1. Cleveland Browns
This is the year they finally overtake the rest of the division and finish on top.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
It could have been worse for them last year, but this is a crucial year for them to turn that page.
3. Baltimore Ravens
Joe Flacco was traded and the reigns have been handed to Lamar Jackson.
4. Cincinnati Bengals
A change at the helm should have happened two years ago. Regardless, new head coach Zac Taylor has a lot of work to do. Continue reading
1. New England Patriots
The quintessential kings of this division will easily finish in first place for the 11th straight season.
2. New York Jets
Their spending spree netted them one of the best running backs in the league and a middle linebacker entering the prime of his career.
3. Buffalo Bills
This is Josh Allen’s team and the second year pro looks primed to take the next step in his maturation.
4. Miami Dolphins
Seeing a franchise with a long storied history begin to go through a rebuild is painful to watch. Continue reading
We’ve seen this before. Whether it was Barry Sanders retiring just before the 1999 season when he was only 30 years old. Charles Johnson retiring before the 2016 season when he was also just 30 years old. Even Jim Brown retired when he was 29 years old before the 1966 season. Now Andrew Luck has retired at the age of 29 before the start of the 2019 season. Continue reading
Make It Six
Good luck finding any memorable highlights or moments from this Super Bowl. Even if you’re a huge Patriots fan, you have to admit you didn’t expect this kind of a game. While most are talking about how ‘boring’ or ‘awful’ the game was, you have to admit that the halftime show was worse, right? Continue reading
Only two teams in the Super Bowl era have made three straight appearances in the title game. The Miami Dolphins in 1971-73 and the Buffalo Bills from 1990-93. Now there is a third team in the New England Patriots. They had the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history two years ago against the Atlanta Falcons. Last year they fell short with a last minute sack-fumble by Brandon Graham of the Philadelphia Eagles. For this third straight Super Bowl appearance the Patriots will face the Los Angeles Rams who have some similarities to the Patriots two previous Super Bowl opponents. Continue reading
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