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NFL Playoffs - Atlanta Attitude Wins, Seahawks Rally Strong, Fun With MC Hammer 1-17-13 Part 1

NFL Divisional Playoffs Part II: Atlanta vs. Seattle. Revisiting the Flacco Rainbow plus Sports Brew sing-a-long fails.  A sports Brew convenience Store shout out and a bit of Captain mixology.  Clearing 23k, the Olympic Boom, and a topical storm (6.26).  NFL Playoffs time and a Vince Wilfork name fail (7.38).  Seattle - Atlanta (9.34).  Atlanta delivering in the first half.  Seattle missing Chris Clemons and the Jadeveon Clowney cash bag (13.10).  The Brokeback Mountain topic jump.  Trading turnovers, the Chase Coffman show, and credit for Matt Ryan.  The Tony Gonzalez death grip TD (19.11).  Remembering when the Chiefs were actually good.  Attitude plays and Jacquizz Rodgers channels Brandon Jacobs (21.19).  The truck rule is born (23.57).  Stealing Skittles and the Bruce Irvin fountain of youth. Exploit the weakness (25.02)! Whats-his-face and the Cleo Lemon psychic lemonade stand. Wasted opportunities for Seattle.  Hey Pete Carroll, take the points!  Tag teaming with Michael Turner and Roddy White (29.53).  Richard Sherman - you mad, bro?  Playing football psychological warfare.  Falcons defense blowing up Seattle at the end of the first half (33.51).  Jonathan Babineaux, making Reggie White proud, plus club sandwiches.  Squandered opportunities (37.26).  Taking the win and embracing the big moments.  Opening the come back door.  Russell Wilson, heart, and the scout's whiff (43.59).  Playing bigger than measurables. On the edge of a historic playoff collapse (49.16).  Atlanta's prove it moment (50.27).  Fun with MC Hammer and the football gods smile on Tony Gonzalez.  Matt Bryant kicks the crap out of the monkey on Atlanta's back.  Pete Carroll, icing the fail (55.48).  Hating on icing the kicker.  Props for Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan. Atlanta clutching up and winning through adversity.  Matt Ryan delivers and the Falcons take that victory away from Seattle.  Falcons getting over the hump.  The Russell Wilson post game - the definition of a football player (1.05.42). NFL Playoffs - Divisional Weekend Part II: Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks 1-17-2013 Part 1.  MP3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Playoffs - 49ers roll, Peyton's Pain, Ravens FTW, and the Flacco Reading Rainbow Tribute 1-16-13

NFL Divisional Weekend Part 1:  Alcohol and the power of the fake. Cranking up the NFL Playoffs.  Great story lines and NFL legends.  Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis in the locker room (4.45).  The emotion of Tony Gonzalez (9.04).  The great tennis and golf topical destruction (10.25).  The challenge of Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and a splash of hockey (14.33).  Gus Golferson and Teddy Tennison are born plus the Sports Brew goes in da club (20.02). Packers - 49ers (22.53).  The over-rated Packer defense and under estimating Colin Kaepernick (oops).  Explosive plays and big time 3rd down conversions (28.47).  Shifting into the playoff football gear (31.53).  Small margins of fail - the special Teams butterball and the puntception.  Kaepernick and the jets - being big in the moment (36.33).  Props to Jim Harbaugh - understanding the pulse of a team.  Rocking 50-sick and a discipline check.  The return of Vernon Davis and the art of deception.  The assertiveness of the 49ers and a discount double fail (44.37).  The Crabtree post game and the birth of the Cheerhawks (46.22). Denver - Baltimore (52.16).  The double OT thriller.  Re-thinking Flacco plus Torrey Smith toasting Champ Bailey.  Football instincts: no guts no glory (55.54).  The Jim Caldwell factor, the  return of Ray Rice, offensive balance, and a super Flacco.  Ray Lewis passing the torch (1.01.39).  A kick off as cold as the Rockies.  Trindon Holliday goes beast mode.  Peyton Manning and the double gloves.  Yessir, from prostates to the 49ers Colin-oscopy, new advertising opportunities for the NFL (1.07.56).  The hat trick of Denver fail - inducing fan nausea (1.14.03).  Playing the percentages of Peyton (1.20.21).  The Flacco dagger and the Rahim Moore heart breaker.  Denver going medicinal as Peter Tebow celebrates (1.26.28).  A classic game and the perfect storm.  Peyton Manning's playoff pain. Breaking out the Reading Rainbow during the Denver off-season (1.33.35).  Yes, the Sports Brew cranks up a tribute to LeVar Burton as the Flacco Rainbow is born (1.38.47).  Wrapping up with Peter Griffin.  Bonus Brew: the Flacco Rainbow outro (1.48.33) NFL Divisional Weekend Part 1: 1-16-2013.  MP3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Wildcard, RGIII, Redskins, Seahawks, the Hindsight Hammer, Ray Lewis, Heart, & the BCS 1-9-2013

NFL Wild Card Weekend:  One heckuva ride comes to an end for the Colts and the Redskins.  Celebrating Ray Lewis - the identity of the Ravens  (2.44).  Recognizing Wilson, Luck, and RGIII as the new hearts of their teams.  The bandwagon of success - celebrate the moment (7.25).  The brotherhood of sports.  The amazing Jason Campbell jersey (10.35).  Redskins - Seahawks (13.12).  Embracing fandom at FedEx.  The first quarter of excellence and the Alice Morris slip up.  The first tweak and the shift in the game.  Giving credit to the Seahawks and Russell Wilson (17.25).  The cool Russell Wilson and the it factor (20.13).  Mark Sanchez and the Rex Ryan tattoo incident. Exploiting opportunity, small margins, and shifting momentum (23.25).  Russell Wilson and the Richmond connection.  Playoff football wrinkles - the power of Kuhn.  A little extra pepper for the playoffs and a chipper rivalry (29.42).  Competitive games and Wildcard flames (33.03).  A Schmoyer salute.  The Lynch turnover, props to Fletcher, and setting up "win it" moments (35.13).  The Hankerson drop and giving the Seahawks opportunities to grind (39.48).  Russell Wilson rocks the blocks.  The Captain goes Prime Time for Russell Wilson.  The infamous 2nd and 22 plus Montgomery's bad snap (43.07).  Near misses and close calls.  Give Alfred Morris the rock!  50,000 drunks make the call (49.49).  Two outcomes meet the hindsight hammer - the loss and the final injury (50.30).  The double edged sword of toughness.  The sideline pizza box, the Kirk Cousins question, and a locker room that sinks or swims with RGIII.  The military mentality and RGIII's determination (56.10).  Celebrating toughness comes with risks. Believing in RGIII (1.02.16).  The parallels to Adrian Peterson.  The birth of a legend through leadership and sacrifice.  The ultimate locker room commitment, full buy in, and the forthcoming redemption.  Foreshadowing through dreams (1.08.26).  The will to win - transcending the scoreboard.  The athlete's sacrifice - the love of sport (1.12.54).  The fail of celebrating injuries - a sad reflection.  The NHL returns (1.20.38).  The BCS Championship Lame (1.22.20).  Roll Tide!  Props to Alabama and the amazing unity of SEC pride.  Game day experiences plus Richard Sherman goes Cortland Finnegan and Trent Williams pops in.  Don't underestimate Russell Wilson and the Seahawks (1.29.02).  The story of persevering and the compelling human element through sport. NFL Wildcard, Heart, RGIII, Redskins, Seahawks Grind, and the BCS: 1-9-2013.  Mp3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Wildcard, Skins - Hawks, Colts - Ravens, Pack - Vikings, Bengals - Texans, TMNT Fail 1-4-13 Pt 2

NFL Wildcard Weekend, Part 2: Dialing up D-Stat for a Wildcard Breakdown.  Calling our shots with the degenerates. Bengals - Texans (4.04).  Starting with the degenerate breakdown and cranking up the Wattage.  The strength of the Bengals - defense and the down trend of Matt Schaub and the Texans. The Packers - Vikings (14.17).  Appreciating Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson gets salty.  The return of Favre and the Twit dix (16.13).  A Fail Horn dedication, the return of Woodson, and doubting Christian Ponder.  QB play favors the Pack.  A.P goes bananas in December (20.14).  Greg Jennings believes in his smellf, but his sister Valencia Jennings goes idiot mode on Twitter (25.04).  Defending Aaron Rodgers, the mega fail horn, the Twit Dix take on the Butt Fumbles (29.56). Colts - Ravens (31.31).  The impact of Ray Lewis versus Team Chuckstrong.  A strong Baltimore home field advantage welcomes the original home team back to town.  The Pagano - Baltimore connection and Caldwell the time out eater.  The mysterious Ravens and the motivation of Ray Lewis (37.18).  Don't underestimate the Colts or the Pagano factor (43.41). Redskins - Seahawks (45.31).  Two of the hottest teams in the NFL bring the heat.  Alfred Morris looking for contact and Haslett's improved Redskin defense.  Fan Super Bowl over reaction - focus on the Wild Card (49.21).  The Seahawks get physical on D and respecting the progression of Wilson.  Negating the Seahawks and the #1 scoring defense in the NFL (53.34).  Setting up the D-Stat Skype Case Race and the return of 4 am cranky daddy.  Remembering recent Seahawks - Redskins playoff history (1.01.26).  The crash and burn of Shaun Alexander.  The TMNT Teaser.  The Captain's preferred playoff outcome predictions. D-Stat's Bowl Hit of the Week (1.07.07).  The Clowney monster blows up Michigan.  Golden YouTube nuggets, a Jon Gruden fail, and props to Spurrier at South Carolina.  Bowl upsets - Syracuse over WVa,  Clemson - LSU playcalling disasaster and Louisville - Florida.  Arnold helps out Mike Shanahan (1.17.22).  A quick D-Stat Giants defensive segment.  A New Year's story (1.26.52) TMNT Super Bonus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Meltdown mode (1.29.43). NFL Playoffs: 1-4-2013, Part 2.  Mp3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Playoff kickoff - Redskins win, Chuckstrong Colts, Team Leadership, Al Bundy 1-4-13 Part 1

NFL Week 17 and the NFL Playoffs, Part 1:  Happy New Beer!  Andy Reid to Kansas City and trading Kevin Kolb for Doritos.  Redskins - NFC East Champs plus a 1999 rewind! (4.31).  Calbert Haynesworth is born.  Breaking out the bandwagon (8.10).  Tony Romo's special deliveries and a Redskin team brimming with confidence.  RGIII's stat line and the Alfred Morris glory hole show (10.48).  Romo gets the business from fans plus RGIII's post game comments (13.25).  Alfred Morris and the power of team (15.45).  Seeing the bigger picture and appreciating the 2012 QB Draft class.  Contrasting Cam Newton plus the shared parallel of Team leadership skills and on-field maturity (21.45).  Props to London Fletcher - working hard to raise the bar (24.23).  Alfred Morris as RGIII's Terrell Davis.  Setting up for Redskins - Seahawks with some sound bite mayhem. Finishing off the Skins - Cowboys game (29.35).  The missing delay of game, Coldplay, and the return of the Count.  Dwayne Harris, Sav Rocca, and the facemask of doom.  Lessons from Peyton Manning - finding different ways to win and preparing for different scenarios (36.14).  Creating defensive conflict.  Settling Rookie of the Year on the field plus breaking records (42.24).  Props to Aaron Rodgers and Whitfield goes State Farm with a D-Stat hair piece.   Alfred Morris - the best thing McNabb ever did for DC (47.58). From Pre-Season optimism to the NFL Playoffs - the Redskins and the Colts make the jump and bring out the House of Pain (50.34).  Shannon reps the Sports Brew in Indianapolis.  The return of Pagano, the classy Texans, and the game beyond the game (56.40).  Arian Foster goes Chuckstrong and Al Bundy debuts on the Sports Brew (59.44).  Remembering Bart Simpson plus shaking and baking with Spuds MacKenzie.  Back to the Colts - Texans (1.06.36).  The fail of Schaub and the Deji Karim show - no glory hole in Texas.  The separation of Special Teams and the steal of T.Y. Hilton.  Crediting Grigson and stressing organizational leadership - unifying beyond self (1.13.41).  Memorable imprints on the 2012 season and celebrating the moment with Luck, Wilson, and RGIII.  JJ say WATT?!?! NFL Week 17 and NFL Playoffs: 1-4-2013, Part 1.  Mp3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

Giants fail, Seahawks FTW, AP for MVP, Newton ducks ejection, NFL Black Monday 12-28-12 Pt 2

NFL Week 16 - Part II:  The Flu-Cast continues!  The NY Giants flip the fail switch and the Sports Brew Skype party.  D-Stat rallies up some degenerate bets.  Seattle - San Francisco (8.54).  The Seahawks drop the hammer and pwn the 49ers.  Defending the Seahawks and respect for Russell Wilson (12.12).  Mark and Matt square off for Return of the Mack - Judge Brewdy makes the decision (15.29).  The Fail Horn starts up sound byte shenanigans (21.06).  The Sports Brew Skype Smack-a-thon meltdown.  The Giants go End of the Road - the potential end of the Gilbride era in NY (24.00).  Giants - Ravens.  Ravens roll up a slack Giants' defense.  Giants grasping for the switch (27.47). Revisiting the Captain's pre-season predictions, including a Denver - Green Bay Super Bowl (32.09).  Tough sledding for Adrian Peterson to get the rushing record.  Is the record a pre-requisite for AP to be NFL MVP?  A Dallas - DC screw job on the Giants (37.05).  Debating the Ed Reed hit on Victor Cruz.  Protecting the players is one thing, excessive fines for legal, hard football hits is another.  Passing the "50 drunks in a bar" test, Sports Brew style.  The Cam Newton - Jerome Boger bumping incident and the missed ejection (44.29).  Taking the next step with Cam - the challenge of on field leadership and learning to work the refs.  D-Stat hates on Tom Brady and a vicious moosing in the Duke - Cincinnati Belk Bowl match-up (54.19). Sean Payton re-signs with the Saints - from Pee Wee football back to the NFL Salary Penthouse.  The Black Monday roller coaster for NFL Coaches (59.38).  Getting the Brew Crew round table on several potential coaching changes across the NFL landscape plus speculating on Andy Reid's next coaching job.  Welcome to the chopping block. The wrap up and thank you to Sports Brew Nation (1.16.36).  The return of the Jorge Posada late night menu. Bonus Mackage (1.26.53). 12-28-2012, Part 2.  MP3 Format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Week 16, Redskins - Dallas showdown, Seattle props, Colts party, Fail Horn Fatties 12-28-12 Pt 1

NFL Week 16:  The flu cast is down with the sickness.  Enjoying late season division games and the excellence of Cowboys - Redskins for the NFC East crown.  Redskins - Eagles (5.10).  Remembering preseason predictions and appreciating the progression of the Rookie QB Class (6.57).  Protecting RGIII's knee through the game plan (8.48).  The potential Seahawks - Redskins playoff matchup.  Respecting the Cowboys offense.  The fail of Week 17 Fantasy Championship games (13.20).  The QBR and Keyshawn spins the damn ball (16.00).  Setting up the Skins - Cowboys game.  Ball control, confidence, and taking the next step.  The Miles Austin threat and dealing with the Cowboys passing game (22.43).  The Captain calls his shot: Redskins VICTORAH (26.33)!  Matt and the fat ladies start warming up. The Twitter Terminator skypes in for some Colts action (30.32).  The return of Chuck Pagano and a chance to knock the Texans out of the #1 seed.  Containing Arian Foster.  Shannon trying to win a Jim Irsay Twitter contest (36.46).  Doubting Schaub and the return of Sanchez.  The NY Jets QB party goes Replacements with a dose of textual innuendos (40.20). Bruce Arians' future and the attraction of the Colts' team family environment (44.37).  Props to Andrew Luck for setting the single season rookie passing yardage record.  The Chester's Hot Fries Bowl (50.44).  Packers - Titans beat down.  Giving Mike Munchak das boot and Jumbo Jim Fisher is born (missing Jeff Fisher).  Back to Redskins - Cowboy: bringing fail horn fatties to FedEx and Eli Manning's new word game (59.25).  Giants flip the switch into fail mode. 12-28-2012, Part 1.  MP3 Format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Week 15 Giants MIA, 26 Acts for Sandy Hook, Redskins go Ludacris, NFL MVP, FF 12-21-12 Part II

NFL Week 15 Part II.  NY Giants - Atlanta.  Waiting for a rally that may never come.  Juan Cruz is born into the Sports Brew lexicon.  Taking a moment to remember Jack Pinto and the other victims of S.H.E.S. (5.19).  Thinking of Mr. Rogers and looking for the helpers.  Ann Curry and #20 Acts and #26 Acts of kindness (8.41).  Back to the Giants - Falcons game (14.14).  Atlanta responds to the challenge and the criticism.  The return of the Giants' November Lame plus the 4th down comedy of fail.  Setting up the NFC East division race (19.48).  The Saints inspire musical shenanigans (22.17). The Redskins go on the move with Ludacris on the Giants and the rest of the NFC East teams (23.15).  Ravens - Broncos (24.40).  The mighty Flacco and the times outs.  The Broncos dominate the clock and the Ravens turn in a Pitta-ful performance.  Peyton Manning reaping the benefits of the Denver defense plus Knowshon Moreno goes Olympic on Ed Reed.  Quick Hits and boomsticks (33.09).  Detroit - Arizona.  Fantasy shankage by the Lions and Jim Schwartz takes position on the hot seat.  Colts - Texans (36.46).  The Colts should, coulda, woulda game.  Appreciating Andre Johnson - a quiet superstar.  Still waiting for Houston's "prove it" game.  Seahawks - Bills (41.17).  The Russell Wilson show.  49ers - New England (42.38).  Love for Randy Moss and good bounces for the 49ers.  From blowout to an incredible near comeback.  Tom Brady throws a Fantasy Football stat party.  Justin Smith's injury.  Packers - bears (49.29).  The kick-off that nearly gave the game away.  The Bears channel their inner 1996 Washington Redskins.  Vikings - Rams AKA The Adrian Peterson show (51.22).  Giving the business over the Peterson vs Manning for MVP and Comeback Player of the Year debate.  Samuel L. Jackson pays cranky Shannon a visit. The Sports Brew Fantasy Football League Super Bowl - the Captain and the Twitter Terminator hang with MC Hammer (55.38).  The Sports Brew Faceback page is born and we rock the usual wrap up fail bag with a super secret bonus ending (59.39).  Wait for it.  ;) 12-21-12, Part II.  MP3 Format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

NFL Week 15 - Cousins, Redskins, ROTY, QBR Nonsense, Cowboy UP 12-21-2012 Part 1

NFL Week 15 - Sandbagging ESPN's QBR Statistic - the Mark Sanchez metric of fail.  NFL Chatter - the rebound week (3.40).  Appreciating the story of any sports season and digging through the Sports Brew archives.  Appreciating the Kirk Cousins pick and applauding how Cousins and RGIII make each other better (7.02).  Remembering Ron Beckman.  The pistol rolls out versus Cleveland.  Looking back on the Browns' draft moves (11.37).  Avoiding the trap game and looking at the number of quality young QB's coming into the NFL (14.51).  Quality organizational decision making - Russell Wilson in Seattle (19.40).  Reigniting the ROTY debate, recognizing the Seahawks, and an NFC West - New England pop quiz. Redskins - Cleveland.  Keeping the Browns guessing and bringing out a different offensive set (29.38).  Think Jim Brown likes Trent Richardson yet?  Responding to in game adversity and a boot leg party.  Rob Jackson and the defense step up in the second half.  The Redskins start rolling and the Butler cleans up.  Bonus Sports Brew Fantasy League chatter and Chris Cooley's Sports Brew Playbook (37.26).  First place in the NFC East and looking forward to Philly.  Andy Reid coaching for his next job, the return of LeSean McCoy, and the Westbrook warning.  The Eagles go for the spoiler.  Wrapping up thoughts on Kirk Cousins - you have to listen to offers, but barring a lopsided trade offer, the Redskins have to keep him (43.48). Setting up the NFC East finish (49.28).  Giving props to the Cowboys for finishing strong.  Steelers - Cowboys (53.31).  The importance of DeMarco Murray plus the Cowboys get a little cheeky.  Ben Roethlisberger shaking off the rust and props to Jason Witten.  Dwayne Harris clutches up.  Recognizing and respecting the Cowboys' late season push (1.01.51).  Can the Cowboys and the Redskins spoil John Mara's Christmas (1.04.33).  Becoming a team that finds ways to win. 12-21-2012, Part 1.  MP3 format. This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew

Rob Parker on RGIII, Giants Roll, NFL Playoff races, bad D-Stat bets 12-14-12 Part 2

NY Giants hammer the Saints.  The Saints Pick Party continues and David Wilson drops the smack down on New Orleans.  The NFC playoff picture - the Captain argues for two teams from the NFC East (8.40).  Atlanta should fear the Giants in the playoffs.  Not sold on the Falcons or the Texans as legitimate Super Bowl contenders.  Looking for a Giants - 49ers rematch plus staying off the Chris Cooley-Aid (13.16).  Houston and Atlanta - two teams that have to prove they can get over the hump.  Houston - New England (14.29).  Respect for Arian Foster, doubt for Matt Schaub.  A weird playoff scenario with Houston and Indianopolis. Offensive Rookie of the Year - Luck, RGIII, or Wilson (19.27).  Let's face it - we're biased.  Shannon's fandamonium as both the Captain and D-Stat cover Luck and RGIII.  The Colts' very own Robert Griffin from Baylor.  Pairing Ahmad Bradshaw and David Wilson. Rob Parker and RGIII - race baiting, stereotyping, and idiotic commentary (29.40).  RGIII's statement about being a QB from USA Today (34.50).  Defining yourself, breaking paradigms, and pushing norms beyond the conventional box.  The evolution of the NFL (41.08).  Heart, leadership, and self determination.  Parker's Tiger Woods parallel.  Max pays a visit to defend his black(cat)ness (46.30).  Taking advantage of the platform that sports delivers to star players.  Questioning the fan and sports media obsession with the negative (49.31).  RGIII's unique positioning in the sports world.  Battling stereotypes - what's your cause, Rob Parker (54.57).  Role models, the development of self, the evaluation of a man. The Return of the Mark send off (1.00.24).  Looking forward to the Browns vs. Redskins and Chicago - Green Bay.  Wrap up shenanigans.  The Hail Horn (1.06.22).  Bad D-Stat streaking sports bets, challenging the Captain to shave his head (nope), and the Twittle handle meltdown. 12-14-2012 Part II This is how we Brew it: Join the Brew Crew @ www.facebook.com/SportsBrew Twitter: vasportsbrew Find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.  Key words: Sports Brew