The Good, the Sad, the Weird, and the Ugly: Events that Sparked My Interest, Week 11

Week 11 was full of some, let’s say, interesting, plays and moments. While I can’t cover them all in this week’s edition of Events that Sparked My Interest, I can talk about the good, the bad, the weird, and the ugly's of them.

The Good – Larry Fitzgerald moves to Fifth on the All-Time Receiving Yards List

The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Houston Texans 31 to 21 on Sunday, but despite that there was a bright spot. Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald continued to move up the all-time ladder when it comes to receiving yards, passing Tony Gonzalez for fifth all time. Fitzgerald now had 15,157 yards and is only 51 yards away from taking fourth from Isaac Bruce. Then, he would need only 84 more yards to pass Randy Moss for third all time.

Speaking of five, Fitzgerald also has the fifth most receiving yards this season, and is five years older than anyone else in the top 15.

Good for him.

The Sad – Dre Kirkpatrick Fumbles an INT Return at the 15 Yard Line

When Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick intercepted Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler in the end zone on Sunday, he had a clear, wide open path to the end zone. He took it back, “All… the… w-what?!”

About 15 yards from the end zone, the ball randomly popped out of his grasp and was bobbled. He managed to recover, but not before he was tackled at the one yard line.

QB Andy Dalton managed to throw a quick one yard touchdown after that, but still, his fumble was sad.

The Weird – Seahawks Confusing Fake Field Goal Attempt Backfires

With 7 second left in the first half, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll lined his team up for a 35-yard field goal attempt. But, once the ball was snapped to holder John Ryan, he immediately flipped the ball to tight end Luke Wilson, who was pummeled before getting back to the line of scrimmage.

The call didn’t (and it still doesn’t) make any sense. The Hawks were down 7 points, and for the fake field goal to have been beneficial, Wilson would have had to run into the end zone, because there was so little time on the clock.

Why not take the points? This was one weird call.

The Ugly – Nathan Peterman throws 5 first half Interceptions

Last week, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott announced that 5th round rookie backup quarterback Nathan Peterman would start against the Los Angles Chargers over incumbent starter Tyrod Taylor. How did Peterman respond?

Not well.

He managed to throw a mind boggling five interceptions in 30 minutes of football, in one of the worst performances by a quarterback in recent memory. 

It was so bad, that Richard Sherman tweeted – five minutes into the game – that “the guy they bring in has already thrown 2picks with 10mins left in the 1^st. Great decision”.

Later he added, “do you cut the new guy after this half.”

His tweets alone are enough of an indicator of how ugly Peterman’s performance was.


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