by Brent Schwartz
It was over and it was expected. At least that's what we all thought when the Chargers trailed 23-7 at halftime in Pittsburgh. They had laid another egg in a big game on national television. Instead, Phillip Rivers, Keenan Allen, Justin Jackson and others helped to rally the Chargers to a 33-30 win that came … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Chargers’ thrilling comeback + Patriots edge Vikings
With shades of 2009 pulled into force, the Cowboys ended the Saints' 10-game winning streak via a 13-10 upset at home, vaulting them further along in the race for the NFC East crown, and solidifying them as a team to monitor in the NFC. https://twitter.com/BrentSchwartzz/status/1068323507698753536 The Cowboys led the Saints 13-0 before a Brett Maher … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness (Friday Edition): Cowboys halt Saints + Patriots begin season-defining stretch
There would be no letdown in Cincinnati for the Saints. After all, the universe did its best to bring down the NFL's best team via a freakish, season-ending Achilles injury to the newly-acquired Dez Bryant in his first practice as a Saint. But New Orleans prevailed by the way of a 51-14 drubbing of the … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Pro football’s best trio + Titans get ‘personal’ with Patriots
Roughly nine months ago, the Jaguars and Eagles were gearing up for Conference Championship Sunday. Both teams had proven themselves to be among the NFL's very best of 2017. The Jaguars fell to the Patriots after leading 20-10 in the AFC title game, while the Eagles routed the Vikings, and went on to beat the … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Eagles, Jaguars at a crossroads before London trek
The game of the year (so far) lived up the billing. It could have been named regular season game of the decade and lived up to the hype, and then some. There's a lot to unpack, a lot to examine in one of the wildest games in NFL history. A 43-40, video-game like thriller resulting … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Brady-Mahomes duel (Part I of II?) one for the ages + NFL MVP race
It appears the mind-boggling dynastic run of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is over, again. Finshed, again. Gone in a blink of the eye this time. Three games into a 2018 season that may be one of the last for two greats with a closing window, and the end result has already been decided. The … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness (Friday Edition): For Patriots, this too shall pass (again)
193 days removed from one of the most painful losses of his career, Tom Brady took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles with something to prove. The contrast in importance from Super Bowl LII and this home preseason tilt can't be overstated, but for Brady, this was a chance to damper the over-analyzed noise of … Continue reading Patriots go ‘once more into the fray’ in quest for sixth ring
A few weeks ago, NFL Network's Top 100 players of 2018 series culminated with Tom Brady's second consecutive -- and third overall -- finish at No. 1 on the rankings. I decided to follow that up with my own Top 50 list. Read and enjoy. Just missed: Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Landon Collins, LeSean McCoy, Marcus … Continue reading Brent Schwartz’s Top 50 NFL players of 2018
No Guts No Glory 