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Superbowl 2015 Predictions
With Deflategate now hopefully behind us, we can focus on what really matters, and that’s the game on Sunday. If you follow Vegas, this looks like it is going to be one of the closest played Superbowls in history. While the line has fluctuated a little, at the moment the Patriots are favored by a…
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Can the NFL expand into Europe?
As more and more NFL games are being scheduled to play in London, many are wondering if the NFL is planning to eventually move a franchise across the Atlantic and into Europe. This year, 3 games were played in London’s Wembley stadium with 3 more scheduled for next year. In the 11 games that have…
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2014-2015 AFC Predictions
Difficult to pick against Tom Brady and the Patriots in a division where he is the only proven quarterback. I am expecting to see improvement from Geno Smith and the Jet offense, just not enough to overtake New England. I am not really impressed with the Dolphins and I don’t see E.J. Manuel as the long-term solution at quarterback for the Bills.
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2014-2015 NFC Predictions
It’s that time of year again! Tonight kicks off the NFL season as the Seahawks and Packers, 2 top NFC contenders, face off in a must-watch game. In the spirit of this, I’ve outlined each division below and which teams I think will come out on top. I think the Eagles will win what should be a very close division race…
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Superbowl people 3: San Diego and the curse of 1994
This is a sad story. A story in which a franchise was forced to mourn eight of its players already a few years after their retire (two even while they were still in business), eight leaders of its most glorious team. A story that ties together the incredible coincidences of life, the depression that often…
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Superbowl stories 2: Jerry Rice, the world in his hands
There cannot be one without the other. As Laurel and Hardy, as Starsky and Hutch, as Totò and Peppino, you cannot talk about Joe Montana without talking about Jerry Rice, the best receiver (and possibly player) of all time. The comparison of Rice to Randy Moss appears statistically equivalent…
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Super Bowl stories 1: Joe Montana, the ice man
We celebrate the week before the Super Bowl, highlighting the career and records of some of the champions who have been known to be pivotal players in the final game of the NFL season. Football history, in fact, has many amazing players who, despite having great careers never managed to win a title (Thurman Thomas,…
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Winston Churchill and the Pittsburgh Steelers: “The Steel Curtain”
Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Joe Greene, LC Greenwood: they are, from left to right, pictured here next. They are the “Steel Curtain” of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the NFL rulers of the Seventies, the strongest defensive line in American football history. Deployed by Chuck Noll with the formation of 4-3…
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