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New England Patriots Are Champs: The Worst Case for the NFL
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New England Patriots Are Champs: The Worst Case for the NFL

By John AndersonFebruary 03, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . If you thought Deflate-Gate was a black eye on the NFL than the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory just turned this into a broken jaw. Is there any...

Steve's Weekly NFL Bettor's Guide: Super Bowl Edition
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Steve's Weekly NFL Bettor's Guide: Super Bowl Edition

By Steve KubitzaJanuary 31, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Based on the media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl the past two weeks, it would easy for one to get the impression that Marshawn Lynch has been fined hundreds...

Prop It Like It’s Hot: Super Bowl Edition
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Prop It Like It’s Hot: Super Bowl Edition

By Ted BettsJanuary 30, 2015

Image courtesy of WEBN-TV/Flickr . The most anticipated prop column in football is back, as the Seattle Seahawks battle the New England Patriots for ultimate supremacy in Super Bowl XLIX. Although the game is important...

Sonny's NFL Picks: The Most Important of Super Bowls
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Sonny's NFL Picks: The Most Important of Super Bowls

By Sonny GiulianoJanuary 30, 2015

Image courtesy of WEBN-TV/Flickr . For the last (almost) two weeks, I've been pondering the answer to a question that I hoped would be the big talking point of my Super Bowl preview. I racked...

Would Someone Please: Super Bowl Edition
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Would Someone Please: Super Bowl Edition

By John AndersonJanuary 27, 2015

Image courtesy of Anthony Quintano/Flickr . Would someone please find a way to make sure Richard Sherman is healthy for the Super Bowl? No knock on the rest of the Seattle Seahawk defenders, but for...

By the Numbers: Russell Wilson and Tom Brady
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By the Numbers: Russell Wilson and Tom Brady

By John AndersonJanuary 26, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Recently I wrote an article on how the quarterback position was overvalued when it came to evaluating wins and losses in a Super Bowl. It was the collection of...

Cradling Deflated Balls: Are the Patriots Wrongly Getting the Shaft?
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Cradling Deflated Balls: Are the Patriots Wrongly Getting the Shaft?

By TJ MacíasJanuary 23, 2015

Image courtesy of Brian J. McDermott/Flickr . Due to a slight brush of referee dissatisfaction, all eyes are now on Tom Brady ’s balls. During the AFC Championship game last Sunday evening, the New England...

Tom Brady Just Talking About Balls
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Tom Brady Just Talking About Balls

By Dennis VelascoJanuary 23, 2015

I would think that if you're an NFL fan, at the very least, you'd know all about the New England Patriots, who will face the Seattle Seahawks in next week's Super Bowl, allegedly deflating the...

The New England Patriots and the Deflation Allegations
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The New England Patriots and the Deflation Allegations

By John AndersonJanuary 23, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . It has been widely reported that during the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts that 11 of the 12 game balls were deflated....

Sonny's NFL Picks: Conference Championship Weekend
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Sonny's NFL Picks: Conference Championship Weekend

By Sonny GiulianoJanuary 17, 2015

Photo courtesy of Mike Morbeck/Flickr Isn’t it ironic that just last week when I was making my Divisional Round picks I discussed pickling the beast that is the NFL Playoffs—a reference to The Sandlot —and...