Sunday, January 01, 2006
SEAHAWKS-PACKERS 1/1/06
Seahawks at Packers, 10:00 a.m. Pacific (Noon Central), FOX
2005 NFC RUSHING TOTALS
Tiki Barber (NYG) 1860 yards
Shaun Alexander (SEA) 1807 yards
Barber ran for 203 yards Saturday night against the Raiders as the Giants clinched the NFC East title with a 30-21 win in Oakland. He now leads Alexander by 53 yards.
To win the NFC rushing title, Alexander must run for 54 yards. He can have the all-time touchdown mark to himself with one more touchdown. He's currently tied with Kansas City's Priest Holmes (2003) at 27 TD.
The Packers defense has been awful against the run in the 2005 season, allowing 127.5 ypg. Does this mean that Shaun will win the rushing title today? It remains to be seen, because I believe that Mike Holmgren will only play him for just a quarter, the first half at the most. The most important thing, however, is to keep Alexander healthy for the playoffs. Rushing titles are nice, but a Super Bowl ring is even nicer.
Just be glad that you aren't a Chargers fan today. You know, the same Chargers who were clearly the NFC's best team. I mean, the Chargers were the 2nd best team in football! Ask any national media personality and they'll tell you that.
Fact is, the media has been wrong before. Remember when the Arizona Cardinals were supposed to win the NFC West? I remember those days. Good times.
With that, Happy New Year, Sports And B's readers.
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