Scoring Record Shattered and NFL Preview

Individual scoring record shattered

• Typically, when one team is making shot after shot against you, you will respond by changing defenders, switching defenses or pulling some other trick out of your hat in order to affect some change.
• With all due respect to Faith Bible College, it seems that their coach was lacking for answers because he allowed an opposing guard (Jack Taylor of Grinnell, a D3 school) to score 138 points, including 80 in the second half, both of which are unsurprisingly all-time NCAA records.
• How lopsided was the scoring? Taylor made 52 of 108 shots (none of his teammates made more than 5 or shot more than 6) and he played for 36 minutes while no one else on his team played more than 15. And while it can't be proved that Taylor failed to make a pass all night, he did fail to record a single assist. But hey if you can win a game 1 on 5 why pass?
• Lost in the ridiculous outburst is the fact that an opposing player, David Larson, also had a pretty great game as well, making 34 of 44 shots for 70 points.

Week 12 NFL Preview

•  The usual slate of Thanksgiving games gives us two pretty compelling games, and one that should be a blowout as most of us are getting ready to wake up early for some Black Friday shopping. The first game has the Houston Texans traveling to take on the Detroit Lions in what can basically be a win-or-end-the-season game for the Lions. While the Dallas Cowboys face a similar situation hosting their arch-rival Washington Redskins. The night game features the New England Patriots at the New York Jets, which should be an easy game for Tom Brady and a tough one for the struggling Jets.
• Perhaps the best game on Sunday will be the Atlanta Falcons at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs, coming off of a overtime victory last week, host the NFC's best team. The Falcons, despite being 9-1 have many doubters, and are only favored by one point in this game.
• The second best game of the day is perhaps the San Francisco 49ers traveling to take on the New Orleans Saints. The 49ers, who dominated the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, will look to squash the renewed hopes of the Saints, who are now 5-5 after starting the season 0-4.