Dolphins Swim Past Bengals

Two blown leads, two overtime losses. The Miami Dolphins had become masters of last-minute misery in their past two games, finding creative ways to give 'em way. An easy interception let them finally finish one off. Reshad Jones picked off Andy Dalton's overthrown pass at midfield with 1:22 left on Sunday, preserving a 17-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that ended back-to-back weeks of heartbreak for Miami. "We had two tough weeks leading up to this one," rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "Guys really talked all week about how we've got to finish. We were two plays away from having a winning record." Miami (2-3) had led at halftime before losing to the New York Jets and Arizona in overtime. The last one really stung, Tannehill had a fumble that helped the Cardinals tie it, then an interception in overtime that set up a 24-21 defeat. The Bengals (3-2) had a chance to make them sweat another one out, but blew it. Mike Nugent missed a 42-yard field goal try with 3 minutes left, his first miss of the season. The Bengals never got anything going consistently on offense. Dalton was only 26 of 43 for 234 yards with 2 interceptions and 3 sacks against a defense that came in ranked No. 1 in the league against the run. Bengals running back Bernard Scott had a 29-yard run in the first quarter, the longest allowed by the Dolphins this season. He hurt his left knee in the first half and didn't return. Scott tore his ACL, and will be out the remainder of the season.

Cardinals Wings Get Clipped

After capping the St. Louis Rams' opening drive with a touchdown pass to Kendricks, Bradford endured an 0-for-12 slump that included Patrick Peterson's interception in the end zone on a pass tossed up for grabs under heavy pressure. No worries, The Rams' defense saw to that. "Those guys played outstanding," Bradford said after the Rams knocked off the Arizona Cardinals 17-3 on Thursday night. "They've played great all year and they have kept us in a lot of games." Bradford busted out of his funk with a 51-yard touchdown pass to rookie Chris Givens for a 14 point cushion, and Robert Quinn had three of the Rams' nine sacks on Kolb to keep the Cardinals in check. Arizona (4-1) scored at least 20 points in each of its 1st 4 games, but had no luck containing a pass rush that had totaled just 6 sacks on the year, and got stopped twice inside the 20 in the final minutes. Kolb got his helmet knocked off twice on hits, once after getting popped in the jaw. "I'm all right," Kolb said. "I'm glad we've got the weekend to heal up, mentally and physically." The Rams totaled 2 victories last year but so far have executed a quick turnaround under new coach Jeff Fisher. They're 3-0 at home for the first time since 2003, and they're above .500 for the first time since they were 4-3 on Nov. 4, 2006. Bradford finished 7 for 21 for 141 yards, the second-lowest total of his career. He threw for 126 yards against Tampa Bay his rookie year in 2010. Before the second TD pass, he had been 3 for 16 overall for just 25 yards, often missing on his receivers by a lot. Undoubtedly, he missed Danny Amendola, sidelined in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury on a diving attempt that was initially ruled a 22-yard catch for a first down but overturned after the Cardinals challenged. Arizona's loss leaves Atlanta and Houston as the only remaining unbeaten teams. The loss was only the Cardinals' third in 14 games since starting the 2011 season 1-6.

Atlanta worst Sports City?

After reading a column written by Rob Parker from espnnewyork.com, a lot of Atlanta fans are enraged by his words. As you should be if you're a true Atlanta sports fan. I watch at least 80% of Braves games, and get an ESPN update sent to my phone when I can't watch. Same with the Falcons. Not really a huge fan of the NBA, but watch and take pride in the Hawks when they play. I was a huge Thrashers fan. One who went to as many games as I could. Living a good hour away from the arena, and not making a ton of money, you can Imagine why I didn't go to every single one. However, I agree to a certain extent. Having this conversation several times with my other co-hosts being a true Atlanta fan, one who lives and dies with the whistle.There are a considerable amount of fair weather fans in Atlanta. But then again you hear stories of your friends grandparents who would sit in front of the radio with their Braves hat on and listen to Skip Carrey and Pete Van Weiren call every Braves game. Or the Father or grandfather who would wake up his son, or grandson early on a Sunday morning so they can go Tailgate at the Dome. The Passion is here Rob, I assure you that, but with the amount of people in the Metro Atlanta area (5 million) compared to New York (19 Million) I can understand why you see no passion.

You say the Braves didn't sell out playoff games, in the 2011 MLB playoffs, the Yankees didn't sell out a single playoff game. You say the Falcons don't deserve a playoff win because of their fan base? Well you clearly didn't do all your research sir, and were only doing it for attention. So Falcons fans, if we are to beat the Giants at Met Life Stadium (Which by the way as of Saturday night, still was not sold out), we should Rise Up and Say a big Screw You  to Rob Parker.

Colts 2011 draft outlook

Going into this draft with the #1 pick locked up, the Colts look to be taking Andrew Luck, the QB out of Stanford. Unfortunately Indy's problems go deeper then just there field captain. Look for the Colts to go either RB or DL in the 2nd or 3rd round depending on who's available. Lamar Miller, a RB out of Miami, & Brandon Thompson, a 6'2 304lb DT out of Clemson, Could be on Indy's radar if they fall to the 2nd round. With a youg WR core & young OL I don't see the Colts putting to much emphasis in these draft on those positions. Although the offense couldn't score this year, the defense, ranking 28th overall, needs the majority of the overhaul. Look in the later rounds for the Colts to add some depth to the secondary. Brandan Bishop from NC St, Brian Peters from Northwestern, Dexter McCoil from Tulsa, & Josh Bush will all be on there shortlist for DB in this draft. Although Andrew Luck is the sexy pick in this years draft, look for the Colts to go heavy on the defensive side for this draft.

We're Baaaack!!!!

Well everyone, I know there are a lot of you out there that won't watch the NFL this year because you think they're greedy and all that stuff...Wait..what am I saying? The NFL is America's favorite sport and people will still watch regardless.

The NFLPA voted Monday to approve the new CBA the owners have proposed which means we have football back in the fall. No games were missed (minus the preseason Hall of Fame game being cancelled). Players will report to camps this coming weekend. Which camps they show up to is the real question. Free Agency is going to be rushed this year so stick with us. We'll try to keep up with all the free agency buzz and keep it updated as much as possible, if not here, our facebook page or our twitter page @sportsclubNFL. But for now here's a few things that have gone on since Monday.

First order of business the NFL has reported that they're reimbursing their employees for time missed. Which is the right thing to do if you ask me. As far as players on the move or staying put here's what I've seen so far.

• Mark Herzlich, former BC standout who is a cancer survivor (great story by the way), has signed with the Giants.
• Speaking of the Giants, there are rumors out there saying that they're interested in bringing back newly freed WR Plaxico Burress.
• Seahawks have informed QB Matt Hasselbeck that they will release him with the signing of QB Tavaris Jackson.
• Sticking with the Seahawks another rumor floating around is that Seattle is looking at possibly bringing in QB Matt Leinart to round out its QB's.
• Some Shocking players being released:
• RB Marion Barber-Cowboys
• RB Willis McGahee-Ravens
• LB Tully Banta-Cain-Patriots
• Former Pro Bowl RG Leonard Davis-Cowboys
• Colts: RB Mike Hart, TE's Gijon Robinson and Tom Santi, DB's Jamie Silva and Mike Richardson.
• WR Roy Williams-Cowboys
• P Josh Bidwell-Redskins

That's it for now guys. We'll keep on it and try to keep everyone informed. Keep watching, listening, tweeting and like us on FB.

Billy