I made at least one stupid pick this week, thinking that Atlanta could defeat the Panthers, but that goes to not paying attention to intricacies of the game, like players. And though I had a suspicion that Kansas City could defeat the Bolts, I went with San Diego anyway and turned out to be wrong.
However, nothing was more controversial this week than an incident in the NFC North showdown between the Packers and Lions. Ndamukong Suh (pronounced Endam-u-kong Soo) knocked Aaron Rodgers (pronounced Eh-ron Ra-jers) to the ground during a play, then took some steps backwards, which happened to land his cleated feets on the sort-of injured calves of Mr. Rodgers.
The NFL suspended Suh for the Wildcard Playoff game against the Cowboys because their interpretation of the evidence is that he intentionally stepped on Rodgers' calf. Suh also has a history of not-so-unintentionally striking or hurting other players, which doesn't help his case.
However, after a few viewings of the incident at a slowed speed, I'm still willing to give the benefit of the doubt. On one hand, if his past offenses were similar - with him not looking at the victim - then maybe he did it on purpose, but I don't have that evidence in front of me. One could argue that Rodger's reaction indicated that he thought it was on purpose, but adrenaline runs high in football and being stepped on with cleats would make anyone mad, regardless of intent.
At normal speed, I don't really think that this incident is a big deal. I hope Suh wins his appeal, so he can help defeat the Cowboys next week. If not, well, I still hope the Lions can win.
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