Championship Game Analysis
San Francisco (-4) at Atlanta The 49ers are red-hot with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback. But the spotlight will be on the two defenses in this one after the divisional round had an average of 69…
patriots
NFL Week 14 Picks
Last week: 7-8-1Season: 94-93-5 Denver (-10.5) at Oakland Analysis: The Broncos are on a tear since their last loss, a 31-21 defeat at the hands of New England that left them at 2-3. They’ve won…
NFL Week 11 Picks
Last week: 6-8Season: 73-70-3 SUNDAYArizona at Atlanta (-9.5)Analysis: The Falcons are coming off their first loss of the season and get to face a team riding a five-game losing streak after a 4-0 start. The…
Week 2 NFL Spread Picks
Arizona at New England (-13.5)Analysis: The Patriots will face yet another backup quarterback as they did virtually the entire second half of last year. This could be Kevin Kolb’s last stand. Ty Cobb has a…
Commish Outdoes Himself: Payton’s Suspension Excessive; Where Was Belichick’s?
At least today is a day where I do not feel alone. I am joined now by tens, even hundreds of thousands of loyal Saints fans in my abhorrence…
Super Bowl XLVI: History Repeats Itself
Line: Patriots by 2½ This isn’t a movie I wanted to watch again, but it’s the Super Bowl, so we give it our due diligence as American citizens. The Patriots and Giants…
Writing has been on the wall all year for Patriots; destiny begs in Indy
Even from the moment you realized the Super Bowl was being played in Indianapolis, you had to know that the Patriots would be in the mix. Then, the lockout…
Stunning similarities between 2007, 2011 Giants
If it feels like you are watching NFL reruns this January, you are not alone. The Patriots and Giants are meeting in the Super Bowl (stop me if you’ve…
Championship Game picks; A Harbaugh Bowl looming?
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly, two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams…
You can usually count on one roadie on Championship Sunday — Usually
When you have made it this far in the season, you are less concerned with homefield advantage and more concerned with momentum and capitalizing on the opportunity at hand. …