Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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Judgment Day (NFC Week 18)
We made it, folks! The 18th and final week of the 2025 season is upon us. The final week is always interesting and gives us some thrilling moments that sees teams really scratch and claw into playoff spots and division titles. Of course, this is the 16th season of the "all divisional game" final week schedule, as the change was made because too many final week games lacked drama and enthusiasm, as well as a proper playoff storyline. With all division games in the final week, it makes even the least relevant games thrilling, because you want to really beat your division foe. Also, we've seen a number of head-to-head division title games over the years since this format was born.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 17 Recap: Not Resolved Yet
When I wrote the description for this recap, I was thinking, "It's amazing. Decades ago, the NFL season ended on the final weekend of the year with the championship." The NFL calendar has adapted, along with the league itself, but the final weekend of the calendar year continues to be pivotal, because that is when the penultimate week of the regular season takes place. Five games already took place in Week 17, and the final 11 games occurred on Sunday and Monday. For perspective, the focus will only be on the playoff relevant games.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 17 Christmas Weekend Recap: Out of the Picture
The 17th and penultimate week of the 2025 NFL season kicked off with the second annual Christmas Day doubleheader on Netflix, though the first game was a meaningless battle that saw the already eliminated Dallas Cowboys finish off the already eliminated Washington Commanders, to move one win away from a .500 season. The real game, at least for me, was the NFC North battle between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, which saw the former needing to fight for their lives.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
The Amazing History of Gender-Flipped Versions of "A Christmas Carol"
We are all familiar with the classic story, A Christmas Carol, the novel written by Charles Dickens back in 1843. The central character, of course, was Ebenezer Scrooge, the noted miser whose feelings about Christmas could be summed up in two words and ten characters: Bah Humbug! We know how that story goes; his old deceased partner, Jacob Marley, visits him and warns Scrooge that he'll be visited by three spirits, all with the same goal: to teach him the error of his ways. In true cookie cutter fashion, it works, and Scrooge does change for the better.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Geeks
Reviewing "Jingle All the Way," the Sequel, and My Ideas for a Threequel
Merry Christmas, all!! Among the many reasons why so many (myself included) love Christmas is the movies and holiday related shows. Ever since movies have been around, we have seen holiday related films hit theaters, and they've evolved so much since then. We all have our favorites. We all have the long-winded debate about a certain film being a Christmas movie. I have my favorites as far as holiday films, and one of them is definitely Jingle All the Way.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Geeks
A Green and Gold Christmas (NFC Week 17)
Similar to the AFC, the National Football Conference could see everything completed before the regular season ends. It's been quite chaotic in the NFC; teams who are usually not in it are suddenly deep in the picture. Scenarios are insane and wild in the NFC, it's been that way in the conference for a long time, and this year is no exception. Out of the seven spots in the NFC, five of them are locked in, leaving two remaining and three divisions up for grabs.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
Nevermore? (AFC Week 17)
We are now down to the final two weeks of the NFL regular season. It's gut check time, folks! Week 17 was the final week until an 18th week became a permanent staple in 2021, but even so, it's still highly important. It can be a last chance for teams trying to get what they want, whether it's the #1 seed, a division title, or just getting into the dance. Also, Week 17 means the end in Fantasy Football, because it's championship time. I love the penultimate week, especially since 2010, when they made the final week all division games and they were scheduled right after the penultimate week's SNF game ended. The penultimate week set the stage for the final week, and it dictates what games go where, and what matchup will serve as the 272nd and final game of the season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 16 Recap: Stocking Stuffers
It's always fun when the NFL gets into holiday spirit. We already saw it in the Thursday and Saturday games from Week 16, with one team clinching, another winning their division, and a third moving closer. 12 games remained in the antepenultimate week, and the top game for me was Steelers/Lions, because it was possibly Aaron Rodgers' last visit to Ford Field in his career.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
Quadrilogy of Dominance
Christmas is closing in, but for myself and other Colorado Avalanche fans, it's been Christmas game in and game out! The Avalanche's strong season continued with three more games to the schedule, coming after a road trip that saw the Avs go 2-1-1.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
Week 16 NFC Thursday & Saturday Recap: Shaping Up and Shipping Out
Week 16 begins that do-or-die period of the NFL season; the period where many teams are running out of time for the most important things. It's also the first taste of Saturday NFL action, but before we get to that, we have to start from the beginning of the week. Thursday Night Football was a battle in the NFC West between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, who entered the contest tied for not only first place in the division, but also first place in the conference.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
Looney Tunes Review: "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century"
As a kid, you think of cartoons as being wholly comedic, but as you get older, you see more depth into your favorite cartoon shorts. Yes, the comedy's there, but there's also action, there's drama, and in some cases, tragedy. Chuck Jones had a knack for being well-rounded with his creations. His cartoons spanned a number of different genres, but the comedy is often there. One such short of Jones' that stood out among many others: the heavily acclaimed Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Geeks
At Least You Have Hockey Again, Detroit? (NFC Week 16)
It's always the National Football Conference that has more insanity than the American Football Conference, isn't it? I am speaking as a Packers fan who has seen us involved in the most insane scenarios, while also benefitting from them at times, but even if I was a fan of an AFC team, I'd say this. The AFC scenarios for Week 16 are wild, but the ones for the NFC are borderline psychotic.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Unbalanced
