As the NFL regular season comes to a close with only two games left, the MVP race shouldn’t really be a race at all. Three names have consistently been brought up when discussing who is worthy of the league’s highest individual award. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, and last year’s MVP winner, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Although all three have had superb seasons and are deserving of being considered for individual awards, one of them has clearly separated themself from the pack. Barkley should be the clear winner of the Offensive Player of…
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Mike Matkin
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This weekend could set the stage for NFL history to be made in the final week of the regular season. It’s rare we see three teams from one division even make the playoffs, let alone in such convincing fashion as we’ve seen from the NFC North this year. The Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers have all clinched playoff spots already. The teams are now competing for which seeding order they will contend in. If the Vikings and Lions both secure wins this weekend, it will set the stage for their head to head matchup next week to…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have won their game this past week against the Las Vegas Raiders, but in the process suffered yet another key loss to their secondary. With only four games left in the regular season, the Buccaneers sit in first place of the NFC South with a 7-6 record. Only one game ahead of the struggling Atlanta Falcons, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Tampa. Injuries have been nothing new for the Bucs this season, dealing with key players on both sides of the ball being out throughout the year. Still somehow, they’ve managed to claw their…
The Detroit Lions could be losing one of their key staff members this off-season, Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson. Johnson has been a hot name on the coaching market since last year, he was expected to take a number of the head coaching vacancies but opted to return to Detroit for another year. That’s turned out to be a great thing for the Lions’ offense as they have been one of the most dominant units in all of football. Quarterback Jared Goff has thrived under Ben Johnson as his OC, putting up career numbers and being included in the MVP conversation.…
There have been plenty of popular names thrown around for next year’s anticipated head coach vacancies. With only 32 NFL Head Coach positions, there is always a candidate that might deserve a shot that has to wait years to get it. Seasoned former head coaches like Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel are top names on many fans list to go along with Ben Johnson and former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. There are many great coaches though that may be getting overlooked with so many other big names dominating the media. Vance Joseph The Denver Broncos defensive coordinator and…
With the college football season winding down and the Heisman race heating up, it appears as if it’s a two-man race. Coming down between Colorado receiver and corner Travis Hunter or Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty. Right now, the favorite to win the top award in all of college football is the Colorado standout Hunter, with many analysts in agreeance with this. Head Coach Deion Sanders has even come out stating that he believes Hunter is the best player in the country. But numbers don’t lie, numbers aren’t biased. How The Heisman Finalist Stack Up Hunter gets a lot of…
The Baltimore Ravens traveled across the country to take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football. Head Coach John Harbaugh is very familiar with the opposing coach being his brother, Jim Harbaugh. This game would mark the third time these two brothers have coached head-to-head in an NFL game. The first two when Jim was the Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers. The biggest game these two future Hall of Fame coaches went against each other was obviously Super Bowl 47 in 2013. John was still the coach of the Ravens then and with veteran leaders like…
The Philadelphia Eagles came into Sunday Night Football facing a desperate Los Angeles Rams team. Running back Saquon Barkley would put the entire offense on his back during this game, showing why he should be in the MVP conversation and the sure-fire Offensive Player of the Year. The Rams would do a decent job of keeping Barkley and the Eagles offense in check during the first half, only trailing 13-7 at the half. But the very first play from scrimmage in the second half, Barkley would be fired out of a cannon for a 70-yard touchdown run and never look…
The Arizona Cardinals (6-4) come into week 12 in a surprising place, leading the NFC West. While Arizona leads the division the other three teams are hot on their tail all tied at (5-5). This week the Cardinals will take on one of those division rivals in the Seattle Seahawks. This game could go a long way in deciding this incredibly tight division race. The Seahawks are coming off an upset victory against the defending NFC Champion 49ers. With San Fransisco struggling, it has opened the door for Arizona seize control of the NFC West. The Cardinals have already earned…
As the College Football season begins coming to a close, the playoff picture become clearer and clearer. The first year of a 12-team playoff format looks to be just what college football fans were needing, with some already pleading for a 16-team format next year. It’s fair to say with the new age of NIL, the playing field has been evened. At least the gap between elite power teams and the middle class has substantially been reduced. This Saturday proved just that with more ranked teams falling to unranked opponents, even some top 10 teams met their match. BYU Cougars…