Football

                                                         1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns                                                     1964 AFL champion Buffalo Bills                       The passing of Buffalo Bills’ legendary fullback Cookie Gilchrist this week got me to reminiscing about the championship team that he played on in 1964. I’ve always wondered what would’ve happened if the Super Bowl had been played between the NFL … Read More

First of all, Marshawn Lynch deserves congratulations for his fantastic touchdown run against New Orleans on Saturday in the NFC Wild Card game, which was the play that basically buried the defending champions in what has to be one of the most stunning upsets in NFL playoff history. The Seahawks won the weak NFC West … Read More

The final week of the NFL regular season was unpredictable as expected, and once again my record was a mediocre 8-8, which means I fell short of my goal to keep the “wrong” side of the ledger out of triple digits. The final record was a respectable 152 right and 103 wrong. Here are the … Read More

The Buffalo Bills have now completed another dismal losing season, and it’s time to grade them as an organization, from top to bottom. The grade has to be a failing one when a team wins just 4 of 16 games, but we’ll also take into account how the team has progressed in certain areas and … Read More

When it was announced that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s injured knee would keep him out of Buffalo’s season finale against the New York Jets, the game, for all intents and purposes, became the opening preseason exhibition game for the 2011 season, a game for player evaluation rather than winning or losing. With that being the case, a number … Read More

For the second straight week, rayonsports.com was at the .500 mark in picking games, going 8-8. The season record is now 144 right and 95 wrong. The goal going into the final week of the regular season is to try to keep the “loss” column out of triple figures, but that’ll be difficult since the … Read More

Sunday’s Bills’ game against New England falls into the “burn the films” category of games, as the team handed the Patriots an easy 34-3 win by turning the ball over seven times. It’s unfortunate that they made so many errors, because they showed that they could move the ball offensively against the best team in the … Read More

There were lots of upsets on the NFL’s week 15 schedule, and the Rayonsports prediction total reflected that, with a mediocre 8-8 record for the week. That brings the season totals to 136 correct and 87 wrong. Here are the picks for week 16: Carolina at Pittsburgh – big win for the Steelers here, as … Read More

The Buffalo Bills’ 17-14 win in Miami on Sunday wasn’t a spectacular effort by any means, but it was another win for the improving Bills, who are now 4-10 for the year. When you figure this team had wins practically in the bank against Baltimore, Kansas City and Pittsburgh this year, there’s no doubting how … Read More

After picking 12 winners out of 14 games in week 14, the Rayonsports.com tally for the season now stands at 128 right and 79 wrong. Here are the picks for week 15: San Francisco at San Diego – a West Coast matchup for this week’s Thursday night game. The Chargers took a big step toward … Read More