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After a week of drivel so repetitive that we were reduced to writing this, we finally land, inevitably, on the game itself. Whew. That took forever. More »
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Eli Manning against Brett Favre. The debate about the relative attributes of these two quarterbacks has raged for a generation. At last, it will be settled on the field. More »
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Does anyone out there dare? Can anyone claim, with a straight face, that the Chargers are going to win this game? It's the AFC Championship, and we haven't found a single person who is taking the underdog. Sad state of affairs. More »
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You know what would really blow people's minds? If Jessica Simpson would have dated Eli Manning instead. Man, those guys would have some scintillating conversations. More »
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For whatever reason, everyone seems to be sleeping on this game. We are wary of that; this seems like the game with the most potential to be a wild 41-38, last second field goal type of game. More »
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It's always nice to see the NFL adopting baseball's strategy of scheduling the most exciting postseason games really late at night. Though we might just be getting old. More »
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OK, everyone, it's the best football weekend of the year. Seriously: Four awesome games, all weekend. What more could someone want? More »
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Finally ... the game everyone can agree on, right? Blowout, yes? Vince Young crying on the sidelines while Merril Hoge cackles? Yes? More »
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We are incredibly pleased to live in a world in which this guy is facing off against this guy in an NFL playoff game. More »
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Everybody loves the Jaguars all of a sudden. We dunno: If Big Ben stays off the bike, look out. More »
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All right, kids, the playoffs are beginning Saturday, so it's time to start sorting some of these wild-card matchups. We find one game compelling, two somewhat intriguing and one rather dull. This is in that middle category. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339996&view=rss&microfeed=true We're just two days away from the beginning of the NFL playoffs — woo! — and that can only mean one thing: Time for Tecmo Bowl simulations of each playoff game. More »
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