Mr. Spolar and Mr. St.Peters are out, Mr. Munroe is onto the Superbowl!
In Venezuela, American football is frankly not a major sport - most people don’t quite understand the rules or find the attractiveness in it. Nonetheless, for those football fans out there reading the 2KK, if you missed the AFC and NFC championship games, you better have been doing something real good because those games were breathtaking!
On Sunday January 18 I regrettably had to set aside my overly-exciting and exhilarating calculus homework (yeah right!), and set up in the couch for an intense day of TD’s and interceptions.
The top quarterback of the season, Aaron Rodgers would face the reigning champion from the Legion of Boom, Russell Wilson, in a highly-anticipated NFC finals.
On the other hand - and in the other side of the nation - future hall-of-famer and one of the greatest leaders of all time, Tom Brady, would face another youngster bound to greatness, Andrew Luck.
The first game took place in Seattle, Washington, and the Packers visited the first-seeded Seahawks in the loudest stadium in the nation.
Rodgers came in with the advantage after an extraordinary regular season, but with a lingering calf injury. Wilson is promised to be the best-paid athlete in the league, but started pathetically the game.
By the end of the first half, the “young-fella” out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison itself threw for only 1 out of 7, including incredible FOUR interceptions. The Packers were ahead 16-0 by the end of the 2nd, but they could’ve been up by more than twenty if it weren’t for missed third downs and conforming with field goals.
In the 3rd quarter, a miraculous interception by the home team lead to their first touchdown in the game. 16-7 now. The Packers would respond in the 4th with a field goal, making it 19-7 - a 12 point deficit. Don’t ask how, but Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch managed to drive and score a touchdown with less than five minutes remaining.
That lead to an onside kick, which was blatantly fumbled by Bostick and recovered by Matthews. The ‘Hawks would then proceed to score their second touchdown in less than 44 seconds. Now they were 20-19 and dared for the two point conversion. Play-action, scramble, pass-rushers rushing, Wilson on the move, there is nothing open, wildcat pass to the end-zone, and Kearse catches for a 22-19 lead for the Seahawks. Nonetheless, a bit less than a minute still remained in the quarter and Rodgers threw first down after first down to end the drive in a field goal to tie the game.
OT, over time. The local team won the toss and elected to receive. As the rules of OT state, whoever scores first wins the game. If I were Wilson, I don’t know if I would hide in a cave with Bostick and never come out again, or grasp the courage to throw a 35-yard pass into the deep zone after four interceptions for a win. He threw. Kearse caught it. Seahawks won. Cheese-heads go back home, Seahawks going to defend their trophy.
While the Sunday night game was also exciting, it was a second-half blowout and the poor Colts were tamed by the Patriots. Truthfully, the first two quarters were extremely interesting. The Pats were only up by 10 points, 17-7, and the game was still close. However, in the second half the New Englanders scored on their first four possessions, making it a game-end. LeGarrette Blount ran right over Luck and the Colts, and Brady passed for over 225 yards, beating Peyton Manning to most postseason yards.
Brady also surpassed John Elway with most SB appearances to tie in 1st place with Lodish, and Belichick tied with most SB appearances and leads in postseason wins. Plus the ones from Foxborough are now leading the league with eight world finals.
Wonder-kid Julian Edelman was the go-to guy for all third and fourth downs, and helped the team buy their tickets to Glendale, Arizona.
Luck probably played his worst game in his entire career, with two interceptions and barely 33% conversion percentage. The Stanford graduate will have to wait to next year to have another chance at it. On another note, Reggie Wayne might be done with his marvelous Colts career, while Herron and TY Hilton will accompany Luck to more wins next year.
A poll from last year shows how unfavored the Seahawks actually were against the 49ers. The blue are the ‘Hawks fans and the red favored the San Franciscans. Clear advantage. However, after proving themselves worthy and winning the ultimate prize under less-than-favorable conditions, the now proclaimed “Legion of Boom” are back in the final game with their superstar players - Wilson, Sherman, Lynch, and the list goes on.
The Patriots are all-time greats. Belichick and Brady are a duo that have broken numerous records and have created names worthy of Canton, Ohio. Patriots are the only ones to have won back-to-back SB’s in the early 2000’s, and now we are to see if the Seahawks can do it themselves, or if the Patriots are going to keep obliterating everything in their way.
Predictions and rumors for the “Super Tazon 49” goes as follows:
Sherman and Earl Thomas are injured, quite hard indeed.
Russell Wilson is proving what he is. Neither a “Rook” nor a Veteran, just a plain old QB.
Brady is out of this world, with numbers around the greatest of the greatest.
Big names everywhere - Revis, Wilfork, Gronkowski, Sherman, Lynch, Baldwin, what else.
It’s the old guard vs the vanguard, young and relentless vs. experience.
Does New England have the edge? Or is Seattle onto establishing a new dynasty?
Find all the answers on ESPN (620 DirecTV) on Sunday February 1st, 6:30pm.
As you may or may not know, Mr. Munroe is an fervid Patriots fan, while Mr. Spolar and Mr. St.Peters are passionate cheese-heads. It would’ve been fun to see them face each other in the Superbowl, and it would’ve also been fun to see them both out (they’re mean in their AP classes). In the end, Mr. Munroe is going to be waiting anxiously for February 1st, while the science guys are going to have to go back to Wisconsin. Superbowl XLIX; University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, is the next destination for all football fans.
By: Misael Morales
In Venezuela, American football is frankly not a major sport - most people don’t quite understand the rules or find the attractiveness in it. Nonetheless, for those football fans out there reading the 2KK, if you missed the AFC and NFC championship games, you better have been doing something real good because those games were breathtaking!
On Sunday January 18 I regrettably had to set aside my overly-exciting and exhilarating calculus homework (yeah right!), and set up in the couch for an intense day of TD’s and interceptions.
The top quarterback of the season, Aaron Rodgers would face the reigning champion from the Legion of Boom, Russell Wilson, in a highly-anticipated NFC finals.
On the other hand - and in the other side of the nation - future hall-of-famer and one of the greatest leaders of all time, Tom Brady, would face another youngster bound to greatness, Andrew Luck.
The first game took place in Seattle, Washington, and the Packers visited the first-seeded Seahawks in the loudest stadium in the nation.
Rodgers came in with the advantage after an extraordinary regular season, but with a lingering calf injury. Wilson is promised to be the best-paid athlete in the league, but started pathetically the game.
By the end of the first half, the “young-fella” out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison itself threw for only 1 out of 7, including incredible FOUR interceptions. The Packers were ahead 16-0 by the end of the 2nd, but they could’ve been up by more than twenty if it weren’t for missed third downs and conforming with field goals.
In the 3rd quarter, a miraculous interception by the home team lead to their first touchdown in the game. 16-7 now. The Packers would respond in the 4th with a field goal, making it 19-7 - a 12 point deficit. Don’t ask how, but Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch managed to drive and score a touchdown with less than five minutes remaining.
That lead to an onside kick, which was blatantly fumbled by Bostick and recovered by Matthews. The ‘Hawks would then proceed to score their second touchdown in less than 44 seconds. Now they were 20-19 and dared for the two point conversion. Play-action, scramble, pass-rushers rushing, Wilson on the move, there is nothing open, wildcat pass to the end-zone, and Kearse catches for a 22-19 lead for the Seahawks. Nonetheless, a bit less than a minute still remained in the quarter and Rodgers threw first down after first down to end the drive in a field goal to tie the game.
OT, over time. The local team won the toss and elected to receive. As the rules of OT state, whoever scores first wins the game. If I were Wilson, I don’t know if I would hide in a cave with Bostick and never come out again, or grasp the courage to throw a 35-yard pass into the deep zone after four interceptions for a win. He threw. Kearse caught it. Seahawks won. Cheese-heads go back home, Seahawks going to defend their trophy.
While the Sunday night game was also exciting, it was a second-half blowout and the poor Colts were tamed by the Patriots. Truthfully, the first two quarters were extremely interesting. The Pats were only up by 10 points, 17-7, and the game was still close. However, in the second half the New Englanders scored on their first four possessions, making it a game-end. LeGarrette Blount ran right over Luck and the Colts, and Brady passed for over 225 yards, beating Peyton Manning to most postseason yards.
Brady also surpassed John Elway with most SB appearances to tie in 1st place with Lodish, and Belichick tied with most SB appearances and leads in postseason wins. Plus the ones from Foxborough are now leading the league with eight world finals.
Wonder-kid Julian Edelman was the go-to guy for all third and fourth downs, and helped the team buy their tickets to Glendale, Arizona.
Luck probably played his worst game in his entire career, with two interceptions and barely 33% conversion percentage. The Stanford graduate will have to wait to next year to have another chance at it. On another note, Reggie Wayne might be done with his marvelous Colts career, while Herron and TY Hilton will accompany Luck to more wins next year.
A poll from last year shows how unfavored the Seahawks actually were against the 49ers. The blue are the ‘Hawks fans and the red favored the San Franciscans. Clear advantage. However, after proving themselves worthy and winning the ultimate prize under less-than-favorable conditions, the now proclaimed “Legion of Boom” are back in the final game with their superstar players - Wilson, Sherman, Lynch, and the list goes on.
The Patriots are all-time greats. Belichick and Brady are a duo that have broken numerous records and have created names worthy of Canton, Ohio. Patriots are the only ones to have won back-to-back SB’s in the early 2000’s, and now we are to see if the Seahawks can do it themselves, or if the Patriots are going to keep obliterating everything in their way.
Predictions and rumors for the “Super Tazon 49” goes as follows:
Sherman and Earl Thomas are injured, quite hard indeed.
Russell Wilson is proving what he is. Neither a “Rook” nor a Veteran, just a plain old QB.
Brady is out of this world, with numbers around the greatest of the greatest.
Big names everywhere - Revis, Wilfork, Gronkowski, Sherman, Lynch, Baldwin, what else.
It’s the old guard vs the vanguard, young and relentless vs. experience.
Does New England have the edge? Or is Seattle onto establishing a new dynasty?
Find all the answers on ESPN (620 DirecTV) on Sunday February 1st, 6:30pm.
As you may or may not know, Mr. Munroe is an fervid Patriots fan, while Mr. Spolar and Mr. St.Peters are passionate cheese-heads. It would’ve been fun to see them face each other in the Superbowl, and it would’ve also been fun to see them both out (they’re mean in their AP classes). In the end, Mr. Munroe is going to be waiting anxiously for February 1st, while the science guys are going to have to go back to Wisconsin. Superbowl XLIX; University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, is the next destination for all football fans.
By: Misael Morales