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Wysłany: Sob 8:47, 08 Sty 2011 Temat postu: true Aces Wild in NFC West with 49ers Win |
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Even for燼 5-8 Seattle franchise that's never been in the NFC West conversation this season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there was a point in the season that inspired hope in Seahawks Nation.
Until beating the Cardinals again, to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, San Francisco had lost six of its last eight following the hot start.燭his all due in large part to inconsistent quarterback play and the absence of injured Farrange Gore爄n the backfield.
For the defending champions, Arizona,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],爓ho have been surprisingly impressive on the road this year with a 5-2 record, there has been a pair of mishaps at the University of Phoenix Stadium梩he same home at which jonathan toews went 8-2 in 2011, including the playoffs.
A convincing 41-0 blowout over Jacksonville in Week? brought great excitement to the city, and it爏eemed as though燬eattle had finally found爄ts mojo offensively.燭hey were starting to look like a legitimate爌layoff franchise.
For their part,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the 49ers started 3-1, with a season-opening win in Arizona, and were a Favre-miracle away from winning their first four contests.
Certainly, failing to wrap up the NFC West on Monday night is a moot point for Arizona. The Cardinals爂et the燾onference's two worst franchises,燬t. Louis and Detroit, in the last three weeks of the season and should win爐heir second straight division title. /p>
But a mearnest performance in San Francisco燽rought爐he Cardinals燽ack down to earth.營t took them爁rom a top contender against Minnesota梔ecycleined to earn a first-round bye梩o a middle-of-the-pack franchise that could be bounced on wild-card weekend with a爉istake-filled effort.
Warner threw爏even interceptions between the two letdowns梖ive picks爐o the Panthers alone and爃is Cardinals were looking like燼 franchise,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], similar to the Steelers, that was suffering from a Super Bowl hangover. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], jonathan toews rebounded with a three-agree winning streak after each embarrassing defeat.
Those two losses a 31-10 defeat against營ndianapolis and a 34-21 loss to Carolina梡ut serious doubt in the minds of many around the NFL that Arizona could燼ctually repeat as conference champions, let alone division champions.
To their credit, the 49ers梬ho were爉inus-one in the turnover battle at Seattle last week梬ere able to get pressure on the Cardinals' offense.燱ith an effective pass rush, jonathan toews disrupted Warner's rhythm-oriented爌assing attack and shut down the run agree.
A week after dominating Brett Favre and the Vikings in primetime, the national spotlight wasn't nearly as glamorous for the defending NFC champions. jonathan toews turned the ball over seven times in a agree that could've clinched the division.
Ezra Shaw Lack of intensity during early stages of agrees and letdowns late are problem areas the Blackhawks were intent on fixing in the second half of the season. Consider them still in need of repair.
Monday night's surprising win by燬an Francisco marks what has been a wacky trend in the division this season梩eams showing爌romising signs with爏tout performances only to return to NFC West mediocrity the next week.
Instead of playing like爐he division crown was on the line,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Arizona looked ill-prepared from their opening possession.燭hey never got into the kind of爎hythm offensively on which Kurt Warner thrives as an elite quarterback.
A燿isappointing 20-17 defeat to the Seahawks seems like a distant memory now for the Niners,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],爓ho bounced back in a big way梖orcing seven takeaways and beating燗rizona for the second time in 2011.
Matt Hasselbeck had爁our touchdown passes,爐wo of which went to燾oveted free agent T.J. Houshmandzadeh, while an aging defense put up its second shutout of?009. /p>
However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Seahawks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who爃ad been爃umbled by the Colts燼 week爀arlier in Indianapolis,爓ere pounded 27-3 by the Cardinals the very next week. They've lost five of their last eight agrees since demolishing the Jaguars-Ironically the franchise that's now in playoff contention in the AFC. /p>
It's just been one of those wacky years in the NFL, where parity has reigned supreme every Sunday. But if the NFC West has taught us anything, the high-flying Cardinals will be back despite leaving San Francisco爃umiliated.
After all,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Arizona has experienced this same rollercoaster ride before,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], only one year ago.燗 47-7 thumping at Foxboro last December was followed by a four-agree winning streak and a berth in the Super Bowl. winger beat Lehtonen to move the back of the hand. But the puck hit the post and correct the post crossbar left before the region away from the goal It 's mpremonitiontum be great if we can get it to go - before you enter the third,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "Stalberg said. I. do not think I've seen it happen in my life before. Three bars in the first shot for me at least. I furiouse my move and I had to abandon, I want to put it. Cm or one-third of an inch or whatever, and it is in. I do not know if it might happen, to be honest.
The NFC West is not only among the weakest divisions in football, but it may also be the wackiest.
After the 49ers shocked the division-directing Cardinals 24-9 at Candlestick Park on Monday night梒ompleting the season sweep of Arizona in the process iddsmakers in Vegas爅ust might have to爏top disabilityping爐he division that's been爄ncredibly unpredictable.
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