Just in time for the celebration of the birth of the Son of God, the crazy improbability of Week 15 in the NFL arrived. A number of teams kept their improbable playoff hopes alive, the Colts managed to win, and the Packers found a way to lose. Did the Colts and Packers hold onto their [...]
Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV? It’s not what anyone expected heading into the playoffs and is definitely not what we hoped for, but we’re all going to watch it anyway. The stage has been set for a colossal battle between two great quarterbacks, Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburg Steelers, [...]
The NFC South is a story of two “haves” and two “have-nots.” The ultimate “have” are the reigning Super Bowl champs, the New Orleans Saints. From top to bottom, on both sides of the ball, the Saints are stacked with stars that will no doubt have New Orleans thinking repeat, all season long. From there, [...]
The 2009 seasons for the Patriots and Saints could not have ended any more different. The Patriots were obliterated out of the playoffs by the Ravens at Gillette Stadium 33-14 back in January, while the Saints won their first Super Bowl, beating Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts a month later. Moving on to 2010, [...]
They aren’t supposed to be here. This was supposed to be Brett Favre’s return to the big game. They have played spoiler to one of the games all time greats. And you know what? No one cares. The New Orleans Saints have become America’s team. After the devastation that Hurricane Katrina caused, the city of [...]
To nobody’s surprise the offenses lit up the scoreboard in the 2010 Pro Bowl as the American Football Conference edged the National Football Conference, 41-34. It was a typical Pro Bowl. There were no hard hits, with the exception of San Diego wideout Vincent Jackson’s crack-back block on Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews. Most of [...]
With all the talk about the Jets-Colts games focusing on history, the NFC Championship is all about firsts. For all the times the Superdome has hosted a Super Bowl, a record seven and counting, this will be the first Conference Championship game. It will also be the first time Brett Favre will play in the [...]
It was a game to forget for the Patriots, as many of their road games have been this season. The Patriots struggled in all facets of the game and it showed with a 38-17 blowout. With the loss to the Saints, the Patriots now fall to 7-4 on the season and 1-4 on the road. [...]
Saints quarterback Drew Brees made sure the Patriots didn’t capitalize on their second opportunity to knock off an undefeated team this season. The New Orleans gunslinger threw for 371 yards and five touchdowns en route to a 38-17 beat-down of the Patriots on Monday Night Football. Brees and company sent the “Brady Bunch” limping back [...]
Well if Monday night’s 38-17 butt-whooping taught Patriots fans anything, it’s that their team can no longer be considered amongst the elite teams in the NFL. No elite team gets beat in every facet of the game like New England got beat in New Orleans. The league’s elite is reserved now to a trio of [...]
In one of my leagues, I have lost two straight weeks. Normally, I wouldn’t dwell on it, but in both losses, I have lost only because I made a last minute roster move. Every Sunday, I make a frantic re-arrangement of my roster before the first kickoff. Two weeks ago, if I had played WR [...]
The Patriots sure aren’t doing a good job at protecting their undefeated regular season streak. Behind five touchdowns from Drew Brees, the Saints obliterated the Patriots defense from the opening drive and scored their 11th consecutive win of the season, 38-17. After the Patriots took a 7-3 lead on a Laurence Maroney touchdown in the [...]
New England has seen the best this season. They have played more undefeated teams then any other team thus far. Once more, the Patriots will look to topple a perfect team and give them the first loss of the season. However, this is not your average squad. The New Orleans Saints are one of the [...]
Now, I am focusing on just one provider of fantasy football, so the rankings may differ from other leagues. Every season, for people who are not that familiar with the game of fantasy football, we tend to lean heavily on the rankings. Even if you are a seasoned veteran, you can’t help but be influenced [...]
Oh it feels so good to be back. The start of the NFL season also means the start of the “Fantasy Football Report”. Once again we will be bringing you a recap of some of the best players from the previous week as well as those who did not live up to expectations. Are you [...]