Tag Archives: Plaxico Burress

Jan 22 2012

The Rematch – Super Bowl XLVI Will Feature New England & New York

Do you remember Super Bowl XLII? (Photo Credit: Quarterbacks.org)

By NoontimeSports.com 

It’s hard to fathom, but yes, the New England Patriots and New York Giants will once again be facing off against one another in the Super Bowl.

Are you excited?

Last time, the Giants dashed the Patriots perfect season when quarterback Eli Manning connected on a 13-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Plaxico Burress, which helped New York upset New England, 17-14.

However, while it’s most likely we’ll see a different game than four years ago, we’ve decided here at Noontime Sports that we want to get your first opinions on this matchup.

Post a comment below, send us an email (NoontimeSports@gmail.com), write on our Facebook wall or even tweet at Matt Noonan, (@NoontimeSports).

We’ll have plenty of blogs, videos and podcasts leading up to this much anticipated rematch for the next two weeks. However, let’s get the pre-game excitement going with posts, thoughts and ideas!

Nov 28 2011

Daily Noontime – November 28, 2011

The Patriots rallied to defeat the Eagles on Sunday, 38-20!

Good Monday to everyone and welcome back to the Daily Noontime! Here’s some headlines and news to kick-start your day, enjoy! 

Headlines: 

* New England’s quarterback Tom Brady tossed three touchdowns on Sunday, as the Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-20.

* Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson mocked both New York Jets receivers Plaxico Burress and Santonio Holmes, as well as admitted his actions were “stupid” after his team lost their sixth game of the season.

* After his team’s seventh loss of the season, Andy Reid admitted that he didn’t pay attention to the Philadelphia crowd, who chanted, “Fire Andy.”

* Once again, the Houston Texans are faced with a critical quarterback issue, and it’s not certain who’ll be the signal caller for Sunday’s game against Atlanta.

* Tim Tebow once again rallied his troops to beat San Diego in overtime on Sunday, 16-13.

* According to multiple reports – Syracuse University has officially fired Bernie Fine after another source confirmed that he molested a young man nine years ago.

Games to Watch: 

* New York Giants at New Orleans (NFL) – 8:30pm eastern 

* San Jose at Los Angles (NHL) – 10:30pm eastern 

Video of the Day: 

Here’s Sunday’s conversation with Tim Tebow on CBS, enjoy! 

Nov 7 2011

The New York Giants Proved They’re Better Than New England

Is it safe to say, Eli Manning and the New York Giants are better than the New England Patriots?

By Matt Noonan 

Sunday’s matchup between the New England Patriots and New York Giants was déjà vu all over again. It was Super Bowl XLII – part two, and once again, quarterback Eli Manning outplayed the talented Tom Brady, as the Giants ousted the Patriots, 24-20.

“Well, not much to say there. This was a tough game,” said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, via the team’s website. “We had our chances; we just came up a little short.”

Indeed, it wasn’t an ordinary game, but instead, a contest that featured two scoreless quarters, and one 15-minute period of complete chaos.

Brady, somehow managed to drive his team down the field late in the fourth quarter and give the Patriots a four-point lead before Manning replayed Super Bowl images in every New Englanders mind by connecting with not Plaxico Burress, but instead, tight end Jake Ballard with 15-seconds remaining in the end zone to give New York the lead for good.

“You always want to get the win if possible, but fortunately enough, we made some big plays, we got into a situation where we could be aggressive and go for the touchdown,” said Manning, via the team’s website.

This win stinks, especially if you’re a Patriots fan, but for those Big Blue supporters, once again, it proves that New York was probably the better team four-years ago. However, we’ll never know if Super Bowl XLII was a fluke or if the Giants truly did have a better game plan than the Patriots, but at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Tom Coughlin’s bunch looked a lot better than Belichick’s crew, who snapped a 20-game home winning streak, as well as lost their first two back-to-back contest since the ’09 season.

“We won a game under difficult circumstances and that’s all I am concerned about. No comparisons,” said Coughlin, via the team’s website. “As I said, we have a long road ahead of us, but if we can come together and play like this. You know, help and support each other, and stay away from the turnovers and we get ourselves in a position where we are, to some extent, stopping the run. I don’t know what the numbers are again, but I thought we did a little better of a job at that [on Sunday].”

All in all, this particular win should certainly propel the Giants going forward, who’ll be facing the league’s top NFC dogs over the course of the next five weeks, and with at least three of four wins against Dallas, Green Bay, New Orleans and San Francisco, it might help boost the team’s moral, and give them some momentum heading into late December and January.

New York is a talented team, both one offense and defense, so again, if they can take Sunday’s momentum and use it going forward, then it’s possible that we might see a repeat of their epic ’07 playoff run.

Oct 24 2011

Daily Noontime – October 24, 2011

The Saints beat-up the Colts on Sunday with a 62-7 victory!

Happy Monday y’all and welcome into another marvelous edition of the Daily Noontime! Here’s the day’s headlines and news, enjoy! 

Headlines: 

* The New Orleans Saints had a record-setting night, as they posted 62-points against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

* DeMarco Murray had a career day against the St. Louis Rams, as the rookie running back rushed for 253 yards and one touchdown in Dallas’s third win of the season.

* New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress had a big game against the San Diego Chargers, as he caught three touchdown passes from Mark Sanchez, which helped “Gang Green” win their fourth game at home this season.

* Derek Holland and the Texas Rangers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday evening, as well as won Game 4 of the World Series, 4-0.

* San Diego Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer claimed as of recently that the referees “gave” the New York Jets the game, which is completely untrue, right?

* According to sources, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs won’t discuss compensation for Theo Epstein until later this week.

Games to Watch: 

* Toronto at Philadelphia (NHL) – 7:00pm eastern 

* St. Louis at Texas (MLB/World Series/Game 5) – 8:05pm eastern 

* Baltimore at Jacksonville (NFL) – 8:30pm eastern 

Video of the Day: 

Could you put the ball in the hoop from the rafters? 

Oct 23 2011

NFL Week Seven – Afternoon Scoreboard

Tim Tebow led the Broncos on Sunday to their second win of the season against the Dolphins! (Photo courtesy of the Broncos website)

By Brian Willwerth 

JETS 27, CHARGERS 21 – My Game of the Day comes from the Meadowlands.  Trailing by eleven points at halftime, the home team scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to rally past San Diego. Plaxico Burress was the go-to guy. He only caught four passes all day, but three of them were for touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. The Jets are a perfect [4-0] at home, [4-3] overall, and the Chargers are now [4-2].

BROWNS 6, SEAHAWKS 3 – Here’s a candidate for most boring game of the season so far. But Cleveland will take it. Phil Dawson kicked two field goals of over 50 yards for the Browns’ only points. He had two other kicks blocked, but in the end it didn’t matter.  Cleveland is back to [.500].

FALCONS 23, LIONS 16 – What a huge win for Atlanta. Michael Turner ran for 122 yards at Ford Field. Matt Ryan threw for 218 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He was knocked out of the game briefly in the second half, but did return. Detroit has lost two in a row after winning its first five games.

TEXANS 41, TITANS 7 – This was blowout city in Nashville. It was the Arian Foster show. He accounted for 234 yards of total offense and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) and now Houston is back in first place in the AFC South.

BRONCOS 18, DOLPHINS 15 (OT) – Tim Tebow did nothing for the first 55 minutes of this game in Miami. Then everything changed on a dime. Trailing 15-0, he threw a touchdown pass to put Denver on the board. Then after the Broncos recovered an onside kick, Tebow marched his team down the field for another score, plus the game-tying two-point conversion with 17-seconds to play. In overtime, the winless Dolphins fumbled it away, and Matt Prater kicked a 52-yard field goal to win it.

BEARS 24, BUCCANEERS 18 – In London, Matt Forte ran wild for 145 yards and a touchdown for Chicago. The Bears held off a late rally by Tampa Bay in the fourth quarter. Bucs’ quarterback Josh Freeman was intercepted four times. After traveling overseas, both teams will have their byes next week.

PANTHERS 33, REDSKINS 20 – If we’re talking about a Carolina victory, we must be talking about Cam Newton. In Charlotte, Newton threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score against Washington. ‘Skins quarterback John Beck threw for 279 yards and a touchdown.

PACKERS 33, VIKINGS 27 – This was one of the better games of the day, and a lot closer than a lot of people expected. Aaron Rodgers threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns, which helped Green Bay remain unbeaten. Minnesota rookie quarterback Christian Ponder threw two touchdown passes in his first career start, but was also picked off twice.

COWBOYS 37, RAMS 7 – It was a record-setting performance for Dallas rookie running back DeMarco Murray. He ran for a franchise-record 253 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown run, as the Cowboys won easily at home. St. Louis remains winless on the season.

STEELERS 32, CARDINALS 20 – This was a rematch of the 2009 Super Bowl, but Pittsburgh did not need a last-second score to pull this one out. Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes as the Steelers rolled before a crowd full of Terrible Towel-waving fans in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals have lost five in a row.

CHIEFS 28, RAIDERS 0 – In Oakland, Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers each returned interceptions for touchdowns as the defending AFC West champs got back to the .500 mark. New Raiders’ quarterback Carson Palmer did not start, but did see action, yet it didn’t matter.

Sep 8 2011

Daily Noontime – September 8, 2011

Once again, Tim Wakefield will have to wait for another chance to snag his 200th win!

Happy Thursday y’all and welcome into yet another spectacular edition of the Daily Noontime. In fact, it’s the award winning Daily Noontime in case you were wondering! Any who, here’s the day’s headlines and news, enjoy! 

Headlines: 

* Once again, the Boston Red Sox watched Tim Wakefield struggle to earn his 200th win, which sadly didn’t happen.

* The Baltimore Orioles did the Sox a favor, as they beat the New York Yankees on Wednesday in 11 rainy innings.

* The New York Jets seem to believe that wide receiver Plaxico Burress still has what it takes to win, as well as be successful in this league.

* According to multiple reports over the past 24-hours, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning won’t start this Sunday against the Houston Texans.

* The Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli admitted recently that he was rather content about the way things played out with his team last season.

* Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Hugh Douglass appears to be unhappy with the way his former head coach Jack Del Rio is running things these days.

Games to Watch: 

* New York Yankees at Baltimore (MLB) – 1:05pm eastern 

* Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State (NCAA Football) – 8:00pm eastern 

* Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (MLB) – 8:10pm eastern 

* New Orleans at Green Bay (NFL) – 8:30pm eastern 

Video of the Day: 

Are you ready for some NFL on NBC? It’s back! 

Aug 22 2011

Daily Noontime – August 22, 2011

Are you ready to watch Plaxico Burress lead the Jets to victory?

It’s a brand new week, which means, yes, it’s officially Monday! Howdy and welcome to yet another Daily Noontime! Here’s the headlines and news of the day, so enjoy, friends! 

Headlines: 

* The New York Jets played their second preseason game on Sunday, but also, they welcomed Plaxico Burress back to the gridiron, who made an immediate impact on the first team offense.

* The Dallas Cowboys defense didn’t look too impressive on Sunday, which is why defensive coordinator Rob Ryan took the blame for their first poor play against the San Diego Chargers. Doesn’t this remind you of former head coach, Wade Phillips?

* According to the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo, he expects his linebackers to be in prime shape and “ready to win the Super Bowl.”

* Apparently the Los Angles of Anaheim Angels dished out a great deal of money recently to sign Jered Weaver to a five-year, $85 million contract extension.

* Sadly, the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants recently suffered a set back, as their closer, Brian Wilson was placed on the 15-day disable list with inflammation in his right elbow.

* Kyle Busch held onto earn his fourth win on Sunday at the Michigan International Speedway.

Games to Watch: 

* Detroit at Tampa Bay (MLB) – 7:10pm eastern

* Chicago Bears at New York “Football” Giants (NFL Preseason) – 8:00pm eastern 

* Boston at Texas (MLB) – 8:05pm eastern 

Video of the Day: 

Here’s a look at Plaxico’s first touchdown with the New York Jets! 

Jul 29 2011

Daily Noontime – July 29, 2011

Are you ready for some Ochocinco Action?

It’s Friday and yes, we’d like to sing Rebecca Black’s song, but we’ll hold back and just deliver the day’s news, headlines and more! Happy weekend everyone! 

Headlines: 

* Thursday was a busy day in the NFL, but also at Gillette Stadium, as the New England Patriots acquired not only Albert Haynesworth, but also, Chad Ochocinco. Yet, some are wondering, what would have happened if Chad had gone to San Francisco?

* Being the usual culprit, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick “danced” around the media in regards to questions about trades and acquisitions, which is typical.

* It’s official, former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress has been reinstated by the NFL, but we knew this would happen, right?

* Apparently HBO Sports is in the process of working on a documentary about New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter.

* Well, it seems that a MLB umpire is receiving threats after umpiring a 19-inning game for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

* St. Louis Cardinals manager, Tony La Russa had nothing to say to the media on Thursday about a recent trade, which clearly irritated the father of the player.

Games to Watch: 

* Baltimore at New York Yankees (MLB) – 7:05pm eastern 

* San Francisco at Cincinnati (MLB) – 7:10pm eastern 

Boston at Chicago White Sox (MLB) – 8:10pm eastern 

Video of the Day: 

Are you ready to watch Ochocinco play for the Patriots? 

Jun 28 2011

Daily Noontime – June 28, 2011

It's a sad day in Los Angles, as Frank McCourt filed the Dodgers for bankruptcy!

It’s Tuesday and yes, we’re getting somewhat closer to July 4th, so hang on tight, OK? Here’s the day’s headlines and news, so enjoy! 

Headlines: 

* Apparently, one source has it correct, which is… Frank McCourt has nothing and the Los Angles Dodgers have it all.

* While ball clubs should be focused on winning, the Dodgers are forced to worry about payments and economics.

* It’s not certain, but the NFL could “implement” a Thursday Night schedule beginning in 2012, but is that a good or bad idea?

* Once again, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is favoring a Plaxico Burress return instead of Tiki Barber. We saw this coming, right?

* According to reports, Terrell Owens had knee surgery to repair his ACL, but some are wondering, will he return this season?

* It’s a done deal, Russell Wilson is no longer a member of North Carolina State, but instead the Wisconsin Badgers football team.

Games to Watch: 

* San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (MLB) – 2:20pm eastern 

* Milwaukee at New York Yankees (MLB) – 7:05pm eastern

* Boston at Philadelphia (MLB) – 7:05pm eastern

Video of the Day: 

Remember when T.O. cried during a press conference? Well, this particular video brings back memories, right? 

Jun 6 2011

Daily Noontime – Monday June 6, 2011

Nadal did it again, as he captured his sixth French Open!

It’s Monday, which means it’s officially a BRAND NEW week! Welcome to today’s Daily Noontime and of course, here’s our headlines and news, so enjoy! 

Headlines: 

* After losing Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks, Miami recovered completely on Sunday, as the Heat won Game 3 of the NBA Finals in the Lone Star State.

* It’s not every day that the French Open committee makes mistakes with their trophies, right? After the women’s finals on Sunday, something embarrassing happened.

* Rafael Nadal did it again, as he won his sixth French Open Final against Roger Federer on Sunday.

* Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will leave jail on Monday and according to some reports, he’ll be a top NFL free-agent once the lockout ends.

* It certainly was an exciting weekend for the St. Louis Cardinals, but really, Albert Pujols, who hit two back-to-back home runs on Saturday and Sunday.

* The NHL Stanley Cup Finals resumes Monday and for one special Canadian soldier overseas, he certainly has enjoyed the Vancouver Canucks run toward their first ever championship.

Games to Watch: 

* Los Angles Dodgers at Philadelphia (MLB) – 7:05pm eastern

* Vancouver at Boston (NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Game 3) – 8:00pm eastern

* Detroit at Texas (MLB) – 8:05pm eastern

* Washington at San Francisco (MLB) – 10:15pm eastern

Video of the Day: 

Was it funny when Max Lapierre taunted Patrice Bergeron on Saturday?