Week 13 on the NFL schedule includes the league’s annual Thanksgiving Day games, and this year two old NFL rivals face off in the annual game in Detroit, the Lions and the Green Bay Packers. For this week’s Throwback Thursday feature, I decided to re-post an article about a game played between these two teams in … Read More
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NFL – Throwback Thursday: The AFL’s Inaugural Game
One of the marquee games on the entire 2013 NFL schedule will be played this week, pitting the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. It’s a dream matchup that league and television executives wish they could showcase every week – a battle between two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills rebounded from a dismal performance in Pittsburgh last week with a resounding 37-14 win over the AFC East rival New York Jets on Sunday. It was an impressive win by the Bills, who have been inconsistent all season, but highly competitive at home. The win was mostly orchestrated by the defense, which … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Second Greatest Comeback Game
It’s common knowledge among football fans that the greatest comeback of all time in the NFL came in 1992, when the Buffalo Bills overcame a 35-3 deficit in the third quarter to overtake the Houston Oilers, 38-35 in a playoff game. NFL Films even christened the game with that title in their Greatest Games series. … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills, although they are on their way to another losing season, have been competitive in almost every game so far. That wasn’t the case on Sunday against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. After being humiliated by New England 55-31 last week, the Steelers, one of the NFL’s proudest franchises, were sure to come out … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: From Undefeated To Oblivion
On this week’s NFL schedule of games, the Indianapolis Colts play St. Louis, and a game played in 1967 between these two franchises is the Thursday Throwback feature for this week. Of course, in 1967, Indianapolis had no NFL team, and the professional team in St. Louis was the Cardinals. The Colts were located in Baltimore … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills started the second half of the 2013 season at home against unbeaten Kansas City on Sunday the same way they’ve played for most of the first half. They played a competitive game, yet made enough mistakes to basically hand the Chiefs their ninth win, 23-13. Buffalo’s offense was handcuffed by having to … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ Mid-Season Report Card
The Buffalo Bills’ mid-season report card this year should be a mirror image of the grades they got the last two seasons, as they have compiled a 3-5 record so far, putting them on a pace to match the dismal 6-10 finishes of 2011 and 2012 under Chan Gailey. So why does it feel so … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: The Original “Hail Mary” Pass
Every fan of the game of football today knows what a “Hail Mary” pass is – a desperation heave at the end of a half or a game, with time expiring, in an attempt to steal an out-of-reach game from an opponent. It’s the ultimate “steal victory from the jaws of defeat” play. Perhaps the … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
The Buffalo Bills’ matchup with New Orleans down in the Superdome on Sunday went about as expected. The Saints were 11 point favorites at home against an obviously overmatched Bills’ squad, and they won 35-17. Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes, and I usually don’t have much good to say about the coverage in Buffalo’s … Read More