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CFL Week 10 Recap: So You're Telling Me There's a Chance?!
The CFL holds celebrates two holidays with specially scheduled games: Labour Day in September and their Thanksgiving holiday in October. Week 10 featured a loaded lineup of games: a five-game schedule capped off by a Canadian Thanksgiving doubleheader, though strangely, the BC Lions were not part of this. The week kicked off with the Toronto Argonauts hosting the Ottawa Redblacks, and it wasn't even close. It was all Argos from start to finish, as Toronto blasted Ottawa by a score of 35-16, adding on to the Redblacks' woes.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 5 Recap: A Disgraceful Exit and So Many Missed Kicks
So let's talk about the huge elephant that's no longer in the Raiders' room: Jon Gruden. So prior to the Las Vegas Raiders' home game against the Chicago Bears (which the Raiders lost 20-9), it was revealed that in 2011, Gruden sent an email to Bruce Allen, then the president of the now-named Washington Football Team, lambasting Players Association head DeMaurice Smith, where he referred to him as "Dumborriss Smith," and said that he had "lips the size of Michelin tires." Clearly a very racist comment towards Smith, and it saw Gruden give something barely resembling an apology when he was asked about it after the Raiders' loss.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 4 Recap: New York, New York, Brady Returns Home. Top Story - October 2021.
It has been said that one can never go home again. Those who said that clearly weren't interested or well-versed in the story regarding one Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. I still remember when I heard the news that Tom Brady was leaving Foxboro, leaving the Patriots. I had heard that rumor for several months and never believed it; I figured he'd retire as a Patriot. In fact, my exact words were, "I'll believe it when I see it." Actually, I said, "Even if I see it, I still won't believe it." And those words were true, even a year later.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 9 Recap: Bombers Dominate, Working Overtime, and Key Wins
Congratulations, fellow CFL fans! We made it through the first half of a very wild and insane season. The slightly shortened 2021 campaign has been a very thrilling sprint, but the first half of it is over, and the second half is underway. The next eight weeks will weed out the contenders from the pretenders, as things start to shape up in both divisions.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 3 Recap: Kicking It Up a Notch
66 yards. 198 feet. 2,376 inches. All of those equaled history for (undoubtedly) the greatest kicker in NFL history: Justin Tucker. The Baltimore Ravens played yet another nail biter in Week 3; it seems to be a theme for them this season. Week 1 saw them suffer a heartbreaking overtime loss in a Monday Night thriller. Week 2 was the 4th-and-1 call heard 'round the world. For Week 3, it was a record setting kick by Justin Tucker.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 8 Recap: Roughriders Close in on West Lead
The first half of the 2021 CFL season came to a close, and what a first half it has been so far. It started with madness, and ended with chaos, as everything shifted in only a matter of seconds. Week 8 only consisted of three games, but every single one of them was important.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 2 Recap: 4th and 1
The 2nd week of the 2021 NFL season was every bit as thrilling and nail-biting as the first, and the centerpiece of Week 2 was the main event Sunday Night Football clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite playing their home opener, the Ravens were not favored in a game they needed in order to bounce back from their disappointing overtime loss in Vegas. It looked even worse for Ravens late in the game, as they were down 11, but they bounced back with a pair of touchdowns. Even so, the Chiefs had a chance to get into field goal range, but Clyde Edwards-Helaire's fumble changed things.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 7 Recap: Watch Out for the Bombers
It seems like yesterday that this mayhem-filled ride known as the 2021 CFL season began. In actuality, the season is nearing the halfway point, with just one weekend left in the month of September. Canadian Thanksgiving weekend is three weeks away, and that's the time where playoff talk intensifies, just like American Thanksgiving in the NFL. Week 7 was quite intriguing; here's what took place.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 1 Recap: Welcome Back
Football is back! And what a return it was! The 2021 NFL season began with so many thrilling games, so much excitement, and most importantly, so many fans. Though the NFL wasn't badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, protocols still had to be followed, with some states being more stricter than others. The result saw some teams with minimal fans, some others with no fans until later in the season, and a few with none throughout the whole season. But thanks to the proper procedures, stadiums are packed again, and millions of fans saw some very thrilling games to kick off the 2021 season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 6 Recap: Boatmen Sail Back to 1st Place, Bombers Continue to Roll
The annual Labour Day Weekend games have come and gone, but Week 6 featured a rematch for three of the four games played during that previous week. For the Toronto Argonauts, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the Calgary Stampeders, it was a chance a payback for their Labour Day woes. First off, some scheduling news. The Elks/Argonauts game that was postponed from the Week 4 schedule due to several Elks players and staff testing positive for COVID-19, has been officially moved to November 16, and will kick off the 16th and final week of the regular season. The Argonauts were originally set to end their regular season on November 12 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the scheduling will mean that Edmonton will play twice on Week 16, which could be vital if they are still in playoff contention by then.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 5 Recap: Labour Day Weekend
The Canadian Football League's first holiday celebration is Labour Day; on that day, the league's closest rivalries take center stage. When I started watching, the CFL had eight teams, and the matchups were always Roughriders/Blue Bombers, Argonauts/Tiger-Cats, the Battle of Alberta, and Lions/Alouettes. The addition of a ninth team, the Ottawa Redblacks, now often see one team taking Labour Day Weekend off, though that team often alternates between the Lions, Redblacks, and Alouettes. Whenever the Atlantic Schooners join the league, I would think their rivalry would be with the Alouettes, as Quebec and Nova Scotia are both on the Atlantic coast. In a normal season, Labour Day Weekend is often the 11th week of the season, usually at the midpoint. This year, it kicks off the 2nd quarter of a 16-week season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Death, Taxes, and Aaron Rodgers Ruling the NFC North
It was a wonderful feeling in the cities of Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit. The sun was shining brighter, the grass was greener, food tasted better, and a shift was appearing to take place in the NFC North. Fans in those three cities were planning celebrations, as each one believed that this would be the year that they would win the NFC North. The Bears were coming off a playoff appearance. The Vikings were primed and prepared. The Lions made some good moves and were looking ahead. All was well in those cities.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
