NFL 2008 Playoffs Wild Card Weekend Everybody Starts on Equal Ground

“We’re all 0-0 now,” proclaims quarterback Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers (8-8).

The Chargers were the last entrant into this season’s playoffs punching their ticket on Sunday night in the last game of the
regular season with their 52-21 victory over the Broncos for the AFC West division championship.

How each of the NFL Playoff teams got here doesn’t matter. Nor does it matter who got in first or who got in last. All that matters
is that they’re here and ready to go in NFL 2008 Playoffs Wild Card Weekend.

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On Wild Card Weekend Everybody Starts on Equal Ground

NFL Preview: All or Nothing AFC West Battle Between Broncos and Chargers

What a way to end the NFL 2008 Regular Season. It literally comes down to the final game in Week 17. It’s an all or nothing proposition for the longtime AFC West rivals Broncos and Chargers. The winner captures the AFC West and prepares for the AFC playoffs. The loser goes home, ends their NFL 2008 season and plans for next year.

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NFL Preview: All or Nothing AFC West Battle Between Broncos and Chargers

Jets and Dolphins in an Ironic Twist of Fate – NFL 2008 Week 17 Preview

When the NFL 2008 season started, not many envisioned the significance of this game. 16 weeks later, the Dolphins are in the midst of one of the NFL’s biggest turnarounds ever having won 8 of their last nine, while the Jets have lost 3 of their last 4 after 2 impressive road wins against the Patriots and Titans.

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Jets and Dolphins in an Ironic Twist of Fate – NFL 2008 Week 17 Preview

Eagles Cowboys NFL 2008 Week 17 Preview: Win-and-In Opportunity for Cowboys Against Eagles in Philly –

The Philadelphia Eagles (8-6-1) and Dallas Cowboys (9-6) close out their 2008 regular season in a win-and-in playoff situation. The Cowboys control their own destiny, despite losing to the Ravens. After a 10-3 loss in Washington, the Eagles need to win and help from others.

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Win-and-In Opportunity for Cowboys Against Eagles in Philly

With their 20-17 overtime win, the Bears improved their record to 9-6 and are very much alive in the NFL playoff hunt.

A look at the NFL Playoff picture and playoff scenarios in both the AFC & NFC as the NFL approaches the last week of the NFL 2008 Regular Season.

Yes Man Starring Jim Carrey Movie Review

Jim Carey & Co-star Luis Guzmán in the Movie Yes Man

“Yes Man” starts out wobbly but ends up quite nicely, primarily because Carrey has a wonderful acting partner in Zooey Deschanel, the singer-actress with the saucer eyes and unpredictable, behind-the-beat comic timing.

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Yes Man Starring Jim Carrey Movie Review plus Yes Man Movie Trailer

NFL Preview Jets vs Seahawks | NFL 2008 Week 16

The Jets head to the west coast for the 4th time this season to face the Seahawks in Mike Holmgren’s last home game as Seattle’s head coach.

With the Dolphins and Patriots also sporting 9-5 records, the significance of this week’s matchup and the Jets showdown with the Dolphins at home next week are paramount.

NFL Preview Jets vs Seahawks | NFL 2008 Week 16

NFL Preview | Atlanta Falcons (9-5) vs Minnesota Vikings (9-5) | NFL 2008 Week 16 Analysis

The single objective for both teams is getting to the NFC playoffs. This week, the Vikings can clinch the NFC North, while the Falcons have a chance at earning a Wildcard spot. However, the Falcons are No Match for Vikings at the Metrodome … Read Why

NFL Preview | Atlanta Falcons (9-5) vs Minnesota Vikings (9-5) | NFL 2008 Week 16 Analysis

For the NFC & AFC Top seeds, it’s about home-field advantage.
Thanks to the NFL schedule makers, it’s Panthers at Giants & Steelers at Titans this week.

For the other teams still in the playoff hunt, it’s a matter of survival and about punching a ticket for the playoffs. The goal is simple: keep winning & control your destiny

Two Weeks Left in an Extraordinary NFL 2008 Regular Season

NFC Leading Panthers & Giants Battle for Home Field Supremacy | NFL Week 16

The NFC’s top playoff seed is at stake this Sunday night when the Panthers visit the Giants. The Giants and Panthers have identical 11-3 records, but appear to be going in different directions.

NFC Leading Panthers & Giants Battle for Home Field Supremacy | NFL Week 16

NFL Week 16 Steelers vs Titans for AFC Supremacy

The AFC’s top 2 seeds meet this Sunday, as the AFC South Champion Titans (12-2) host the AFC North Champion Steelers (11-3).

NFL Week 16 Steelers vs Titans for AFC Supremacy

Thursday Night Battle Between Colts & Jags Still Meaningful

Despite a disappointing NFL 2008 Season, the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9) are looking forward to messing up the Colts (10-4) playoff plans this Thursday night in Jacksonville. Making this match-up between two division rivals still meaningful.

Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens Set for AFC North Defensive Battle in AFC North

Week 15 presents one of the most heated rivalries in the NFL between two AFC North division foes as the Steelers travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens this Sunday.

Ray Lewis describes the Ravens – Steelers rivalry perfectly:

“Ravens / Steelers? This is a man’s game.”

On paper, this AFC North match-up should be one intense defensive battle. Pittsburgh enters the contest ranked No. 1, while the Ravens are No. 2.

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NFL 2008 Weekend 15: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) at Baltimore Ravens (9-4) Analysis, Preview & Prediction

NFL 2008 Week 15: Giants & Cowboys Look to Get Back to Their Winning Ways

NFC East champion Giants (11-2) look to clinch a 1st round playoff bye as they visit the Dallas Cowboys (8-5) on Sunday Night Football. The Cowboys need to keep winning to insure their playoff berth. The Giants are 5-1 on the road and the Dallas Cowboys are 5-1 at home this season.

Makes for an interesting Sunday Night Showdown in the Big D.

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NFL 2008 Week 15: Giants & Cowboys Look to Get Back to Their Winning Ways

NFL 2008 Week 15: New Orleans Saints Face Bears & Chicago’s December Chill

The Chicago Bears (7-6) host the New Orleans Saints (7-6) this Thursday night at Soldier Field. The big question is whether Quarterback Drew Brees and the Saints top-ranked NFL passing offense can perform up to its explosive level outdoors in the December chill of the Chicago night.

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NFL 2008 Weekend 15: New Orleans Saints (7-6) at Chicago Bears (7-6) Analysis, Preview & Prediction

Punisher War Zone Movie Review with Ray Stevenson, Dominic West

“Punisher: War Zone,” the gory follow-up to the 2004 “Punisher” based on the Marvel comic book series, hangs around the same neighborhood as “The Dark Knight.”

Both feature vigilantes who go too far. Both crime fighters speak in an affected tough-guy whisper, when they talk at all. Both favor the black vigilante threads when they’re out on the town, taking out the trash.

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Punisher War Zone Movie Review with Ray Stevenson, Dominic West

Nobel Son Movie Review and Movie Trailer

Alan Rickman stars as a snotty chemistry professor married to a forensic psychiatrist (Mary Steenburgen). After the prof wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry, his son is kidnapped by a sociopath with a taste for blood and a plan to extort $2 million in ransom money.

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Nobel Son Movie Review & Movie Trailer

Cadillac Movie Review and Movie Trailer

Adrien Brody plays record exec Leonard Chess, who built a music empire in the 1950s with the help of stars such as Chuck Berry (played exceptionally well by hip-hop artist Mos Def) and Etta James (played not so well by Beyonce Knowles).

FULL CADILLAC RECORDS MOVIE REVIEW & TRAILER

Cadillac Records Movie Review and Movie Trailer

Bucs and Panthers to Unlock NFC South Deadlock on MNF

Finally a Monday Night Football game with serious meaning and some serious implications as these two division rivals
square off tied for first in the NFC South.

The Panthers aren’t excited to be facing Bucs QB JEFF GARCIA. Garcia, a tough & resourceful NFL veteran, has beaten
the Carolina the last five times he has faced them. Of course, Panthers QB JAKE DELHOMME has been his effective self
this year, particularly at home. Delhomme has led Carolina to an undefeated 6-0 home record with the Panthers outscoring
their opponents 166-78.

Complete Preview, Analysis & Prediction:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3) at Carolina Panthers (9-3)

Redskins Short Trip North to Face Ravens in Beltway Bowl IV

The “Battle of the Beltway” between the Redskins and Ravens pits two strong running, tough defense
teams in the midst of the NFL playoff scramble against one another. The Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens
meet for only the 4th time and first time ever in Baltimore.

Beltway Bowl IV features a Ravens team that has won 6 of its past 7 games, their only loss coming to
the Giants on the road two weeks ago. The Ravens have scored 27 or more points in those 6 victories. Rookie QB JOE FLACCO
has thrown 11 touchdowns against two interceptions and posted a 99.1 passer rating during this streak.

“We have four games left and we need to continue to do what we’ve been doing,” says Flacco. “That starts with
Washington.”

Complete Preview, Analysis & Prediction:
Washington Redskins (7-5) at Baltimore Ravens (8-4)

Eagles Visit NFC East Division Leading Rival Giants

McNabb and Westbrook are back, but the Giants continue to roll.

Off their Thanksgiving night performances in Philadelphia’s win over the Arizona Cardinals, Eagles QB DONOVAN MC NABB (four TD passes) and RB BRIAN WESTBROOK (110 yards rushing, two TDs rushing, two receiving) look like they are ready to help the Philadelphia Eagles make a Wild Card run.

The Giants will be one tough test.

The New York Giants have not lost an NFC East Division game since last December 16 to the Washington Redskins and are 6-0 this year at Giants Stadium, their longest home winning streak since seven in a row in 1990 when the Giants marched all the way to a Super Bowl XXV victory.

Complete Preview, Analysis & Prediction:
Philadelphia Eagles (6-5-1) at New York Giants (11-1)

Steelers Set to Shut Down Cowboys & Romo at Home

Tony Romo has led the Cowboys to three consecutive wins in spite of a broken pinkie. However, this week is a different
story as the Cowboys pay a visit to the “Blitzburgh” Steelers and the NFLs best defense.

Despite the pinkie injury, Tony Romo comes off a 331-yard three touchdown Thanksgiving Day game performance in which he led
the Dallas Cowboys to touchdowns in their first three possessions and points in its first four that ended in a 34-9 win over the
Seattle Seahawks.

But this is a Steelers team with QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER who is 14-4 lifetime against the NFC at the helm of
a consistent offense and a defense that blitzes and distracts opponents into total confusion and ultimate submission.

Complete Preview, Analysis & Prediction:
Dallas Cowboys (8-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)

Wolfgang Puck Recipes Let the Holiday Baking Begin with Gugelhupf

Wolfgang Puck Recipe Gugelhupf is a sweet holiday bread, rich in butter and eggs.

When I was a boy, one of the ways I knew the holidays had really arrived was waking up to the smell of gugelhupf baking. That warm, sweet, spicy, yeasty, toasty aroma told my sisters, brother, and me that it was a special day, and we practically ran to the kitchen to enjoy it straight from the oven with hot chocolate.

Gugelhopf Complete Recipe:

Let the Holiday Baking Begin Gugelhupf

The Economic Meltdown Will Be Blogged | Huffington | Politics

Losing your job — or even fearing that you might — can make you feel powerless. But at the same time you are looking for work — or learning a new skill — you can take up blogging. It doesn’t require anyone’s permission, there is no application process. You just need blogging software (some of the best is free) and the will to express yourself.

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The Economic Meltdown Will Be Blogged

NFL 2008 Week 14 Playoff Races & Playoff Scenarios

Two things are for sure heading into NFL 2008 Week 14: Five NFL teams have been eliminated while no team clinched a playoff birth in NFL Week 13. Both the Arizona Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans had an opportunity to clinch playoff spots last week. However, that never materialized. Both can clinch this week plus a few more teams are in the hunt.

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NFL 2008 Week 14 Playoff Races & Playoff Scenarios