Week 3 can make or break a team’s season. 3-0 teams have approximately a 75% chance to make the playoffs. 0-3 teams fare very poorly; only 6 have gone on to reach the postseason since 1980. One team obviously avoided that issue (NE has now beaten NYJ 15 straight times). Another (LAC) only did because…
In what must be an uncommon occurrence, twelve of the AP Top 25 teams faced each other across 6 matchups. Given that nothing too exciting happened outside of those games (except (4) Florida State barely surviving Clemson), I thought we’d look at each of those 6 duels. However, as some of them feature teams we’ve…
Welcome to week 2, where we try to figure out what’s real with the 32 teams. Some things, like Tua Tagovailoa beating the Patriots, the Bengals being in trouble given their 0-2 start, Rams QB Matthew Stafford force-feeding a receiver (hello Puka Nacua!), and the Jets offense struggling with Zach Wilson instead of Aaron Rodgers,…
Another week, another slate of exciting games! While our usual early-season blowouts were plentiful, several upsets and near-upsets arrived. The theme of the day in most of these games was penalties. Some continued trends, whereas others were disturbingly abnormal. A couple of players were also standouts in ways that could make them more appealing for…
Did you have fun this week 1? I certainly did. We were treated to a ton of exciting football, even if the scoring in the early Sunday window was down. I’ll be touching on the Thursday night game, the Monday night game (sorry Jets fans, despite the W), and everything in between. Rookie QBs made…
What a crazy week 2! We had numerous comebacks, a pair of overtime games, and a rare home loss by a certain #3-ranked SEC squad. Some teams we expected to look great simply don’t through a pair of games. Others with promise but no proof have taken off. We’re starting to figure out who we…
The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here. The Lions and Chiefs kick off the 2023 season on Thursday in a much-anticipated matchup, but first, I thought I’d look at where the various teams stand on opening week. After all, we’ve now seen these teams in the preseason. Please don’t be mad if your…
The NCAA football season has finally arrived. It has been an absolutely wild offseason (see my first takeaway), and most of us were eager to start the play on the field instead of talking about everything going on off of it. In case you weren’t with us last year, in these weekly posts, I’ll be…
Just like that, the preseason is over. It goes by quickly with only 3 games! Starters have had their chance to get in sync, camp battles have been won and lost, and roster spots have been secured. Players now await the decisions of their front offices. Each team must go from 90 players to just…
Different teams handle the 3-game preseason differently. Some, like the Chiefs, want their starters to have some reps before the games count. Others, such as the Rams, don’t play starters no matter what. These specific examples are actually our last 2 Super Bowl winners, so either method can clearly work. My job here is to…