Breaking news: winning games in the NFL is hard. Several teams just won for the first time this week, while multiple others that hadn’t lost to date fell. Two teams didn’t win or lose. Winning can also come in different styles. Kansas City crushed Baltimore with WR Xavier Worthy back stretching the field. Chicago won…
The line between surviving an upset and being upset is often incredibly thin. One play here or there can be the difference in a week’s narrative. Now that we’re fully into conference schedules, expect chaos to reign. These teams are more familiar with each other, and in some cases you can throw win/loss records out…
We’re starting to learn more about these teams. The Colts are a surprising 3-0, and they just punted for the very first time after a record 19 drives without doing so. However, they’ve benefitted from an easy schedule. The Giants are unsurprisingly 0-3 because of their brutal schedule. Denver could be 0-3 right now, but…
Underachievers show up every year. Clemson, a top-10 team to start the year, already has 3 losses. Oklahoma State, once a proud Big XII contender, lost at home to Tulsa for the first time in decades. And Lee Corso never platform dove during College Gameday like his successor Pat McAfee did. Ok, that last one…
Saying that “a lot happened this week” would be an understatement. Mac Jones led the 49ers to a road win. Miami returned a punt for a TD but allowed a KR TD on the very next play in a loss to the Patriots. Grant Delpit and his Browns did indeed stuff Derrick Henry but got…
Surprisingly, most of this week’s games were completely noncompetitive. However, those that were turned out to be spectacular affairs. We had ourselves a couple of upsets, a few top-25 battles, and unfortunately some putrid performers (sorry Gators fans; I’ll get back to your team in the coming weeks). Old rivals went to OT, while QBs…
Week 1 always excites, which is why I need to provide an immediate disclaimer: please don’t overreact. You’ll see shock results and major conclusions drawn with the smallest of sample sizes. Unless they confirm what you already knew, they could be mirages. I’ll be touching on the Thursday night kickoff game, the special Friday night…
Week 2 usually comes with chaos, but with so many teams playing cupcake opponents (of course a couple of FCS teams won), things were rather subdued. Texas QB Arch Manning bounced back with 4 TD passes in 5 minutes, but he played San Jose State, so that doesn’t tell us a lot. (8) Clemson stormed…
The NCAA football season has finally arrived. We shouldn’t have as much chaos concerning the college football paradigm this year. Realignment has largely settled down for now, and the CFP’s biggest change was a shift to straight seeding. In case you weren’t with us last year, in these weekly posts, I discuss everything that happened…
The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here. The Cowboys and Eagles kick off the 2025 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…