Some Final Thoughts on Championship Sunday
This almost seems too apropos. Tom Brady, a sixth-round draft pick with an eternal chip on his shoulder, the outlier in a four-man field of former No. 1 overall picks. In many ways, this weekend is…
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A Dozen Reasons to Expect a Panthers-Patriots Super Bowl Rematch
It’s late January, a time officially reserved for one of three quarterbacks. Since three is a crowd, Ben Roethlisberger will watch from his couch as Tom Brady (10th appearance) and Peyton Manning (fifth appearance) square…
Karma a Factor in Unnecessarily Dramatic, Predictable Wild Card Weekend
For the first time ever, all four road teams won in one playoff weekend. Shocking, isn’t it? Actually, not really, when you consider three of the road teams were favored, a fourth was a slight…
Stock report: Baseball Up Royally, NF(D)L Having Worst Year Yet
It is easy for me to say I am going to stop watching football altogether. It is much harder to actually do it. That’s because when something feels like a part of you, it isn’t…
No, Actually It IS How You Start, Not Just How You Finish
I rarely ever read ESPN.com. I find them to be rather biased, despite a talented team of writers, bloggers, and reporters. I am a bit of a media simpleton, preferring to stick to a sport’s…
The Good Times Lasted A Decade For Patriots Haters
Let’s face it: we had a good run. 10 years and no longer counting, the New England Patriots are atop the football mountain again. For those like yours truly, this is not a time to…
A Closer Look At The Super Scores
Super Bowl Scores By Winning Score: 14-7 (VII) 16-6 (IX) 16-7 (III) 16-13 (V) 17-14 (XLII) 20-16 (XXIII) 20-17 (XXXVI) 20-19 (XXV) 21-10 (XL) 21-17 (X, XLVI) 23-7 (IV) 23-16 (XXXIV) 24-3 (XI) 24-7 (VIII) 24-21…
The Five Most “Patriot” Games Of New England’s Dynasty Era
If you heard what Ray Lewis said last week, the future Hall of Famer thinks about Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. No, he does not hate them like most of America seems to, but he firmly…
Striking Similarities Between Super Bowl XLVIII Combatants
It’s hard to believe that Super Bowl XLVIII is only the second Big Game since 1993-94 to feature the conference’s two top seeds, but the NFL’s first cold-weather title match could not be more evenly…
Six Things I Miss About the Paul Tagliabue-run NFL
If you’ve read enough on here throughout the years, you know Roger Goodell is one of my least-favorite people on the planet. Paul Tagliabue is a saint, if only by comparison. Ever since Goodell’s reign…