0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/21/2016
Jon Gruden is only 52. He’s a little young to be a fist-shaking, get-off-my-lawn curmudgeon. But the Super Bowl-winning coach and “Monday Night Football” analyst sounded awfully old-school when he told “Men’s Fitness” magazine that he thinks the NFL should get rid of instant replay. Gruden has a point when he says all these replays have […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 1/20/2016
The NFL has a lot of problems that need fixing, but that doesn’t stop the league from also trying to fix what isn’t broken. According to the BBC, the NFL is “on track” to have a full-time franchise in London within six years. NFL spokesman Mark Waller said that when the league started playing annual […]
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Whenever Dean Blandino’s name comes up, it sounds like someone is being called into the principal’s office. But according to NFL.com the league’s vice president of officiating applauded the way Clete Blakeman handled the overtime coin toss in Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game between the Packers and Cardinals. Blakeman had to think quick when Aaron Rodgers demanded that […]
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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 1/8/2016
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 1/5/2016
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 12/23/2015
While some NFL teams are fighting for playoff spots, others are wondering what went wrong in 2015. More was expected from these five teams this season. Dolphins (5-9) The Dolphins have been disappointment double-dippers in 2015. They brought in Ndamukong Suh and added Jordan Cameron and Kenny Stills to the offense while putting their faith in […]
