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In my last post we broke down what had happened in last weekend’s NFL Divisional Round and how we got to the “final four” in the 2023-24 NFL season. I then went on to tell you that the Baltimore Ravens are going to beat (probably handedly) the Kansa City Chiefs. So, who will face the Ravens in Super Bowl LVIII? In a quick recap, the Detroit Lions ripped through the L.A. Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to get to the NFC Championship Game this year. The San Francisco 49ers had the first-round bye, and then needed to shake off some…

And then there were four!! The Baltimore Ravens wrangled the Houston Texans 34-10, and the San Francisco 49ers barely beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 during the NFL Saturday Divisional games. On Sunday the Detroit Lions were able to fend off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23, and the Kansas City Chiefs were able to march into Buffalo and take out the Bills 27-24. If you notice, three of these games were decided by eight points or less, and one game was a blowout, by 24 points. This week, we’re going to take a downfield read at the two upcoming matchups…

In the third of four games in the NFL Divisional Round, we get what should be another ugly NFC game sandwiched between two great AFC matchups. I’m not being bias against the NFC, but you have to look at the Texans vs. Ravens, and the Bills vs. Chiefs as the top two games of the weekend, right? I’m assuming that about 85% of NFL fans are expecting the 49ers to shoot down the Packers, and for the Lions to maul the Buccaneers.Let’s be honest, the Philadelphia Eagles were a broken team, and I don’t just mean A.J. Brown’s knee and…

Then there were EIGHT! It’s Divisional Round Weekend in the NFL, and if you’re not giddy about the Super Bowl in LESS THAN A MONTH then you’re not a true football fan. Or maybe you’re a Cowboys fan. Either way. The overrated Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys are both OUT. The “hot teams”; Cleveland Browns, and Los Angeles Rams are also OUT! The Philadelphia Eagles continued to implode in fabulous glory, and the other team…who was…OH, the Pittsburgh Steelers! Yeah, they should have never been there. So, WHO’S IN?! For starters, it’s the Houston Texans at the Baltimore Ravens in…

Let the NFL Wild Card Weekend BEGIN!! First up on Saturday afternoon is the Cleveland Browns at the Houston Texans! First, I just want to say that there are so many great match-ups with great storylines and I’m hoping to cover each one of them. This Saturday is no exception. With the first game of the 2023-24 post season, we get two guys who are up for Coach of the Year; DeMeco Ryans with the Texans and Kevin Stefanski with the Browns. Both coaches have done such an amazing job this season. The Texans finished dead last in the entire…

HAPPY NEW YEAR, football fans! Well at least it’s a “happy new year” if you’re a fan of one of the nine NFL teams that have clinched a playoff berth. This leaves only six spots left, and there are 11 teams vying for those six openings with just one more week to go. Now that’s some NFL math that I can actually have fun trying to solve! Let’s take a “downfield read” at what the current standings look like, and who has the upper hand/best shot of making it to the big tourney…along with who might crumble under the pressure.…

In the beginning of the NFL season, if I told you that in Week 17 the New York Jets would be playing the Cleveland Bowns, where one team was 10-5, and the other was 6-9, you probably would have guessed that Aaron Rodgers was doing his thing in the AFC East and trying to the lead the Jets to a divisional championship. As it turns out, Rodgers hasn’t played since snap three of game one. You might have also guessed that Deshaun Watson was a $250M bust…which hasn’t been the case either…yet. Time will tell on that one. “Bust” is…

Yes, these are the reverse colors of the team. My son did it for me, and I thought it was cool and different.