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WALTER PASACRITA - "WALLY"
Spurs Game Time React Host
San Antonio's First News Sports Anchor
shout: 210-737-1200
blitz Wallyworld: walterpasacrita@clearchannel.com
What about Wally?
Wally's lived in San Antonio for the last eight years. The passionate sports fan gives San Antonio sports fans the first look at today's local sports every weekday morning from 5-9 a.m. on San Antonio First News on Newsradio 1200 WOAI and Ticket760. He also covers the Spurs on a daily basis.
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THE SPREAD
HERE'S THE POINT SPREADS FOR WILD CARD WEEKEND
| Date & Time | Favorite | Spread | Underdog | | 1/3 4:30 ET | Atlanta | -2 | At Arizona | | 1/3 8:00 ET | Indianapolis | -1 | At San Diego | | 1/4 1:00 ET | Baltimore | -3.5 | At Miami | | 1/4 4:30 ET | Philadelphia | -3 | At Minnesota |
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GAME OF THE WEEK/ WALLY'S PICK/ STANDINGS
Week No. 9 Giants -8.5 & Jets +5.5.
Week No. 10 Bears +3 (lost) 7-5
Week No. 12 Ariz +3 (lost) 7-6
Week No. 13 Wash +4, Colts - 4.5
Week No. 14 Pittsburgh -3.5 (win)
Week No. 15 Jets -7.5, Cinn +7, Hou +3 (2-1)
Week No 16 Tennessee +3 (win)
Week No 17 Jets -3, Bears +3
Wild Card weekend.
Sat. Ariz+2, INDY-1(Listening to the injury reports, Ive changed this pick)
Sun. Balt -3.5, Philly -3
Nice way to finish the regular season...0-2! Thank you Mr. Favre.I finished the reg. season 12-10. Its time for the playoffs
Here's the Game of the Week
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–NFC EAST (9-6-1) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS–NFC NORTH (10-6) STREAKS Eagles have won 6 of past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Reid: 4-0 Childress: 0-1 COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD 8-6 0-0 VS. COMMON OPP. Phi.: 3-2 (Arz. 1-0, Atl. 1-0, Chi. 0-1, NYG 1-1) Min.: 3-2 (Arz. 1-0, Atl. 0-1, Chi. 1-1, NYG 1-0)
PLAYOFF RECORD 17-17 18-24 LAST WEEK W 44-6 vs. Cowboys W 20-19 vs. Giants LAST GAME 10/28/07: Eagles 23 at Vikings 16. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb throws for 333 yards & 1 TD as Eagles score on 3 consecutive drives in 1st half.
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/28/07 LAST PLAYOFF 1/16/05: Vikings 14 at Eagles 27. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb throws for 286 yards & 2 TDs as Eagles earn 4th consecutive NFC Championship Game appearance.
BROADCAST FOX (3:30 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Mark Malone, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Phi.), 127 (Min.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (Phi.), 103 (Min.).
STAT LEADERS PASSING McNabb: 345-571-3,916-23-11-86.4 Jackson: 88-149-1,056-9-2-95.4 RUSHING Westbrook: 233-936-4.0-9 Peterson: 363-1,760 (1L)-4.8-10 RECEIVING D. Jackson (R): 62-912-14.7-2 Wade: 53-645-12.2-2 OFFENSE 350.5 330.5 TAKE/GIVE +3 -6 DEFENSE 274.3 (1C) 292.4 SACKS Howard: 10.0 J. Allen: 14.5 (T3C) INTs Samuel: 4 4 tied: 2 PR D. Jackson (R): 8.8 Berrian: 16.3 KR Demps: 25.3 M. Hicks: 23.8 PUNTING Rocca: 43.3 Kluwe: 47.6 (3C) KICKING Akers: 144 (1C) (45/45 PAT; 33/40 FG) Longwell: 127 (40/40 PAT; 29/34 FG) NOTES TEAMS HAVE MET 2 times in playoffs. Eagles won both meetings: 1980 Divisional (31-16) & 2004 Divisional (27-14).
EAGLES: Game marks 35th postseason contest for franchise. Incl. playoffs, team has won 7 of past 8 meetings. Under head coach ANDY REID, club has advanced to playoffs 7 times in 10 seasons. Team scored 416 points, most in franchise history (415, 2002). Eagles had 2 players selected to Pro Bowl: S BRIAN DAWKINS (7th) & CB ASANTE SAMUEL (2nd)…QB DONOVAN MC NABB passed for franchise-record 3,916 yards. Has started 12 postseason games & has 7 wins, most in club history. Holds team playoff records in completions (249), attempts (419), yards (2,630) & TDs (18). Has guided Eagles to 4 NFC Championship Games & SB XXXIX. Has never lost to Min. (4-0, incl. playoffs) & has 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.4 passer rating. In his starts (min. 10+ att.) with 100.0+ rating (incl. playoffs), team is 40-1 (.976)…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK had 1,338 scrimmage yards (936 rush, 402 rec.), his 5th consecutive season with 1,200+ scrimmage yards. Is only player since 2004 with 4,000+ rush (4,915) & 3,000+ rec. (3,191) yards. Is also only player since 2004 with 20+ rush (29) & rec. (24) TDs. Aims for 3rd playoff game in row with 100+ rush yards. Aims for 4th consecutive postseason game with TD. Has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in past 2 vs. Min. (incl. playoffs)…WR DE SEAN JACKSON led NFC rookies with 912 rec. yards & ranked 2nd with team-high 62 catches. Is 1st rookie WR to lead club in catches since 1942…S Dawkins ranks 2nd in team history with 4 postseason INTs (HERMAN EDWARDS, 5). His 7 Pro Bowl selections tie HOFer REGGIE WHITE for 2nd in club annals (HOFer CHUCK BEDNARIK, 8). CB Samuel has 20 INTs since 2006, 2nd most in NFL. Has played in 14 playoff games & his teams are 11-3 (.786), incl. 2 SB wins. Has 5 INTs (3 INT-TDs) in past 8 postseason games. His 3 INT-TDs tie for most in playoff history (HOFer WILLIE BROWN).
DE TRENT COLE has 21.5 sacks in past 32. In last game vs. Min., Cole had 2.0 sacks. Last week, Eagles became 1st team in NFL history with 2 70+ yard FR-TDs in same quarter (DE CHRIS CLEMONS, 73 yards & CB JOSELIO HANSON, 96). K DAVID AKERS is franchise leader with 96 points & 21 FGs in postseason.
VIKINGS: Team makes 25th playoff appearance, tied with Pittsburgh for 4th most in NFL history. Head coach BRAD CHILDRESS spent 7 years with Eagles (1999-2005), incl. 4 seasons as offensive coordinator (2002-05). Team tied for most Pro Bowl selections in NFC with 6: DE JARED ALLEN (2nd), G STEVE HUTCHINSON (6th), RB ADRIAN PETERSON (2nd), DT KEVIN WILLIAMS (4th), DT PAT WILLIAMS (3rd) & CB ANTOINE WINFIELD (1st)…QB TARVARIS JACKSON makes postseason debut. In past 4 games, Jackson has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT for 115.4 passer rating…RB Peterson led NFL with 1,760 rush yards & is 4th player in NFL history to lead conference in rushing in each of 1st 2 seasons. Has 3,101 rush yards in 1st 2 seasons & is 1 of 5 players to reach 3,000 yards in 1st 2 years. Led NFL with 1,885 scrimmage yards. Since entering NFL in 2007, Peterson is averaging 103.4 yards per game, most in NFL & 16.0 yards per game more than next closest player (BRANDON JACOBS, 87.4). Has 85 runs of 10+ yards since 2007, most in NFL & 21 more than next player (CLINTON PORTIS, 64). RB CHESTER TAYLOR has TD in 4 of past 6…WR BERNARD BERRIAN had career-high 964 yards, 20.1 avg. & 7 TDs. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 playoff games & both TDs have been 30+ yards. Has 22 career TD catches (incl. playoffs) & 16 have been 30+ yards, incl. NFL-record tying 99-yarder (11/30/08 vs. Chi.). TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE set career-bests in catches (42), yards (596) & TDs (7). WR BOBBY WADE led team with 53 catches & has led Vikings in receptions each of past 2 years…Team led NFL in rush defense (76.9 yards per game) for 3rd consecutive year. DE Allen has 57.5 sacks since 2004, most in NFL. Has 12.5 sacks in past 11. In 3 career playoff games, CB Winfield has 2 INTs, 1.0 sack & 1 FF. S DARREN SHARPER has 2.0 sacks, 2 FFs & 2 INTs in 9 postseason games. DT Kevin Williams had 8.5 sacks, 3rd time in career he has recorded 8.5+ sacks…K RYAN LONGWELL had 127 points & has scored 90+ points in all 12 NFL seasons.
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Interesting stuff courtesy of the NFL
Friday 01-02-2009 8:25am CT
WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WILD CARD WEEKEND FROM WILD CARD TO SUPER BOWL:
Winners in the Wild Card round have won the Super Bowl six times, with the last three champions all being Wild Card winners. Last year, the NFC fifth-seeded New York Giants won three roadgames and then triumphed in Arizona over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Two years ago, AFC third-seeded Indianapolis accomplished the feat. And three years ago, Pittsburgh became the first sixth seed to win a Super Bowl.
The six winners in the Wild Card round to win the Super Bowl:
SEASON TEAM SUPER BOWL RESULT
1980 Oakland Defeated Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV, 27-10 1997 Denver Defeated Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24 2000 Baltimore Defeated New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, 34-7 2005 Pittsburgh Defeated Seattle in Super Bowl XL, 21-10 2006 Indianapolis Defeated Chicago in Super Bowl XLI, 29-17 2007 New York Giants Defeated New England in Super Bowl XLII, 17-14 COMING IN HOT: With nine consecutive wins, the AFC fifth-seeded Indianapolis Colts have tied the all-time mark for themost consecutive victories for a Wild Card team entering the playoffs. After a 3-4 start, the Colts did not lose a game, securing second place in the AFC South behind Tennessee (13-3). When the Colts meet the San Diego Chargers on Saturday night, the teams will set a record. Their combined 13-game winning streak (9 for Colts, 4 for Chargers), marks the longest combined winning streak for opposing teams in the Wild Card round. Following are the top five winning streaks for Wild Card teams entering the playoffs: TEAM YEAR STREAK PLAYOFF RESULT Indianapolis 2008 9 ??? New Orleans 1987 9 Lost to Minnesota in Wild Card round, 44-10 Baltimore 2000 7 Defeated New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, 34-7 Detroit 1995 7 Lost to Philadelphia in Wild Card round, 58-37 New England 1994 7 Lost to Cleveland in Wild Card round, 20-13 ROOKIE-QB RECORD: This weekend, two games will feature rookie quarterbacks. When Atlanta’s MATT RYAN andBaltimore’s JOE FLACCO take the field on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, it will be the first time in the Super Bowlera (since 1966) that two rookie quarterbacks start a playoff game in the same year. Ryan and Flacco make up a quarter of the list of rookie quarterbacks to start playoff games in the Super Bowl era. The six rookie quarterbacks to start a playoff game (since 1966): QUARTERBACK SEASON TEAM PLAYOFF RESULT Dan Marino 1983 Miami Dolphins Advanced to Divisional round Bernie Kosar 1985 Cleveland Browns Advanced to Divisional round Jim Everett 1986 L.A. Rams Advanced to Wild Card round Todd Marinovich 1991 L.A. Raiders Advanced to Wild Card round Shaun King 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Advanced to NFC Championship Ben Roethlisberger 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers Advanced to AFC Championship Joe Flacco 2008 Baltimore Ravens ??? Matt Ryan 2008 Atlanta Falcons ??? MAKING AN ENTRANCE: In his second season, Minnesota Vikings’ running back ADRIAN PETERSON led the NFL inrushing with 1,760 yards. On Sunday, he will make his playoff debut when the Vikings host the Philadelphia Eagles. With 106 yards, Peterson will top the all-time mark for most rushing yards in a playoff debut by a player who led the league in rushing that year. Since entering the league in 2007, Peterson has averaged 103.4 rushing yards per game to lead the NFL in the category. Following are the most rushing yards in a playoff debut by players who led the league in rushing in the same year: PLAYER TEAM SEASON RUSHING YARDS Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys 1991 105 Eric Dickerson L.A. Rams 1983 99 Earl Campbell Houston Oilers 1978 84 Jim Brown Cleveland Browns 1957 69 Walter Payton Chicago Bears 1977 60 Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 2008 ??? -- NFL -- QUICK TEACHERS: This season, several teams have excelled under the guidance of rookie head coaches. That factwill never be more evident than when JOHN HARBAUGH brings his Baltimore Ravens to Miami to face TONYSPARANO’s Dolphins on Sunday.Both coaches led their teams to 11-5 records (as did Atlanta rookie head coach MIKE SMITH), with Harbaugh helping theRavens secure a Wild Card spot, and Sparano guiding the Dolphins to a 10-game turnaround from last season and the AFC East crown. Sunday’s matchup will be unique. It will be only the third time in history that rookie head coaches face each other in the playoffs. Following is the history of rookie head coaches facing each other in the playoffs: COACHES DATE RESULT Paul Brown (Cleveland) vs. Joe Stydahar (Los Angeles) 12/24/50 Cleveland 30, Los Angeles 28 Jim Haslett (New Orleans) vs. Mike Martz (St. Louis) 12/30/00 New Orleans 31, St. Louis 28 John Harbaugh (Baltimore) vs. Tony Sparano (Miami) 1/4/08 ??? -- NFL -- A POSTSEASON PRO: PEYTON MANNING will line up under center for the 15th time in the playoffs when his Coltsface the Chargers on Saturday. With 102 passing yards, Manning will reach 4,000 in the postseason, a feat accomplished by only four other quarterbacks in history. With 57 yards, Manning will move into fifth place all-time in postseason passing yards, passing TOM BRADY and his3,954 yards. In addition, with one 300-yard postseason passing game, Manning will tie JOE MONTANA for the most ever(6). The top five passing yardage leaders in playoff history: PLAYER PLAYOFF GAMES PASSING YARDS YARDS PER GAME Joe Montana 23 5,772 250.9 Brett Favre 22 5,311 241.4 John Elway 22 4,964 225.6 Dan Marino 18 4,510 250.6 Tom Brady 17 3,954 232.6 Peyton Manning 14 3,898 278.4 GIVE & TAKE: Miami’s efficient offense will face Baltimore’s ball-hawking defense Sunday.The Dolphins tied with the New York Giants for the league lead this season in fewest giveaways, turning the ball over an NFL record-low 13 times (7 interceptions, 6 fumbles lost), while the Ravens forced 34 turnovers (26 interceptions, 8 fumbles recovered) – the most in the league in 2008. Following are the playoff games featuring teams with the most takeaways facing teams with fewest giveaways: GIVEAWAYS TAKEAWAYS DATE RESULT Miami Dallas 1/16/72 Dallas 24, Miami 3 San Francisco Minnesota 1/1/89 San Francisco 34, Minnesota 9 New York Giants Chicago 1/13/91 New York 15, San Francisco 13 New England San Diego 1/20/08 New England 21, San Diego 12 Miami Baltimore 1/4/08 ??? # # # Stat of the Day
Sunday 12-14-2008 10:35am CT
NFL wide receiver stats
No wonder Terrell Owens has been bitchin'
Team Defense
Sunday 12-07-2008 10:58am CT
However you want to look at it...Pittsburgh has the best defense
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