by Brent Schwartz
Week 15 began on Thursday in Los Angeles with a rivalry tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and L.A. Chargers. A wild, back-and-forth contest was ended in overtime, when Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce over the middle, and the shifty tight end making several Chargers miss on a 34-yard touchdown catch and scamper for the … Continue reading Burning Questions 🔥: NFL MVP race down to two candidates + Jags’ next HC, Russell Wilson ’22 landing spot
This has already been a weird season. On Halloween night, things got crazier, as the league tightened even further in Week 8 (especially in the standings), forcing us prognosticators to have more questions, and less answers when it comes to predicting how things will go in January and February. So, let's take it to Quick-Hits, … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 8: Saints shock Brady, Bucs + the crazy AFC
When the NFL schedule was set, few looked at this Saints-Eagles matchup and imagined anything other than Drew Brees battling Carson Wentz, possibly for playoff seeding, in a cold-weather December matchup. Queue, 2020. With Brees injured and Wentz and his albatross contract on the bench, one of the most unique matchups took place on Sunday … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 14: Hurts bests Hill in unique QB matchup
NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 9: New Orleans Saints rout Tampa Bay Buccaneers, march into NFC's top spot
As soon as Nick Foles' pass slipped through Alshon Jeffrey's fingers and into Marshon Lattimore's hands, the storyline of Conference Championship weekend was revealed. This is the group the league deserves. The stage is set. The four very best teams in football in the NFL's version of the Final Four. Not the most talented teams, … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Fitting Final Four is set
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
On Sunday night a game that many fans, sports media members, and network executives circled on their calendar roughly six months ago took place. We're talking about the Packers-Patriots showdown, of course. Aaron Rodgers versus Tom Brady. The most talented quarterback of all time versus the greatest quarterback of all time. You'd be hard pressed … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Brady tops Rodgers, Saints hand Rams first loss
This time there would be no close ending. No Minnesota Miracle. No heartbreak for Drew Brees and the Saints (6-1) in Minnesota, just glee. In their 30-20 win over the Vikings (4-3-1), the Saints exacted their revenge for the wackiest finish of 2017, which sent them home in the playoffs, two games short of their … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Saints’ revenge in Minny, surprising Skins
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
No Guts No Glory 