Since it came up in comments, this empirical data about the effect of the officiating in Super Bowl XL is useful. Overall, you can read actually the bottom line as ammunition for the “get over it” faction, in this sense: the offensive pass interference penalty on Jackson was the only penalty that was both high-impact […]
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I guess I’ll take the Packers. It’s true that the Steelers survived their offensive line injuries last week, but it wasn’t so much that the Jets couldn’t get penetration as tha
Dan Snyder responds to an excellent article documenting his monumental dickishness by filing monumentally dickish lawsuit and trying to get the writer fired.
Two good games today, and a good time to reiterate that people who think that playoff football needs to be played in sterile environments in Southern suburbs are nuts. Packers (-3 1/2) over Bears. The Packers have the best QB in the conference, and a (slightly) better defense. Playing at home and with Hester the […]
Pittsburgh (-3) over Baltimore: I wish it weren’t so, too, but the Steelers have a major edge as well as a major asshole at QB, are home, and it’s not like the Ravens have a substantially
Now that my beloved University of Michigan football program has been hijacked and destroyed by a meglo-maniacal erstwhile purveyor of crappy pizza, I’m looking for my pigskin thrills elsewhere.
Sweet. 05-06 aside, was the Lynch stiff-arm — perhaps I should say flea-swat — of Porter the greatest moment in Seahawk history? I’d have to think so.
New Orleans (-10.5) over Seattle: I know the Saints are very banged up, but…alas, my Norris West-division champion Hawks have only a couple teams from the era in which the NHL allowed 16 put of
Kyle Brotzman. I also note that any Scott Norwood comparisons would be egregiously unfair…to Norwood.
Three days ago, LGM suggested that playing a football game with a (padded!!) brick wall on the end line of the field might be a dubious idea. Apparently this stunning insight “went viral” as the kids say, because this morning . . . (The lawyers who were planning to sit in the east end zone […]
Yeah, maybe they could have him back up Rex Grossman. Is Ryan Leaf available? If not, I’m guessing Joey Harrington is finding selling life insurance a little dull. I’d recommend th
This was sweeter than sweet. Which is sweet. 2. Notre Dame Another 1-2 start from the team Charlie Weis restored as a national power. However, both of their losses have been at least respectable, so f