NFL
2018 NFL Week 17
It might not sound like the best time to leave the country, but life doesn’t always make sense. With Week 17 looming and few precious playoffs, this is the time I’ve chosen to fly across the pond and spend a few days in Ireland. Come again? Don’t worry, I’m looking at...
2018 NFL Week 16
The NFL dominates the sports landscape all year long, and yet though the amount of time actually playing the game is brief and passes through the calendar like a lightning strike. How is it already Week 16? Depressing. And while this roller coaster of a regular season...
2018 NFL Week 15
Faint heart never won fair maiden. I believe it was Shakespeare who said that. Or Niles Crane. Actually, I’m almost positive it was Niles Crane. No matter, he’s just as intelligent as Shakespeare. Anyway, the Chargers showed nerves of steel on Thursday night. They...
2018 NFL Week 14
I don’t often write during an NFL game, but here we are. It’s Thursday evening, I’m sitting at the desk in my home office, which also doubles as our dining table, and in the background, I can hear what sounds like a discouraging experience. The Titans and Jaguars are...
2018 NFL Week 13
The people mourning the death of old-school football can rise from their fainting couches now. All the youths are safely off their lawns and they can fall away to a restful sleep in the haze created by three yards and a cloud of dust. Just 10 days after the Rams and...
2018 NFL Week 12
It’s Thanksgiving, we should have been safe by now. The Cowboys were 3-5 two weeks ago, and most everyone had written them off. Their offense looked pedestrian at best, remedial at worst and while people were screaming for a coaching change, Jerry Jones continued to...
2018 NFL Week 11
Monday night should be an exciting evening in Los Angeles. The Rams haven’t hosted a game at the Coliseum on a Monday since 1979 and they got here via some freaky circumstances. As we know, the upcoming showdown between the 9-1 Rams and 9-1 Chiefs was supposed to go...
2018 NFL Week 10
Remember Kordell Stewart? Some young people may not remember the name, but us old fogies do. He’s what you would call a cult classic quarterback. A guy who had some very flashy moments but his light seemingly didn’t burn bright for long. The Steelers selected him in...