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Introducing Malibu Belichick ... Now With NEW Hat!
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss?
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Mike Tanier
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Wild Card Weekend: Come On, Vamonos
The Commanders upset the Buccaneers, the Ravens and Bills brace for a rematch, the Eagles clobber the Packers and Dora the Explorer trolls the Texans.
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Sad, Sweaty Jets, Silly Giants: Black Monday Musings
Featuring a poem about Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen, thoughts on Doug Pederson and more.
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Rematch Junction: Jumbo NFC North Preview
The Packers and Commanders hope to upset the teams that beat them in the season openers. And I TOTALLY knew who won Lions-Vikings when I wrote this…
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Round Up the Usual Suspects: Jumbo AFC Playoff Preview
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are seeking postseason redemption and validation (again) while a bunch of defense-first Neanderthals try to take them down…
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December 2024

The Year of the Class of 2018
The 2024 season saw the redemption of Sam Darnold, the canonization of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, the validation of Baker Mayfield and the…
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Mike Tanier
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How the Vikings Saved Week 18
The Vikings set themselves up for an epic season finale, Saquon Barkley tops 2,000 yards, the Buccaneers keep the NFC South interesting-ish, and the AFC…
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Born on Christmas Day, Like Sol Invictus
Guest contributor Susan Keiser counts up the top pro football players born on Christmas Day.
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Susan Keiser
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Last Minute Stocking Stuffers for NFL Teams
A holiday tradition unlike any other: a dad-jokey NFL gag-gift column! It would have felt weird to NOT write one!
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Michael Penix, Jayden Daniels and Other Babes in Toyland
In which your author, a consummate professional, saves all his whining about the Eagles loss until about 3,000 words in.
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Vikings Penaltyhalla, Texans Sackapalooza
A StatWatch tour of the NFL's invisible numbers finds the Vikings thriving on opponents' penalties, the Texans in a sack race and the Broncos enjoying…
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Mike Tanier
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The Running Back Renaissance That Wasn't
Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and others made a difference for playoff teams this year. But it wasn't that big a difference. And it won't make much of a…
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