LSU wins National Title, Burrow Shines

Heisman Trophy winner and projected #1 overall pick LSU QB Joe Burrow had a game for the ages in LSU’s National championship win last night over Clemson. Burrow, a transfer from Ohio State where he was a back up, capped off a historic season with another historic performance throwing for 463 yards and 5 Touchdowns and added another with his legs. Burrow’s 6 Touchdowns was yet another record, 1 of 4 he broke last night. He also now holds the record for most passing yards in a season, most TD’s responsible for in a season, and most yards in a national title game. Burrow looked sharp, crisp and most impressively accurate on the move. His main weapon WR Ja’marr Chase had a big night going for 9 catches 224 yards and 2 touchdowns. LSU’s defense shined, shutting out Clemson and QB Trevor Lawrence for the last 26 minutes of the game. Led by LB Patrick Queen, the defense hurried Lawrence forcing him out of the pocket and causing many many throws to be inaccurate and sailing over his targets heads. Lawrence threw for 243 yards but failed to throw for a touchdown, however did find the end zone with his legs on a 1 yard run in the first half. My biggest takeaway from this is how ready Joe Burrow looked to take the leap to the NFL, probably taking over the Cincinnati Bengals job as their next franchise quarterback. I cannot wait to see this kid in the league. He’s accurate, smart, and an absolute warrior. Congrats to the LSU Tigers on their historic season and historic title win!!!

COMING THIS WEEK!

-Previewing the UFC showdown this weekend with the return of Conor McGregor as he takes on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone

-Recap of the College Football National Championship between the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers

NBA GAME OF THE WEEK- Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans- Zion Williamson makes his debut against the Utah Jazz, who are 9-0 since acquiring Guard Jordan Clarkson and moved into a tie for the 2 seed in the West.

-Preview and Predictions for both the AFC and NFC championships

All breaking and significant news in NBA, MLB, NFL, UFC. More sports to be covered as I grow and gain contributors. Stay Tuned!!!

NFC Divisional Round Recap

San Francisco 49ers 27, Minnesota Vikings 10- The number 1 team in the NFC showed exactly why they earned that seeding in this matchup. San Francisco was led by their defense in this one recording 6 sacks on Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, including 2 from rookie standout DE Nick Bosa. The 49ers held Cousins to 172 yards passing. Doing exactly what I said they needed to do, their defense also held star RB Dalvin Cook to just 18 yards rushing on the game! San Francisco’s offense was led by 105 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns from RB Tevin Coleman. QB Jimmy Garropalo made his long awaited playoff debut going for 131 yards passing and a touchdown to go with an interception as well. The story here was the defense who absolutely dismantled the Vikings offense and made it look easy especially in the 2nd half. The 49ers will host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship next Sunday afternoon. If they bring the same pressure to that game Sunday, to me they are the scariest team defensively left in the playoffs.

Green Bay Packers 28, Seattle Seahawks 23- This game was yet another battle between these 2 teams that came down to key plays in the last 2 minutes. The Seahawks could not get anything going in the first half. RB Marshawn Lynch was stuffed and stopped at every turn. QB Russell Wilson was sharp but was hurried and every drive seemed to stall out. Green Bay was led by QB Aaron Rodgers and his accurate arm going for 243 yards and 2 TD. RB Aaron Jones added 2 rushing scores, but the real star was WR Davante Adams creating separation all night going for 160 yards and 2 TD’s. Wilson made a valiant effort in the 2nd half trying to lead his team to an 18 point comeback, down 21-3 at halftime, but came up short. It all came down to one last 3rd down play when Aaron Rodgers got the ball on a quick slant to TE Jimmy Graham and he got just enough yardage for the first down sealing the Packers victory. The Packers will travel to San Francisco next week to play the 49ers in the NFC Championship. They will certainly have their hands full but if anyone can pull it off, I wouldn’t bet against Aaron Rodgers.

BREAKING MLB NEWS!!!

BREAKING! Houston Astros General Manager Jeff Lunhow and Manager AJ Hinch have each received one year suspensions for their roles in the Astros sign stealing scandal. Also, they will fine the Astros $5 million and take away their first- and second-round draft picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts! Current Red Sox manager and former Astros bench coach Alex Cora was handed no suspension as of yet. He allegedly had a major role in this. There is an investigation into his current team, the Red Sox, for the same type of sign stealing already launched so he will be punished for both roles and my feeling is that his punishment will be equal to or greater than that of Hinch’s and Lunhow’s. Only time will tell. No player suspensions are expected to be handed down at this time or at all. What do you think of MLB’s disciplinary actions or lack thereof?

AFC Divisional Round Recap

Wow! What a weekend of games! In case you missed both of these absolute instant classics, here is a recap of the AFC Divisional Round.

Kansas City Chiefs 51, Houston Texans 31- If all you did was watch the first quarter of this game and conceded to the fact it was over, then you missed perhaps one of the grittier, more amazing playoff performances I have ever seen. Houston was clicking on all cylinders for the first 20 minutes. QB Deshaun Watson threw for 2 touchdowns, including a long TD pass to WR Kenny Stills who was wide open on a blown coverage by the Chiefs. Houston also added a blocked punt for a touchdown and a botched punt at the Kansas City 5 yard line which led to Watson’s 2nd TD pass. After 20 minutes into the game, the Texans led 24-0. For Kansas City, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Blown coverage on defense, fumbles on special teams, and a few big drops by wide receivers including 3 on big 3rd down plays. It was at this point Mahomes could be seen on the sideline rallying his troops yelling ” One play at a time”. Rally they did, in a huge way. The Chiefs led by QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce scored 4 straight touchdowns in the 2nd quarter and miraculously led 28-24 at halftime. It didn’t end there. The defense bore down led by LB Frank Clark who recorded 3 sacks. After halftime, they scored 3 straight touchdowns and for the last 40 minutes of the game, outscored the Texans 51-7 to advance to their 2nd straight AFC Championship. Mahomes finished with 321 yards and 5 Touchdowns. He was also the teams leading rusher with 52 yards. TE Travis Kelce had 10 catches for 134 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kansas City will host the Tennesee Titans next Sunday.

Tennessee Titans 28, Baltimore Ravens 12- This was the biggest upset of the weekend, maybe even the year. No one saw this coming. Baltimore was “supposed to cruise to the Super Bowl and many even had them winning the whole thing. Enter Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel and RB Derrick Henry. The Titans defense had a plan to contain Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson and it worked perfectly. Baltimore struggled the entire game to get any offense going. They visibly frustrated Jackson, who could be seen throwing his helmet on the sidelines and throwing his arms in the air baffled at what was unfolding, all night long. The Titans defense picked Jackson off twice and had a strip sack fumble as well. The Titans LB’s led by veteran Wesley Woodward, held Jackson in check and made him try and beat them with his arm, which he could not do whatsoever. Jackson’s inability to throw the deep ball was on display all night, throwing duck after duck and missing his targets. The Titans offense was led once again by monster RB Derrick Henry who rushed for 195 yards and became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 180 yards in 3 straight games. QB Ryan Tannehill did exactly what he needed to do and that was protect the football and manage the game well enough to open things up for Henry and kelp their lead. This game was fun to watch. This Tennessee team is fun to watch. Can they beat Kansas City in their house next week and become the third team to ever beat the Number 1,2, and 3 seeds in their house en route to a Super Bowl? Well I would say they have a damn good chance the way they are playing right Now!

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