The NFL playoffs are finally here! Week 18 had some surprises, along with more than a couple of sure things, but now all bets are off. First up on the slate is the Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders heading to Cincinatti to take on Joe Burrow’s Bengals. The Raiders are hot off a […] More
Two of the most unlikely of foes are squaring off in the court of public opinion. In the blue corner, we have a man who needs no introduction, Olin Kreutz. For those who are unaware, he was one of the longest tenured Bears of all, playing 13 years in Chicago, where he was selected as […] More
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened 🙂 It’s hard not to be sentimental as we head into the 18th and final week of NFL football. We’ve seen a lot of firsts this year, including NFL Week 18 in general, but let’s think about some of the more memorable moments. We saw Jonathan […] More
It appears that the rumors are true, Matt Nagy’s time as head coach of the Chicago Bears is coming to an end. The McCaskey family was not willing to break with tradition and fire a head coach mid season but the grapevine is reporting that Nagy will be relieved of duty following the week 18 […] More
Better late than never! NFL Week 17 saw some wild upsets and a huge number of double digit underdogs battle it out. Antonio Brown rage quit down 2 scores agains the Jets (hey, who wouldn’t?) and is no longer a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Aaron Rodgers led his Green Bay Packers to another […] More
Merry Picks-mas! Ho ho ho, have we got a special surprise for all of the good little boys and girls out there! We’re joined by the incomparable George Jarjour (@GeorgeOnTap) to break down the full slate of action for NFL Week 16. Last week, some folks on the naughty list got Covid in their stocking, […] More
This is it….This is where the rubber meets the road. Divisional opponents continue to slug it out as they try to make their playoff dreams a reality. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo, of course, lost a windy one to the red-hot New England Patriots and […] More
The playoff picture continue to unfold as head into Week 13 of NFL action. The New England Patriots, led by rookie Mac Jones, seem to be unstoppable as they face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football with the AFC East hanging in the balance. Tua and the Miami Dolphins have also […] More
Gobble gobble, y’all! That’s turkey-talk for “let’s make some money!”. We got a huge slate of games on Thanksgiving Day, one of the proudest American traditions we have. The circus that is the Chicago Bears heads to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in the Motor City. Meanwhile, America’s team the Dallas Cowboys […] More
If you’ve even casually paid attention to the last 3 weeks of NFL betting, you would know that the underdogs remain on top. Up is down, down is up, cats are laying down with dogs. It’s absolute madness out there! Not only are seeing some wild upsets, but I couldn’t believe the number of upsets […] More
We have the makings of what will surely be a high school football classic today as the Fenwick Friars head to La Grange to take on the surging Nazareth Roadrunners led by coach Tim Racki. Racki, of course, has enjoyed several years of success as head coach, leading Nazareth to 5 state championship appearances and […] More
Every underdog has his day… Truer words have never been spoken. It’s now 2 weeks straight of absolutely wild upsets and huge numbers of underdogs sneaking in a backdoor cover. Jordan Love had his first start with the Green Bay Packers, filling in for a COVID-striken Aaron Rodgers and somehow managed to cover against a […] More
