by Brent Schwartz
After a long offseason, pro football has returned, and I come bearing a gift. This is my fifth annual NFL Top 100 Players list. Over 100-plus hours of research and execution was poured into this, I kid you not. I put my heart and soul into this exercise, and I hope whoever reads this enjoys … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 100 NFL Players of 2022
With three weeks to go in the NFL season, the games, similar to the NBA, have become an afterthought to the sudden surging of COVID-19 cases across the country, giving the nation a March 2020 feel, when it comes to news of the virus. Even with the 2020 NFL season being played with virtually no … Continue reading Gut Check Time: Two key Week 16 divisional battles may decide AFC East, AFC North
Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season featured a slew of missed kicks, exciting finishes, and an overarching changing-of-the-guard storyline in the AFC, as the conference dominated by the likes of the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers for most of the 21st century, and the Kansas City Chiefs recently, will seemingly be lead by some … Continue reading NFL Friday Madness: Breaking down the AFC’s early-season contenders
Week 2 in the NFL this season had a flair for the dramatic, with the late afternoon window in particular featuring wild finishes out west in Los Angeles, Arizona and Seattle. There's still a few weeks left to play before any rash conclusions or predictions can be made, as many call September the "extended preseason." … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 2: Drama-filled Sunday provides extra excitment
After a quarter of jawing back and forth, hard hits and the feel of a true playoff game reminiscent of the Ray Lewis-Eddie George, Ravens-Titans rivalry of the early 2000s, Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson found himself in a familiar place. With Tennessee leading 10-0, and Jackson's Baltimore-led offense struggling to play from behind, valid questions … Continue reading NFL Wild Card Madness: Jackson’s first playoff win a new chapter of renewed Ravens-Titans rivalry
It doesn't seem too long ago when the likes of Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu and the Steelers of yesteryear battled Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs and the Ravens of the past in matchups that left both opponents bloodied and battered. Pittsburgh's 28-24, nail-biting victory over Baltimore on Sunday was a return to those times, as both … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 8: Steelers down rival Ravens, remain unbeaten
Three plays into the most hyped-up Monday Night Football matchup in years, Lamar Jackson was doing Jackson things — taking off and scampering down the sideline for a 30-yard run. Five plays later, the Ravens had a red zone first down, and were ready to begin what should have been a demon-exercising night with an emphatic … Continue reading NFL Tuesday Morning Madness Week 3: Ravens’ big-game issues conjured up by Chiefs
Many have said the NFL's Divisional Playoff round is the best weekend in sports. I'm sure those people are not disappointed after this past weekend's slate of games.
The Baltimore Ravens' (13-2) magically dominant season continued on Sunday, as the team clinched home field advantage throughout the AFC with their 11th straight victory -- a 31-15 win over the Browns with Cleveland. And with that, Lamar Jackson clinched this season's NFL MVP award. Jackson -- 341 total yards, three passing touchdowns -- added … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Jackson permanentely ends MVP race
Week 14 gave us yet another slate of important games, as well as a clearer picture painted in the AFC. But we begin with the game of the year in New Orleans, whose result has sprung a clear favorite in the NFC, for the time being... ********* As Robbie Gould's game-winning 30-yard field goal went … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: 49ers outlast Saints in season’s best game + AFC becomes clearer
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