As the NFL prepares to head into the playoffs, it’s a good chance to reflect. Whether it’s an impossible reception, a blistering sack or a dazzling run-after-catch, there were some incredible plays this NFL season. So, using Next Gen Stats, … Read More
NFL Playoffs
Super Bowl LVI Preview, Part Two: Will the Rams’ ‘all-in’ gamble pay off?
Los Angeles Rams- NFC West Champions (12-5) The 2021 regular season is complete and the stage is set for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Rams have been all-in on a Super Bowl since they hired Sean … Read More
Super Bowl LVI Preview, Part One: Bengals revel in their position as underdogs
Cincinnati Bengals- AFC North Champions (10-7) The 2021 regular season is complete and the stage is set for Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. The Cincinnati Bengals represent the AFC for the first time since 1989. But how did they … Read More
Who will win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award?
Making the jump from the amateur to the professional ranks is no small feat. Sure, you don’t have to worry about getting caught paying the smart kid in your class to take your test anymore. But you do have to … Read More
Who will be crowned NFL MVP? We look at three of the contenders
What does the term valuable mean? Miriam Webster defines the word valuable as “having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities.” In all fairness, the forward pass wasn’t even invented when the eponymous founders of the dictionary decided to create the … Read More
NFL, Championship Sunday: Bengals and Rams will face off at Super Bowl LVI
After the results of this week’s Conference Championship games, we now know the participants for Super Bowl 56. There may be nothing more Americana than the Super Bowl. We eat chicken wings; we watch football; and then on Monday, we … Read More
NFL preview, Championship Weekend: Super Bowl LVI awaits conference champions
And then there were four. Cincinnati, Kansas City, San Francisco and Los Angeles have battled through the longest regular season ever in the NFL and the most competitive divisional round match ups in history, to come within one game of … Read More
NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round Delivers Historic Drama
I am not one that is prone to hyperbole, but this season’s divisional round may have provided the single-greatest weekend of playoff football that I have ever witnessed. All games were decided by one score. And not just that, all … Read More
NFL preview: Divisional Round promises elite action as final eight eye Conference Championship games
The NFL season starts with 32 hopeful franchises aiming to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the Super Bowl with confetti raining down. As of today, there are now just eight teams whose hopes of a win in … Read More
NFL Playoffs, Super Wild Card Weekend: Allen & Mahomes shine; Bengals & Stafford end playoff droughts
The NFL playoffs have officially begun. After an especially wild Week 18, the Wild Card round left much to be desired, assuming of course what you desire is close-scoring, climactic football. With only eight teams left, the playoff field is … Read More