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Brady vs. Big Ben: Disappointing Rivalry Can Get New Life in AFC Title Game

January 17, 2017

Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger first met under the most storied of circumstances.  It was Halloween 2004. Brady's Patriots were defending Super Bowl champions on a historic 21-game winning streak. Roethlisberger ...

Monday Morning Digest: Breaking Down the NFL’s Final Four

January 16, 2017

The NFL's final four may give you a case of what Yogi Berra used to call "deja vu all over again." The Patriots have reached the AFC Championship Game every year ...

Matt Ryan Shows Not All MVP Types Are the Same in Slicing Up Seahawks

January 15, 2017

ATLANTA — MVP award? Forget the MVP award. Matt Ryan wasn't even sure where the game ball went from Saturday's 36-20 playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks. "I don't even know what ...

Richard Sherman Has Put Himself on the Spot to Complete a Complicated 2016 Story

January 12, 2017

Richard Sherman will write a compelling story about Richard Sherman on Saturday in Atlanta. It will be a tale of triumph or tragedy, an epic about passionate leadership or a cautionary ...

Monday Morning Digest: Wild-Card Wins No Guarantee of 2nd-Round Success

January 9, 2017

If you expected the unexpected, then Wild Card Weekend didn't live up to your expectations.  The Steelers overwhelmed the Dolphins. The Connor Cook-led Raiders proved no match for the Texans defense. ...

Eli Manning Must Deliver More Than One-Liners to Get the Giants Past the Packers

January 5, 2017

It's time to talk about how poorly Eli Manning has played this year and what the Giants need to do about it if they want to beat the Packers and ...

Niners Can’t Expect a Miracle Cure for the Chip Kelly-Trent Baalke Blues

January 2, 2017

Bad news, 49ers fans. Getting rid of general manager Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly wasn't enough to solve your team's problems. The 49ers now suffer from two lingering conditions: ...

Monday Morning Digest: Picking Wild-Card Winners and Watching Falcons Soar

January 2, 2017

The NFL playoff field is set! While the Patriots, Cowboys, Chiefs and Falcons enjoy some bye week R&R (recuperation and recovery), the Steelers host the Dolphins in the Ben Roethlisberger Revenge ...

Future Is on the Line Sunday for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins

December 29, 2016

The road forks for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins on Sunday. In one direction is a win over the Giants, a wild-card berth, perhaps a victory (or at least a ...

Tuesday Morning Digest: Patriots, Packers and the Art of Postseason Peaking

December 27, 2016

Has Week 16 become the new Week 17? The NFL likes to hold off as much playoff drama as possible for a Week 17 grand finale. But the teams themselves had ...

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