Calvin Johnson Continues Historic Tear For St. Mary's Football vs Cardinal Spellman

Brockton, Mass. - The Spartans of St. Mary’s (Lynn) won a Catholic Central League title and advanced all the way to the Division 3A Super Bowl last year, but just making it to the big game wasn’t enough for Calvin Johnson.

St. Mary’s star senior moved from running back to quarterback this year and is on a mission, totaling 17 touchdowns as a runner, passer, cornerback and as a kick returner through four games this season, including a four-touchdown performance to lead the Spartans over rival Cardinal Spellman in a 48-8 drubbing on the road on Friday night.

Weekend Football Roundup - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Triple coverage? Megatron don't care.

By Jeremy Conlin (@jeremy_conlin) and Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

Every Tuesday during football season, editors Jeremy and Joe will bring you the good, the bad and the ugly from the college and pro football weekend that was.

The Good

Megatron

Good might be an understatement after Calvin Johnson snatched 14 balls for 329 yards against Dallas, the second-highest single game receiving total in NFL history. Only historical footnote Flipper Anderson of the LA Rams has ever had more, and Megatron seemed to make his most impressive plays in the biggest moments.

The biggest, of course, being the Johnson's 22-yard catch on a sensational throw from Matthew Stafford that set the Lions up with first and goal at the Cowboy one-yard line. Seconds later, Stafford jumped over the pile to complete the 10-point Lions comeback.

Some scary thing to consider about Megatron's day, which I would consider the greatest receiving game in NFL history.

-He only had one touchdown. Twice he was stopped at the one-yard line.
-He did it all in regulation against a defense built to defend the pass. Flipper Anderson's 336-yard record setting performance came in overtime when Jim Everett and the Rams were one of the few teams in the league airing it out.
-Half his reception went for 20 yards or more. That's absurd.
-His 14 caches came on 16 targets. Also absurd, considering the Lions were playing from behind, and you knew who they wanted to get the ball to.
-Oh yeah, and he may not be fully healed from a leg injury that's nagged him the majority of the year.
“Just wait until he’s 100 percent,”  Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said.

-JP

The NFL's Suite Stars

Loaded fronts couldn't stop this Suite Star from making history in 2012.

By Joe Parello and Jeremy Conlin

With the Pro Bowl now in our rear view mirror, we at Suite Sports would like to humbly offer our opinion on who the best players in the NFL were this season.

So, here are our Suite Stars, along with award winners for 2012, as we get closer to Super Bowl XLVII.

Quarterback

1. Peyton Manning, Denver
2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay

You know it’s a great year for QB’s when Tom Brady is on the outside looking in after a fantastic season. You’ll hear a bunch more about Manning when we get to the awards section, but what the former Colt did in his first year in Denver, coming off neck surgery, is nothing short of amazing. Aaron Rodgers gets a little lost in most people’s minds because he was out of this world in 2011, but the Packer signal caller followed up his MVP performance with another phenomenal year.