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Kopfensteiner Red Hot! Senior James Kopfensteiner leads Varsity Basketball to victory in Affton Tournament David Taiclet, ’11 Sports Editor

The Priory Varsity Basketball team played in the Affton tournament over Christmas break. The Rebels had lost four games in a row against tough teams. They also are missing three key players due to injuries. Despite these facts Priory entered the Affton holiday tournament as the number 1 seed.

The Rebels first played the number 8 seeded Dupo Tigers. The Rebels controlled the tempo and the boards all game long. James led the team in scoring with 19 points and Matt Keating pulled down a ridiculous 22 rebounds, also adding 13 points of his own. Priory’s defense was not as stellar as it has been at other times, but this could have been attributed to a 10 A.M. start to the game, but Priory was able to squeak out a 65-60 win. This was their first in over three weeks.

The next game was against the number four seed Crossroads.

Crossroads beat Priory in the championship game last year. But this year was a different story. Thanks to the win the day before the Rebels game didn’t start until 1 P.M. giving everyone enough sleep. This may be why the defense was so good this game.

Crossroads only scored 47 points and Priory’s defense only allowed four players from Crossroads to score. But defense didn’t win this game alone.

The championship game pitted the number two seeded Hancock Tigers against the number one seeded Priory Rebels. Hancock likes to push the tempo and play a full court press all game. Early in the game Priory’s backcourt handled the pressure very well and found some easy shots. This forced Hancock to fall back into a halfcourt defense.

Midway through the first quarter David Taiclet was added to the long list of injured players when he had to leave to get stitches after being hit in the head by an errant elbow. However, Jack Taiclet filled in nicely by scoring 14 points, and along with James’ 19 points and Matt Keating’s control of the boards James Kopfensteiner goes up for a 3-pointer against a the Rebels won in overtime, 46-40.

Hancock defender. Kopfensteiner’s 19 points helped the Defense was key this game as both Rebels to a 46-40 win. teams had trouble scoring. At the end of regulation the score was 34- 34. But Priory shot the ball extremely well, once again clutch free throw shooting especially behind the three point line and from the free throw line.

The sealed the deal.

Rebels made as many three pointers as “You can’t leave James Kopfensteiner near an open flame. He’s they did shots inside the arc and shot too explosive!” This is what all the teams 80% from the free throw line. This is a in the Affton Holiday Tournament team that had shot barely over 30 percent in their four straight losses figured out about him. His clutch earlier in the season. shooting was on display every game as he led the tournament in scoring. Both James Kopfensteiner was on fire James and Matt Keating were named to against Crossroads, especially in the the all-tournament team. Priory next second half. Going into halftime James only had three points. But he ended the faces a tough Duchesne team and hopes game with 29. I don’t know if he even to have Matt Jones, Mike Puettmann, David Taiclet, and Mark Mannino back missed a shot in the second half. by then.

Thanks to him the Rebels won 56-47.

Editorials

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The Record Staff Editor in Chief:

Patrick R. Mulvihill, ’10

Arbitrarily Judgementalitastic: The status of our country

Layout Editor:

Chad E. Huber, ’10

Content Editor:

Weekly Editorial Writer

Sean J. Lamb, ’10

Faculty Moderator:

Alexandre Todorov, ‘10

Mrs. Barbara K. Sams

In this issue...

Alex Todorov, ‘10

Chad Huber, ’10

David Taiclet, ’11

Sam Sagartz, ’11

Andy Schwartz, ’11

Jon Gower, ’11

Trevor Jin, ’12

Brendan Thomas, ’12

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Normally I attempt to be funny in my columns, but on this first Arbitrarily 2010, I am going to be serious. This year has witnessed the death knoll of our modern political system and I cannot help but despair at the consequences of this occasion. The tenuous two party system, already given rabies by the previous Republican administration, was finally taken behind the barn and killed by the current Democratic administration. With it dies the general air of bipartisanship the Congress has enjoyed within the last century, replaced by an obsessive quest for sixty votes.

Bipartisanship now means, “Cry when they don't do things our way,” progress now means, “Is our party doing better?” and action means “committee meetings ad nauseum.” We have gone from the frying pan to the fire when we replaced a untrustworthy, self serving, partisan incompetent with a man that is turning out to be as self-aggrandizing and partisan as his predecessor, and, to put the cherry on top, indecisive to boot. The blame lies on an apathetic voting block that takes for granted their political freedom, and consistently avoids actually thinking by either voting party line or going with the crowd.

What does not help is that the modern television media have become as lazy as their audience, and refuse to actually present the facts, instead relying on far cheaper hot air.

There are rare exceptions; NPR, since its reform a few years ago, has emerged as the best news source in America, and a surprisingly harsh critic of many of the administration's policies. Yet they are almost alone in actually presenting well-researched stories, as TV news has essentially become non-violent pro wrestling. The big three news networks are held in thrall by their corporate owners, and the three major cable news networks are crippled by partisanship (MSNBC and Fox especially, with CNN to a lesser extent). Our printed news are not that much better either. Newsweek and Time are

quite frankly laughable compared to the great world sources such as The Economist. There are only two truly nationwide newspapers, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and they are usually fair within their news section, but become hopelessly partisan within their editorial sections. All of this has fueled and increasing, and terrifying, partisan rigidity when it comes to the issues facing our country.

Just take our city, which has been crippled by the separation of the city and the county, as the money has flowed out as the rich flee further and further into the suburbs, strangling a once great city. The bus system, which was finally getting a boost, and might have actually turned into something great, was cut down by the county's refusal to pay a miniscule tax increase. Instead of building the massive I-64 expansion, why did we not build a MetroLink line— something actually convenient for those who work in the city and live in the county? But no, that would allow “those people” into the holy bastion of wealth.

There is only one way out of this and that is responsibility. We have become lazy, and forgotten that being Americans did not make us great, being great made us Americans.

We have forgotten this; from our lax school system, our lazy bureaucracies, antiimmigration groups, corrupt primaries, and money soaked political elections. We need to step up. We need true patriotism—it is not waving a flag and shouting USA! USA!; it is not wearing a flag pin; it is not claiming that releasing the truth “helps the terrorists.” It is actually thinking. It is having the willpower to ignore people who tell you what you want to hear and actually choosing someone that can do the job. It is not by saying “change” or “real Americans”, it is not by saying “government know best” or “government is evil”, it is by saying, “what do we need to do, and how are we going to do it?” Personally the people I want to see are people like Huckabee and Lieberman; people willing to ignore if the issue is going to the left or to the right, but care if it is getting better. No party, no union, no political movement, is more important than our country and its citizens.

The Weekly Update

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Student Council Update Student Council wishes everyone a happy 2010 as half-way point of the school year is now behind us. Xanadu will be the first major event of the year and it takes place on February 6th. There will be moms visiting your Form meetings next week with volunteer sign-up sheets.

We encourage all students to volunteer, as all of the money raised from Xanadu goes towards giving financial aid to those students who cannot afford to pay the full tuition of Priory.

donate only if their parents sign a permission form). A sign-up sheet will be placed on the front desk in the coming weeks so keep a lookout and make sure to donate!

There will be the second blood drive of the school year on February 10th in the commons. As always you must be 17 or older to give blood (16 year olds may

Following the blood drive, will be the Junior School Mixer! The tentative date for the mixer is February 12th. However, many junior school students have voiced complaints about the Oak Hill Mixer and Junior School Basketball games happening on the same night.

We are doing everything we can at this point to resolve these conflicts. We will keep everyone up-to-date and let you know immediately if a change does occur.

Record Needs Writers

Tutoria Activity Planning

The Record is still looking for opinions and news writers, as well as JV, C Team, and Junior School sports writers.

Any tutors or communities who failed to plan ahead for next week’s activity must do so.

We are willing to publish any ideas you may have to a reasonable extent.

Talk to any one of the editors if you are interested.

Weekly Lunches 1/08 - 1/15

Friday, 1/08 Bean & Cheese Burrito Monday, 1/11 Chicken Rings Tuesday, 1/12 Italian Sausage on Bun Wednesday, 1/13 Gyro Thursday, 1/14 Meatloaf Friday, 1/15 Pancake Bar

The activity schedule can be found outside the Tutoria room in the High School.

Thank you for your hard work and continuing efforts to make Tutoria the wonderful success, both in the Junior School and High School

Sports Scores 12/ 20 - 1/6

Varsity Basketball 65-60, Win v. Dupo @ Affton, 12/28 56-47, Win v. Crossroads @ Affton, 12/29 46-40, Win v. Hancock @ Affton, 12/30 42-67, Loss v. Duchesne, 1/6

Weekly Calendar Friday, 1/08/2010 •4:15pm C BBall @ Lu South •5:30pm JV BBall @ Lu South •7:00pm Varsity BBall @ Lu South

Saturday, 1/09/2010 •9:00 V Wrestling Park Hills Tournament

Monday, 1/11/2010

Tuesday, 1/12/2010 •4:15pm C Bball v. MICDS •5:30pm JV Bball v. MICDS •7:00pm Varsity Bball v. MICDS

Wednesday, 1/13/2010 •4:15pm C Bball v. Lu North •6:15pm Forms III/VIParent/ Teacher Conferences

Thursday, 1/14/2010 Hockey 2-2, Tie v. Whitfield @ Chesterfield, 12/28 5-0 Win v. Westminister @ Fenton, 12/29 1-3, Loss v. SLUH @ Affton, 1/1 8-2, Win v. Clayton @ Queeny, 1/04

•4:00pm V Wrestling v. MMA

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2009-2010 Winter Break Movie Reviews Sophomore Trevor Jin look at this Winter’s best (and worst) movies currently out in theatres Trevor Jin, ’12

Entertainment Writer

Sherlock Holmes Review The movie follows the story of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. Watson (Jude Law) in their case to stop a magician who just wouldn’t die. Along with his cunning ability to pick out details around him to solve the crimes, Holmes is also depicted as a terrific fighter, taking out multiple foes with his bare hands and frequently fighting in underground betting arenas for money.

Not once in the movie was there an “Elementary, my dear Watson.”

However, Sherlock’s amazing perceptive skills are still there and better than ever when performed by Robert Downey Jr. I actually don’t even recall if he blinked throughout the entire movie because he was so engrossed in his character. The movie is incredible for the role it is trying to depict, an action movie with witty characters. The majority of the movie features intense fight scenes featuring fists to faces, cane swords, guns, and an electrical mechanism that shoots guys hundreds of feet away at contact. Sadly, the story is much like a Scooby Doo mystery when it all comes together. Some of the explanations for strikingly important parts of the movie are plain silly. Overall however, I was surprised to see that I really liked the movie for the action scenes, and not the witty part. Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. do a great job in entertaining and pushing the plot along for a fun movie, no matter how unrealistic it may seem at times.

4/5 Stars

The Blind Side Review The Blind Side depicts the inspiring story of Michael Oher, a current tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, who protects the quarterback’s blind side as an offensive left tackle. There aren’t really any flaws about this movie, but that doesn’t always make it good. I found myself thinking that this was a good movie, yet I was still bored out of my mind. Strangely, a glaring problem with this movie is that there really isn’t a conflict at all. The Blind Side is strictly a feel good movie. The story begins with Michael Oher, a homeless high school student with a cocaine addict for a mom, being taken in by the Touhy family. His destined life of becoming homeless and hopeless himself is eliminated and the entire story revolves around that good fortune. With humor filling the cracks and an incredible performance by Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side does not dive deep but just gently swims along the surface.

3/5 Stars

Ninja Assassin Review Ninja Assassin is about the story of Raizo (Rain) who is one of many children who gets kidnapped and turned into a killer by the Ozunu clan, although Raizo is definitely the best. The children are abused and finally Raizo snaps and escapes, swearing to take down the clan.

However, he’s going to need help. A Europol agent named Mika Coretti notices a pattern of assassinations and money transactions and soon becomes a target to the clan, but is a great asset to Raizo. If you expect anything more than a gore fest with limbs flying everywhere and pools of blood covering the walls, you will walk out of the theater and demand your money back.

Unfortunately for me I expected something more than a gore fest and was dumbfounded at my terrible decision. I have no idea what I was thinking. The story is as deep as a kiddy pool. Raizo’s acting is atrocious when he isn’t cutting people up with sharp weapons. Saddest of all, when there are fight scenes, they go so fast that I had no idea what just happened. I literally had to imagine what caused the bleeding bodies to get there. The only remotely useful thing I learned from this movie is that guns, grenades, and tanks perform much better than swords. Do not see this movie. You could buy any number of better things with your money then spending it on a ticket for this movie. An example would be a ticket to any other movie.

1/5 Stars

Armored Review Armored follows the story of a crew of an armored transport security firm who attempt to steal the money from their own transport. Unfortunately for them, morality conflicts with their seemingly fool-proof plan. I liked the acting but I was confused why exactly anyone would want to make a movie about something like this. If you think about it’s like taking candy from a baby at gunpoint. It wasn’t interesting, let alone difficult. I swear, the writers wrote the story and saw that there was nothing actually wrong, so they just stuck in a drunken hobo to look at them. What even is that?

I wasted the first hour of the movie watching a conspirator meander all over the place deciding whether to follow through with the job or not, and of course he does. The man is on the brink of losing his house and his brother and has trouble coping with the atrocities he experienced as an Iraq veteran, which

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really doesn’t matter. The story has more plot holes than Swiss cheese. If you want to steal an armored car filled with piles and piles of cash, why would you want a guy who doesn’t even know if he wants to go with it, not to mention that he is another man to take out a slice of the money? If there was a witness, why in the world would you kill him instead of giving him one of the hundreds of wads of cash in your back trunk to keep him quiet?

Why can’t you risk it if he’s a hobo? That’s all I found myself doing, just asking why this movie was made and why I paid money to see

it. To make things worse, it has an atrocious ending. Do not see this movie. The extra half star of my rating was given specifically to the hobo because he proved that your social status does not mean you can make a difference. If anyone ever becomes a hobo just know that you can change the world as long as you encounter stupid, desperate thieves that can’t pull off a hilariously simple theft without running into an issue.

1.5 Stars

January: The Month for Tech be there. Both Google and Apple can host their own press conferences and still draw huge Layout Editor amounts of press attention. Google already had their January press conference on In the past few years January has become the Wednesday announcing the Nexus One - the month for tech. Many companies choose to first phone designed and developed by Google. release or announce their latest products that It was quite a shock of a release for the cell will be able for 2010. The Consumer phone industry. It runs their Android software which has been gaining market share on Electronics Show (CES) is the main venue for iPhone through phones tech companies to display such as the Droid, the their new gadgets, myTouch, and the G1. software, and projects.

Thus far, the Nexus One is The show, which takes certainly the most exciting place in Las Vegas every product of the year.

January, is going on this Apple could, weekend with over 2,100 however, take the crown exhibits from tech of most exciting product companies and 110,000 of the year away from the tech enthusiasts in Nexus One if it releases its attendance. Steve An artists rendering of the rumored iSlate tablet during its January Ballmer, the CEO of 26th press conference. The Microsoft, kicked off the show this past C u p e r t i n o b a s e d company has, Wednesday evening with a Keynote characteristically, made no comments or presentation where he announced many new things that Microsoft will be doing this coming alluded to releasing a tablet. According to the year, including much anticipated tablet and Wall Street Journal and several other welltouch screen devices. Outside of Microsoft, known sources, however, it seems as if a device there are many other popular companies with a 10” - 11” screen will be released. Thus far the rumors state that multi-media will rule planning major releases such as Sony, Palm, Dell, Motorola, Cisco, Philips, Garmin, the device, infamously called the iSlate on tech Samsung, HP, Intel, Nokia, Logitech, and blogs. Reading magazines with embedded Panasonic. It should be really exciting so keep videos instead of pictures, or playing iPhone your eyes peels for news coming out of Las style games on a large screen, among many other interactive features are what could shake Vegas this weekend.

The only major tech companies that up the tablet market entirely. However, all of will not be in attendance at the CES are Google this is simply speculation.

Chad Huber, ’10

and Apple, who feel that they are ‘too good’ to

iTunes Top 10 1. Jump Then Fall

Taylor Swift 2. Bad Romance

Lady GaGa 3. Untouchable

Taylor Swift 4. The Other Side of the

Door

Taylor Swift 5. Fireflies

Owl City 6. SuperStar

Taylor Swift 7. Come In With the Rain

Taylor Swift 8. Party in the U.S.A.

Miley Cyrus 9. TiK ToK

Ke$ha 10. Watcha Say

Jason DeRulo

Most Downloaded Songs of 2009 1. I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas 2. Poker Face Lady GaGa 3. Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas 4. Just Dance Lady GaGa 5. Right Round Flo Rida 6. Fireflies Owl City 7. Down Jay Sean 8. Love Story Taylor Swift 9. You Belong With Me Taylor Swift 10. Whatcha Say Jason Derulo

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Products of human creativity 5. Assist 9. Potato state 14. Leak slowly 15. Part portrayed 16. Cantaloupe or honeydew 17. Fodder holder 18. A hollow in a cliff 19. Point in time 20. Make understand 22. Harps 23. Electrical pioneer Nikola 24. Church council 26. Missing In Action 29. Take into custody 33. Negligent of neatness 38. Lustrous 39. City in Peru 40. Streamlined 42. Russian emperor 43. A "stick" of frozen water 45. Kind of heel 47. Strong suit 48. No particular one 49. Not now 52. A shoulder firearm 57. Mantelpiece

Sudokus

60. Sexy 63. Foot lever 64. Found in skin lotion 65. Circle fragments 66. Mountain crest 67. Mountain pool 68. Container weight 69. Article of faith 70. X X X X 71. Visual organs DOWN 1. A useful or valuable quality 2. French for "Queen" 3. Blabs 4. Mar 5. Part of a foot 6. Ship 7. Imps 8. Minuscule 9. Beg 10. Dry up 11. Winged 12. A flexible tube 13. 1 1 1 1 21. Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit, for example

Word Search

EASY

HARD

25. A small piece of table linen 27. Enclose 28. Each and every one 30. At one time (archaic) 31. Strip of wood 32. Apprentice 33. Skinny 34. Cooties 35. Bypass 36. Be undecided about something 37. An affirmative 41. Estimated time of arrival 44. Pamphlet 46. Stringed instrument 50. Cheer up 51. Unwind 53. Angered 54. A sudden short attack 55. Ill-gotten gains 56. S S S S 57. Expectorated 58. Not there 59. Biblical garden 61. Center 62. Female chickens

WORDBANK babble blade bridle bruise cells check dare deem drake drill ensure gloomy

Cryptogram

grotesque morsel parrot piece quaint queer ragweed ream rocket shame shred slate

snap strange sullen swan swift thrust timdrv tonic tool toucan wash watch

- Derek Zoolander, Zoolander (2001)

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Priory Hockey Update: Christmas Break 2009

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Ohio State Wins Rose Bowl

Greatest Sports Moments of 2009

Sam Sagartz, ’11 Brendan Thomas, ’12

Sports Writer

Sports Writer

Sports Writer

Recently the Priory Rebels hockey team has experienced some success. Even with games over break against teams like SLUH and Kirkwood, who are ranked in the top 10 in the state, they held their own and put up remarkably solid games. Priory came into the Kirkwood game knowing they were outmatched, but they played their hearts out and put up a 3-1 fight with a goal from Sean Lamb.

A week later the Rebels returned to the rink to play Whitfield, who came into the game undefeated. They knew that it would be a tough game and went in ready for a battle. They kept Whitfield’s big guns in check early with stellar defense from all, and added two goals in an amazing 2nd period from John Notter and Andrew Halenkamp.

The Rebels looked to cruise to a win until Whitfield scored once on a power play and then again minutes later to tie the game. It ended in a 2-2 tie that could have easily gone either way.

The next night the Rebs returned to play Westminster in a game in which they cruised to a 5-0 win, but unfortunately the lost Halenkamp for a while after a knee-to-knee hit in the 3rd.

Then on Friday they played SLUH, easily one of their hardest opponents this season. SLUH started off early with a power play goal midway through the 1 st period. The Rebs responded with an Alec Atkinson goal in the 2nd. With good defense and amazing goaltending from Liam Ware the Rebels were able to hold it to a 1-1 tie until late in the 3rd when SLUH scored on the power play again and on a breakaway.

With great goaltending and consistent play the Rebels were able to make Christmas break a successful one.

Jon Gower, ’11

On New Year’s Day, the #7 Oregon Ducks and the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes faced off in Pasadena for the 96th edition of the Rose Bowl. The favored Ducks featured a great rushing attack led by LaMichael James and dualthreat QB Jeremiah Masoli and averaged 37.7 points per game.

They would butt heads with the Buckeye’s fifth ranked defense in the country that prided itself in its ability to stop the run. However, as most analysts predicted, the most important factor in the game would be Terrelle Pryor. This sophomore Quarterback looked to finally emerge as the superstar he was supposed to be, and hoped to show his abilities on the national stage.

At the end of the night, the Buckeyes proved victorious, ending a three-BCS game losing streak. The Ohio State defense performed incredibly, holding Oregon’s high powered and rapid-scoring offense to only 17 points and Masoli was held to only 9 completions with 20 attempts and 81 yards, with an interception. The Ducks also only converted 2 out of 11 third downs.

Pryor stole the show, completing 23 attempts for 266 yards, both career highs. Pryor threw for two touchdowns, one to Devier Posey, who caught 8 for 101 yards, and the other to Brandon Saine, who also contributed with a solid rushing effort. However, the most impressive statistic was the time of possession. Ohio State controlled the ball for almost 42 minutes, as the offense plowed down the field for long scoring drives. Some crucial fumbles and field goals aided the Buckeyes as they powered to a 26-17 victory, reestablishing the Buckeyes and the Big 10 as strong contenders on the national stage.

2009 was a great year for sports, and narrowing the best moments down to 5 was tough. The following 5 stand out to me and are some of my favorites.

5. Vijah Singh's Water Shot: A lot of you guys probably didn't see this one, but there is only one word for it: epic.

Singh took a solid backswing and absolutely shanked the ball. It went practically straight into the pond in front of him, and continued to skip 5 times and roll up past the hole onto the green. If that wasn't enough, the dramatic backup into the hole left the crowd screaming in awe. Search for the video on youtube, it's well worth it.

4. Yankee's World Series Victory: As much as I hate to include it in the list, you have to hand it to Hideki Matsui and the Yanks. After nine years without the title, the Yankee's put on an impressive display throughout the Series and left no doubt in Game 6 with Matsui's 6 RBI's. Steinnbreiner got his Yankees their 27th title, and it only cost him billions.

3. Usain Bolt's World Record: Usain Bolt is running away with the world records in sprinting. After his insane show in the Beijing Olympics, he crushed his previous world record in the 100m dash by .11 seconds, still checking around him for Gay and smiling at the clock before crossing the finish line. His time of 9.58 in Germany this past summer during the Track and Field World Championships shows what he can really do when not jogging it in towards the end of a 100m race.

2. Buehrle's Perfect Game: Mark Buehrle retired all 27 Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays for the first perfect game in 5 years. His 6 strike-outs and countless grounders kept him looking strong, but he made it exciting in the end. Buehrle gave up a (continued on back page)

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2009’s Greatest Sports Moments (continued from page 7) bomb on the last pitch of the game, but was saved by possibly the best Web Gem of the year. DeWayne Wise made a home-run saving catch, climbing the wall and bobbling the ball. The crowd added to the excitement, groaning at the crack of the bat, growing silent as it

NFL Playoff Predictions Andy Schwartz, ’11 Sports Writer

Wild Card: Jets v Bengals: Despite a loss to the Jets in week 17 by a large margin the Bengals hacve been a solid team all season and won ther divisision in dominating fashion.

Darelle Revis will be on lockdown against Ochocinco but Palmer and Benson can carry the load on offense against a very strong Jets defense.

Rookie QB Mark Sanchez will be solid at best he will not be good enough to win his first playoff game. NY: 13 Cin: 24 Ravens v Patriots: Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are two of the most tenacious defenders in the NFL. The Ravens have had a surprisingly succesful running game with former Rutgers back Ray Rice carrying most of

neared the wall, and exploding at the catch and the celebration for the nohitter.

1. Superbowl XLIII: The game was close throughout, with the Steelers and Cardinals battling for 4 solid quarters of football. After Fitzgerald's sprint downfield for the lead with about 4 minutes to go, Big Ben and the Steeler's

offence took the ball in their own zone and drove downfield to within the 5 yardline. With 40 seconds to go, Santonio Holmes grabbed a pass in the back corner of the endzone and got two feet down. The play was reviewed and the tension in the stadium was tangible.

Overall, it was probably the most memorable Superbowls in my lifetime.

the load. Patriots QB Tom Brady is torn up with possibly broken ribs and or a broken finger. Wes Welker who leads the team in receptions is out for sure after tearing his ACL. The Ravens will balance their attack through the air with Flaco and on the ground with Rice. They will put up enough points and their defense will not let an injury worn Patriots team beat them. Bal: 30 NE: 17 Philidelphia v Dallas: Philidelphia has explosive playmakers in Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin.

Donovan Mcnabb is playoff tested and player by player their offense looks as if it should score points. In week 17 the Dallas defense shut out these same Eagles so the only real question is not how many points the Eagles will score but if they will score at all.

The Eagles defense should play a good game but expect

Romo to connect with Miles Austin and Jason Witten several times as the Cowboys will dominate the Eagles in back to back weeks. Phi: 10 Dal: 21 Greenbay v Arizona: Should we expect another playoff run from the Arizona Cardinals? Kurt Warner is as good as ever and Fitzgerald is the most primetime receiver in the NFL. Last year Fitz shined in the biggest games and expect him to do the same in this game. If Boldin is healthy enough to play the Greenbay defense will not be able to concetrate all of its attention on Fitzgerald.

Charles Woodson former heisman out of Michigan is a candidate for defensive player of the year but there is only one of him. Warner can be great or he can be terrible. Expect him to be great. Expect Rogers to be great. It will be a wild one. Who can score more points? Greenbay wins the turnover battle and they win the Game. GB: 45 Ari: 38

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