NFL Playoffs

When I am searching for what’s going on in the world I usually look to the internet first, and the local news television station. Picking up and reading the newspaper is the third way that I rarely utilize to find news. On the occasion that I do read the newspaper the first section that I flip to unconsciously is sports. It’s almost like a habit. Today the top stories in the LA Times are the results from the golden globes and Afghan militants attacking Pakistan. But of course the story that I am interested in is the Steelers vs the Chargers in the NFL playoffs.

The author of this story is Sam Farmer and it is called Steelers Keep Home Fires Burning, a fitting title due to the frigid temperatures during the game. The article touches briefly on the last night’s game between the Steelers and Chargers. The rest of the article is looking ahead to next week’s AFC title matchup between the Steelers and the Ravens. The second part of the article talks about the NFC title game between the Eagles and the Cardinals. The article is full of quotes from coaches and players from the teams that are participating in these title games. “We're both very familiar with each other, so there's not going to be any tricks," Pittsburgh linebacker James Farrior said. "It's just going to be a drag-down, dirty dogfight. . . . You've got two great defenses, so I think it's going to be a low-scoring, hard-hitting game." Then the article examines the two games that the Steelers and the Ravens played against each other. Then the article transitions to the NFC championship game. This part of the article has more quotes and a little recap of what the Eagles and the Cardinals have done this year in the playoffs.

I found a blog written by Doug Baker which touches on each of the NFL playoff games that happened this weekend.

At the end he lists his top players of the week on offense, defense, and special teams. He briefly talks about each of the four games that were played this weekend. The blog is well done and has the appearance of a story done by an actual writer. He has a picture of Larry Fitzgerald at the top of the blog who was one of the best offensive players this week.