The San Francisco 49ers are back yet again in the NFC Championship Game, for the third time in four seasons, and have gotten there under the most unlikely of scenarios involving who has lead them there. It was scheduled to be a year of transition at quarterback, with Jimmy Garropolo, who had led the Niners … Read more
I may have been lately accused of some behavior that some consider insane, if, of course, you are someone who believes making a living leaving one’s house despite a virus some see as eternally lethal qualifies as such, But, no matter what, I will never be more of a poster child for insanity than Jets’ … Read more
You thought it was a lion that ruled the animal kingdom? Not when it comes to the NFL. And when it comes to the star of the best-in-class among those named for the species, specifically Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, there’s precedence. Given that Burrow won the 2020 national championship and Heisman Trophy with … Read more
I’m a huge fan of Mike Greenberg, one of the more enduring ESPN personalities and comfort food for me when I typically write these entries early in mornings that lead to interminably lonely afternoons. So when he labels the Divisional Rounds of the NFL Playoffs as “the best weekend in football”, I’m in lockstep. Four … Read more
Even the most loyal and optimistic Dallas Cowboys fans were understandably nervous going into last night’s Super Wild Card game in Tom-pa agains the Buccaneers. Despite their four-win regular season advantage, as a wild card, they were a road team. Brady had beaten Prescott and the Cowboys seven consecutive times previously, most recently in Week … Read more
43 winters ago, the same dude who was in the both in upstate New York to call (on tape delay!) a thrilling comeback victory for a scrappy young team was once again in the broadcast booth, this time in the hotbed of Duvall County, Jacksonville’s TIAA Bank Stadium, for the first NFL playoff game northeast … Read more
For about ten minutes last night, as the sellout crowd still straggled into SoFi Stadium trying to dry off from what the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce could only see as their worst nightmare for climate, the College Football Championship game was, well, a game. When TCU held Georgia to a field goal on their second … Read more
It’e easy to assert that the Buffalo Bills’ first few days of this year have been unlike any other week than any other team in NFL history has had to endure. After the shock and heartbreak of seeing their young defender Damar Hamlin fall to the ground after making a first quarter tackle on Cincinnati … Read more
Get your minds out of the gutter, we’re talking about the NFL playoffs. With the weather patterns in the balance of the U.S. looking mighty wet and wintry of late, Florida has been far and away the best place for anyone to be, and for all the TV-worthiness of venues like Green Bay and Buffalo … Read more
At 8:55 pm ET last night, on the Paymar Stadium field in Cincinnati, Buffalo Bills’ second-year safety Damar Hamlin made a jarring tackle on Bengals’ wide receiver Tee Higgins as the Bengals were driving for what they were hoping would be a second touchdown in a game they already were leading 7-3 with less than … Read more