Deadspin: Nfl Playoffs

Math Says If Wes Welker Catches That Ball, The Patriots Win

Brian Burke — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:21 EST

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

The Ballsiest Call In Super Bowl History

Brian Burke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:41 EST

Eli Manning Is All The Football Hero America Needs

Josh Levin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:26:43 EST

Why Are Ray Lewis And Friday Night Lights' Peter Berg Shilling For The NFL On Player Safety?

Stefan Fatsis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:52 EST

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Eli Manning And The NFL's Trouble With Goodness

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:59:01 EST

The New England Patriots Are Not Out For Revenge

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:25:51 EST

Ray Lewis's Postgame Speech Might Actually Make You Feel Sorry For The Ravens

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:00 EST

You know what's boring? The scene in a winning locker room. The real holy grail is seeing a team after they've just been kicked in the balls, like Baltimore after their heartbreaking loss at Foxboro on Sunday. The Ravens uploaded video of Ray Lewis's speech to his teammates, in which he praises Flacco by name and absolves Cundiff without having to mention him, and tries to bring a little perspective to a gut punch that 31 franchises must take. More »

Science! Proves That People Really Don't Like Going To Work The Morning After The Super Bowl

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:52:36 EST

It's the rare SportsNation poll with a nearly perfect geographical split, somewhere around the Central and Mountain time zones. A question we had never pondered before—Which day would you prefer to watch the Super Bowl?—tears a nation asunder. More »

Why The Giants Targeted A Player Prone To Concussions

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:30:12 EST

The day after a conference championship game, there is an avalanche of coverage, usually sticking to the main storylines. But other than this New York Magazine story, it's odd that no one had made much of a fuss over two Giants saying they specifically targeted Kyle Williams because he had a history of concussions. And maybe, just maybe, that ruthless game plan played a part in Williams's two backbreaking fumbles. More »

Billy Cundiff Rushed His Kick Because Of An Error On The Gillette Stadium Scoreboard

Stefan Fatsis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:37:35 EST

"You Don't Have To Worry About Me Jumping Off A Ledge": An Interview With Billy Cundiff

Stefan Fatsis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:09:23 EST

Why We Scapegoat

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:10:06 EST

Because Billy Cundiff exists, Ravens fans don't have to come to terms with the fact that one of the best rushing teams ceded the turf to one of the worst. Or that they could only turn three New England turnovers into six points. Or that their offensive line turned to soggy swiss cheese at the merest whiff of Vince Wilfork. More »

Bill Belichick And Tom Brady Stank Their Way To The Super Bowl

Seth Stevenson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:01:18 EST

What Went Wrong On Billy Cundiff’s Missed Kick?

Stefan Fatsis — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:17:56 EST

Did Lee Evans Catch A Game-Winning Touchdown For The Ravens?

Josh Levin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:52:50 EST

Undercover Cops Will Be Wearing Giants Jerseys At Sunday's Game

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:05 EST

The trap has been baited for the drunk and stupid. San Francisco PD will be dressed as Giants fans at Candlestick Park, the better to sniff threatening behavior on the part of the locals. After a number of Saints fans reported being verbally and physically abused last week, the Niners and the city are taking extra security measures. More »

Are The Giants Really Better Than The 49ers?

Tom Scocca — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:20:04 EST

ShortCenter: The Giants And The 49ers Are The Same Team, To Judge By ESPN's Buzzwords

Matt Toder — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:35:55 EST

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The Patriot Way Is Now A Load Of Shit

Drew Magary — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:00 EST

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew's book, The Postmortal, through here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. More »

Joe Biden Congratulates The San Francisco Giants "On Their Way To The Super Bowl"

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:10:00 EST

Like everyone, we love a good Joe Biden gaffe—especially when it's about sports. More »

ShortCenter: The Giants Are Confident, ESPN Says Over And Over And Over

Matt Toder — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:28:34 EST

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Mike Martz Gave Us Something To Believe In, Even If We Shouldn't

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:53:00 EST

Stop Whatever You're Doing, And Watch This Sad Drunk Lady Cry About The Packers Loss

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:06 EST

I can't. I can't even do this. Thank you Giants, and thank you Internet, and thank you Megan for being a better cameraperson than friend. More »

Jersey City Assemblyman Is Sorry A Friend Wrote About Dallas "Cowgirls" And Philly "Gaybirds" On His Facebook Page

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:35:00 EST

Charles Mainor, an assemblyman and Giants fan out of Jersey City, N.J., was the victim of an insensitive friend's Facebook posting over the weekend. Take note, pols: Blaming your friends, it seems, just might be the new hacking claim. More »

The View From The Wrong Side Of An NFL Instant Classic

Josh Levin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:54:23 EST

Four Theories On How The Giants Went From Awful To Amazing

Daniel Engber — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:54:09 EST

Apparently, Alex Smith Should Have Chosen Not To Run For That Touchdown

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:15:00 EST

In some divergent reality, that gangbusters Saints/49ers game didn't come down to the teams trading scores like heavyweight blows in the final few minutes. In this alternate universe, Alex Smith scampered free for 27 yards, with a clear path to the end zone, and took a knee. The 49ers would run out the clock before kicking the go-ahead field goal. I thought alternate realities were supposed to be exciting? More »

ShortCenter: Merril Hoge Explains Aaron Rodgers's Very Bad Day

Matt Toder — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:47:57 EST

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Why, Oh Why, Did The Packers Have To Lose?

Dan Kois — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:43:49 EST

Hakeem Nicks Hauled In A Halftime Hail Mary

Timothy Burke — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:22:33 EST

The Green Bay Packers' circumstances for the second half of their playoff game against New York changed enormously when Hakeem Nicks brought down this heave by Eli Manning, turning a three-point Packers deficit into a 20-10 doubling-up. [Fox] More »

Tom Brady's Punt Finally Brought Some Life To The Broncos Defense, If By Life You Mean Punches

Timothy Burke — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:36:43 EST

Blame Von Miller for this dirty hit that is an unfortunate coda to his otherwise spectacular season. But quick kicks always tend to result in some kind of craziness; like turnovers, they put players outside their comfort zone. In this case, it was reason for Miller to go on an assault mission, though in the end it looks like he took more than he dished out. [CBS] More »

Here's The Evidence That Alex Smith Really Did Throw A Playoff Game-Winning Touchdown Pass In The Final Seconds

Timothy Burke — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:25:10 EST

Jim Harbaugh played for the win, and the 49ers delivered it for him on this Alex Smith-Vernon Davis touchdown pass with ten seconds remaning in the game—just a minute and a half after blowing an earlier lead. [Fox] More »

Here's CNN Meteorologist Alexandra Steele's Forecast For Today's Chargers-Lions Playoff Game At Ford Field

Timothy Burke — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:23:15 EST

Consider how many people are involved in the production of a simple weather forecast on CNN. You have the meteorologist, for sure, but you also have the producer who loads the "wx" into the script/rundown, and the graphics techs who run the system that creates what you see on your screen. More »

Donte Whitner Knocked Pierre Thomas Out Cold With This Helmet-To-Helmet Hit

Timothy Burke — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:08:30 EST

Legal? According to the NFL. Safe? Smart? You make the call. [Fox] More »

I Caught Tebow Fever, And I Don't Want To Be Cured

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:05 EST

Hundreds Of Packers Fans/Day Laborers Line Up To Shovel Lambeau Field

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:40:00 EST

Because the team of the people hates unions, the Packers put out the call for folks to come help get the stadium ready, for $10 an hour. Four hundred and fifty were lucky enough to be handed shovels, with another 800 turned away. [Green Bay Press-Gazette] More »

Everyone Thinks The Underdog Giants Will Beat The Packers

Daniel Engber — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:15:02 EST

What We Can Learn About Football (And Bill Belichick) From "The Belestrator"

Seth Stevenson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:22 EST

Let The Jets' Mutiny Against Mark Sanchez Begin

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:45:00 EST

All The 3:16 Bible Verses, Ranked By How Likely They Are To Foretell Tim Tebow As The Messiah

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:20:00 EST

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers all had games in which they threw for 316 yards this season: nobody cares until Tim Tebow does it. Everyone's seeking meaning in random numbers, even asking for comment from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as if he was the first to claim the 3:16 verse as his own. More »