With surprising victories by Miami and Jacksonville, much of the drama that might have hung over Week 17 has been resolved. We go into the last week of the season with the playoff teams mostly decided – if not yet seeded. Here – essentially – is what is still to be decided: AFC Eastern Division […]
Archives for December 2016
Cowboys Back to Form in Team Victory over Tampa Bay
With 23 seconds left in the first half, Cowboy quarterback Dak Prescott fired the ball high down the right sideline, well over the head of intended receiver, Dez Bryant. It was his last incompletion of the evening. Dak would complete all of his last 12 official passes, as well as a touchdown pass to running […]
Titans and Patriots Wreak Havoc With the AFC West
I don’t know that I would use the word miracle, but as the fourth quarter commenced in bitterly cold Arrowhead Stadium last Sunday, a Titans’ victory seemed as unlikely as the Electoral College jumping ship and installing Hillary as the President. They trailed by ten points in a game that began at 1 measly degree […]
Getting to Know the Tennessee Titans
In a sense, it’s a bit ironic that the Tennessee Titans are playing their two most significant games in many years the same week that their former coach, Jeff Fisher, has paid for the sins of the Rams’ franchise with his job. Fisher, of course, was the original coach of the Tennessee Titans (nee Oilers) […]
How the Giants Playoff Chances Improved
For most of the season, the New York Giants have been sitting snugly in one of the NFC wildcard spots. Until now, I have been hesitant to embrace them as a likely playoff contestant. After an uninspiring 2-3 start, the Giants pushed themselves into contention with a 6-game winning streak that came at the expense […]
Will Tampa Bay Make the Playoffs?
In Week Nine of the 2016 NFL season, the Atlanta Falcon’s completely dismantled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43-28. At that point, Tampa Bay was 3-5. They were already 2.5 games behind the then 6-3 Falcons and frankly they looked pretty terrible. Especially on defense. Of their first seven opponents, only two (Carolina and San Francisco) […]