Right now there are more than a few quarterbacks in the NFL who are envious of Joe Flacco. Envious because a middle of the road NFL quarterback turned a Hall of Fame type playoff run and fortuitous timing into a record six year $120.6 million contract from the Ravens to become the highest paid player [...]
It could be said that this Saturday’s Packers/Niners playoff game is all about the quarterbacks and whether the young upstart Colin Kaepernick can vest Super Bowl Champion Aaron Rodgers. Or whether San Francisco can contain the multitude of threats at wide receiver that Green Bay possesses. Forget that! Come game time, I am looking for [...]
Apologies to all of our subscribers for the earlier miscue and incomplete posting of sports-glutton.com’s second installment of this weekend’s divisional preview. Below you’ll find our complete statistical breakdown of Sunday’s games and the predicted outcomes. Houston Texans (11-6) @ Baltimore Ravens (12-4) Line: BAL -7.5, 36 o/u Storylines: The Texans enter Sunday’s rematch of [...]
The second day of the NFL’s Wildcard Weekend servers up another fine group of pretenders battling their way toward the inevitability of a loss in the second round. Then again the right circumstances/matchups might just propel Atlanta, New York, Pittsburgh, and Denver (ok maybe not) to a appearance in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Here [...]
Jets vs. Steelers (-3.5) 38.5 o/u In Sunday’s late game, the AFC Championship pits the road warrior New York Jets (11-5) against the home favorite Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4). The Jets pulled off a great upset last week against the Patriots proving once again that the Belichick/Brady combination remains beatable (maybe New England should consider [...]
Ravens vs. Steelers (-3.5) 36.5 o/u The last meeting between these two teams took place during Week 13 in Baltimore, when an impressive performance from the Steelers defense (especially Troy Polamalu) compensated for an ineffective Steelers offense. During Pittsburgh’s 13-10 victory their defense was a disruptive force against a talent Baltimore offensive squad. Even though [...]
Ravens@Chiefs (+3) 40.5 o/u The first of Sunday’s intriguing playoff games pits the Baltimore Ravens (12-4) vs. the Kansas City Chiefs (10-6). The Chiefs, who are 7-1 at home this season, haven’t won a home playoff game since January 8, 1994 and find themselves a 3 point underdog to the visiting Ravens. Neither Baltimore nor [...]
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