On an absolutely horrible night where Los Angeles saw nonstop rain and, in higher elevations, snow for the first time in decades, I resolved to hunker in place and watch sports. For a variety of reasons, not the least of which being curiosity, I actually landed upon an XFL game being aired on, of all … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site, leblanguage.net Seems like every time the Super Bowl is held in Glendale, Arizona a really amazing afternoon unfolds. Certainly, the football and the drama that unfolded last night during the Kansas City Chiefs’ thrilling 38-35 comeback victory against the Philadelphia Eagles–only the second time in the … Read more
So it’s Super Bowl Sunday and, for the first time in years, I’m actually leaving my home to share it with friends. The past two years, for a variety of reasons mostly related to others’ insistence that it’s simply not safe to have actual human contact, I’ve been fortunate enough to at least have a … Read more
Some people think Super Bowl week begins the moment that the final gun from the second conference championship game is sounded. Some of those people run NFL Network and its other media entities, where ever since that moment on January 29th they have turned their holdings into a virtual non-stop pre-game show hyping the game … Read more
News item, dated February 1, 2023, courtesy of Caleb Skinner of Buc Nation: Tom Brady announced his plans to retire for good on Wednesday morning. The greatest quarterback to ever play the game has decided to retire. Tom Brady woke up this morning and has made his decision for his football future. He took to … Read more
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