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NFL RedZone Previews, Part 2: The Bathroom Breakers
One of the things that’s exciting about the NFL is that, with only 16 games — sorry, with only 17 games in a season, a couple of unexpected wins or losses can change the entire complexion of a season. A bad team can make the playoffs, while an otherwise good team can miss out because of a couple of ...
Jacksonville Jinx: A list of dumb things Urban Meyer has done so far running the Jaguars
Urban Meyer has already proven that he’s a habitual liar. It’s the reason why he isn’t at Ohio State anymore. But this week, we found out that lying isn’t his issue. It’s that he doesn’t know when to do it....
NFL RedZone Previews, Part 1: <i>Every</i> Touchdown? From <i>Every</i> Game? Really?
The NFL’s television schedule doesn’t tell you everything about who’s expected to be good in a given season. The Cowboys and Steelers will always get plenty of games in prime time, because no matter what, they’re going to draw eyeballs....
Deadspin Presents: Our 2021 NFL RedZone previews
This season marks the 10th anniversary of Eli Manning cementing his legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time by beating Tom Brady in the Super Bowl for the second time....
Uh-oh... Cowboys’ COVID outbreak raises concerns for league as opener vs. Bucs looms
With the start of the NFL season four days away, positive COVID tests could become a huge setback to the start of the season....
Georgia’s defense makes Clemson’s offense look like Bishop Sycamore
The game last night between Georgia and Clemson was the epitome of a throwback....
COVID breakthrough round-up: Oscar De La Hoya hospitalized, Lane Kiffin, Johnny Bench test positive
Bill Belichick took heat this week for his contention that “[the] implication that vaccination solves every problem … has not been substantiated.” ...
Nationals’ Bob Boone is the latest to pick ‘principle’ over science and safety
Bob Boone isn’t the first and won’t be the last....
Seahawks' success will come down to more than just ‘letting Russ cook’
As Russell Wilson enters his 10th year as starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, he looks to bounce back from what some called a disappointing 2020-21 season. In recent years Wilson has started strong out of the gates, but eventually returned to the pack and ended the season short of his and ...
Is Matt Nagy trying to cover his ass by sticking with Andy Dalton?
As of right now, three of the five quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft are starting: Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville (1), Zach Wilson in New York (2), and Mac Jones in New England (15). All three of them were chosen to take over as the starting QBs for their respective teams ...
Idiot of the Month: Waving goodbye to a stupid summer
It’s another month in human history, and you know what that means: people did idiotic things. Let’s investigate!...
It may be incremental, but it’s progress
Vaccinations were the news of the night, as they tend to be these days. But at least it was news on the side of people being rational about it to the people being irrational morons. That was something of a gear change from most of the time....
Mac Jones could mess around and game manage his way into the playoffs this season
Mac Jones is now the man in New England....
Leagues are all-in on sports gambling — is that <em>really</em> a good idea?
On Monday, the NFL announced that it was partnering with four sports-betting outlets in addition to the three sports gambling related partnerships already on the… books....
Don’t feel sorry for Cam — he did this to himself
Cam Newton chose not to get vaccinated. Bill Belichick chose to keep a quarterback room that was. Life is all about choices. ...
That don’t impress me much
Perhaps my rabbit ears are up just a little too much for this sort of thing. Maybe it’s really none of my business what anyone does with their money. And yet I can’t help it, especially when it says something about the way the rich are covered in this country, not just in sports....
Trent Dilfer loses it on one of his high school players
Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer is in hot water and trending on social media for all the wrong reasons. The Lipscomb Academy football coach lost his shit berating and putting his hands on one of his high school players on the sideline during a game. The incident was caught on video and has gone ...
What to make of Cowboys’ 0-4 preseason
The 2021 preseason has ended, and the Dallas Cowboys did not win a single game. Going 0-4 in games that don’t count isn’t the worst thing in the world. Hell, it might actually be a good sign. In 2014 and 2018, the Cowboys lost all of their preseason games and managed to make the postseason both time...
Please enjoy these visuals of sports broadcasting’s diversity problem
It’s nearly fall, which means it’s time for outlets that carry football games to dazzle us with their broadcast teams and assignments!...
The Dolphins’ interest in Deshaun Watson contradicts last season’s stance against inequality
The Miami Dolphins are fake allies....