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…
Let’s face it: the American League Central is a done deal. But outside of that, the other five divisions in Major League Baseball all have intrigue and, subsequently, figure to come down to at least…
I can’t stress enough how 2018 feels like the death of parity in Major League Baseball. Maybe it never really existed, top-heaviness simply masked by the recent happy endings of the Royals, Cubs, and Astros…
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…
Disclaimer: I am NOT officially picking the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Not yet, anyway. But it might be time to stop harping on the Nick Foles narrative…
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…