Man, I knew I should have picked Denver at home on a short week. Oh well. At least I had a good week last week.Last week's record: 12-4Season record: 108-52 (67...
What a week of games we have planned. So maybe the Thanksgiving games aren't great, but at least it's watchable. Although you might say you won't tune in, you still will. I haven't done game picks for a long time...
Thursday is Thanksgiving. We are scheduled for 2 mediocre games (Green Bay vs. Detroit and Oakland vs. Dallas), and one good game (New York Giants vs. Denver) My start 'em/sit 'em with rankings will have to come out a couple days early this week...
The Patriots have been used to success in their present uniforms since 2001. However as Patriots fans are familiar, the red throwback jerseys just seem to be terrible luck...
There has always been this debate between these two prodigious basketball players. Who is really better? Bill Russell? Or Wilt Chamberlain? This debate has been going on long enough, but if ...
Every year the Associated Press votes for the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year. This season there seems to be so many choices for the coveted award...
This is breaking news, I can't believe this: Did you know the Patriots went for it on 4th-and-2 against the Colts this past Sunday? I sure didn't...
If he could turn back time, would Bill Belichick reconsider his decision to gamble on 4th-and-2 from his own 28 with a 34-28 lead over Peyton Manning and the Colts? “Would I reconsider it?” says Belichick...
By Derek Lofland. A new feature I am going to add to my NFL picks as the season winds down is categorizing which teams are sure bets for the playoffs, which are sitting good, which are on the ...
Bill Belichick can no longer handle being a head coach in today’s NFL. The stress has clearly gotten to him. You never want to see a coach wild eyed and wringing his hands in the waning moments of a crucial game...
By Derek Lofland. It is time to shell out some awards for Week 10 of the NFL season. Who were the MVPs for the week? Who was the loser of the week, the best game of the week and the “Bay of ...
We have a week where Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are both ranked outside the Top Three? No, it’s not a typo. Let’s take a look at where they fall and all the rest of the rankings for the upcoming week: Matt Schaub - Houston Texans vs...
It was one of the most satisfying victories I've experienced as a fan. Not since the Colts' 18-point comeback in the 2006 AFC Championship game have I experienced the kind of excitement that Sunday's Colts vs...
Rivalry, [rahy-vuh l-ree]: the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition. Sports are all about competition and between that competition you can always find rivalries...
On the eve of what might very well be the game of the year, the debates continue to sizzle in regards to the classic "Manning vs. Brady" situation...
The 10th week of the NFL season brings about some interesting developments from a fantasy football perspective, including two crucial quarterback matchups between Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis ...
(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongs—the ability of a quarterback to ...
After seeing New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees come just 16 yards shy of breaking Dan Marino's single-season passing record, a current slew of yardage fiends got me thinking: We're getting very close to seeing that record broken...
It's been a while. The 2009 NFL regular season has been a tumultuous one. Teams that started strong are fizzling, and those who looked weak are now strong...
By Derek Lofland. One of the trendy topics right now is whether the 2009 New Orleans Saints are a better offensive unit than the record-setting 2007 New England Patriots...
Over the past few years, every time some sports analyst or columnist, or sports show, starts debating on who is a better quarterback between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, I am sickened to see ...
Selecting the top QBs in football is a lot like picking your nose. A part of you is dying to do it, yet you hope that nobody sees you. For you just know that everyone isn't going to agree with you and see it your way...
Generally, after eight games, you know what each team is about. Injuries may heal or multiply, suspensions can be lifted or handed down, and players can still emerge or fade down the stretch...
So around the league lately, players have come out and said that NE Golden Boy Tom Brady gets special treatment from the refs. Many would call this crazy talk. Brady was quoted "i don't think I've ever influenced a call...
Here are week nine NFL predictions, Miselis style. Note: These predictions are not based on the spread, but simply as to who will win the game...
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