In Honor of Pat Tillman | Woy's Arizona Cardinals (ESPN NFL 2K5)

[goDawgs1433]

Hell yeah, awesome win Ethan.

 

[Woy]

nice work getting revenge, good luck in the next round

Thanks Lumpkin. Next week's game should be a good one as well, wait till you see who I play.

That guilted me into following. Saw it but never really payed much attention, may try to look at it more.

Haha I was just bummed that I posted seven times in a row without a reply. I worked on that playoff preview for a while and didn't get any feedback. Anyways, glad to see you're following.

Yes! A win.

Hell yeah, awesome win Ethan.

Thanks Foster. Glad to get back in the win column, at the best possible time.

Just like I explained in the Army dynasty, doubtful for updates today. I'm going to a party here in a bit.

 

[Woy]

Nice playoff win for the Cards!!! Starks was awesome for your defense. Good luck in the next round!

Starks really led my defense. Thanks man.

This franchise is amazing. 2k5 was the shit.

Thanks, and yeah it was. Love seeing new followers.

Can't wait for the results of your next game!

I'll have it up sometime tomorrow probably.

I was going to update last night, but just like I posted in my CL *looks at avatar*, you shouldn't have expected it. I'll have an update here in a little bit.

 

[Woy]

Update's going on the next page.

 

[Woy]

NFL MVP: Matt Hasselbeck, QB, SEA (112.8 rtg., 318-494, 4501 yards, 42 TD, 11 INT)

Hasselbeck shredded all defenses this year on the way to his first MVP. He ranked first in quarterback rating, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. He was also named NFL Offensive Player of the Week in week two, where he threw for 462 yards and five touchdowns and in week 15, where he threw four scores and was 24 for 27 passing. His Seahawks jumped over the Arizona Cardinals in the last week of the season to take the NFC West title, and at 11-5, they own the second best record in the NFC. Other players receiving votes were: Brett Favre, QB, GB | Drew Henson, QB, ARZ | Peyton Manning, QB, IND | Steve McNair, QB, TEN | Priest Holmes, HB, KC | Clinton Portis, HB, WAS | Emmitt Smith, HB, ARZ | Anquan Boldin, WR, ARZ | Gary Walker, DE, HOU | LaVar Arrington, OLB, WAS | Duane Starks, CB, ARZ | Cory Hall, FS, ATL​

NFL Offensive Player of the Year: Peyton Manning, QB, IND (112.4 rtg., 341-500, 4296 yards, 39 TD, 10 INT)

In a sort of surprising decision, the AP voters voted Peyton Manning the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year over MVP Matt Hasselbeck. The former Tennessee Volunteer had some great stats this year, ranking second in both quarterback rating and passing touchdowns and third in passing yards. He was the NFL's Offensive Player of the Week in week 16, with a 343 passing yard and four touchdown performance. He led his Colts to an 11-5 record and a first round bye in the AFC playoffs. Other players receiving votes were: Drew Bledsoe, QB, BUF | Matt Hasselbeck, QB, SEA | Drew Henson, QB, ARZ | Steve McNair, QB, TEN | Michael Vick, QB, ATL | Warrick Dunn, HB, ATL | Priest Holmes, HB, KC | Clinton Portis, HB, WAS | Emmitt Smith, HB, ARZ | Fred Taylor, HB, JAX | Anquan Boldin, WR, ARZ​

NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Rodney Harrison, SS, NE (105 tackles, 3 sacks, 7 INT, 5 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD)

Harrison was voted the dirtest player in the NFL in a recent Sports Illustrated poll. He also was voted another thing: NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He was ranked eleventh in tackles and was fourth in interceptions. In week 10, he was named NFL Defensive Player of the Week with a 10 tackle, one sack, and one interception performance. After a slow start to the season, the Patriots picked it up near the end, finishing one game behind the Tennessee Titans for the last wild card spot in the AFC. Others receiving votes were: Shaun Ellis, DE, NYJ | Calvin Pace, DE, ARZ | Simeon Rice, DE, TB | Gary Walker, DE, HOU | LaVar Arrington, OLB, WAS | Jamie Sharper, OLB, HOU | Mike Rumph, CB, SF/ARZ | Duane Starks, CB, ARZ | Brian Dawkins, FS, PHI | Cory Hall, FS, ATL​

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Drew Henson, QB, ARZ (94.7 rtg., 304-502, 4354 yards, 29 TD, 16 INT)

Coming out of nowhere at the beginning of the season, the former New York Yankee was an almost unanimous choice for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He took over the starting job in the pre-season and led the Cardinals to a surprising 11-5 record. He ranked seventh in quarterback rating and second in passing yards, and had a 511 passing yard performance in week three in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Others receiving votes were: Phillip Rivers, QB, SD | Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT | Julius Jones, HB, DAL | Kevin Jones, HB, DET | Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARZ​

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: D.J. Williams, OLB, DEN (102 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR)

A first round pick by the Denver Broncos, D.J. Williams lived up to expectations and took home the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Starting from day one, Williams was second on his team in tackles, fourth in sacks, and was a playmaker all over the field. Others receiving votes: Will Smith, DE, NO | Karlos Dansby, OLB, ARZ | Jonathan Vilma, MLB, NYJ | Dunta Robinson, CB, HOU | Sean Taylor, SS, WAS​

Walter Payton Rushing Title: Priest Holmes, HB, KC (319 carries, 1591 yards, 8 TD)

In a really close race, Holmes took home the Walter Payton Rushing Title over Redskins runningback Clinton Portis by 10 yards. Portis led the NFL most of the season in rushing but Holmes made a late push near the end to take it. Holmes added eight scores to his league leading 1591 rushing yards. His Kansas City Chiefs ended up going 12-4 which was the best record in the AFC.​

 

[Woy]

QB RATING
Matt Hasselbeck, SEA | 112.8
Peyton Manning, IND | 112.4
Steve McNair, TEN | 107.5
Brett Favre, GB | 98.8
Byron Leftwich, JAX | 98.5
Brad Johnson, TB | 96.8
Drew Henson, ARZ (R) | 94.7

PASSING YARDS
Matt Hasselbeck, SEA | 4501
Drew Henson, ARZ (R) | 4354
Peyton Manning, IND | 4296
Daunte Culpepper, MIN | 4006
Byron Leftwich, JAX | 3983
David Carr, HOU | 3876
Steve McNair, TEN | 3826

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Matt Hasselbeck, SEA | 42
Peyton Manning, IND | 39
Steve McNair, TEN | 36
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (R) | 33
Jake Delhomme, CAR | 31
Marc Bulger, STL | 31
A.J. Feeley, MIA | 31

PASSING INTERCEPTIONS
Joey Harrington, DET | 24
Marc Bulger, STL | 21
Donovan McNabb, PHI | 20
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (R) | 19
Daunte Culpepper, MIN | 19
A.J. Feeley, MIA | 19
Jake Delhomme, CAR | 18

RUSHING YARDS
Priest Holmes, KC | 1591
Clinton Portis, WAS | 1581
Stephen Davis, CAR | 1438
Ahman Green, GB | 1384
Jamal Lewis, BAL | 1365
Corey Dillon, NE | 1300
Fred Taylor, JAX | 1299

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
Clinton Portis, WAS | 14
Emmitt Smith, ARZ | 13
Domanick Davis, HOU | 13
Warrick Dunn, ATL | 11
Curtis Martin, NYJ | 11
Stephen Davis, CAR | 10
Fred Taylor, JAX | 10

CATCHES
Anquan Boldin, ARZ | 100
Chad Johnson, CIN | 94
Marvin Harrison, IND | 82
Amani Toomer, NYG | 76
Jimmy Smith, JAX | 76
Eric Moulds, BUF | 74
Chris Chambers, MIA | 74

RECEIVING YARDS
Anquan Boldin, ARZ | 1877
Chad Johnson, CIN | 1450
Steve Smith, CAR | 1253
Chris Chambers, MIA | 1208
Marvin Harrison, IND | 1195
Eric Moulds, BUF | 1195
Torry Holt, STL | 1117

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
Steve Smith, CAR | 14
Anquan Boldin, ARZ | 13
Santana Moss, NYJ | 13
Marvin Harrison, IND | 11
Bobby Engram, SEA | 11
4 tied with 10

TACKLES
Aeneas Williams, STL | 116
Jamie Sharper, HOU | 116
Barrett Green, NYG | 115
LaVar Arrington, WAS | 115
John Lynch, DEN | 114
Dexter Coakley, DAL | 114
Adam Archuleta, STL | 113

SACKS
Gary Walker, HOU | 16
Shaun Ellis, NYJ | 15
Charles Grant, CIN | 14.5
Simeon Rice, TB | 14.5
Calvin Pace, ARZ | 14
Leonard Little, STL | 13.5
Aaron Smith, PIT | 13

INTERCEPTIONS
Duane Starks, ARZ | 8
Mike Rumph, SF/ARZ | 8
Shawn Springs, WAS | 8
7 tied with 7

KICK RETURN YARDS
Josh Scobey, ARZ | 836
Jason Isom, NYG (R) | 825
Sammy Morris, MIA | 782
Jermaine Lewis, JAX | 760
LaMont Jordan, NYJ | 669

KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
Jason Isom, NYG (R) | 2
LaMont Jordan, NYJ | 2
Sammy Morris, MIA | 2
10 tied with 1

PUNT RETURN YARDS
Josh Scobey, ARZ | 579
Dre' Bly, DET | 566
Aaron Glenn, HOU | 373
Charles Tillman, CHI | 366
Sam Madison, MIA/KC | 323

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
Charles Tillman, CHI | 3
Tory James, CIN | 3
4 tied with 2

 

[Woy]

Wild Card Weekend

Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) 21, Oakland Raiders (10-6) 20

OAK- Tyrone Wheatley, HB (18 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD)
CIN- Jon Kitna, QB (13-21, 239 yards, 2 TD)​

Tennessee Titans (9-7) 28, Buffalo Bills (11-5) 21

TEN- Kevin Carter, DE (10 tackles, 3 sacks)
BUF- Eric Moulds, WR (11 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD)​

Arizona Cardinals (11-5) 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) 17

ARZ- Adrian Wilson, SS (8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD)
TB- Derrick Brooks, OLB (8 tackles, 2 sacks)​

Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) 17, Washington Redskins (10-6) 14

WAS- Mark Brunell, QB (28-46, 233 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT)
PHI- Donovan McNabb, QB (14-27, 152 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT)​

 

[Woy]

I'll post that in a little bit here Saints.

 

[Woy]

Divisional Playoff Matchups and Predictions

AFC

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Tennessee Titans (10-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)

Drew Bennett caught eight passes for 143 yards and a touchdown last week.

Chiefs 31, Titans 27

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Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) at Indianapolis Colts (11-5)

Peyton Manning was the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year this season.

Colts 38, Bengals 10

NFC

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Arizona Cardinals (12-5) at Seattle Seahawks (12-4)

Duane Starks intercepted three passes last week.

Seahawks 24, Cardinals 21

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Philadelphia Eagles (11-6) at Green Bay Packers (12-4)

Brett Favre threw for over 3500 yards and 25 touchdowns this season.

Packers 27, Eagles 17

 

[Woy]

Yes he will, should be a good one.

I have the game ready, but I have to go to work here in a bit, so I'll wait till afterwards to post it. Trying to build up suspense. opcorn:

 

[Woy]

Not a lot of people excited for the game, it seems. :tongue:

It'll be posted in a bit.

 

[Woy]

ROUND THREE DOMINATED BY ARIZONA; ADVANCE TO THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Bryant Johnson outruns a diving Ken Hamlin on his way to a 60 yard touchdown. Johnson was huge with three touchdowns on six catches.

ARZ | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 31 SEA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10

FIRST QUARTER
ARZ- Neil Rackers 36 yard field goal

SECOND QUARTER
ARZ- Drew Henson 27 yard pass to Bryant Johnson (Neil Rackers kick)
ARZ- Erik Bickerstaff 1 yard run (Neil Rackers kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 64 yard pass to Bryant Johnson (Neil Rackers kick)

THIRD QUARTER
SEA- Matt Hasselbeck 7 yard pass to Koren Robinson (Josh Brown kick)
ARZ- Drew Henson 60 yard pass to Bryant Johnson (Neil Rackers kick)

FOURTH QUARTER
SEA- Josh Brown 47 yard field goal

SEATTLE, WA (AP) - Out of all the playoff matchups this weeked, this was the one most fans looked forward to. These two NFC West rivals split their season series with each other; Arizona winning at home, 24-16, and Seattle winning at home, 31-14. Plus, these two teams have been jawing at each other all week prior to this game. After a slow first quarter highlighted by a fake punt executed perfectly, the Cardinals turned it on in the second quarter and ran away from Seattle, 31-10, to clinch a spot in the NFC Championship.

The running game looked good early as Emmitt Smith carried the ball six straight plays for 36 yards before the Cardinals were put in a fourth and inches situation. Erik Bickerstaff took the direct snap from the punting formation and burst through a hole for 20 yards and a first down. However, the drive stalled there as Neil Rackers missed a field goal from 35 yards out.

An eight play drive was capped off by a Drew Henson 27 yard pass to Bryant Johnson for a second quarter touchdown. Johnson, who has battled injuries all season, had a great game with six catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns. A Seattle three-and-out was followed up by another touchdown drive. Smith carried the ball for 13 yards on the first play, then Henson found Anquan Boldin for 25 yards. Smith then was stopped for no gain, but then Henson found number 81 to get inside the one yard line. From there, Bickerstaff took a handoff and punched it in to give Arizona a 17-0 lead.

The Cardinals scored again late in the first half as Henson found Johnson for 64 yards and a score. Matt Hasselbeck rallied the troops for a bit in the second half as he and Shaun Alexander got the ball down to the Arizona seven yard line. From there, Matt found Koren Robinson for a touchdown, but the next drive Henson found Johnson again for a 60 yard trip to paydirt.

The Cardinals will play the Green Bay/Philadelphia winner in the NFC Championship.

PASSING
ARZ- Drew Henson (15-19, 316 yards, 3 TD) | SEA- Matt Hasselbeck (23-38, 332 yards, 1 TD)

RUSHING
ARZ- Erik Bickerstaff (19 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD), Emmitt Smith (20 carries, 57 yards), Henson (2 carries, 19 yards) | SEA- Shaun Alexander (13 carries, 45 yards)

RECEIVING
ARZ- Bryant Johnson (6 catches, 160 yards, 3 TD), Anquan Boldin (6 catches, 107 yards), Freddie Jones (2 catches, 36 yards) | SEA- Koren Robinson (8 catches, 146 yards, 1 TD), Alexander (6 catches, 57 yards), Darrell Jackson (4 catches, 55 yards)

TACKLES
ARZ- Mike Rumph (6), Ronald McKinnon (5), Duane Starks (4) | SEA- Ken Hamlin (9), Anthony Simmons (9), Solomon Bates (6)

SACKS
ARZ- Karlos Dansby (2), Adrian Wilson (2), Rumph, Raynoch Thompson, Bert Berry, Kenny King | SEA- Chike Okaefor

INTERCEPTIONS
None.

 

[goDawgs1433]

Nice, nice win Woy. Keep on pluggin!

 

[Woy]

Nice going woy.

Nice, nice win Woy. Keep on pluggin!

Thanks guys.

BJ pwnin the Hawks. Nice win.

Thanks, and yeah Bryant Johnson really stepped up. If he can stay healthy through all of next year...Boldin, Fitzgerald, and Johnson? Sick.

I'll have the NFC Championship after work tonight, so after 11 EST again. I'll post the Around the League update and the AFC/NFC championship previews before that.

 

[Woy]

Divisional Playoff Weekend

Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) 17, Tennessee Titans (10-7) 7

TEN- Billy Volek, QB (9-29, 113 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT)
KC- Trent Green, QB (22-32, 186 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT)​

Indianapolis Colts (11-5) 34, Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) 28

CIN- Nate Webster, MLB (9 tackles, 1 sack)
IND- Peyton Manning, QB (21-30, 291 yards, 2 TD)​

Arizona Cardinals (12-5) 31, Seattle Seahawks (12-4) 10

ARZ- Bryant Johnson, WR (6 catches, 160 yards, 3 TD)
SEA- Matt Hasselbeck, QB (23-38, 332 yards, 1 TD)​

Green Bay Packers (12-4) 28, Philadelphia Eagles (11-6) 24

PHI- Darwin Walker, DT (11 tackles, 1 sack)
GB- Najeh Davenport, HB (4 carries, 14 yards, 1 TD)​

​

 

[Lumpkin]

Green Bay the only thing standing between you and the super bowl. good luck

 

[Woy]

Ethan you'd better get that Super Bowl ring or the entire season is a waste.

It wouldn't completely be a waste - I didn't have high expectations at the beginning of the season. Green Bay's tough, but I should be able to beat them.

Game will be tomorrow.

 

[Woy]

Thanks ghstrdr.

Does anyone read the previews anymore? Cause if not, I won't bother writing one.

 

[Woy]

Championship Weekend Playoff Matchups/Predictions

AFC

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Indianapolis Colts (12-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (13-4)

A great matchup here between two stellar offenses. Peyton Manning leads the Colts offense with Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Edgerrin James all his sidekicks. The NFL's Offensive Player of the Year will have to have a big game to keep Indy in it. The league's most powerful offense resides in Kansas City. Trent Green, Priest Holmes, Eddie Kennison, Dante Hall, Derrius Thompson and Tony Gonzalez are all skill position players that either made the Pro Bowl or have the potential to. Expect a high scoring game between two high-octane offenses. Chiefs, 37-30.​

NFC

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Arizona Cardinals (13-5) at Green Bay Packers (15-4)

Wait, we said Kansas City has the best offense? Well Arizona would like to say something about that as well. Drew Henson has had a star-studded rookie year, Emmitt Smith is playing like he's 25 again, and the receiver group, despite missing Larry Fitzgerald, has received a boost with the surprising play of Bryant Johnson. Anquan Boldin, Johnson, and Freddie Jones can all go the distance at any time. Green Bay is led by the legend Brett Favre and his main threats Ahman Green and Donald Driver. Both defenses are filled with studs, so this looks like it'll be a good game. The Cardinals are on a roll right now and I don't see anyone stopping them. Cardinals, 17-14.​

 

[Champ]

Sick