by Brent Schwartz
As we ring in the new year, 2022, we do so by also saying goodbye to the 2021 NFL regular season. With just one week left to play, the first ever Week 18, seven of eight division titles have been clinched, and 11 of 14 total playoff spots have been filled, with just three more … Continue reading NFL Friday Morning Madness: 2021 Award picks + Final Power Ranking
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
Just four months ago, many wondered if the NFL would successfully get through all 256 games during their preset, schedule-based time frame. Well, it wasn't easy, and several somewhat-questionable decisions were made to work around the COVID-19 pandemic, but alas, the regular season is over, and the playoffs will begin on time. Before jumping into … Continue reading NFL Playoff Primer: Are Chiefs destined to repeat?
With the final games of the year (not season) 2020 behind us, a new year will dawn with the end of an odd, pandemic-altering season. I decided to empty my brain's notebook of takes this week prior to Week 17 and the playoffs by taking a deep dive into the NFL MVP race, giving perhaps … Continue reading NFL Tuesday Morning Madness Week 16: A shakeup in the MVP race, and other musings
When Cam Newton was sacked on 4th down late in New England's 22-12 loss in Miami on Sunday, the Patriots already-slim playoff chances went down with him. Technically, the Patriots entered Sunday's contest with just a three percent chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN's Football Power Index, but the NFL community has certainly … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness Week 15: Where do the Patriots go from here?
NFL Tuesday Morning Madness: 10 thoughts from Week 10
Every few weeks a weekend's slate of NFL games sets off more conversations than a simple lead story can handle. Sunday was one of those weeks. Tom Brady-Aaron Rodgers, the dominant NFC, the Steelers, the Titans, and more. Here is a bullet-version of this week's NFL Morning Madness, where I attempt to collect all my … Continue reading NFL Tuesday Morning Madness Week 6: Brady-Rodgers, AFC over NFC & first look at MVP race
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
Behind (you guessed it), their defense, the Bills (10-4) upended the Steelers (8-6), 17-10, to put Sean McDermott's bunch in the postseason for the second time in three seasons.Â
"If Sunday night's win was any indication, the 49ers may be on top of the mountain for good."
No Guts No Glory 