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…
Divisional Round Picks: Usual Suspects Duel in NFC
I’m finally on the plus side of .500. Thanks to a couple of savvy last-minute changes to my picks in the Sunday AFC games, 2-4 became 4-2. The AFC divisional round is here and brings…
Surprised by the Steelers? Don’t Be. Once Again, the Path Has Been Cleared For Them
Since Tom Brady became an NFL starter in 2001, the AFC’s predictability has been rivaled in professional sports only by LeBron James. Not much changes from year to year, whether it’s King James leading his…
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,…
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…
NFL Divisional Round Picks: Will Big Guns Go Bye-Bye?
Things are going swimmingly for me lately, with a 3-1 week boosting yet another successful season record to 19 games over .500. It was a weekend for road warriors, with only the Seahawks (they of…