0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/20/2016
Only four NFL teams still can entertain hopes of winning Super Bowl 50. The Patriots visit the Broncos in Sunday’s AFC championship game and the Cardinals visit the Panthers in the NFC championship game. It’s the first time since 2004 that the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each conference are playing on conference […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/18/2016
Armchair coaches were busy during the 2015 NFL divisional playoffs. Some of the coaching decisions made this weekend will provide fodder for conversation well into the spring. The most boneheaded play call of the weekend was made by a winning team, so that coach got away with it. There were several debatable decisions, however, that […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/15/2016
The divisional round of the NFL playoffs presents an interesting dynamic. The four teams that won on wild-card weekend all come in with momentum and people jump on their bandwagon. All four of those teams are on the road against either a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, but their chances of pulling an upset […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/13/2016
The fortunes of most of the teams in this weekend’s NFL divisional playoffs hinge on the health of certain players. The availability and effectiveness of these eight players could make or break their teams’ Super Bowl hopes. Julian Edelman It’s not a coincidence that the Patriots’ 2015 season lost a little, um, air pressure when […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/11/2016
Not only can the Bengals not win a playoff game, they can’t even get their awards straight. Adam “Pacman” Jones
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/9/2016
Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko apparently doesn’t believe in picking on people his own size. Peko was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for coming off the sideline and going after Steelers running back Fitzgerald Toussaint in the second quarter of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game at Cincinnati. Ding. Ding. Round 2. That exchange followed an altercation between Steelers […]
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The fireworks have begun in Cincinnati. No, not on the scoreboard. The Steelers and Bengals were scoreless in the first quarter of their AFC wild-card game. These fireworks occurred on the Steelers sidelines, the first skirmish of the night in an AFC North rivalry that basically has become a street fight. Bengals safety Reggie Nelson […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/8/2016
Based on the predictions, the 2015 NFL playoffs could begin with a Wild-Card Road Show this weekend. Three of the four road teams are favorites. According to Five Thirty Eight Sports, this is the first time since 1990 that three home teams have been underdogs on wild-card weekend. Which underdog has the best chance of […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/7/2016
It’s wild-card weekend. Perhaps the 2015 playoffs will provide games that can be added to lists of the greatest ever. Before the ball is kicked off at 4:35 p.m. Saturday in Houston, let’s take a look at the greatest wild-card games in NFL history up to this point. Comebacks, lead changes and plays so memorable […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/6/2016
It’s looking more and more like Bengals backup quarterback A.J. McCarron will start Saturday night’s AFC wild-card game against the Steelers in Cincinnati.
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/5/2016
It’s a new year, which means it’s time for weeks and weeks of 2015 entertainment awards shows. The NFL holds its own NFL Honors ceremony the night before the Super Bowl, and here are the players who should be taking home the hardware. MVP: Cam Newton Cam Newton is like a sleek sports car that seats […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/4/2016
The Panthers, Cardinals, Broncos and Patriots secured the coveted first-round byes in the 2015 NFL playoffs. Those teams have to win two games to get to the Super Bowl, the other eight playoff teams have to win three. Theoretically, the top two seeds in each conference will have the easiest path to Super Bowl 50. […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 12/31/2015
There still is one playoff spot up for grabs and a few seeding positions to sort out in Week 17 of the NFL season. There’s a good chance that an upset in one of those games will affect the playoff brackets. These are the Sports Book Review consensus point spreads as of Wednesday night. Steelers […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 12/29/2015
The NFL is on spoiler alert in Week 17. This doesn’t mean that the ending of TV shows will be revealed. This type of spoiler is an NFL team that’s not going to the playoffs, but can prevent another team from making the playoffs or affect that team’s playoff seeding with a win. Depending on […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 12/28/2015
Just when you think you have the NFL figured out, Week 16 happens. Four playoff-bound teams lost Sunday, and three of those losses were ugly. The Falcons ended the Panthers’ quest for perfection with a 20-13 win at Atlanta. The Rams stunned the Seahawks 23-17 in Seattle. The Patriots lost 26-20 in overtime to the […]
