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The San Francisco 49ers hit the jackpot in the NFC divisional playoffs with a stirring comeback win over the New Orleans Saints in which the final game winning drive was the equivalent of hitting it big at cash bingo games as Alex Smith hit Vernon Davis with a 14 yard touchdown pass with 9 seconds to play to win the game.

What was so sensational about the game was that the 49ers looked to have won it with 2:11 to go on a 4th down bootleg by Smith in which he ran 28 yards for the TD. But New Orleans struck back with a 66 yard TD pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham just 34 seconds later to appear to have stolen the game from the 49ers.

The great irony of the game was that it was Smith rather than Brees who was the comeback hero quarterback in the great 49ers tradition of John Brodie and Joe Montana. The fact that Smith engineered the comeback made for even longer odds like a big jackpot in cash bingo games.

The big challenge remains however as the 49ers will host the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. In a way that was another lucky break for the 49ers as New York upset the Green Bay Packers on the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field 37-20. The Giants and 49ers met at Candlestick Park once already this year as San Francisco scored a 27-20 win.

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NBC Sunday Night Football finally got an outstanding game after several stinker blow outs as the best rivalry in the NFL went down to the wire with the Baltimore Ravens beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20 in NFL odds betting action with a second half that was one of the most exciting in recent memory.

Baltimore took a 16-6 lead late in the 4th quarter before the Steelers rallied and claimed a 20-16 lead with five minutes to go in the game. Baltimore got the ball late and quarterback Joe Flacco drove them methodically down into Pittsburgh territory with pin point passing before hitting Torrey Smith with a beautiful and perfectly placed 26 yard touchdown pass with eight seconds to play. The Ravens swept the regular season series with their arch rivals and it was a deflating loss for The Men of Steel as they are not accustomed to blowing leads late on their home field.

Flacco lit up the Steelers for 300 yards and that last TD while his Pittsburgh counterpart Ben Roethlisberger passed for 330 and a score. Neither team could rush effectively nor it came down to the QB’s and pass defenses with the Ravens prevailing and sending off alarms in the City of Steel.

What was most shocking about this epic collapse of the Steelers defense in the final moments is that they are ranked 3rd in the NFL for total defense and 3rd best as well against the pass.

For Baltimore coach John Harbaugh and Flacco it was a defining moment as they have been in the shadow of Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin and Roethlisberger far too long and suffered a tough playoff loss at Pittsburgh last year. With the regular season sweep of the series, the Ravens have staked their claim as the team to beat in the AFC North. This was the first time in five years that the Ravens beat Roethlisberger at Heinz Field.

With the recent speculation that a trade for Jake Peavy may interest the Yankees, The Fowl Balls decided that it was time to weigh in.

A trade for Peavy would undoubtedly include names like Hughes and Kennedy, and possibly a player like Austin Jackson. Peavy has been viewed as an ace, and seemingly there is basis for the Padres to be demanding that type of haul for a pitcher of Peavy's caliber. But upon further review, we are very disillusioned with a move to acquire him.

To look at Jake Peavy's numbers from 2008, one cannot help but be impressed; a sub-3 ERA and less than a hit per inning makes for a solid track record. However, his K/9 were significantly down, and he made only 27 starts due to injury. Though they might be red flags, these numbers were hardly our greatest concern, most alarming were his home/away splits. As is common knowledge, Petco Park takes up nearly 3/4 of the land in Whale's Vagina, California. Peavy's ERA away from Yellowstone National was a hefty 4.28; a far cry from "ace" status.

That being said, 27 year old pitchers are allowed to have off years, aren't they? Yes, they are, but that doesn't make them valuable enough to rape the Yankees already deteriorated farm system. We here at The Fowl Balls reiterate our reccomendation for the Yankees to throw whatever amount of currency it takes to sign CC Sabathia. If you need something to do between games? Try out a casino game from GamblingCity.net and win while you wait