was immense for the San Francisco 49ers in recent
seasons but his decision to leave forced the club to look for defensive
reinforcements. At first, the San Francisco 49ers looked as if they would be
looking to sign experienced players only. However, the team had a change of heart
and decided to look both ways i.e. look for experienced players as well as
upcoming stars. Focusing on the latter, the San Francisco 49ers discovered a
rare gem in Nick Bosa. While he is odds on to sign a long term contract at the
San Francisco 49ers, the club will be hoping that their new acquisition is the
right answer for its defensive line.
Josh Allen
(New York Jets)
Josh Allen made his name during his time at the San
Francisco 49ers. By the time he left the San Francisco 49ers, Josh Allen had
entered into that small group of players who are regarded as the best pass
rushers in the league. Seeking a new challenge, Josh Allen decided to move to
the New York Jets. It’s yet to be seen how Allen is going to settle in the new
surroundings but if he can adapt quickly to the new surroundings, then the New
York Jets will surely have a gem under their belts. Probably this time around,
they can push for that Super Bowl appearance.
Rashan Gary
(Oakland Raiders)
Rashan Gary had a miserable time during his stay at
Michigan. However, many attribute Gary’s poor performances to the position he
was deployed. However, with reports stating that he is looking to join the
Oakland Raiders, it means that he now has the opportunity to play in his
favoured edge rusher position rather than inside.
FedEx Supports United Service Organizations (USO) with more than $100,000 in Donations
The National Football League and FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today quarterbacks PatrickMahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) and Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) are the finalists for the 2018 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year honors, while running backs Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams), Ezekiel Elliott (Dallas Cowboys) and Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) are the finalists for the 2018 FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year.
In the weeks leading up to Super Bowl LIII, fans have the chance to cast their vote for the one quarterback they feel had the year’s best Air performance and the one running back with year’s best Ground performance. Today through January 31 at 3:00 pm ET, fans can cast their vote for each category at nfl.com/fedex or via a Twitter poll on the @NFL official handle.
As part of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year program, FedEx will donate $40,000 to the USO – $20,000 in each winning player’s name – through FedEx Cares. The donation will be used to support the USO, a military support organization dedicated to connecting service members and their families to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation.
Throughout the 2018-19 season, FedEx supported its commitment to serving the community by making weekly $2,000 donations to the USO in each of the weekly winning players’ names. The total contribution will amount to $108,000 this season.
FedEx will announce the 2018 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year winners at NFL Honors, a two-hour primetime awards special to air nationally on Feb. 2, the night before Super Bowl LIII, from 9-11 PM (ET and PT) on CBS.
A closer look at the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year finalists:
· Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes led the NFL with 50 touchdown passes and joined Peyton Manning (55 touchdown passes in 2013) and Tom Brady (50 in 2007) as the only quarterbacks with at least 50 touchdown passes in a single season in NFL history. He ranked second in the NFL with a franchise-record 5,097 passing yards and became the seventh different player in NFL history with 5,000+ pass yards in a single season. In total, Mahomes had seven games with at least four touchdown passes this season, the second-most in a single season in league annals. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 12-4 record and the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
· New Orleans QB Drew Brees led the NFL with a 115.7 passer rating and 74.4 completion percentage, the highest single-season completion percentage in NFL history. He passed for 3,992 yards with 32 touchdowns and five interceptions and became the third quarterback in league annals with at least 30 touchdown passes and five or fewer interceptions in a single season. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Brees led the Saints to a 13-3 record and the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
· Los Angeles Chargers QB Philip Rivers passed for 4,308 yards in 2018 and joined Peyton Manning (14 seasons), Drew Brees (12) and Tom Brady (10) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 10 seasons of at least 4,000 passing yards. Rivers threw at least two touchdown passes in each of the Chargers’ first 12 games of the season and became the fourth quarterback in NFL history with two or more touchdown passes in each of his team’s first 12 games to start a season. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Rivers led the Chargers to a 12-4 record, the most wins by the team since 2009.
A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year finalists:
· Los Angeles Rams RB Todd Gurley led the NFL with 21 scrimmage touchdowns (17 rushing, four receiving) and ranked fourth with 1,831 scrimmage yards. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Gurley scored at least one touchdown in each of the Rams’ first 10 games and became the fourth player in league history to score a touchdown in each of their team’s first 10 games of a season.
· Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott led the league with 1,434 rushing yards and had a career-high 2,001 scrimmage yards to become the fourth player in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in a single season. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Elliott is the fourth player in league history to record at least 1,900 scrimmage yards in two of his first three NFL seasons.
· New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley led the NFL with 2,028 scrimmage yards and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (2,212 scrimmage yards in 1983) and Edgerrin James (2,139 in 1999) as the only rookies with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in NFL history. A 2019 Pro Bowl selection, Barkley ranked second in rushing yards (1,307) and had 91 receptions in 2018, the most by a rookie running back in NFL history.
As the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, FedEx is proud to sponsor the 16th annual FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year awards. The awards highlight the league’s leaders at the quarterback and running back positions, recognizing the players that consistently delivered the best results throughout the season.
The $108,000 donation is part of the company’s FedEx Cares global giving platform, in which FedEx is continuing tol invest $200 million in more than 200 communities by 2020 to create opportunities and deliver solutions around the world.
For more information, visit nfl.com/fedex or follow the conversation on Twitter at @NFL.
A new mission is being established in this football dynasty city. Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers has engaged in a new kind of game. His mission is to help O.U.R. (Operation Underground Railroad) seek, rescue and deliver children caught and sold into the horrific world of sex trafficking.
Yes, the premier “Steel City” dynasty of the National Football League, the Pittsburgh Steelers, have chosen to take on this new mission as a “Team.”
With all of the political agendas of players in the National Football League that arose in the 2017 season, e.g. take a knee, don’t take a knee, stay in the locker room, so on, we as fans, players, coaches, reporters, referees etc., heard and watched the dialogue unfold last season. If Imy memory serves me correctly, the Steelers were a team that chose to stay in the locker room during the National Anthem.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are choosing to no longer remain in the locker room, they are helping to shine a light into the most terrible darkness in this world. A new movement is on to rescue children, some as young as three years old, sold into the sex trafficking industry. There are more than two million children caught in the throws of this modern day horror, which is an estimated $32 billion dollar dirty industry.
These children who are held captive and bound, are crying out for deliverance and the Pittsburgh Steelers are choosing to be an instrument of freedom, liberty and love. Now inside the football arena, at least in Pittsburgh on Heinz Field, the black and gold football superpower are fighting the good fight. They are putting their professional sports platform to God’s use this time.
The founder of Operation Underground Railroad, Tim Ballard said, “The United States is the highest consumer of child pornography…We are the problem. We are the demand.”
Join the Pittsburgh Steelers and their Coach Mike Tomlin in “taking a knee” against this unspeakable horror. Take a different kind of knee, cry out to God to hear the cries of the children caught in the chains of modern day slavery, that cannot rescue themselves. Become a part of the solution, not the problem. Join Mike Tomlin, and the whole Pittsburgh Steelers football team this season, along with Rocket Sports & Entertainment staff to be a part of the solution.
OMG! OMFG! OMFG!!!!! I’m like a real sports journalist now just like my idol, that lady on that ESPN show… you know who I’m talking about right? Anyways!!! I’m a student at the college where all the smart, beautiful and well to do people go in Los Angeles… No it’s not USC, they are all so ghetto there. UCLA in the house!!! My name is Pipi B. Dense and I’m here as a special correspondent to discuss the NFL picks for week Four! Like, right now you should really be paying attention to me.
(USA TODAY Sports / Aaron Doster)
Thursday Night Game:
Dolphins at Bengals: Dolphins are like soooo cute, they like to play with balls and Bengals… I mean like are they fierce or a bracelet? I was going to go with the Dolphins but my Boyfriend told me the Bengals use animal print so they will win by like a bunch.
Sunday:
Browns at Redskins: OMG like Brown always covers up Red IMHO the Browns win. Plus the Browns used to have a hottie player, he promised to take me to Vegas but he never showed up, I guess he got lost. Oh Johnnie I miss you! Browns win by like a little.
Colts at Jags: OMG I know a guy named Colt; he is so handsome and has a thick accent. What is a Jag? Colts win!
Lions at Bears: STFU… OMG like two of my favorite Circus animals… SIMBA, Mufasa and Scar are like sooooo good they can’t lose. Lions win!
Panthers at Falcons: huh? What? Oh ok… my BFF said she likes the Panthers, they have been like her favorite team for forever and she loves the guy that throws the ball and his savage hats. But my superior knowledge of this game tells me the Falcons win by a basket.
Raiders at Ravens: Don’t the Ravens have a real life murderer on their team or something like that? He’s the one that does the dance. Don’t ever bet against a murderer. Ravens win.
(Christopher Hanewinckel – USA TODAY Sports)
Titans at Texans:Texas is a big state, but the Titan means big too… OMG! Think girl, who is gonna win? Oh… I know, the 1st team.
Bills at Patriots: I hate Bills, Daddy always says Bills are the worst thing next to Taxes, Crabs and Liberals. So don’t tread on me … PATRIOTS ALL THE WAY, unless they play the Bruins! GO UCLA!!
Seahawks at Jets: I love Jets, but the Seahawks are my Cousins team and he said they are going to win by like a hundred so sorry Jets, no world series for you!
Broncos at Bucs: I went to Tampa once and I know Denver is always High so Bucs win.
Rams at Cardinals: LOS ANGELES BABY!!!! Home of the Bruins and the Lakers and the Dodgers and Kings! Oh wait, the Rams are horrible? OK… Rams lose by a few points.
Saints at Chargers: Like I have to say the Saints win, I went to Mardi Gras when I was younger and had the best time, at least that’s what Darren Sharper told me.
DALLAS COWBOYS
Cowboys at 49ers: Dak rhymes with Yak.. OMG I AM SO FUNNY!!! ROTFLMAO!!!! 49ers win.
Chiefs at Steelers: The thrower for the Steelers once bought me and my Sorority Sisters drinks all weekend. He seemed like such a sweetheart, he kept asking if I wanted help walking to the bathroom too. Steelers win!
Giants at Vikings: I like things big like Giants but I also like things rough like Vikings… hmmm… Wait the Vikings are Purple? YES!!! That’s my fall color! Vikings win with a penalty kick from the goalie!
Packers and Eagles are on a Bye Week… I did a Bi weekend but not a whole week… I missed my man too much.
