0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/16/2014
Nothing is crazier than the NFL in December, outside of perhaps March Madness and Courtney Love. Football is America’s pastime and it doesn’t appear it will disappoint its legions of fans this year, with chaos breaking out all over the nation. In the NFC, nine teams are still in the mix for the playoffs, with […]
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The AFC playoff picture is finally starting to clear up, but there is still plenty to settle. On Sunday, three divisions were clinched while a few others were all but eliminated from contention, leaving a trio of spots for six true contenders. In the NFL, anything can happen. It will be a wild ride for […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/15/2014
In two weeks, 20 teams will be home for the holidays with many others soon to follow. For those organizations, the internal evaluations will begin, with some leading to changes among the front office and coaching staffs. For others, it will be a time to pour over the roster and figure out what needs to […]
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With only two weeks remaining in the NFL’s regular season, the scramble is on for playoff berths and divisional titles. While a few divisions were locked up this week, others remain up for grabs. Only the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots are in the postseason, so nine other tickets remain to be […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/14/2014
The National Football League has given plenty of people second chances. In the past, players such as Michael Vick and Plaxico Burress have been imprisoned only to return to an NFL field. In comparison, Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, who struck their fiancee and child respectively, should have no problem getting a chance at redemption […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/13/2014
The 2014 NFL Draft produced a litany of terrific receivers, giving us one of the more exciting rookie classes in recent history. While the expectations were high for these young pass-catchers, some have actually exceeded those hopes by playing some tremendous football by any measure. There are certainly plenty of options, but let’s take a […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/11/2014
More than any other sport, football sees injuries alter the fortunes of teams every season. Sure, baseball and hockey teams have key guys go down, but in the National Football League it is a weekly battle to avoid a crushing blow. This year has been no different, with some teams seeing more than their fair […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/10/2014
The National Football League has been around since 1920. When it first began, the franchises were all over the Eastern and Midwestern parts of America before many teams folded and moved. Ultimately, up until the mid-1940’s, the NFL had teams only as far West as Green Bay, Detroit and Chicago. In 1946, the Cleveland Rams […]
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The AFC North is the most competitive division in the NFL. It is not better than the NFC West or perhaps even the AFC West, but certainly the balance is unparalleled. With four teams above .500, it is conceivable that any of the four could walk away with the division title. So, who actually takes […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/9/2014
The 2014 NFL season was supposed to be about the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers making one more great run at each other. After making three consecutive trips to the NFC Championship Game and a Super Bowl appearance in 2012, the 49ers were primed to make the breakthrough and earn that elusive ring, something […]
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The National Football League should be grinning ear-to-ear. Every season, we hear about how much parity there is within the league and how every team has a chance to make some noise. In 2014, that is certainly true in the wild AFC. Of the 16 teams, 12 have a legitimate chance to make the postseason […]
0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/8/2014
Jim Harbaugh took over as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers prior to the 2011 season. Since then, all Harbaugh has done is lead the 49ers to the NFC Championship Games three consecutive years, including a Super Bowl berth in 2012. It has been one of the most successful coaching tenures in recent […]
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The National Football League is a place of crazy twists and turns. One week, your team might look like a Super Bowl contender. The next, it could be fighting just to make it into the playoffs. It is the beauty of a 16-game schedule compared to the 82 and 162-game marathons we see in other […]
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0 comments by Matt Verderame on 12/6/2014
On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals will square off in an all-important Week 14 matchup. For these AFC North rivals, it is the first of two contests between the pair, with the rematch coming on the final day of the regular season at Heinz Field. This time around, the venue is Paul Brown […]
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The National Football League is a wild place. Anything can happen each week, with fortunes turning in an instant. With only four weeks remaining in the regular season, the games and each play within them are magnified. On Sunday, there are a host of critical contests for both teams involved. Let’s take a glance at […]
