Sending the Sports World to Therapy Since 2013.
Which Sub-.500 NFL Teams Can Make Playoffs? The following teams are under .500 after Week 5 of the 2013 NFL season: Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings. Did anyone see that coming (especially the first two)? The Texans are 2-3, their QB is mired in a record-setting slump, and they sit 2 games behind the […]
2013 NFL Week 4: The Week in Review We’ve officially reached the quarter-pole of the 2013 NFL season, and much of what we expected before the season isn’t entirely what we’ve gotten so far. The Falcons, Packers, Giants and Redskins, 4 teams expected to be major players in the NFC, are a combined 3-12. […]
NFL Week 4 Picks, Upsets and Predictions A not-so-hot 9-7 picks record for us in Week 3 brings our 2013 NFL predictions total to 41-17 – not too shabby, but we’ll look to rebound in Week 4. To do so, we’ll have to navigate through a treacherous field of games that are a bit harder […]
Super Bowl Expectations in the Dirty South It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Atlanta Falcons in 2013, and the Dirty Birds welcome the challenge. The 2013 NFL season marks the 15th anniversary of the Falcons’ last appearance in the Super Bowl, and the team is fully stocked for a run through the NFC playoffs. […]
Don’t Assume the Falcons Will Win NFC South Since the NFC South was formed in 2002, no team has won the division in consecutive seasons. In six of the last 11 years, the team that finished last in the NFC South one year went on to win the division in the next. In seven seasons, […]
2013 NFL Schedule: Best Games Each Week The 2013 NFL regular season schedule has been released, and football fans everywhere shall rejoice – before they dive directly into their favorite team’s schedule and inevitably whine about how unfair it is. According to 2012 regular season records, the Carolina Panthers were “rewarded” with the toughest strength […]
Brian Banks: Free and an Atlanta Falcon. At one point in his life, Brian Banks was a top recruit of a USC football program that was competing for national championships year in and year out. The stand out middle linebacker from Long Beach Polytechnic High School was also receiving national attention from programs like the […]
Elvis Dumervil to Ravens; Osi joins Atlanta With the mass defensive exodus out of Baltimore, the Ravens found a silver lining in free agency this week. (Okay, he may be a bit better than a silver lining.) Elvis Dumervil, fresh off his contract fiasco with the Denver Broncos, officially signed with the Baltimore Ravens on […]
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