8 observations from a wild, wildcard weekend
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Four wild and crazy wildcard games, lots of excitement, some bad officiating, eight teams, four winners, and eight observations from a weekend of NFL playoff football… 1)…
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With All That’s Bad About the NFL, They No Longer Recognize the Good
The NFL is almost back, about a month away from the start of training camp, and getting back on the field can’t come quickly enough for the people running the…
Eagles Stick to Air Attack to Take Down Patriots in Super Bowl Thriller
In the second highest scoring Super Bowl in history, it wasn’t just the St. Louis Rams flavor of MVP Nick Foles, defensive end Chris Long and punter Donnie Jones of…
The Patriots are Beatable: A Super Bowl LII Preview
We’re set for Super Bowl LII, in Minneapolis on February 4; the New England Patriots will play in their tenth Super Bowl…their eighth in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era…against the…
Stalter’s Pick Six: Super Bowl Edition
A stream of consciousness on Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and Falcons. 1. If I’m Bill Belichick and the Patriots I want to… …play this game in a…
Tuesday’s Pick Six: Correa’s Claims Make No Sense; AL West Teams Should Be Ticked Off
A stream of consciousness on local and national sports headlines. Twenty-four hours later and the “Hackgate” reaction has been… …about what I expected. Many national media members have written that…
Five Key Moments in Sunday’s NFL Conference Championship Games
The Super Bowl is set. The New England Patriots will play in their ninth, and try for their fifth Super Bowl win. They’ll be opposed by the Atlanta Falcons, who…
Manning vs. Brady: How the AFC Championship Became a Mismatch
In the end the Broncos presented the worst matchup for the Patriots in this year’s playoffs. Not many people suggested that a week ago after Tom Brady and the Patriots…
Rams Are Gone, but St. Louis Can Unite Against Patriots
One thing I’ll miss about having an NFL team, even a bad one, is the emotional connection the sport generates. Every Monday after a Rams game, we’d over-react to a…
It’s Possible for Tom Brady to be Both a Great Player and a Cheater
The outrage over the DeflateGate punishment has been comical. We’re talking more comical than sports fans arguing for months over the impact of air pressure in footballs. Tom Brady is…