Are the Chiefs Really This Good? Are They the New Patriots?
Now that Tom Brady is 45 and playing in the NFC and the New England Patriots are just a good-but-not-great team, it’s fair to ask — who is the most disliked team in football? I…
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Of Course Brady Won! Are You Actually Surprised?
It’s been nearly a week since the smoke has cleared from Super Bowl LV, a game billed as a quarterback duel for the ages that instead turned into the first non-competitive laugher of a championship…
SB LV: Can I Keep My Super Prediction Streak Alive?
For six straight years, I’ve picked the Super Bowl correctly with the spread, and have gotten the winner right in five of those. I’ll put that to the test on Sunday as the Chiefs and…
By the Numbers: Striking Similarities to Past Years Stand Out Leading Up to Super Bowl LV
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Tom Brady is in the Super Bowl. It’s a story as old as time, and now it’s playing out in a new chapter. Brady continues to pioneer…
5 Reasons Why Final Four Can Win Super Bowl LV
We’re about 24 hours from kickoff of the first half of tomorrow’s championship doubleheader, and the anticipation is palpable. So, too, are the my aforementioned, self-guided “theories” I use to pick the games. Still, I…
NFL Championship Picks, Thoughts on Week That Was
We’ve reached the time in the football season where I start to use my self-guided theories to pick games, because I’ve failed for too long with conventional logic. I will try and delve into it…
2020 NFL Preview: A Quiet Adieu to 16-Game Seasons
It’s a shame it had to end this way. The 2020 NFL season already felt like it was going to be unique, ever since the whispers of a potential 17-game season began last fall. The…
NFL Musings: Thoughts on Super Bowl That Was, Labor Pains That Could Be
Super Bowl LIV came and went, with a somewhat-predictable (to me, anyway) outcome, and now we’re left looking ahead to some more NFL unpleasantness in the coming weeks. First, let’s look back at Sunday’s game,…
Super Bowl LIV Preview: Hey, No Patriots!
Alright, so the day has finally come to celebrate a Super Bowl that doesn’t feature the New England Patriots. For just the second time since 2013, Lord Brady won’t reign over the Super Bowl. Instead,…
Championship Picks: Who Will ‘LIV’ it Up in Miami?
Okay, last week was a return-to-earth moment for me, going just 1-3 and evening out at 4-4 for the postseason after a solid-if-not-spectacular regular season. Now, we are left with just four teams, and none…