No.1 On The Line And The Vikings Capitalize

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Minnesota QB Gus Frerotte and WR Bernard Berrian tied and NFL record for longest touchdown play from scrimmage, with a 99 yard touchdown pass, as the Vikings went onto beat the Bears 34-14.

After losing to Chicago earlier in the season, tonight was a must win for Minnesota and secured first place in the NFC North for themselves. A combined balanced attack of offense and defense execution ensured their victory tonight over the rival Bears.

Gus Frerotte went 16/25 for 210 yards and a 99 yard touchdown to WR Bernard Berrian. Berrian would finish the game with 122 yards. Running Back Adrian Peterson rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 28 attempts. His teammate Chester Taylor had minor success as he went for 41 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.

The Vikings defense kept the pressure on as they were able to intercept chicago QB Kyle Orton three times. Vikings DE Jared Allen, who of late has been the focus of numerous questionable hits, was able to sack Orton three times himself.

This might spell the end of the Bears for the season after they started with a 7-0 lead in this game. Will their last four opponents of the season smell the blood in the water, or will Chicago be able to persevere and bounce back? Only time will tell.

By: Collin Dakheel

Horns Win Showdown To Stay Alive In BCS

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The Lone Star Showdown ended lopsided tonight as the Longhorns stampede the Aggies 49-9. An over matched Texas A&M team was struggling, at best, to keep up with the BCS contender Texas Longhorns.

Texas quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Colt McCoy, was the staple of this offense as he was unstoppable in the air and on the ground against the inexperienced Aggie defense. McCoy went 23 for 28 for 312 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Colt added to his performance on the ground taking 11 carries for 48 yards and two touchdowns.

The Longhorns defense was also dominant as they came up with six sacks and a fumble.

Aggies' quarterback Stephen McGee had a rough return into the lineup as he went 16 for 24 for 207 yards and no touchdowns as he was unable to capitalize on the Longhorns' side of the field. Sophomore Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson went 4 for 11 for 62 yards and a late fourth quarter touchdown to freshman receiver Jeff Fuller.

Texas now just has to sit and hope for a miracle in the way of an Oklahoma and Texas Tech losses this Saturday, or a lot of sympathy from pollsters on Sunday.

By: Collin Dakheel

Cowboys Roast Seahawks On Turkey Day

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An excited Martellus Bennett celebrates after scoring the first touchdown of the game for the Cowboys. The rookie tight end out of Texas A&M celebrated in true Aggie fashion as Dallas continued on to victory over Seattle 34-9.

The Cowboys' defense was also on cooking detail as they kept the heat on the Seahawks, be able to record 7 sacks on the day, the most sacks produced in a game for the cowboys in over ten years.

The Seahawks struggled all game on both sides of the ball. Even when they were able to get into the red zone, their offense wasn't able to capitalize and had to settle for field goals. Seattle's only glimmer of hope was in the second half when cornerback Marcus Trufant was able to intercept Dallas quarterback Tony Romo in the end zone.

Dallas is running on all cylinders now that they have quarterback Tony Romo back for a couple weeks. Romo had three touchdowns to WR Terrell Owens, TE Jason Witten, and TE Martellus Bennett. The Cowboys improve to 8-4 on the season and have a long nine days till their next game on December 7th versus Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

By: Collin Dakheel

Johnson And The Titans Drive Over The Lions In Detroit

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On the second play of their first drive, the Tennessee Titans were already able to celebrate a Chris Johnson touchdown.

On the same result, on their second drive, Johnson went 58 yards on a 3rd and 5 for his second touchdown of the first quarter. By half time, with a combined effort by fellow running back Lendale White and the Titans defense, Tennessee was able to take a commanding lead as they went into the locker room at half time 35-10.

With an iron leg in the second half, Tennessee kicker Rob Bironas clocked in 4 field goals for 12 points and sealed this victory out at 47-10.

Detroit is on the verge of being named as the worst team in history as they fall to 0-12 on the season. With great weapons on both sides of the ball, such as WR Calvin Johnson, RB Kevin Smith, and OLB Ernie Sims, this talented NFC North team shouldn't be in last place. With this brutal defeat marks the worst loss for the Lions on Thanksgiving Day in history.

By: Collin Dakheel

Mavericks Blast The Rockets In Houston

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Injuries plagued both teams in this one, but it was Jason Terry and the Mavericks who were successful as they beat the Rockets 96-86.

Jason Terry led the Dallas bench and team with 31 points, 18 of which were in the first half. Dirk Nowitzki

had a decent game with 24 points and 12 rebounds .

Rafer Alston and Tracy McGrady led the Rockets both with 16 points. Rafer Alston also had 5 rebounds and 8 assists to his credit.

Both teams were missing star quality players as Houston C Yao Ming and Dallas SF Josh Howard were both out because of ankle injuries. But it was Dallas who persevered and overcame adversity, on the road no less, to have a commanding victory against the first place Rockets. Dallas improves to 5-7 while Houston drops to 7-5. Even with the loss however, Houston still retains the top spot in the Southwest Division.
By: Collin Dakheel

Dominating Victory Screams No. 1 Recognition

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After a blowout victory in Lubbock last night over Oklahoma State, sports writers including myself are are asking for a No.1 BCS rank for Texas Tech.

The Alabama Crimson Tide were able to escape defeat in overtime yesterday against LSU. Alabama narrowly escaped defeat against a 15th ranked Tigers team that they should have been able to handle with ease. I definitely believe that Alabama and the SEC's strangle hold on the top ranked position should come to a halt after their performance.

The Red Raiders' blowout of No. 9 Oklahoma State was more concinving and just solidifies even more that Texas Tech is worthy and should be ranked No. 1.

By: Collin Dakheel