Tag: tale of the tape
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Gridiron Preview, Week 16
What a two week run for the Buffalo Bills. A 44 – 42 loss to the Rams and then a 48 – 42 win against the Lions has provided nothing but the most exciting games two weeks straight. But here’s the thing. Since week seven, the Bills haven’t scored less than thirty points in any… Read more
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Gridiron Preview, Week 15
Week fifteen. The bye weeks are done. Fantasy playoffs are starting, and the real playoff push in the NFL season is beginning. We’ll start this week with the Chicago Bears who might be one of the biggest disappointments to many, but are finishing very much like I thought at the beginning of the season. At… Read more
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Gridiron Preview, Week 14
Here we are in week fourteen. We have the first teams getting double digit losses on the season. The first division title has been secured. Teams are keeping track of how many wins it will take to get in the playoffs. And that’s the part that makes the next couple of weeks very exciting. Read more
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Gridiron Preview, Week 13
Well Thanksgiving is upon us and we have a plethora of football to watch this week. For this Holiday week, I’m changing things up just a bit. Instead of three columns (Hits and Misses, Tale of the Tape, and Gridiron Preview) I’m just going to do a brief recap here on the Preview. Next week… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 11
What is the lesson we learned from week eleven? Better coaching wins out. There were a lot of close games this week. Rivalry games. Games with playoff consequences. In almost every one of those games the better coach/coaching staff won. Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 10
Three games from this week stood out to me – CIN/BAL, SF/TB, and PIT/WAS. These three games were well played and very close. All three had a playoff feel to them. They were intense, there were stakes, and the quality of football was better in these three games than in most of the others from… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 9
For whatever reason, this was a hard week for me to get excited about. There were some compelling divisional matchups for sure, but there was something missing this week. And I think the teams felt it too. There was a lack of urgency in the games. It kind of felt like half the league took… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 8
A week where over half the games were decided on the last possession of the game is always a good week! But most of these games were close because teams were settling for field goals rather than getting touchdowns. If you look at Minnesota, Baltimore, Chicago and Washington, Las Vegas, and last night’s game between… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 7
Injuries are a part of the game. Every team talks about having a “next man up” mentality. But some injuries are serious enough they can cost a team their season. The Raiders losing O’Connell might not seem like a big deal, but it likely ended Coach Pierce’s ambitions for a competitive team this year. Deshaun… Read more
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Tale of the Tape, Week 6
Lots of blowouts and road wins this week. My goal with this column has always been to try and explain the whys of a game and not just rehash the whats. But this week is going to be tough because it really boils down to the fact that a lot these games were a good… Read more