0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/25/2014
The weekly meandering through statistical oddness starts with lots of numerical fun from a Titans-Eagles game that didn’t feature much defense. 107: The length of Josh Huff’s kick return touchdown to start the Eagles’ eventual 43-24 win over Tennessee. Huff became one of only eight returners in league history with a touchdown of that length […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/24/2014
Every injury is horrible, but some injuries also having the added bonus of brutally cruel timing. Welcome to your life, Ryan Mallett. Ryan Mallett learns that sometimes the universe can hate you Over his first three NFL seasons Ryan Mallett attempted four meaningful regular-season passes. That tends to happen when you’re Tom Brady’s backup, but […]
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This was a great fake by Aaron Rodgers at the goal line, and it was sold well by tight end Richard Rodgers too. But c’mon, entire Vikings defense. No one thought to get within even 10 yards of that guy running to the other side of the end zone? Rodgers had to wait nearly three […]
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It’s been a little over 12 hours since Odell Beckham Jr.’s incredible one-handed catch first became a real thing in our lives. And watching it on a loop repeatedly is still the best way you can spend your time. Maybe the greatest catch ever https://t.co/Mx5mSX1YiS — Will Brinson (@WillBrinson)
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/21/2014
When you look back on Tom Coughlin’s tenure as head coach of the New York Giants, there’s both success and confusion in equal parts. The former is obvious: Coughlin’s Giants have finished on top of the NFC East three times, winning the Super Bowl twice (2008 and 2012). Improbable and lucky catches were needed to secure […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/18/2014
The Green Bay Packers are doing some ridiculous things offensively. They’re embarrassing opposing defenses so thoroughly I could pretty much dedicate this entire post to Aaron Rodgers and his aerial shenanigans most weeks. We’ll get to the latest Packers lunacy in a second. First, a whole lot of running. 5: The amount of running backs […]
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Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. Suddenly the AFC West is a real division with a real division race after the Denver Broncos somehow lost to the St. Louis Rams. That’s not ideal for a team that could […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/15/2014
At some point winning games may actually be bad for the Cincinnati Bengals. Because winning just enough and squeaking by to edge into the playoffs has continually masked a problem. It goes by the name of Andy Dalton. As the embarrassing performances pile and the quarterback continues to limit the production of an otherwise talented […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/11/2014
This was the week Aaron Rodgers supplied a lot of embarrassment. Actually, that’s true most weeks. 6: The touchdowns thrown by Rodgers during the first half of Chicago Bears thumping. Rodgers became only the second quarterback in league history to throw six TDs in the first half of a game. 4.5: The average amount of […]
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Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. The Arizona Cardinals haven’t had an 8-1 start since 1948, when they weren’t the Arizona Cardinals at all. They were the Chicago Cardinals, and their only loss of the season was to […]
0 comments by This Given Sunday's Locker on 11/10/2014
The perfect final touch on a well-executed Andy Reid outfit… Amazing Andy Reid doppelgänger. Note the dude on the left has a restaurant menu for his play sheet. Nice touch. pic.twitter.com/xaO2aOfxm1 — Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson)
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Oh, you need more than what that headline provides? Sorry, can’t do it. All we know is that at some point during (or before? After?) Sunday’s Broncos-Raiders game, this happened… Sorry, still looking at this photo. pic.twitter.com/ktNLAeKxus — Tim Ryan (@TheSportsHernia)
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/7/2014
Every year around the halfway point of the season we start to think about playoff scenarios. Inevitably the possibilities that emerge require a wild imagination and advanced arithmetic. Though Week 10 has now officially begun it feels like there are only about four teams we can look at and definitely say they won’t be playing […]
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Cincinnati Bengals rookie running back Jeremy Hill said some incredibly stupid things after his team was walloped by the Cleveland Browns at home Thursday night. The highlight of his nonsensical words was when he said “they’re probably worse than I thought”. That’s his apparently honest assessment after a 21-point loss in a game when he […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 11/4/2014
You’re about to notice a lot of Jeremy Maclin during our weekly numerical rundown. But we start with a quarterback who could break the single-season passing record. 3,085: Andrew Luck’s passing yards through nine games this season. Peyton Manning is the only quarterback with more during that span in
