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2020 NFL: Week 16
Well, we made it to Christmas and I’m so full of holiday spirit that I want to shot put season’s greetings to the whole world. I’m not sure how the NFL made it this far into the regular season without a complete disaster, but here we are. The playoffs are just a...
2020 NFL Week 15: Gruden and The Playoff Bubble
My parents tried to teach me many life lessons during my childhood. Some of them I listened to, others I ignored. But one of them always stuck in my head: Don’t talk about how much money you make. Why? No. 1: It’s nobody’s business. No. 2: It’s not classy, they said....
NFL: Playoff Bubble
Several head coaches have had success in the NFL. But for the most part, that success comes in short bursts. Suddenly, a coach finds himself with a stacked roster, all the bounces go the team’s way and they make a deep run into the playoffs, maybe even the Super Bowl....
NFL: State Of The NFC With 5 Weeks Remaining
Well, I can’t hold off any longer. Every year I lecture people who want to start putting up Christmas decorations and watching holiday-themed movies right after Labor Day. My theory is that you’re not allowed to do anything like that until after Thanksgiving. Well,...
NFL: State Of The AFC With 5 Weeks Remaining
The Pittsburgh Steelers won yet another game in Week 12, beating the Ravens on a Wednesday afternoon to cap off one of the strangest weeks of a season that has been one of the strangest in NFL history. The Steelers, at 11-0, are the only undefeated team in the league....
2020 NFL: Week 12
We haven’t sat down for dinner yet and the NFL on Thanksgiving has already run into a snag. With the Ravens dealing with cases of the COVID-19, the league made the decision to move their Thursday night game against the Steelers to Sunday. Games have been moved around...
Best NFL Backup QBs
Of the 32 quarterbacks who started Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season, only 20 still currently have their jobs. A few like Drew Brees or Teddy Bridgewater will return to No. 1 on the depth chart when they’re healthy enough to play. Some, like Mitch Trubisky and Tyrod...
2020 NFL: Week 11
At the risk of dating myself, there was an old “Saturday Night Live” sketch that has always stuck in my mind. I can’t remember who acted in it and I don’t even really remember what it was about. But there was a line in the sketch that was repeated about 100 times:...