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2020 NFL: Week 8
So, it’s Halloween week and if you think about it, there’s nothing to be scared about. The year 2020 has been such a horror, there’s no need to watch scary movies with a bowl of popcorn at night. Just turn on the news and you’ll be greeted with one fright after...
2020 NFL: Old Good Quarterbacks
Joe Burrow has been racking up huge numbers for the Bengals. Justin Herbert has thrown 10 touchdowns against just one interception in the past three weeks. Tua Tagovailoa has made a good enough impression on his new team that he’ll make his first start for the...
2020 NFL: Week 7
It’s not often you see a game like what took place on Thursday night. I’ve watched too many NFL contests to count over my lifetime and it’s not often when I say to myself, “does either team want to win this game?” And yet, this is what we witnessed. The Eagles and...
2020 NFL: Week 6
Talk about trading up. We’ve all seen that GIF of that iconic smile spreading over the Grinch’s face. Le’Veon Bell could do an amazing impression of that right now. And quite frankly, good for him. Bell had become irrelevant in the NFL and it happened with such...
Updating The NFC East
With Dak’s injury and Alex Smith’s return, how will the NFC East now shake out? In the span of about an hour or so on Sunday, the balance of the NFC East might have shifted off its axis. The division was never going to be a stronghold in 2020. Not with the Giants and...
2020 NFL: Week 5
Tom Brady doesn’t make mental mistakes. That’s a declarative statement that can now be easily proven false. And to be honest, it feels great. There’s nothing more heartwarming than watching someone patently better than you commit a major flub on national television....
2020 NFL Week 4
The fact that the 49ers have a functioning roster right now is unbelievable. I haven’t seen this many injuries since the opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan.” There are currently 10 players on their injury report, not including the names they have on IR. And yet,...
What should we make of the NFL’s ratings through three weeks?
The NFL season is three weeks old and, as has been quite common over the last five or so years, the topic of the league’s TV ratings has been a political talking point. But in many of these politicized conversations, context is completely absent. Yes, the NFL’s...