by Brent Schwartz
♫ It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! ♫ We're less than three weeks away from our first NFL regular season Sunday of the 2024 season, and as I like to say, I come bearing a gift. This is my sixth annual Top Players list. Last year's list was my most descriptive and detailed … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 101 NFL Players of 2024
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
This past week of football was initially going to be highlighted for having the most Super Bowl rematches in a single week (5) in NFL history, but just as recent weeks have unfolded, as soon as the early slate of games kicked off on Sunday, mayhem ensued. https://twitter.com/ScottHanson/status/1457462981319544836 By the end of the night, four … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 9: ‘Any Given Sunday’ moniker was earned this weekend
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
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
For the third straight year, I bring you, my Top 100 players list. Well, I made a Top 50 in 2019, but since increased my strenuous research project by double, as I watch film, sort players and give my takes on a piece that I begin around March or April every year, finishing up in … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 100 NFL Players of 2020
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
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