Tampa Bay (+3) over NEW ORLEANSThere’s an old cliche in the NFL that “it’s hard to beat the same team three times in a season.” It’s incredibly wrong. By my super technical calculations (I looked at a January 2018 story and added one to it), when teams have met in the playoffs for their third matchup after one team won both regular-season matchups, the two-time winner has become a three-time winner 14 of 21 times. … [Read more...] about Hurley’s Picks: Soaking In The Historical Sweetness Of Tom Brady-Drew Brees Matchup
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Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers’ recent conference title game appearances tell different stories
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback will be looking to get to the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his career and first time as an NFC representative. Clouding up the possible great performance Sunday is a streak of one-touchdown games with the Patriots narrowly getting to the next level. … [Read more...] about Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers’ recent conference title game appearances tell different stories
Hurley’s Picks: The Sick And Twisted Super Bowl Matchup America Needs
It’s just that there are certain things you know are wrong, you know aren’t fair, but you know are funnnnnnny. And having the Bills get back to the Super Bowl — after going 25 years without a playoff win, in the first season that Brady left the division — only to have him vaporize their souls in the sport’s grandest stage? … [Read more...] about Hurley’s Picks: The Sick And Twisted Super Bowl Matchup America Needs
Hurley: After Making Most Offensive Statement, Roger Goodell Deserves To Lose Job As NFL Commissioner
By and large, the owners have remained remarkably silent. Robert Kraft pledged $1.5 million to domestic violence prevention in 2015. The Green Bay Packers once accepted donations of old cell phones to assist domestic violence survivors. But it’s difficult to find any other teams even so much as offering lip service to the cause. There were a few brave owners and executives who issued anonymous quotes to ESPN, apparently too afraid to break ranks and go so far as to say that they believe it’s wrong for a man to hit a woman. (Adding to the strangeness, there’s not even a writer who was willing to put his or her name on that ESPN story.) … [Read more...] about Hurley: After Making Most Offensive Statement, Roger Goodell Deserves To Lose Job As NFL Commissioner
Bay Area sports calendar, Jan. 24-25
AFC: Buffalo at Kansas City Channel: 5Channel: 13Channel: 46 (104.5,680) … [Read more...] about Bay Area sports calendar, Jan. 24-25