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Sucked Into the NFL’s Black Hole, Week 16

Dec 22, 2008, 2:39 PM UTC

Everything on this planet is soon going to disappear into a massive black hole. Each Monday, we’ll present those football-related elements that have already been swallowed into the abyss. â†µ
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Titans Winning With Class.

I realize it’s just a towel. And I absolutely loathe the Terrible Towel. But when you’re LenDale White, who’s never done anything of particular note aside from steal goal line touchdowns from teammates and average under four yards per carry, playing for a team that has never won anything of note aside from an AFC Championship one time, you probably shouldn’t do this after a regular season win:â†µ

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â†µDon’t worry, LenDale. Certainly the Steelers will have forgotten about that a month from now when you two potentially play again. â†µ

â†µJeff Garcia’s Perfect Little Nose. Perhaps next time we should slide feet first, Jeff? Lest you find yourself getting Quentin Jammer’edâ†µ

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â†µThe Bucs went on to lose the game, dropping their third straight as they continue to choke in a fashion so grandiose, even Denver stands in awe. Despite that, if Tampa beats Oakland and Dallas falls in Philly, the Bucs are in. Otherwise, the Cowboys will be the sixth seed. â†µ

â†µRedskins’ Impotence. The second-half struggles of the Skins have been well documented, but through it all, their fourth-ranked defense has been outstanding. Before yesterday’s game against the Eagles, defensive coordinator Greg Blache reminded them of this in his own special way:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥“Like I told them, I thought they needed some emotional and attitudinal Viagra,” Blache said during his post-game Comcast SportsNet interview. “We needed to get a little spike out of them today.”â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥It kind of gives a whole new meaning to “getting up for the game.” None of them seemed to be with me on that one. But in fact, Blache used the same Viagra terminology in front of his players, when showing the five-minute video on Saturday.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µThe defense clearly responded, giving up just three points and essentially ending Philly’s season six inches short. For me personally, as a Skins fan, this is the single greatest moment of 2008:â†µ

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â†µIt wasn’t just the team who deserved congrats for its effort, however. Blache added that his wife deserves kudos: “I’m gonna go home and congratulate my wife on her great decision of who she married.” She’s a lucky lady.â†µ

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