It’s been two weeks since the New York Giants, for the second time in five years, defeated the New England Patriots to win the NFL title. The game was pretty much just as exciting as the Giants’ huge upset in 2007 when New England came into the game undefeated, but the result was not as … Read More
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NFL – Super Bowl Prediction
This Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants looks like it has the makings of a great matchup. If the two teams can play a game anything close to their Super Bowl matchup of 2007, when the Giants ruined the Pats’ attempt at the first unbeaten season since the … Read More
Saluting Super Bowl Losers – Part 2
It’s what the Buffalo Bills are most known for nationally – losing four consecutive Super Bowls. During the early 1990s when the team was in the midst of the four straight losses, they were the butt of all the late night comedians’ jokes. All of the “wide right” jokes and the initials B.I.L.L.S. standing for … Read More
Saluting Super Bowl Losers – Part I
Each year as the Super Bowl approaches, the television sports programs spend a lot of time reminiscing about the heroes of past games, players like Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Troy Aikman, and even Tom Brady. But over the next couple of days during this Super Bowl week, I’m going to salute some of the players … Read More
The Five Most Memorable Super Bowls of All Time
I haven’t done a “list” post in awhile, so to kick off Super Bowl week, I’ll list the 5 most memorable NFL title games from the Super Bowl era. There were lots of great championship games played before the Super Bowl era began following the 1966 season, including the “Greatest Game Ever Played”, the 1958 sudden … Read More
NFL – Championship Game Predictions
I picked 3 winners out of 4 in last weekend’s divisional round playoff games, with the only incorrect pick being the Giants’ big upset in Green Bay. Here are my choices for the upcoming conference title games: New York Giants at San Francisco – it’s hard to pick against the Giants, as they are on … Read More
NFL – Divisional Round Predictions
I managed to pick 3 of the 4 wild card games correctly last weekend. Of course, no one saw Denver’s upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers coming. Here are my divisional round picks: New Orleans at San Francisco – the Saints’ offense has looked mostly unstoppable recently, while the 49ers win with a patient offense and good … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 4
This fourth and final installment of the 2011 Buffalo Bills’ season review is really a look forward, exploring paths the team could possibly take to improve their roster next season. I wasn’t planning on discussing coaching staff additions in this review, but recently 2 Buffalo offensive assistants – QB coach George Cortez and WR coach … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 3
This segment of the Buffalo Bills’ season review for 2011 deals with the defensive side of the ball. The team itself made a major statement regarding the defense when they fired coordinator George Edwards following the final game and replaced him with Dave Wannstedt. Whether the move was fair or not, the numbers warranted it. … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 2
This second phase of the Buffalo Bills’ 2011 season review focuses on the offense. On that side of the ball in 2011, the Bills made progress, starting out the year as one of the highest scoring units in the NFL. However, injuries and inconsistent play plagued them for most of the season and overall it was a … Read More