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January 23, 2011
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Last minute reminder: it's not too late to put your entries into the NFL Pick 'Em, found here.
Even if you miss the opening kick-off, I'll allow slightly late entries (excepting the "time of 1st score" choice).
posted by hincandenza at 02:54 PM on January 23, 2011
I started the game cheering for the Packers, but by the end I was pulling for the Bears, just to see previously-unheard-of Hanie get thrust into the spotlight.
posted by grum@work at 06:41 PM on January 23, 2011
Irrespective of the diagnosis, Cutler is going to be labelled "soft" (certainly in the sports radio universe, which should not matter, but unfortunately helps set the agenda) and will have some work to do to rehabilitate his image.
posted by holden at 07:09 PM on January 23, 2011
Luckily his image didn't have far to fall.
Packers should have put that game away a lot sooner than they did. It's annoying how safe and complacent they get with a lead at times.
posted by tron7 at 07:29 PM on January 23, 2011
If the Jets win today's AFC championship game, the state of NY is going to get short-changed.
In the traditional state governor's bet on the game, the PA governor offered up fruit jams and wine as his loser's payment.
How they let him get away with that when there's Primanti's and Penn Weizen is beyond me.
In honor of the perceived momentousness and projected stadium temperatures of today's games, I felt compelled to upgrade the clear liquids component of my refreshment options to a distinguished offering from Eastern Europe, distilled from potatoes.
The unit is currently buried in a snowbank awaiting deployment. Thinking about bringing an easy chair and TV outside and watching the action Yeltsin style.