Bolts Recap

The last time I reported on the Bolts was after their 35-17 drubbing at the hands of Adrian Petersen and the Vikings. Now, on the eve of their playoff rematch with the Tennessee Titans, allow me to recap, albeit briefly, the Bolts' season since the Vikings loss.

Bolts 23, Indy 21: Yuck. Thank you Darren Sproles, thank you Antonio Cromartie, thank you Adam Vinatieri.

Jags 24, Bolts 17: That blow up block by Maurice Jones-Drew on Merriman got all the press, but the return of David Garrard was the reason the Jags pulled off this win. The Bolts played uneven but winning at Jacksonville would have been a mini coup so this loss didn't bother me too much.

Bolts 32, Ravens 14: Don't recall much about this game. That's probably a good thing. What happened to the Ravens this season?

Bolts 24, K.C. 10: A win at Arrowhead. Nice. Looking back over the season the home loss to K.C. was the only really embarrassing loss of the season. At New England, at Green Bay, at Minnesota, at Jacksonville were the others. Had Minnesota not slipped up toward the end of the season that amounts to road losses against four playoff teams, including the #1 AFC seed and the #2 NFC seed. Not bad for a team breaking in an entirely new coaching staff.

Bolts 23, Titans 17: The defining win of the season. On the road. A physical game. Rivers gets banged up and then leads the team back from a 14-point 4th quarter deficit. I watched the game from a crowded Time Out (the Pats-Stillers game was on in the afternoon and wasn't showing on regular TV in New York City) and left feeling like this Bolts team might have finally turned a corner.

Bolts 51, Lions 14: Beatdown, '06 style.

Bolts 23, Denver 3: The Christmas Eve game. I watched the first half from Roth's Westside Steakhouse in Manhattan with my mom and stepdad. What was the deal with Denver this year? No heart on that squad.

Bolts 30, Raiders 17: Traveled to the Coliseum for this one. Sat at the 50 yard line in the upper upper deck, in seagull crapping territory. Thankfully the gulls didn't make me a target.

And there you have it. Let's go tomorrow, Bolts.

Bring it home.