After 17 weeks of madness, the NFL's regular season is over. In 32 sentences, we assess where each team stands. Read more »
Matthew Gordon - Football Analysis
32 Teams, 32 Sentences
Spoiled Rotten
There?s a difference between a favorite and a lock. When up against a team with playoff-level talent, it?s rare that the team with the better record ever appears in the second category. Read more »
Show No Mercy
The strategy of resting starters hasn?t held a correlation with the Colts? playoff results. Read more »
With One Yard To Go
There are (at least!) three proven methods for scoring in goal line situations. At least one would probably have been worth a try at least once out of the two plays for Dallas. Read more »
Jay Cutler, Man Alone
Aside from his horrifying interception stats, Jay Cutler hasn?t been an issue for the Bears. Here's why. Read more »
Jay Cutler, Man Alone
Aside from his horrifying interception stats, Jay Cutler hasn?t been an issue for the Bears. Here's why. Read more »
Record Highs, Record Lows
The NFL still has what seems like way too many undefeated teams, while way too many teams also went 0-3 to begin 2009. Read more »
It?s Not A Show, It?s Just TO
Terrell Owens will likely be remembered for the surrounding circus that seems to follow him everywhere, but this has overshadowed his consistent top-level play. Read more »
Rams To The Slaughter
The 49ers dominated field position all game long and never once lifted their neck from the throats of the Rams. Here is how they did it. Read more »
A New Look For The Old Order
With the Cardinals two minutes away from winning it all, people had to wonder whether the pass-happiness of the NFL was really prevailing over the grinding halt of old. Read more »
Jake?s Ruined Birthday Party
A play-by-play review of the 33-13 massacre in Carolina is unnecessary and would probably cause nausea in any reader who rooted for the Panthers. There were a couple of key moments that expanded into trends, though, and that decided the game. Read more »
Tales Of A Disparate League
Playoff-bound teams and impersonators alike were able to pad their records at an astounding rate this season against the likes of Detroit, Kansas City, and St. Louis. Read more »
Good Ol? Smashmouth Football
The Steelers and Panthers, both 11-3, have emerged as two of the most smashmouth teams in football, if not the two most. Read more »
Testing The Titans
What would happen if the Titans? incredible running game vanished? The Bears accomplished this, but there still was an answer at Soldier Field from Tennessee. Read more »
Key Results In A Top Division
Week Ten was a huge one in the NFC East with the Giants and Cowboys facing off while the Eagles and Redskins battled in important non-divisional battles. Read more »
Looking Back At Rucker
Mike Rucker isn?t a legend, and he more than likely won?t be in the Hall of Fame. He only made the Pro Bowl once, and he didn?t start for the first two seasons of his career. He isn?t a household name, but in a media climate replete with stories of drunk driving arrests and assault allegations, maybe he should be. Read more »
Tarnished Green And Gold?
Oddly enough, Brett Favre might just be remembered for the thing he wasn?t supposed to have: consistency. Read more »
Favorites? Ball
The Patriots and Packers, both highly disciplined teams anxious to make a statement to their high-powered rivals if not to each other, would undoubtedly be ready. Read more »
Do You Have Field Hunger?
That?s a question that many playoff-bound teams, especially the favorites, should be asking themselves before they lace up for their big games. Read more »
Why The Steelers Will Beat The Patriots
A quick survey of the Patriots? 12 wins reveals the following: four have been against divisional opponents (who are a combined 9-27 this year, for a putrid winning percentage of .250) and another four have been against non-division opponents with losing records. The Colts, Eagles and Ravens games were won by a combined ten points and could have easily been losses, which only leaves the Dallas win, which was closer than the final score indicated. Read more »
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