Sprint Game Ball: Darrelle Revis

by John B on Nov 10, 2010 8:19 PM EST in Sprint Game Ball of the Week

Darrelle Revis had not looked like the most dominant corner in the game at all this season. He played extremely well in the opener against the Ravens, but the Jets did not stick him exclusively on Anquan Boldin, who had a big night. He sustained an injury in the second game as he was being torched by Randy Moss. Uneven performances against Minnesota and Denver followed missed games. He was good against the Packers but not dominant.

Then came the Lions and Calvin Johnson. Johnson is a physical freak at 6'5" 236 pounds and the owner of blazing speed. When matched up with Revis it looked like a physical mismatch in the receiver's favor. During the game, it was a mismatch in Revis' favor as the wideout caught one ball. Revis followed him all over the field and shut him down.

Even a slightly below average game from Johnson might have been enough for the Lions to put up the necessary points to avoid overtime. Revis took away this elite target by himself. That's enough for him to get my Sprint Game Ball.

Who gets your game ball?

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half a game ball to Revis, other half to Sanchez.

by SioneBAAOOOHA on Nov 10, 2010 11:53 PM EST reply actions

Uh....

jetophile, would you not give a game ball to Peyton Manning if he throws for 350 yards and 3 TDs, because that’s what he’s paid to do? Darrelle Revis is not asked to hold elite WRs to 1 reception every week – because that’s something that even Deion Sanders did not do. Revis was absolutely instrumental in winning this game, and is deserving of the game ball. Why bring in other factors – just look at the game. I wish I could watch game film of just Revis throughout the entire game and how the hell he defended Calvin Johnson that well.

by B- on Nov 11, 2010 5:43 AM EST reply actions