Packers Beat the Ravens and the Heisman Finalists Announced

Yesterday there were a couple football related stories. The first was the Ravens vs. the Packers in Green Bay. It was a cold night for a football game as the Packers were able to pull off the victory. Aaron Rodgers played good as he was 26/40, 263 passing yards, 3 TD passes and 2 INTs. The Ravens never saw a lead for the whole game as they lost 27-14. A reason for this loss was a bad day for Flacco as he went 15/36, 137 passing yards, one TD pass and three INTs. Throwing under 50% is never good. These teams seem to be moving in opposite directions as the Packers look good for a possible Wild Card Spot and the Ravens fall to 6-6 with their playoff hopes dwindling fast.

The other story in football was in college as the Heisman candidates were announced. Tim Tebow somehow made the ballot again making it his third time as a finalist. For 2009, Tebow has 2413 passing yards, 859 running yards, 18 passing TDs and 13 running TDs. Colt McCoy of the Longhorns is also on the ballot as he threw for 3512 yards and 27 TDs this year. McCoy has definitely shown that he can be a reliable QB as he has lead the Longhorns to the BCS Title Game. However Mark Ingram has also helped his team get into the Title Game and he is also a Heisman finalist. Ingram has found holes in defenses all year with 1542 yards and 15 TDs on the ground. The next finalist, Toby Gerhart, outdid Ingram on the ground leading the entire FBS (I-A) with 1736 rushing yards and 26 TDs on the ground. This guy is a monster. The last finalist is a defensive player from Nebraska named Ndamukong Suh who has 82 tackles, 12 sacks and one INT. While I'm not sure how talented he is at DT but he is tied with three other players for the third most sacks in the FBS.

My Heisman prediction: Gerhart deserves it but Ingram gets it. While Gerhart seems to be the most dominate running back in college, Ingram will win because of what he has done for Alabama. Ingram has helped them all year, especially against Florida. Thanks to his effort, they are in the Title game. Gerhart and Stanford are just 8-4 and going to the Sun Bowl to play against the Sooners.