Last year, during halftime of Super Bowl XLII, I received a text message from my sister. It read: I’m at a SB party and some girl here is acting like she’s a way bigger Pats fan than she really is. It’s pissing me off.
All I could do was smile.
“THAT’S why I’m watching alone,” I [...]
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With January nearly over, I’m in my busy time of year as far as planning a strategy for 2009 with the team preview reports and overall content for NFLTouchdown.com. So, I’m going to be short and sweet with this.
Here’s my message to America: STOP THE MOCK DRAFTS! This goes for ESPN, CNNSI and every other sports website out there. And it goes for the fans and people reading these mock drafts.
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No world event builds hype like the Super Bowl. The average NFL nationally televised game bringing in 10-15 million viewers; the Super Bowl attracts around 100 million. In the two weeks leading up to the game, the media feels obligated to bring the 80-85 non-football fans up to speed on all that’s been happening with the two final teams. Those of us who have followed the NFL all season will hear more Cardinals and Steelers stories repeated these next two weeks than we could have ever imagined.
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NFC East
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Philadelphia Eagles*
3. New York Giants
4. Washington Redskins
NFC North
1. Minnesota Vikings
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Chicago Bears
4. Detroit Lions
NFC South
1. Carolina Panthers
2. New Orleans Saints*
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. Atlanta Falcons
NFC West
1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. St. Louis Rams
4. San Francisco 49ers
NFC Championship
Dallas Cowboys over Minnesota Vikings
It's hard to trust Dallas in the postseason, but it's even harder to trust Tarvaris Jackson. Plus, the NFC is unusually feeble at the top this year.
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also see Five Ideas the NFL Should Implement
Does anyone know what those razor-looking symbols on the Patriots’ field are? It’s Gillette Stadium, but those aren’t actually razors, are they?
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