Since my adolescence, the AFC has been as stale as three-year-old bread. The Patriots. The Steelers. Peyton Manning. Virtually nothing else. But in 2018, I’m taking a stand against that. At least there’s been the…
The Matchup: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-3) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-3), 6:30 p.m. ET Spread: Patriots by 4.5 My playoff record ATS in 2017: 5-4-1 My overall record ATS in 2017: 35-28 For most of…
I’m not sure what you can really say. The Patriots are in the AFC Championship Game for the seventh straight year and 12th time in the Brady/Belichick era. Who are the Blake Bortles-led Jaguars to…
It’s not often a team coming off a first-round bye is a home underdog. It’s not often a career backup is favored against a future Hall of Famer. It’s not often we talk about anybody other…
A year ago at this time, it felt inevitable — the Falcons would get to the Super Bowl because the Cowboys never do, and they would lose to the Patriots. Six years after missing widely…
Let me be clear: I hate the all-divisional Week 17. Always have, always will. I have my reasons, and I won’t bore you with too many. One of the big ones is that I think…
Ah, the fruits of a near-perfect week. After a brief skid, I’m back on track, going 5-1-1 last week and sitting pretty — well, prettier — than I was after Week 15. Without further ado, here are…
Okay, a winning week – finally! Now onto the hard part – figuring out which teams will turn out to be frauds over these final three, critical weeks. One thing you can count on (well,…
It works for championship teams in sports: start hot, give yourself margin for error to struggle at midseason, then finish strong. I need the same fate, as a hot 13-7 start has faded into a…
It’s December, which means there is only one bit of suspense left: who will play either the Patriots or Steelers (probably the Patriots) in Super Bowl LII? Thank goodness for the NFC, because that’s where all…