Tecmo Tebow Tebowing T-Shirts and New Kyle Orton Fad

It was really only a matter of time…

It’s Tebow Time, Tecmo Bowl 8-bit style.

Show your love for the most celebrated/hated NFL player in recent memory with the new Tim Tebow Tecmo Bowl Tebowing shirt.  And yes, they are for sale!

And who better to enjoy a Tim Tebow Tecmo Bowl Tebowing shirt than the dude who got shipped out of town in favor of Timmy. Former Bronco QB Kyle Orton and his new team in Kansas City will travel to Denver this weekend to try and keep the Broncos from making the playoffs.

If the Broncos lose and the Raiders could win, then Oakland would nab the AFC West crown. But if the Broncos win they are in but they will have to get past Kyle Orton who has a bit of revenge boiling in his blood.

The two QBs meet up in a battle of the memes Sunday as you get to choose whether you would prefer to look silly ‘Tebowing‘ or rather look sad ‘Ortoning.’ Either way you’re probably going to lose to the Patriots.

Sexy NFL Cheerleaders Christmas Edition Gallery

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. It looks like the NFL Cheerleaders were busy as the NFL kicked off the holidays on a Saturday. Here’s our tribute to the lovely ladies. Be sure to check out our NFL Cheerleader gallery archives. Enjoy!

Pats Sexy Christmas NFL Cheerleader

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6 Biggest 2011 Pro Bowl Snubs

The NFL Pro Bowl roster is out and as you may know by now there are a few question marks that should be answered. Here’s a look at six players that got snubbed by the voters.

Aaron Hernandez

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OK, playing behind the fantastic Rob Gronkowski makes it easy to be overlooked. It would be hard for anyone to upstage that guy! Rob snagged 1,219 yards and 15 TDs to help single-handedly fuel fantasy teams across the nation.

But even behind that monster, Hernandez impressed us with 772 yards receiving and 6 TDs. Not bad at all and well worthy of a second look.

Sadly, Aaron was snubbed over a name. Antonio Gates, the San Diego Charger who usually fills the spot, kept his trip to Hawaii even though he only played 12 games and had 100 less yards receiving. Definitely not fair and it would have been sweet to see the two Pats TE's getting the nods.

Patriots and 49ers lead Pro Bowl rosters

The Niners and Patriots led the NFL Pro Bowl ballots with each team getting 8 players elected to the annual event. While the headlines centered around Tom Brady and many of his Pats going back to the Pro Bowl, it should be noted that four of the NFL’s biggest headline makers this season did not get voted in: Lions DT Ndamukong Suh, Steelers LB James Harrison, Panthers rookie QB Cam Newton, and Denver QB Tim Tebow.

How Tebow missed the ballot is odd since his devoted fanbase is more than a bit nutty. But that’s what happens when you start voting late in the season and Tebow didn’t become a starter until around that point. Fans didn’t get get to ride his 6 game winning streak in time.

The lack of Suh and Harrison is a shame but being players who have a habit of making headlines for being bad boys more than anything it’s not a huge surprise.

But the biggest letdown is Cam Newton. No other player has really carried his team as much through the year as Newton and because his lowly Panthers didn’t make headlines or primetime, it was hard to see some of the outstanding work he did.

Also nixed is Lions QB Matthew Stafford. Despite leading the Lions to the playoffs for the first time in 150 years, Stafford will have to watch the game on TV. Shame, too. Stafford has had a great year and stayed healthy. Despite the Lions slumping in the middle, he definitely should have gotten voted in.

Even though Tebow missed the team the outstanding work of rookie linebacker Von Miller did not go unnoticed. Miller, Cincinnati receiver A.J. Green, and Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson, selected as a kick return specialist, were three of the rookies chosen this year.

Aaron Rodgers Jukes Urlacher and Briggs

Aaron Rodgers is one of the elusive quarterbacks in the NFL. He may not always look it at a quick glance since he’s more prone to fire a laser than run the ball but in this video shows how Rodgers putting a move on Brian Urlacher & Lance Briggs, two future Hall Of Fame defenders!

Rodgers jukes the two defenders and then cuts upfield in a sweet scramble.

Merry Christmas from the Pigskin Doctors

Another great season and year here at the Pigskin Doctors is almost over. We just wanted to say thanks for visiting throughout the season and have a great holiday season.

Sweet! Nike’s Special Edition Marshawn Lynch Skittles Cleats

Wow! A little exposure of primetime football goes a long way. After Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was shown to enjoy a bag of Skittles during the game [story and video here] there was word that the candy maker would sponsor the athlete.

And no one is more happy about it than the Seahawks ground crew that has to pick up Skittles off the ground every time Lynch scores as ‘Hawks fans now toss them on the field. Here’s a picture of them hating their life.

Flashforward a few weeks and it appears to be taken to a new level as the Beast Mode RB now has the shoes to match. Nike created a special edition of Marshawn Lynch Skittles cleats to be used for his game against the San Francisco 49ers.

There’s something cool about these unique shoes. [via]

Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch wears shoes with candy "Skittles" on the sides

Lions First Playoffs Since ’99 while Seattle, Philly, Cards, Chiefs Eliminated

The NFL held Saturday games with the NCAA on its bowl break the Christmas holiday on Sunday and the NFL postseason picture sharpened up.

The biggest news is that despite a mid-season collapse, the Detroit Lions made the playoffs for the first time since 1999 when that 8-8 squad qualified for a Wild Card spot and promptly loss to the Washington Redskins.

Then the bottom fell out. The team fell on hard times and thanks in large part to the stupidity of hiring Matt Millen to run the team into the ground, the Lions struggled to rebuild. This season seemed to be theirs as talent and coaching seemed to come together.

And off to a quick start to the season, the 2011 Lions struggled and lost 5 of 7 games in the middle of the season. That gave us all doubt to their postseason qualifications but they were able to quickly turn it around with three straight wins.

Saturday’s thumping of the San Diego Chargers 38-10 gave the Lions squad their official playoff spot. Congrats to the team as they have worked hard to turn around the franchise.

On the other end of the spectrum, several teams were eliminated thanks to losses or divisional wins. The Kansas City Chiefs lost a close game to their division rivals Oakland 13-16 which eliminated the Chiefs.

On the NFC side, the Seahawks lost a close match with San Francisco. This eliminated the ‘Hawks and with the Cardinals losing to the Bengals earlier both teams joined the list of teams officially making reservations for tee off times in the postseason rather than Super Bowl plans.

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Jerome Simpson Flips For A TD!

This is not the first time I’ve been in awe of a clip showing the skills of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson. The first one was more of a clip that should be sent to the Academy Awards for best flop in a game. Or at least he could have been a professional soccer player.

But today’s weekend game of the Bengals and Cardinals saw a clip on the other end of the spectrum. Instead of making a clip great by acting funny, Simpson showed off his acrobatic skills as he jumped and flipped over a player to get into the endzone and score.

Epic!

Top Five Disappointments Of The 2011 Season

It seems just like yesterday when the NFL lockout started and threatened the season. It finished just in time and now all of the sudden we are nearing the conclusion of the 2011 NFL regular season. What? Where did the time go?

Oh well, it’s almost over and here’s a look at the five biggest disappointments so far.

5) Philadelphia Eagles

The Dream Team is dead. After signing so much talent in the free agent market, the Eagles were expected to be the studs of the NFC.

Instead, they imploded thanks to injuries and lazy play and struggle to even make the playoffs at this point and that’s only because the Cowboys and Giants have lost too many games of late.

And no player symbolized the failure of the Eagles this year than DeSean Jackson, who appears to be too afraid to play the game in order to get a bigger contract. Usually, if a player wants money he would prove himself on the field.

Instead, Jackson whined like a baby and played like one as rumors of his contract dispute with the team pinpointed his

4) Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson held out for more money, got some and then promptly put out his lamest season. The Titans could have challenged the Texans for the top spot, mostly considering the Texans have been plagued with injuries, but instead the running game for Tennessee has been nothing but unreliable and stagnant.

CJ has only four 100-yard games and a feeble 4 TDs on the season. Not only are fantasy managers upset at this pedestrian season but this year is so unimpressive that with only 2 games left Johnson will have to work hard to break the 1,000-yard barrier.

He only needs 70 yards to hit the century mark but considering he has put out 78 yards total over the last two games makes me wonder if he can get it up by the end of the year.  At least he’ll always have his rap career to lean on.

3) San Diego Chargers

What the heck happened in San Diego? The Bolts simply self-destructed as they dropped 6 games in a row in the middle of the season to pull themselves out of the division race and let that Tebow dude in Denver get the Broncos to the top spot.

Even worse, this happened after a nice 4-1 start to the season.

Quarterback Philip Rivers couldn’t mask the injuries and lack of talent (who needs Darren Sproles, right?) any longer and it caught up with the Chargers. Rivers has an impressive 4,000+ passing yards on the season but when you add in 23 INTs you’ll instantly see why this team has struggled so much.

But the fact that the high-flying Chargers are not owning the league indicates the time is near for the end of the Norv Turner era.

2) Indianapolis Colts

No Peyton Manning, no wins. The Colts struggled this season and it took 14 weeks to get their first win after franchise QB Peyton Manning was pulled out with a neck injury.  The team was clearly not ready for a post-Manning world and bad coaching coupled with mediocre talent created a perfect storm for a horrible season.

But it’s not all for a loss. The team has long been rumored to have tried less than expected to win due to the fact that the worst team this year wins the Andrew Luck Draft Lottery.

Two wins in the last few weeks have put that prospect in a tough spot as now the Colts are tied with the Vikings and Rams for the worst record in the league.  Hopefully, they haven’t blown their chances to draft Andrew Luck.

1) Peyton Hillis

The poster boy for the Madden video game hit a bump in the road and continued the Madden Curse.

After a stellar 2010 season in which Hillis rushed for nearly 1,200 yards with 13 TD, EA Sports and football fans picked Hillis to grace the cover of Madden 12.

But something happened this season, for the bad. Hillis underperformed and missed most of the season.

Weeks 7-11 saw no Peyton but rumors that his bad attitude in the locker room and lack of motivation made more headlines than this rushing game.  Overall, nothing special for a player expected to carry his team into the playoffs as Hillis has yet to break 500 yards on the season and the Browns are nowhere near the playoffs.

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