The Surprise Dynasty- A Jacksonville Jaguars TL

This is the year the Ravens won OTL with the Cundiff revenge. Luck would've been with Newton if he came out earlier, but came out with RG3 by staying.

Right, so Baltimore won a year early, and I just don't know my NFL Drafts apparently.

Here's to repeating! (Baltimore having success two years in a row... haven't had that joy since 2011-2013)
 
2012-2013 NFL Playoffs

“Here’s an interesting question. Is it right for the New Orleans Saints to be in the postseason this year, with Bountygate still looming large over their heads?”

“I mean, you can try to say they didn’t really get punished by still having a chance at a Lombardi, but what can the NFL really do? Make Robert Griffin III sit out a year? Postseason bans like the NCAA does?”

“There’s an interesting idea. Could the NFL ever do a postseason ban?”

“Absolutely not. Look, Bountygate was awful and maybe the NFL went too light with just suspensions and no second round picks for two years. Maybe without one of those first round picks, they can’t pull the heist off for Griffin. I still think Sean Payton is one lucky man for only a year off. But this is the matter of fact. Let’s say the Saints go 13-3 or 14-2, or hell, 16-0. You can’t have one of the best teams sitting at home just because of what people before them did. And why would you even show up as a player? So, perhaps it is injustice that they can still get to the Super Bowl the same year Bountygate was discovered. But blame Robert Griffin III and his amazing play.”
-Sunday NFL Countdown Transcript.


2013 AFC Wildcard Round at. New England Patriots

“We have a regular season rematch in the Wildcard round. The Jacksonville Jaguars fell to the New England Patriots at home in Week Sixteen in a very exciting 37-34 game. Andrew Luck and Eli Manning both threw 4 touchdowns, but it was Luck who got the last laugh with his Overtime drive to set up the Game Winning Field Goal. This should be a good one again.”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“2nd and 4 for the Jaguars when Miller gets 11 over the middle. Manning is under center this time, drops back a fake to Ingram before he goes deep to the endzone...caught! Andre Johnson is there as he always is, and the Jaguars strike first with a 27 yard strike to Johnson!”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“1st and 5 after Phillips jumps offsides, and that gets the Patriots into the Jaguars’ side of the field. At the Jaguars’ 48 yard line. Luck in shotgun formation, he drops back, the blitz incoming, so he rolls out to his right and then fires a deep one...right to Hilton, who is going to...be into the endzone! A huge bomb right to Hilton, and that can tie the game up.”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“1st and 15, a false start by the Patriots pushing them back to the Jaguars’ 30 now. Luck under center, motions Hilton over, and then fakes a screen to him before he goes over the middle right to Pitta, who gets upended but lands in the endzone, so that’s a touchdown! The Patriots take their first lead of the game, with 12:02 left to go in the 2nd Quarter.”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“2nd and 3 as Ingram nearly breaks free, he only had one man to beat, but was brought down. Still, the Jaguars are inching closer to that tying touchdown, 22 yards out from the endzone. Manning under center, drops back fakes a dump off to Ingram before he goes deep...it’s tipped, and it’s picked off! Talib batted it up and McCourty comes down with the interception in the endzone!”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“1st and Goal after Luck gets 11 with a scramble, and they now have three attempts to punch the ball in from 7 yards out. Luck under center, drops back a give to Foster who goes right up the middle, and he’s into the endzone! That’s another touchdown for the Patriots, and the PAT cane make it a 21-7 game as we near halftime.”

-cut into the 3rd Quarter-
“Johnson tried to extend for the endzone, instead he gets shoved out of bounds at the Patriots’ 2 yard line, after a bomb by Manning for 48 yards. 1st and Goal now, Manning under center, drops back and gives it to Ingram who goes right up the middle with ease! Touchdown Jacksonville, and they chip into the lead of the Patriots.”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“2nd and 16 after the holding on Boling, pushing the Jaguars back 10 yards. Still trying to get the tying touchdown, with 6:20 left to go in the game. Manning in an empty backfield, drops back has protection so he steps up and goes deep...tipped...right into Manningham’s hands, and he’s into the endzone! The PAT by Bullock can tie the game up!”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“With 0:05 left to go, the Patriots aren’t even close to being in Gostkowski’s range, the kick would be 69 yards, so they can try for a hail mary or take a knee to send the game into overtime. Luck empty backfield, Jaguars only send three, so the Patriots keep them at bay and Luck slings it deep..batted dow...into Welker’s hands, but he’s wrapped up just short of the endzone at the one yard line. Oh my goodness! The Hail Mary nearly pays off for the Patriots, but the Jaguars are focused enough to deny Welker the miracle! Wow!”

“Not going to lie, when I saw the ball go into Welker’s hands, I’m pretty sure my heart stopped working for a few seconds.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


-cut into Overtime-
“The Patriots get the ball first after winning the Coin Toss. All they need to do is to get into range for Stephen Gostkowski. McCourty lined deep in the endzone for the kickoff, as Bullock will send it deep...right into his hands, and he takes it out of the endzone, down the middle of the field, cuts to his left, down the sidelines, cuts to avoid Bullock and he will...be caught! The Jaguars are able to just catch him as he returns it to the Jaguars 43 yard line.”

“1st and 10, the Patriots only need about 15-20 yards for a comfortable kick. Luck under center, drops back and gives it off to Foster who goes up the middle, but is quickly wrapped up for two yards.”

“2nd and 8, at the Jaguars’ 41 yard line this time. Luck under center, and another give to Foster, who cuts to his right, and can only get about two again this time. That’ll bring up 3rd down, still not in a good range for Gostkowski.”

“3rd and 6 now, at the Jaguars 39 yard line. Luck will be with Foster in the backfield, as he fakes a long delayed off to Foster before he steps up and going for the endzone...picked off by Thomas! In the endzone, that is crucial and the Patriots’ turn the ball over after an incredible kickoff return to start Overtime!”

-cut into Overtime-
“3rd and 2 after Manning misses Johnson down the field, and they’ll now have to try to get the first down to keep this drive going. At the Patriots 40 yard line. Manning under center, the give to Ingram who is wrapped up short...the ball comes out, it’s punched out somewhere, and Manning tries to get it...but it squirts out, and the Patriots recover!”

-cut into Overtime-
“Luck gets Hilton on the slant, and that gets 7, getting to the Jaguars 27 yard line, and it looks like Coach Belichick will send out Stephen Gostkowski to end the game. The Jaguars don’t have any timeouts, having to use them to avoid delay of games, and that could come back to haunt them. So here we go, one chance for the Patriots to kick the Field Goal and move onto Houston. The snap is in, and it’s going to...miss! Off the left upright, and the game continues on here!”

Replays show a fingertip just scraping the ball at the line of scrimmage.
“The Jaguars survive thanks to barely an inch of one of their player’s fingers!”

-cut into Second Overtime-
“Manning can’t find Sanders, and that will bring out Dustin Colquitt to punt the ball deep. Their first possession of the Double Overtime results in a punt. Colquitt sends the ball...very deep, but Welker hauls it in, misses a tackle, down the left side of the field, but is quickly shoved out of bounds. Only a return of about 12 yards, and that sets up the drive at their own 27 yard line.”

“1st and 10, Luck under center, the offense has to know those guys on the other side are getting tired. But again, so are the Patriots. So we’ll see if they’ll play it methodical or try to take a shot early. Luck drops back, Foster gets a block on the edge so he goes over the middle, hits Slater over the middle, who is taking it down the sidelines but will be shoved out of bounds, a gain of 15 after the crossing route.”

“1st and 10 again, this time at the Jaguars’ 32 yard line. Luck under center, drops back to give it off to Foster who goes out to his right, shrugs a tackler off, then stiff arms one! Now down the sidelines, Thomas giving chase, and he is able to just catch him! That effort by Foster nearly breaks loose for the win, but instead that’s a gain of 23 yards!”

“Another set of fresh markers at the Jaguars 45 yard line this time. A few more chunk of yards can get into Field Goal range, but their kick was blocked with 2:39 left to go in the first Overtime period. Luck under center, drops back, a give to Foster...no that’s a fake, and then he throws it deep...right into the hands of Hilton, and he is getting chased by Griffin...but he’s not caught! The New England Patriots win the game, 27-21, and they finally beat the Jaguars in the postseason!”

Final Score
Jacksonville Jaguars 21 New England Patriots 27 2O.T


“It never feels good to lose in the postseason. But god, that game was exhausting wasn’t it.”
-Les Miles still cracking jokes even in defeat.

Wildcard Round
Jacksonville Jaguars 21 New England Patriots 27 2O.T
New Orleans Saints 7 Green Bay Packers 41
Cincinnati Bengals 10 Baltimore Ravens 20
Seattle Seahawks 30 Dallas Cowboys 17

Divisional Round
Baltimore Ravens 32 Denver Broncos 36
Green Bay Packers 27 San Francisco 49ers 37
Seattle Seahawks 21 Atlanta Falcons 24 O.T
New England Patriots 20 Houston Texans 27

Championship Round
San Francisco 49ers 28 Atlanta Falcons 24
Houston Texans 23 Denver Broncos 21

Super Bowl 47 San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans

“This is a Super Bowl of firsts for both teams. For the San Francisco 49ers, it’s their first Super Bowl since the Steve Young days. And to everyone’s surprise, it’s with Colin Kaepernick.”

Shots of Colin Kaepernick warming up
“He started the year on the bench behind Alex Smith. But when Smith went down with a shoulder injury in the middle of the year, he stepped in, wowed everyone and he kept the starting job. He’s a pretty good passer, but his real talent is getting yards and scores with his running ability.”

“And on the other side of the field, the Houston Texans are in their first ever Super Bowl in franchise history. Just two weeks ago they were in their first ever AFC Championship game, and now can lift the Lombardi trophy. And of course, the sudden winning can be in large part in the Tom Brady trade.”

Shots of Tom Brady warming up
“It’s his third Super Bowl, but his first with the Texans. Being traded on draft night from New England to Houston, it seems like he’s out to prove the Patriots wrong. He won Super Bowl 36 by defeating the St.Louis Rams, then losing Super Bowl 38 against the Green Bay Packers. He can get his second ring here tonight.”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“The kickoff goes out of the back of the endzone, and that will start the game for the 49ers at their own 20 yard line. And a fun match up to watch all night, will be Kaepernick against JJ Watt. If they want to contain his running, Watt will have to be the first man up. 1st and 10, Kaepernick drops back, gives a fake to Gore, before he is brought down! And of course, Watt is the man on the sack! It looks like he heard us from up here, as he gets the sack, and it’s a loss of 6 yards.”

“2nd and 16 at their own 14 now. Watt steps up by starting the game with a sack. Kaepernick with Gore to his right, the snap and it’ll be an option as...Watt brings him down again! He reads the fake to Gore perfectly, and he gets his second sack on just the second play of the game!”

“3rd and 23, at their own 7 yard line. Watt single handedly blowing up their first drive of the game. Kaepernick under center, drops back and gives it off to Gore, who goes up the middle and is able to salvage some yards with a gain of 6, but that’ll make it a 3 and out for the first drive of the game.”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“Brady misses Daniels in the endzone, so that brings out Shayne Graham to boot the ball in to give them the first points of the game. From 21 yards out, it’s just barely more than a PAT, so the snap is in and the kick...right down the middle. That makes it 3-0 for Houston here in the first quarter.”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“2nd and 4 when Gore can get 6 just straight up the middle. Now at the Texans’ 21 yard line. Kaepernick in the backfield with Gore next to him, another option, he keeps it himself goes out to the right, down the sidelines, and avoids a diving attempt at him, and scores! Touchdown San Francisco as Kaepernick gets another rushing touchdown!”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“2nd and Goal as Martin gets denied. The Texans still trailing 7-3 with 2:39 left to go in the first half of play. Brady under center, drops back and he quickly goes to the corner...and Jeffery hauls it in for the score!”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“Only 4 seconds remain in the first half, and that means David Akers will have to come on out to try to make the halftime score 10-10. From 42 yards out, the snap is in and the kick will...go wide left! It’s no good, and that means the game remains at 10-7 in favor of Houston as we go into the break!”

-cut into the 3rd Quarter-
“2nd and 1 after Kaepernick manages to almost get the first down, but he’s a yard short. At the Texans’ 18 yard line, they’re driving down the field here to try to get the lead back or to tie the game with a kick. Kaepernick is under center, drops back a fake to Gore, so he steps up and...the ball comes out! Watt nails Kaepernick, and recovers the fumble himself! He jars the ball loose and gets it!”

-cut into the 3rd Quarter-
“1st and Goal as Brady finds Walter for a gain of 18 and setting up three attempts to score, and add onto their lead with a touchdown. Brady under center, a handoff to Martin who goes up the gut and scores! That’s a touchdown, and the PAT can make it a ten point lead for the Texans!”

-cut into the 3rd Quarter-
“2nd and 13 after a false start, and that brings the 49ers back to the 40 yard line. Trying to drive to chip into the Texans’ 17-7 lead. Kaepernick under center, drops back and gives it to Gore who goes up the middle, cuts out to his left, past a few blocks, down the sidelines and he’s going to go...all the way for the touchdown! That’s a touchdown!”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“Another miss into the endzone, Brady trying to float it too much for Daniels in the back of the endzone. So from 4 yards out, the kick will be basically a PAT. The teams are ready to go, the snap is in and the kick...right down the middle from Graham. That’ll make it a 20-14 game, with 8:22 left to play.”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“Jones pins the 49ers deep, at their own 19 yard line. With 3:22 left to play in the game, they have to drive down the field and score if they want any hope at lifting that Lombardi. Kaepernick starts under center for this drive. Drops back, and a fake to Gore, as he’s under pressure by Watt and he quickly fires it out of bounds to avoid a sack. That could’ve been Watt’s fourth sack of the game, absolutely unheard of!”

“2nd and 10 now. Kaepernick under center, drops back, Gore gets the edge and Kaepernick will fire to the left, where Moss hauls it in for a gain of 7 before being wrapped up, and that’ll make it 3rd and 3 with 3:02 left and counting. They’re hurrying back to the line, Kaepernick gets the snap off, drops back, pressure still coming so he rolls out to his right, keeps himself, cuts to the inside, but is brought down. Still good enough for 6, and the fresh set of markers.”

“1st and 10, still miles away from the endzone, at their own 31 yard line, 2:50 and ticking to go. Kaepernick by himself, drops back and he will quickly go over the middle, and he finds Davis for a gain of 12, taking them to their own 43 yard line, and hurrying up offense is coming out, and a quick snap for the 49ers, Kaepernick dropping back, under pressure, so he rolls out to the left, looking for someone open, nothing there, and he takes it himself, and is shoved out of bounds, a gain of about 5, but the clock stops at 2:38 to go.”

“2nd and 5, at their own 36, still plenty of time left to go, no reason to panic. Kaepernick dropping back, and again the pressure incoming, so he goes up the middle, past a defender, and gets the first down as he slides to protect himself.”

“A refresh of markers brings up 1st and 10, at their own 41 yard line. Kaepernick in an empty backfield, motions Ginn over, fakes a screen to him before quickly spinning around to fire for Moss, who goes up the sidelines, and is shoved out of bounds. A gain of 10, and that’ll bring them to the Texans’ 49 yard line, and the clock is stopped at 2:11.”

“1st and 10, the snap gets off, Kaepernick drops back and Watt is in the backfield, so Kaepernick scampers away and tries to hit Davis, but it’s just over his head, and that’ll make it 2:02 left, 2nd and 10.”

“Kaepernick will be by himself again, 5 receivers out wide. He gets the snap, and this time has a clean pocket, so he goes to the left, where Ginn hauls it in, slips under the tackle, and is going down the sidelines! But he is quickly pushed out, but not before getting a gain of 15, that means they’ll get 1st and 10, at the Texans’ 34 yard line.”

“1:54 to go, 1st and 10 at the Texans’ 34 yard line. The touchdown will tie the game, while the following PAT will give them the lead. But they have to cross the plain first. The snap gets off, Kaepernick drops back, and he quickly goes over the middle, where Cushing tips it...but it falls to the ground. Cushing breaking the pass up, but nothing happens. 2nd and 10 now, Kaepernick with Gore next to him, the snap gets off, and Gore blocks Watt on the edge and he will fire to the left...where it is tipped again...this time into the hands of Joseph! The 49ers turn the ball over!”

-cut to the post-game interviews-
“I know we’ve asked you this too many times this season Tom, but considering you’re now looking at the Lombardi trophy for the first time in ten years. Would you like to say anything to New England?”

TB: Man you guys are persistent. I said it in the offseason, I’m happy they gave me the chance to start in this league, and I can definitely say I’m happy they traded me here. I mean, I just won my second Super Bowl!”

Final Score
San Francisco 49ers 14 Houston Texans 20


Notes:
Wanted to make a marathon game against the Patriots, while having the Super Bowl be Houston win quick off the Brady trade. So enjoy as always.
 
Wanted to make a marathon game against the Patriots, while having the Super Bowl be Houston win quick off the Brady trade. So enjoy as always.
And what a marathon, should have added even a third OT(just to see the league explode) at least BB beat the jags...to fall vs brady...well one step at the time.

Was a wild season buddy
 
2013-2014 NFL Offseason
The offseason started off with the San Francisco 49ers dealing with their Quarterback situation. Considering Kaepernick got them to the Super Bowl, it meant the Alex Smith era was over. They sent him packing to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a first round pick.

For the Jaguars, the news surrounding the team was rather quiet. Resigning a few guys happened quite easily, but nothing ground shattering. The most news the team would gain was with a retired player.

“I actually was out on vacation with my family in Florida, when an unknown call popped up on my phone. I was thinking ‘Ah great, who wants to trade for who?’ But it turns out, it was Billy Cundiff. I was kinda surprised, we didn’t talk for a good few months. And, when a player leaves the team, you don’t just let them off into the sunset and never speak again, but I was busy with the team, postseason and family and what not, but I just lost track of him. So he calls me up and goes ‘Coach I need some direction.’ So he goes on to tell me he’s getting an invite to do a Ted Talk, and me being the old man clueless dinosaur was like ‘The hell is a Ted Talk?’ So he goes onto explain it, and that he’s not sure if he wants to do it. So I was like ‘Hell yes do it. Get everything you’ve been feeling out into a public space, and if people don’t like it, to f**king hell with them!’
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


Billy Cundiff would go onto explain how he dealt with the aftermath of the two missed kicks, and how he was able to spin that failing into positives and how many others can do the same with their own failures. The video would be the fourth highest viewed video on their YouTube channel, which caused Cundiff to turn into a career of Motivational Speaking.

After that, the team would turn their attention to the upcoming draft. It had a considerable weaken class, especially after the 2012 one, but they still tried to get the best they could.

“With the 24th Overall Pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select...Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback from Florida State University.”

Full 2013 NFL Draft Results
24th Overall Pick- Xavier Rhodes, Cb
54th Overall Pick- Arthur Brown, Lb
86th Overall Pick- Hugh Thornton, G
121st Overall Pick- Khaled Holmes, C
139th Overall Pick- Lavar Edwards, De
157th Overall Pick- Jordan Millis, Ot
192nd Overall Pick- John Boyett, S
230th Overall Pick- Ty Powell, Lb

2013-2014 NFL Season
The first two weeks of the new season went as perfect as they could for the Jaguars. Facing the Kansas City Chiefs, who missed out on the Alex Smith sweepstakes, had Ryan Fitzpatrick at helm, and thanks to three interceptions by him, the Jaguars were able to pick up a 31-20 victory. The following week the Oakland Raiders were stopped on the game’s final drive, to give the Jaguars a 20-13 victory. Then Week Three came.

Facing the new team on the block in Seattle, they were dismantled in front of the Seattle crowd by the Legion of Boom. Eli Manning would throw 4 interceptions, while 2 were return for touchdowns. The Seahawks gave them a 45-17 whooping.

“That game was embarrassing. We weren’t ready for the crowd. Everyone saw the trouble pre snap on our end, and Eli couldn’t hear us from the sidelines. I still admire how insane that crowd could be in Seattle.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The embarrassment would continue against the Indianapolis Colts. At halftime, the Jaguars had a 20-3 lead, but disaster would come when the Colts would make the comeback to win 24-20 with a last second touchdown from Kirk Cousins, which would birth the “You Like That” movement from Cousins’ post-game excitement. The losing streak would continue the following two weeks when the Rams would make two drives to tie the game then win it in Overtime with a pair of kicks. The Denver Broncos would host the Jaguars, the first meeting between the Mannings since Peyton left Indianapolis. The Broncos would follow the Seahawks footsteps by blowing the Jaguars out, with Peyton finishing with 6 touchdown passes.

“Was it something I said?”
-Eli Manning joking with Peyton following the game.

“We needed something to get us going again. Four game losing streaks are normally costly to a team in the season, so I did what I did a few years back. I was a hardass during practice to see if that could work again.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The idea work when San Diego came into town. Randy Bullock would win the game from 32 yards out after the Jaguars only had 0:55 to drive down the field to get into Field Goal range after San Diego had hit their tying kick. However, the good feeling didn’t last long as the defending NFC Champions of San Francisco would handle the Jaguars, and hold off their late comeback attempt to send Jacksonville to 3-5 going into their week off.

“If the guys thought I was a hardass going into the San Diego game, I turned it up 10 fold during the week off. I knew just a few more losses and things would be very dire for us, so I needed to get the gears going before it was too late.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The Titans would continue the team’s woes, when a 50 yard pass completion in Overtime would seal their fate with the Game Winning kick coming two plays later. With a 3-6 record, the season looked to be already lost just ten weeks in. However, the team kept the fight up and when Arizona came to town, the Jaguars would get the win with a clinching interception on Aaron Rodgers when he tried to do too much on the last drive. After that, the defending Champions in Houston would fall to the Jaguars, as Manning found Sanders late in the back of the endzone to get a 24-20 win. The team would get back to .500 when the Cleveland Browns stood no chance, and the Jaguars would win 42-24.

“We love these emotional rollercoaster seasons, don’t we.”
-Les Miles on the team always struggling then succeeding.

“It’s in the past, we feel pretty good right now, and hopefully we can get into the playoffs.”
-Eli Manning on the early season struggles.

The winning streak would end when it was Tom Brady’s turn to beat the Jaguars late to split the meetings between the two teams. They’d bounce back against the Bills for a pretty easy win, but the last two weeks turned out the worse case scenario.

The Titans would complete the sweep when Mark Ingram would go down with an injury that stopped the running attack completely, and being too one dimensional cost the Jaguars. Week Seventeen was all but meaningless for the Jaguars, but for the Colts a loss could’ve kept them out and Jacksonville had no problems playing spoilers. However, a battle of defense and field goals ensued, and it would be a battle Jacksonville would lose and they’d drop to 7-9 on the year.

“It always sucks not being able to play for the Lombardi, but you guys and the guys in the locker room know my motto by now. We’re looking for the offseason.”
-Les Miles’ on missing the postseason.

7-9
Week One vs. Kansas City Chiefs W 31-20 (1-0)
Week Two at. Oakland Raiders W 20-13 (2-0)
Week Three at. Seattle Seahawks L 17-45 (2-1)
Week Four vs. Indianapolis Colts L 20-24 (2-2)
Week Five at. St.Louis Rams L 27-30 O.T (2-3)
Week Six at. Denver Broncos L 20-49 (2-4)
Week Seven vs. San Diego Chargers W 23-20 (3-4)
Week Eight vs. San Francisco 49ers L 27-34 (3-5)
WEEK NINE BYE WEEK
Week Ten at. Tennessee Titans L 20-23 O.T (3-6)
Week Eleven vs. Arizona Cardinals W 21-17 (4-6)
Week Twelve at. Houston Texans W 24-20 (5-6)
Week Thirteen at. Cleveland Browns W 42-24 (6-6)
Week Fourteen vs. Houston Texans L 21-28 (6-7)
Week Fifteen vs. Buffalo Bills W 23-14 (7-7)
Week Sixteen vs. Tennessee Titans L 23-24 (7-8)
Week Seventeen at. Indianapolis Colts L 9-15 (7-9)


AFC Standings:
1. Denver Broncos
2. Houston Texans
3. Cincinnati Bengals
4. New England Patriots
5. San Diego Chargers
6. Indianapolis Colts

NFC Standings:
1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Carolina Panthers
3. New York Giants
4. Minnesota Vikings
5. Arizona Cardinals
6. Atlanta Falcons

2013-2014 NFL Playoffs

Wildcard Round
San Diego Chargers 44 New England Patriots 45
Atlanta Falcons 33 New York Giants 31
Indianapolis Colts 27 Cincinnati Bengals 24 O.T
Arizona Cardinals 23 Minnesota Vikings 21

Divisional Round
Atlanta Falcons 18 Seattle Seahawks 17
New England Patriots 24 Houston Texans 27 O.T
Arizona Cardinals 21 Carolina Panthers 10
Indianapolis Colts 10 Denver Broncos 51

Championship Round
Houston Texans 17 Denver Broncos 29
Atlanta Falcons 31 Arizona Cardinals 24

Super Bowl 48 Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos

“As we get closer to kickoff, the weather is still staying near the mid-40s so it shouldn’t be that bad of a factor. However, the players are coming out to warm up again, so we’ll take a closer look at both teams.”

Shots of Peyton Manning warming up
“The League MVP, yet again in his amazing career, Peyton Manning broke the Touchdown Record set by Tom Brady with an absolutely unheard of 55 Touchdown passes. Then in these playoffs dismantling his former team of the Indianapolis Colts, and then getting revenge on Tom Brady and the Texans for last year’s AFC Championship loss. If the Falcons want any hope, they have to slow him down, and slow him down quick.”

Shots of Matt Ryan warming up
“And the other side, the Atlanta Falcons have finally gotten through the NFC Championship game to get here. Losing the last three, they finally get to be here today by beating the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to the clinching sack on Aaron Rodgers. And let’s not forget, they know something about facing Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. Super Bowl 39, the Colts beat the Falcons, and today they can get some measure of revenge by beating Manning. Perhaps they can make up for the last three years of heartbreak by lifting their first ever Lombardi trophy, while gaining a measure of revenge.”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“Ryan avoids the sack by just the skin of his teeth, throwing the ball away while being brought down, so that keeps them in Matt Bryant’s range. Still this can be a tough kick from 48 yards out, and with this weather. The snap is good, as the kick...sneaks in the left upright, just barely, but it’s still good, and the Falcons take the first lead of the game at 3-0.”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“2nd and 6 for the Broncos, as Moreno plows forward for 4 yards. Now at the Falcons’ 28 yard line, still marching down with authority on their first drive of the game. The Falcons got 3 on their first drive, and the Broncos are looking to repeat the same with some sort of points. Manning under center, drops back, Moreno gets a block, as Manning will fire it deep over the middle...right to Julius Thomas, who jumps over the defender! And he now has a free walk into the endzone! He hurdled DeCoud and was able to score!”

-cut into the 1st Quarter-
“Johnson can go nowhere on 3rd and 1, as Von Miller nearly blows the play up all by himself to bring him down in the endzone. But thankfully for Atlanta, they still can get three if Bryant can make it 2-2 from 38 yards out. Closer than his first kick, the snap is in and the kick...right down the middle, so we now have a 7-6 game.”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“1st and Goal at the Broncos’ 8 yard line now. Johnson plows ahead for 12, on a play that looked dead when Miller was yet again in the backfield, but he shrugs the tackle off and makes it into a positive. Ryan under center, drops back, a fake to Johnson before firing for the pylon...Jones hauls it in with ease! Touchdown Atlanta, and they take the lead back on an easy throw and catch to Julio Jones.”

-cut into the 2nd Quarter-
“3rd and 9 now after the Falcons bring Manning down for a loss of 7. Back at the Falcons 39 yard line, they need to get a few more yards if they want to bring out Matt Prater. Manning in shotgun formation, the pressure incoming, doesn’t faze him as he steps up and fires for Decker, who hauls it in over his shoulder and is into the endzone! Touchdown Denver!”

-cut into the 3rd Quarter-
“1st and 5 after the Broncos jump at Ryan’s hard count, and that brings them closer now at the Broncos’ 17 yard line. Still trailing by one at 14-13. Ryan under center, drops back a fake to Johnson, before faking a pitch to Jackson, he’ll then step up and go...get intercepted! Rahim Moore dives across the field to make the interception, and that’ll make it a touchback. The game’s first turnover, might’ve been a huge crucial error on the part of the Falcons.”

“1st and 10, at their own 20 now after Rahim Moore makes an amazing play for the interception. Manning will give a delay to Moreno, who goes up the middle...the ball is out, Peyton goes for it, but he’s shoved out of the way, and Jerry scoops it up, down the field and that’ll be a score for the Falcons! Well, that’s one way to respond as the defense! That also gives them the lead!”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“Bosher boots the ball just as he had to, and it pins the Broncos’ at their own 18 yard line. With 7:02 left to go, they have plenty of time to work with, so no real sense of urgency yet. Still trailing 20-14. Manning starts the drive under center, drops back, has time needed and he goes out to his left...inter...no it’s dropped! Oh my goodness! McClain almost under cut the route, and he would’ve had a wide open lane for the six. Shades of Tracy Porter in Super Bowl 44 against Peyton Manning, but instead it’s a drop.”

“2nd and 10, a close call for Denver. So this time Manning is in the backfield with Moreno, a fake delay before he dumps it off to him, who cuts out to the left, and is shoved out of bounds, a gain of about 6 or 7 on the play, and that’ll bring up 3rd down.”

“3rd and 3, with 6:48 to go, they aren’t in fourth down territory. Manning under center, drops back and gives it to Moreno, who lowers his head, pushes forward, and that’ll be good for the first down.”

“1st and 10, still miles away from the endzone. Manning under center again, this time a fake to Moreno, before he goes down the sidelines...finds Decker! That’ll be a gain of about 15! Now suddenly at their own 43, and the no huddle offense is coming out. Quickly getting back to the line, Manning calls out the signals, before getting the snap off again, drops back, the Falcons sending a blitz, so he steps up and hits Thomas for a gain of 4, getting the ball away to avoid the sack, while picking up some yards.”

“2nd and 6, nearing midfield now. Manning in an empty backfield, Moreno rushing off the field as Caldwell will come on, and the snap is off, and so is a flag, it looks like Atlanta may have gotten too excited, so a free play and Manning fires it deep...finds Welker! That’s a gain of 23 on the play!”

“Offsides, Defense #94, that penalty is declined, 1st down.”

“Now at the Falcons 30 yard line, with 5:54 to play, still needing that touchdown. Manning in shotgun again, and the snap is over his head! He scrambles back, picks it up, and fires over the middle, where Demaryius Thomas somehow comes down with the catch! It’s only a gain of 3, but what could’ve been ultimate disaster, they still get a gain on the play.”

“2nd and 7 at the Falcons 27, Manning this time under center, making sure there’s nothing wrong with the snap, gets it, drops back, another blitz by the Falcons, so he steps up and goes deep...tipped...into the hands of Welker! Touchdown Denver! They tie the game, and the PAT will give them the lead, with 5:39 left in the game! But first, Matt Prater has to his the biggest PAT of his life. The snap, and the kick...are both perfect! Denver leads 21-20 now!”

-cut into the 4th Quarter-
“The Denver Broncos are Super Bowl champions once again! Their first trophy since the John Elway days, and Peyton Manning defeats the Atlanta Falcons for the second time in the Super Bowl! He gets his second ring, tying his brother Eli!”

Final Score
Atlanta Falcons 20 Denver Broncos 21


Notes:
The Jaguars stumble to work with the upcoming draft class a bit, while the Super Bowl I wanted Peyton to get his second ring to make up for the embarrassment that was OTL, while making the Super Bowl entertaining. The NFC the Falcons finally get over the hump but still lose. Enjoy as always.
 
Nice to see Peyton Manning win another Superbowl. Of course, the Falcons didn't blow it as badly but with a few plays where had things going differently they would have gotten the ball in Denver's touchdown winning Drive, still plenty of room for Bomani Jones to talk about how Atlanta sports are jinxed. :)
 
2014-2015 NFL Offseason
The start of the offseason for the Jaguars saw Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles, who was with the team for five years take the Head Coaching job of University of Maryland (Doing this to butterfly away the death of Jordan McNair). The team would look for other assistants, or College coaches who had been fired, when news struck the NFL.

San Diego would fire Head Coach Nick Saban, who only had one playoff win in his entire tenure with the team.

“My mouth salivated at the idea of someone like him leading the defense. He’s a genius when it came to that sort of thing. So I pushed hard for management to get him. He flew in, where they had their meeting with him, then he came to my office. It was for six hours. Nick wanted to be sure about everything, had a million questions, you know the usual with him. He is such a control freak, I wasn’t surprised he wanted to be sure with his next job. But thankfully, I talked him into it.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


San Diego would hire Alabama Head Coach Steve Spurrier to replace Saban, who had won one National Championship in 2010 with the Crimson Tide. (Considering Miles and Saban are away from college, might include a list of winners in the loose ends post at the end of the TL)

Meanwhile, considering it was the offseason it meant players had a lot of down time to do as they pleased, and Eli Manning would host Saturday Night Live for the first time, in which one of his skits turned into a fan favorite.

Taken from Saturday Night Live
Camera cuts in to Eli Manning in his study, staring at a picture of Peyton Manning which has been defaced with Devil Horns, stink marks, and messed up teeth.

Eli *In a mocking tone*: Oh look at me, I can win two Super Bowls over the Atlanta Falcons. Psht, I’ll show you.

Camera cuts to a training montage, first Eli doing bench presses with the same picture overhead, as he grimaces with ever press. Next, shows Eli eating raw eggs with the same picture in front of him, then doing a passing drill where the three dummies have Peyton’s picture on them, and each throw knocks the head off.

Quarterbacks Coach Frank Scelfo: Uhh, good start, but let’s try not to injure our own players, yeah?

The Montage continues to cut with Eli doing a sprint, then doing a blocking exercise with Peyton’s picture on the dummy again.

Les Miles: Why the hell is Eli doing the Offensive Line drill?

Camera cuts again this time to Eli being in house, in front of a mirror next to the front door.

Eli: Yeah, I’m ready. I’m more than ready for this season.

Doorbell rings, and Eli answers to Peyton standing there.

Eli: Hey there’s the champ! Come on in big bro, I’m so glad you can finally come over today!

Peyton walks by, starting to talk as Eli turns to the camera and grimaces one last time.

After the fun and coaching changes, the team would turn their attention to the NFL Draft, where they had the 13th overall pick.

“After the combine, Nick and I had our first real idea of how our relationship would be. I wanted Ryan Shazier, as Chad Greenway was, with all due respect, on the downside. So I wanted to get a youngster for the Linebacker position who could learn from him. But Nick wanted Aaron Donald to fill in the void of Shaun Phillips leaving for San Diego. He wanted to keep a three headed monster at the DLine that we had for all those years with Freeney, Phillips, and Dumervil. So we argue almost everyday who the better player was. At the end of the day, I was just god damn tired of bickering, so I said “F**k it, Nick we’ll get Donald, but if it blows up in our faces, you’re the fall guy. Funny enough, he was right.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


“With the 13th Overall Pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select...Aaron Donald, Defensive Tackle from University of Pittsburgh.”

Full 2014 NFL Draft Results
13th Overall Pick- Aaron Donald, Dt
44th Overall Pick- Trent Murphy, Lb
75th Overall Pick- Travis Swanson, C
110th Overall Pick- DaQuan Jones, Dt
153rd Overall Pick- Jeremiah George, Lb
188th Overall Pick- AJ McCarron, Qb (Without the National Championships, he falls down the board)
226th Overall Pick- Rob Branchflower, Te

Other Notable Picks:
1st Overall- Blake Bortles, Qb by Kansas City Chiefs
2nd Overall- Jadeveon Clowney, De by Indianapolis Colts (Trade with New Orleans Saints)
14th Overall- Ryan Shazier, Lb by St. Louis Rams
15th Overall- CJ Mosley, Lb by Pittsburgh Steelers
16th Overall- Johnny Manziel, Qb by New York Jets (Trade with Dallas Cowboys)
26th Overall- Teddy Bridgewater, Qb by Philadelphia Eagles
58th Overall- Jimmy Garoppolo, Qb by New Orleans Saints
227th Overall- Malcolm Butler, Cb by Seattle Seahawks
245th Overall- Michael Sam, De by San Francisco 49ers

2014-2015 NFL Season
The first week saw the team travel to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, who were lead by rookie Teddy Bridgewater, both teams looked pretty good and a tied game at 21-21 would go into Overtime, in the extra period Bridgewater would throw a pick to Flowers and Randy Bullock would knock in the chip shot from 28 yards out. Week Two saw the team travel to another NFC East team, and the defense would terrorize Ryan Tannehill all game long and the Jaguars would get an easy 23-13 victory. The Indianapolis Colts would be the first team of the year to travel to Jacksonville, and both teams’ offenses quickly turned the game into a shootout. The Jaguars would push themselves to a 3-0 record after Manning found Sanders for a 45 yard Touchdown in Overtime.

“We were feeling great again, 3-0 and going to San Diego. I knew deep down Nick [Saban] wanted revenge. I could just tell from the vibe he was giving off, so I went up to him and told him. “If it comes down to it, I’ll let you call the game.” Meaning, if we had to go for it on fourth down, go for the win, you know those type of things.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The game would never get to that point, as the defense would take the game over, sacking Drew Brees 7 times, picking him off 3 times, and getting two fumble recoveries for touchdowns. The team would follow up the exciting blowout with a walk off field goal against the Steelers, and the team sat at 5-0, holding a ½ game advantage over the Houston Texans for the division lead.

“Those two games had us feeling like if we were untouchable, but I think we got too ahead of ourselves. And I’m always that coach to settle the guys down, but I didn’t do it then.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The Titans, of all teams, would hand the team their first lost on the year, which also would be the Titans’ first win. After that embarrassment, they’d be able to pick up an easy win over the Browns, but trouble would continue for the team.

First was the Miami Dolphins, when starter Brock Osweiler would post a career high with 498 yards to hand the Jaguars their second loss at 33-17. The Bengals would be next, and another lost loomed with more drama for the team. Tied late 23-23, Les Miles’ opted to go for it on a 4th and 1 at midfield instead of punting. Mark Ingram was stuffed, and the Bengals would go down the field to score to get a 30-23 victory. Post-game, DC Nick Saban was anything but quiet about his displeasure with the idea, causing another argument between him and Miles. The misfortune would continue when a shootout with the Dallas Cowboys ensued, and Tony Romo would punish the Jaguars for dropping a late interception to set up the Game Winning Field Goal.

“5-0 to 6-4 happened alot quicker than it should have. I don’t even know what was wrong. We were clean as a whistle on the IR list, we were able to score as evident in the Dallas game, but we just started losing instead of winning like the first 5 weeks.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


Following their annual week off, the Indianapolis Colts came into town and Kirk Cousins would have Aaron Donald haunt his nightmares for weeks to come. The rookie would record 3 and ½ of his 10 sacks of the year that game alone, and he’d pressure Cousins on many other plays.

“I went up to Nick after that game, and told him. “Now, you won’t hear me say this often. But you were right.” He chuckled and went “Of course I was.”
-Les Miles’ Post-Retirement Interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman.


The following week, another shootout would ensue with the New York Giants, when Manning and Roethlisberger would both finish with 5 touchdowns each. However, Les Miles being the insane play caller he always was, went for the Game Winning Two Point conversion and Mark Ingram would plow his way in for the win. The Winning Streak would continue from the Bye Week when the Houston Texans would be the next team to fall when the defense stopped the offense on a 4th and Goal before Manning and company wore out the rest of the clock.

The Baltimore Ravens would ruin the fun, as their defense would outlast the Jaguars’ and stop the last march down the field to get a 21-17 victory. The following week, the Titans would pay for their upset earlier in the year and the Jaguars would record 6 sacks, half of them coming from Dumervil. Week Seventeen saw a somewhat meaningless game, as Houston and Jacksonville had both punched their tickets into the postseason, so in the second half a showdown between both B-Teams ensued, and Houston would win 28-21.

10-6
Week One at. Philadelphia Eagles W 24-21 O.T (1-0)
Week Two at. Washington Redskins W 23-13 (2-0)
Week Three vs. Indianapolis Colts W 34-28 O.T (3-0)
Week Four at. San Diego Chargers W 49-23 (4-0)
Week Five vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 23-21 (5-0)
Week Six at. Tennessee Titans L 17-21 (5-1)
Week Seven vs. Cleveland Browns W 31-21 (6-1)
Week Eight vs. Miami Dolphins L 17-33 (6-2)
Week Nine at. Cincinnati Bengals L 23-30 (6-3)
Week Ten vs. Dallas Cowboys L 35-38 (6-4)
WEEK ELEVEN BYE WEEK
Week Twelve at. Indianapolis Colts W 24-7 (7-4)
Week Thirteen vs. New York Giants W 36-35 (8-4)
Week Fourteen vs. Houston Texans W 21-17 (9-4)
Week Fifteen at. Baltimore Ravens L 17-21 (9-5)
Week Sixteen vs. Tennessee Titans W 23-6 (10-5)
Week Seventeen at. Houston Texans L 21-28 (10-6)


AFC Standings:
1. Denver Broncos
2. Houston Texans
3. New England Patriots
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Baltimore Ravens

NFC Standings:
1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Carolina Panthers
5. San Francisco 49ers
6. Arizona Cardinals

Notes:
Had Saban come around as, if I decide to go a certain path, he’ll come into later plans a bit majorly. Other than that, normal season for the Jaguars as it was both up and down before being able to clinch a spot. Enjoy as always.
 
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Your week by week score has the Ravens winning 17-13, but the story says 21-17 (which is the score the Texans game prior has).

Great update ^.^

Here's to Baltimore going 3-0 in Superbowls. (Bar I am not mis remembering the TL). Would rather not make it than make it and lose.
 
I assume baltimore made the playoffs at 9-7? As they would have the tiebreaker if they were 10-6?

(Asking because if so, I am shocked at how weak the AFC is this season. I hardly recall 9-7 wildcard teams in the past decade)
 
I assume baltimore made the playoffs at 9-7? As they would have the tiebreaker if they were 10-6?

(Asking because if so, I am shocked at how weak the AFC is this season. I hardly recall 9-7 wildcard teams in the past decade)

They get in at 9-7 as the Steelers sweep them and due to the Bengals collapsing without McCarron after Dalton’s injury, and they own the tiebreaker over a 9-7 Bills.
 
Had Saban come around as, if I decide to go a certain path, he’ll come into later plans a bit majorly
Ummm i Smell something...still Donald vs shazier was a good debate, both got massive upside and downside, still was a Nice question
 
They get in at 9-7 as the Steelers sweep them and due to the Bengals collapsing without McCarron after Dalton’s injury, and they own the tiebreaker over a 9-7 Bills.

Ah, I see. Although, isnt this the year 2014, while being the 2015 season (ending in 2015, which would OTL be the seahawks pats SB, with Butler's miracle int)?

Dalton's injury is a year earlier? Or is that an OTL thing I just completely forgot? Obviously I am happy with the result.

I'm thinking about making this a madden roster when it's done (to the best of my ability) for my own entertainment. (Aka rubbing it in my friends face that Arizona is better in every TL than in RL)
 
Ah, I see. Although, isnt this the year 2014, while being the 2015 season (ending in 2015, which would OTL be the seahawks pats SB, with Butler's miracle int)?

Dalton's injury is a year earlier? Or is that an OTL thing I just completely forgot? Obviously I am happy with the result.

I'm thinking about making this a madden roster when it's done (to the best of my ability) for my own entertainment. (Aka rubbing it in my friends face that Arizona is better in every TL than in RL)

Dalton is injured a year earlier, and I’ve always thought about making a roster myself with my TLs but never get around to it, so if you do more power to you.
 
Glad to see the Broncos got a happier ending to Super Bowl 48.

Still hope to see Peyton win one more ring with Denver, then go out on top like Elway did.

Kinda cool to see both Manning boys healthy and winning at this point.
 
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