The concept of karma can be a tricky topic to tackle. (Who hasn’t seen The Matrix?) Apart from the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism (and Neo and Morpheus), karma — or the general idea of destiny — is most readily applicable to the quasi-religion of sports.
Two years and two days ago, on Feb. [Read More...]
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The three biggest games of the NFL season have still yet to kick off, but the theme of the 2010 playoffs has already been etched. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Year of the Goat Kicker.
How we got here is tough to tell, but the explanation for what’s gone down might actually be pretty [Read More...]
Some leftover ramblings from a nightmarish wild-card weekend.
Going 0-for-4 on a playoff weekend is an experience. It’s tough to do. Believe me, I just did it.
Watching your team — The Team Of The (past) Decade — get doused with lighter fluid on the first play of the game (Ray Rice 83-yard touchdown run) [Read More...]
Three Week 17 blowouts giving way to a trio of wild-card rematches. Wow. Let’s get right to the breakdowns of a quartet of truly pick ‘em Round 1 games.
NY Jets (9-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (10-6)
Make no mistake. The Jets are dangerous. They can run the ball and defend the run. The defense gave [Read More...]
More often than not, teams that rise to greatness use adversity as a springboard at some point before their ascent.
The 2003 Patriots jettisoned franchise mainstay Lawyer Milloy a week before the season opener at Buffalo. Milloy ended up with the Bills and played a significant role in Buffalo’s 31-0 Week 1 pasting of the [Read More...]
1. New Orleans Saints (13-0) December has gone for the Saints the way it went for the Patriots in 2007: some close calls but the same results.
2. Indianapolis Colts (14-0) Jacksonville became the latest in a slew of Indy opponents to outplay the Colts but end up on the losing end.
3. San Diego Chargers (10-3) [Read More...]
With four games to go, both the Saints and Colts remain undefeated, the Chargers are making their typical late-season push and the Patriots are uncharacteristically tearing at the seams. How has all that affected the latest power poll? See for yourself.
1. New Orleans Saints (12-0) Washington had the Saints cooked last Sunday but poor special [Read More...]
The calendar has turned to December, which is another way of saying the NFL playoff picture is coming into focus. Right now, it looks like the race for the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the pursuit of the second bye in the AFC are going to be hotly contested, whereas the wild [Read More...]
Let’s go back to Jan. 21, 2007. The site is the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, the contest is the AFC Championship. The Patriots have watched an 18-point lead evaporate and are clinging to a 34-31 advantage. New England is faced with a third-and-4 at its own 46. There’s 2:30 remaining in the game and [Read More...]
1. New Orleans Saints (8-0) With a couple of cupcakes in the Rams and Bucs on the horizon, it’s going to be difficult for the Saints not to look ahead to a monster Monday Night showdown with the Patriots on Nov. 30.
2. Indianapolis Colts (8-0) The Colts have looked mortal the last two weeks, squeaking [Read More...]
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