London, calling. And the Oakland Raiderettes answered…the NFL’s call to provide a bit of glamour to all those American football fans who partook of the great sports spectacle that is the NFL London Games. Here are a few images from the event and to view the Raiders complete game day gallery, please click here.
They say that cold, damp weather is “football weather”, but I say that football weather is 80 degree temperatures and sunny skies because I live in Southern California and it’s always 80 degrees and sunny. But apparently football is played in parts of the country that get cold and rain.
Rain…what’s that?
Well, they did play some football in a place that was very cold and damp this past weekend…beautiful Colorado where the Los Angeles Rams battled the Denver Broncos. The Rams must have been affected by the unfamiliar weather and thin air because they didn’t seem like their usual self, at least on offense where they only scored 23 points. But that was enough because their defense held the Broncos to 20 points.
So let’s take a look at this week’s photos of the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders as they braved the cold weather to cheer on the Broncos. Click here to view the team’s game day gallery.
Another week, another big division opponent for the Atlanta Falcons. This week, it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and for the slumping Falcons, a win was desperately needed. This game was not for the faint of heart because it was another one of those nerve wracking, closely contested shoot outs that literally came down to the last play to decide it. And that last play…a rumbling, bumbling, stumbling lateral and lateral again play that came this close to scoring a game winning touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There would be no Cal vs. Stanford last minute heroics in this one.
Did I mention a shoot out. Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston and Atlanta’ Matt Ryan traded touchdown pass after touchdown pass in route to a 63 point game. Winston passed for 395 yards and four touchdowns and was matched by Ryan’s 354 yards and three touchdowns. Fortunately for the Falcons, they also had a rushing touchdown and two field goals to one for the Bucs. Final score: Atlanta – 34, Tampa Bay – 29.
Just another normal game in the NFC South.
Let’s turn our attention to the lovely Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders who provided a nice bit of glamour during a game between the big uglies of the gridiron. Click here to view the Falcons game day gallery.
In one of the most lopsided games of the season, the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Tennessee Titans 21 – 0 on the basis of a strong defensive performance that yielded 11 sacks, one short of the NFL single game record. The Titans were limited to 106 total yards on the day and were totally ineffective rushing the ball and, even worse, passing the ball. Must be the rain.
Let’s turn our attention to the Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders, who braved the cold and wet weather to cheer on the Titans. Click here to view the Titans game day gallery.
The Minnesota Vikings continued their winning ways by defeating the hapless Arizona Cardinals with an efficient passing attack and a strong running game. The Vikings were led by Latavious Murray who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown in relief of an injured Dalvin Cook. Adam Thielen caught 11 passes for 123 yards and chipped in another touchdown. Vikings win, 27 – 17.
The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders wore special “kicks” and used colored pom poms to celebrate the NFL’s Crucial Catch initiative against cancer. Click here to view the Vikings game day gallery.
It was another big divisional game this week with the Pittsburgh Steelers traveling to Ohio to battle the Cincinnati Bengals. Its a tight race in the AFC North, so this game would go a long a way for the victor. It was a rather close game that wasn’t decided until the last minute when the Steelers Antonio Brown caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger and raced 31 yards for the winning touchdown. The final score: Steelers – 28, Bengals – 21.
It looked a little chilly and damp in Cincinnati, judging by the Ben Gals photos posted this week. Click here to view the entire game day gallery.
The Washington Redskins hosted the Carolina Panthers in Week 6 of the regular season and in a tightly contested battle the underdog Redskins bested the visitors on the basis of two critical plays by their defense. Criticized earlier in the week by his teams, Redskins corner back Josh Norman provided the spark with an interception and a forced fumble. Alex Smith passed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Adrian Peterson rushed for 97 yards on 17 carries to pace the Redskins to victory. Final score: Redskins – 23, Panthers – 17.
The First Ladies of Football celebrated the NFL’s Crucial Catch initiative and we have posted a few photos from the Redskins. Click here to view their full gallery.
