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What Winning Today’s Super Bowl Would Mean for the Patriots & Seahawks

In September, 32 NFL teams kicked off their regular season; four months later, two organizations remain in the hunt for a Super Bowl. The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will…

February 8, 2026, 6:00 am

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Patriots, Seahawks battle for Super Bowl LX won’t be close

It sure felt like Sunday’s NFC Conference Championship game was the actual Super Bowl LX, didn’t it? The New England Patriots have caught every conceivable break this year, and they’ve needed every…

January 30, 2026, 1:25 pm

NFL

by Mark Heaney

3 keys to victory for the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship

The New England Patriots step into the AFC Championship game in a very rare position: they are on the road in one of the league’s toughest environments, facing the one seed, and…

January 25, 2026, 11:16 am

NFL

by Mark Heaney

What Will The NFL’s Conference Championship Round Look Like?

Can you believe we are hours away from the final four being set? Following Saturday’s divisional round matchups, half of the NFL’s Conference Championship round is set, and the other half will…

January 18, 2026, 10:05 am

The divisional round features 8 teams seeking to be the new NFL champion

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Elite 8 continues quest to crown a new NFL Champion

The NFL defending champions were dethroned last weekend. Sorry, not sorry, Eagles fans. Half of the division winners got knocked out. The only team of the four to make last year’s conference…

January 16, 2026, 6:00 am

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Predicting the 6 Wildcard games this weekend

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will join the rest of us in watching this weekend’s Wildcard round of the playoffs. Because you don’t hate the NFL enough, you’ll have to have…

January 9, 2026, 10:00 am

Myles Garrett should win the NFL MVP award in 2025.

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Myles Garrett should be 2025’s NFL MVP

There has been a great deal of online chatter and debate over who should win the NFL’s MVP award this year. The East Coast Media Mafia, of course, is desirous of having…

January 7, 2026, 10:00 am

Myles Garrett should be the NFL MVP in 2025.

Players & Cap

by Richard Paolinelli

3 players stand between the MVP award and Dak Prescott

It has been 33 seasons since the Dallas Cowboys have celebrated a player on its roster winning the NFL’s regular season MVP award. Ironically, it had taken the franchise 33 seasons to…

December 16, 2025, 6:00 am

NFL

by Mark Heaney

NFL MVP Race Update: Stagnation Hits Top Candidate List

All football fans know that the 2025 season is one of the most wide-open years in recent memory. It is mid-December, and it feels like every team is in the race for…

December 11, 2025, 10:04 am

D.J. Moore of the Chicago Bears catching a football in the end zone during an NFC game against the San Francisco 49ers with a packed stadium crowd in the background.

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

’80s Redux: Da Bears sit atop the NFC

When the 2025 NFL season began, the early favorites for the top seed in the NFC playoff bracket seemed pretty clear-cut. The Chicago Bears were not on anyone’s radar outside Illinois. The…

December 4, 2025, 10:00 am

Dallas Cowboys player celebrating on the field, wearing helmet and jersey with number 4, during an NFL game, showing enthusiasm and team spirit.

Players & Cap

by Mark Heaney

3 Reasons Why Dak Prescott Can Reemerge in the MVP Conversation

In the early weeks of the 2025 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys’ All-Pro quarterback, Dak Prescott, looked like an MVP frontrunner. His offense stumbling and the defense flunking has changed this, however.…

November 15, 2025, 8:00 am

QB Chronicles: Joe Milton is a perfect fit to backup Dak Prescott

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

If Dak Prescott falls again, can Joe Milton carry the Cowboys?

In three of the last five seasons, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has failed to play a full season due to injuries. He has suffered three separate leg injuries alone over those…

July 2, 2025, 6:00 am

Former Cowboys' receiver helps NFC East avoid preseason finale sweep 2

NFL

by Richard Paolinelli

Former Cowboys’ receiver helps NFC East avoid preseason finale sweep

The NFC East nearly went 0-4 in the final week of the 2024 preseason on Sunday. Ironically, it was a former Cowboys player who did it. And he was playing for one…

August 27, 2024, 7:00 am

NFL Draft

by Richard Paolinelli

The first 16 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft – with updates

The 2024 NFL Draft has begun. Here is a list of my final pick predictions for picks 1-16 tonight. This list will be updated with the actual pick as it is made…

April 25, 2024, 11:00 am

Cowboys unlikely to be players in a QB-heavy draft 2

NFL Draft

by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys unlikely to be players in a QB-heavy draft

There could be as many as six quarterbacks drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft – with the first three picks expected to come from this position. The current…

April 9, 2024, 11:00 am

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What Winning Today’s Super Bowl Would Mean for the Patriots & Seahawks

Patriots, Seahawks battle for Super Bowl LX won’t be close

3 keys to victory for the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship

What Will The NFL’s Conference Championship Round Look Like?

Elite 8 continues quest to crown a new NFL Champion

Predicting the 6 Wildcard games this weekend

Myles Garrett should be 2025’s NFL MVP

3 players stand between the MVP award and Dak Prescott

NFL MVP Race Update: Stagnation Hits Top Candidate List

’80s Redux: Da Bears sit atop the NFC

3 Reasons Why Dak Prescott Can Reemerge in the MVP Conversation

If Dak Prescott falls again, can Joe Milton carry the Cowboys?

Former Cowboys’ receiver helps NFC East avoid preseason finale sweep

The first 16 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft – with updates

Cowboys unlikely to be players in a QB-heavy draft

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