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The 1st Clinching Scenarios (Week 14)
As expected, Week 14 features the first clinching scenarios of the season, which has reached the second week of December. Counting the upcoming Week 14, five weeks remain in this season, with the playoffs kicking off on January 15, 2022--which actually marks the 55th anniversary of the very first Super Bowl. Before we get to the scenarios, let's take a look at the current playoff picture.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Week 13 Recap: Lions Win!. Top Story - December 2021.
They did it! They finally did it! Like most things the Detroit Lions do, it wasn't easy. Week 13 saw the Lions hosting the Minnesota Vikings for the second and last time this season; the first meeting in Minnesota saw the Vikings win via a last second field goal, and also saw Lions head coach Dan Campbell tearfully hype up his team. As for this meeting, the Lions had a big lead, 20-3, but it ended up slipping away, bit by bit, with Justin Jefferson's touchdown giving the Vikings a 27-23 lead with under two minutes left in regulation.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
A Look Back: When Trish and Lita Main Evented Raw in 2004
I am a diehard fan of women's wrestling and hockey, and a question I often ask myself is, "Which do I love more?" To this day, I still haven't answered that definitively. That's how much I adore women's wrestling. All I ask for is for women's wrestling to be put in the biggest spotlight possible, because, as I've said for many years now, women are the true stars of wrestling. And as a diehard fan, I will always treasure the evening of December 6, 2004, as that night's edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw saw Trish Stratus and Lita compete in the main event.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
108th Grey Cup Playoffs: Division Finals Recap
The CFL's Division Finals serve as the last phase before the big game: the Grey Cup Championship. The previous round, the Division Semifinals, saw the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders win on their home fields and advance to the CFL's final four. The teams headed on the road to Toronto and Winnipeg, respectively, with the chance to play for the prestigious Grey Cup.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
The Story So Far (Week 13)
We made it. We made it to the magical month of December. Any NFL fan knows that December is when, as Jim Ross often says, "business starts to pick up." December is not only the last month of the calendar year, it is also the final full month of the NFL season, and that's when the playoff races get very interesting. Before this season, the regular season either ended on the final Sunday of the calendar year, or the first Sunday of the New Year, but now it's a 17-game season played in 18 weeks, meaning that the season is now guaranteed to enter the New Year.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 12 Recap: Winter Is Coming
Among the many things I love about Thanksgiving is this: it serves as the precursor to the home stretch of the NFL season. With Week 12 in the books, we are now two-thirds through the season. Yet already, a nuclear winter is starting to hit some teams who fancy themselves as playoff or even championship contenders. Let's start with the most glaring downward trend, the Los Angeles Rams.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Is There No End to the Vancouver Canucks' Freefall?
One of the many things that stood out to me during the "bubble" Stanley Cup Playoffs of 2020 was how well the Vancouver Canucks did. The Canucks entered the 2019-20 season still looking for something, anything that would spark them to a possible Stanley Cup in the near future. Of course, that season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Canucks would get their chance in the modified playoffs that took place in the late summer and early fall of 2020. What we saw from the Canucks was an amazing run the likes of which we have never seen since they fell one win short of the Stanley Cup in 2011.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
108th Grey Cup Playoffs: Division Semifinals Recap
After 16 wild weeks, the 108th Grey Cup Playoffs finally kicked off on Sunday. Six teams playing for a chance to capture the Grey Cup, with four of the six beginning the journey in the Division Semifinals. Five games in three weeks, and it began with the East Semifinal between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montréal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ontario.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Is Serena Deeb Destined to Become Champion?
I have been a fan of Serena Deeb for over a decade now. I still remember her days in Ohio Valley Wrestling, which led her to WWE's main roster, where she served as the lone female member of the Straight Edge Society. Sadly, I also remember her long injury hiatus in 2011, but Serena returned with a vengeance, and she is now killing it in All Elite Wrestling.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
New Champions Crowned in Raw's Women's Division
The fallout from Survivor Series began with Raw, and it was a crazy one. We saw the follow-up from the Cleopatra Egg theft, Austin Theory received a shot at the WWE Championship, and new champions were crowned inside the red brand's women's division. Let's start with the one I am more happy for: the 24/7 Championship.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 11 Recap: Giving Thanks
It's that time of the year again: Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving; always have. Good food, time with family, and some intriguing football. Week 11 was the final week prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, and in this recap of the week that was, I would like to list all of the things I'm thankful for as a football fan.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 16 Recap: Let the Games Begin
Well, we did it. We made it through a slightly brief but immensely chaotic Canadian Football League season. 14 games in 16 weeks. This CFL fan really enjoyed this wild and crazy ride, and as fun as the regular season was, the playoffs will be absolutely epic. Now, with all of the spots locked in after Week 15, there wasn't much left to settle regarding the playoffs. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Toronto Argonauts are locked in at first place in their respective divisions. The last playoff spot was taken by the Calgary Stampeders with their win over the BC Lions. All that was left was to determine home field in the Eastern Semifinal between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montréal Alouettes.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
