By the time we all shut our eyes tonight, the NFL’s Final Four will be set in stone and the march to Indianapolis one step closer to completion. The stakes get higher, the possessions mean more and that small ounce of depression in knowing the season is damn near over begins to increase. We’ll live though. It’s not like we have to deal with another lockout, you know? Read the rest of this entry »

We usually focus our NFL recaps around the weekly games that occur on Sunday. With the holiday schedule, only one game went down yesterday, featuring a Midwest rivalry game between the Packers and Bears. No surprises here as Aaron Rodgers is still Aaron Rodgers. Read the rest of this entry »

At the glitzy age of ten years and fourteen weeks, the Houston Texans finally clinched their inaugural AFC South division title and accompanying playoff berth. And they couldn’t have done it more dramatic fashion. Without their best quarterback and wide receiver, the team once again rallied around third-string passer T.J. Yates Read the rest of this entry »

Roger Goodell is grinning ear-to-ear. Whether you fancy high scoring aerial attacks or hard-nosed defensive battles, 2011′s NFL Thanksgiving Day lineup looks to be the best we’ve seen in years. Sit tight, enjoy (or tolerate) seeing the family, eat ignorant amounts of food and enjoy match-ups between four of the NFL’s premier squads (plus Dallas and Miami!). Read the rest of this entry »

2008 was the year of perfection. Almost. A miracle catch in Super Bowl XLII by an otherwise unknown New York Giant, David Tyree, helped thwart the 19-0 quest by the New England Patriots, preventing their enshrinement as the greatest team to ever grace the turf. Three seasons removed, Tom Brady and co. finally got their shot for a little revenge on Sunday at Foxboro, Massachusetts. Read the rest of this entry »

The end of the football season stings a little more for most fans than the normal climax. After all this could be the last football for years if Roger Goodell’s 18 game stubbornness derails labor negotiations over this summer. 2011’s Super Bowl thus took on greater significance, as two of the league’s foremost franchises battled for supremacy in Texas. Read the rest of this entry »

Jerry’s World has been swept clear of snow and ready for the legions of fans. Two storied franchises, steeped in tradition and ready to perform on one of the world’s largest sports stages. At home, the drinks, wings and finger foods are on deck. The Hip-Hop prop bets are in. It’s almost game time so let the chatter begin. Read the rest of this entry »

Art by Anthoniaa

One of the biggest reasons casual fans enjoy the Super Bowl besides the commercials is the prop bets. In case you don’t know, prop bets are bets on occurrences that are mostly unrelated to the actual game taking place. I wanted to introduce you to a few Hip-Hop/TSS-related bets that will make your Sunday night even better. Read the rest of this entry »

“We knocked the Eagles and the Falcons and the Bears off, Now we ’bout to cut Troy Polamalu hair off.”

Before heading into the Super Bowl XLV, the Packers get a celebrity endorsement from Lil Tunechi, who uses the beat that will never die as his soundscape. Read the rest of this entry »

The Super Bowl is more than just the last and most important game of the NFL season. It is an event that brings people together regardless if those watching are diehard fans or happen to confuse Aaron Rodgers for that guy who is nominated for best actor in a drama at the Oscars. A nice sized TV, wings, pizza and alcohol is all that is really needed for a successful Super Sunday get together. Thanks to Papa John’s, however, you may not even have to fork out the money on pizza. Read the rest of this entry »

A trip to Dallas and immortality on the line, four cold weather franchises known for hard hitting defenses took to the field in frigid mid-January temps. The result—ugly if intense football and a matchup between franchises known for dynasties past come two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

The Divisional playoffs of 2011 will be remembered for some epic upsets, Aaron Rodgers’ coming out party and the precise moment when Patrick M. stopped caring about sports.

Ravens Vs. Steelers

Pre-Game Chatter: The division foes split the regular season series in two of the most physical games of the season. With both defenses chomping at the bit to back up their reps, there was no reason to expect anything different. Read the rest of this entry »

The first round of the playoffs saw a mix of upsets and last second heroics. Below is the breakdown of the highs and lows of the weekend’s Wild Card Playoffs.

Saints Vs. Seahawks

Pre-Game Chatter: The defending champs lucked out with what was dubbed a bye week against the 7-9 Seahawks. Drew Brees and company were easily expected to overcome Seattle and the Qwset Field crowd. Read the rest of this entry »

The NFL playoffs are supposed to be an exposé of the best teams and players the league has to offer. Ideally this leads to classic games, complete with 4th quarter drives and heroic individual efforts. Sadly this week was more about delivering beatdowns, as the Bengals, Eagles and yes, my beloved Pats were exposed as playoff frauds. Below is the game-by-game rundown.

Bengals Vs. Jets

This was a sloppy game between two teams that aren’t very good. The Bengals offense was hindered by crushing injuries/deaths in their wide receiver corps. Amongst the walking wounded was Chad Ochocinco, out with a sore posterior from the raping delivered over three hours Jets DB by Darrelle Revis. Watching Revis was particularly annoying as a Pats fan, because he’s totally mastered Ty Law’s style, making just enough contact with the receiver downfield to disrupt routes without getting flagged. Rookie Shonn Greene was the star on offense, routinely beating Cincy’s contain with edge runs. The Jets still have no business planning Super Bowl parades, as the Bengals were a shell of their former selves and the worst playoff team. San Diego should kill the dreams of Firemen Ed and annoying Gang Greeners everywhere next week.

Cowboys Vs. Eagles

Many, including myself, were expecting the Eagles offense to awaken after laying an egg last week but Dallas shut down McNabb and company for a second straight week. Meanwhile Tony Romo put his playoff demons behind him with some help from Miles Austin and Roy Williams.

The big play though was Felix Jones 73 yard TD run, in which he simply ran past the Eagles defense. Few players in the NFL have such raw speed and his playmaking abilities should scare the shit out of other NFC fans.

Patriots Vs. Ravens

Hey Pats fans, it was a good decade for us. But what a deflating way to close it out, getting punked by Baltimore. Everyone, and I mean everyone, laid an egg for the Pats – from Randy Moss’ no show to “Pro-Bowler” Brandon Merriweather getting schooled by Ray Rice on the first play of the game on an 83 yard touchdown. And just like that the game was over. Well not really, first I had to languish through three hours of Brady two yard checkdowns and approximately 73 third and ones where Baltimore converted by flattening our front 7. The Ravens move on, although they’ll need more out of Joe Flacco to take down the Colts next week. The Pats meanwhile, have some serious questions to answer in the offseason and a long climb back to the top. How’s KG’s knee?

Cardinals Vs. Packers

At least we had one classic game. More bullets were fired than the North Hollywood shootout as both Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner were afforded ample time to sit in the pocket and pick their favorite targets. This game had a little bit of everything, including a ballsy onside kick call by Green Bay that helped them get back in the game. By the 4th quarter, both defenses were gassed and it was clear that whomever had the ball last would win. Which should have been Arizona, but kicker Neil Rackers shanked a 34 yard field goal with 10 seconds left. The game thus proceeded to OT, Green Bay won the toss and appeared to be in the driver’s seat. Then, one great defensive play from ‘Zona sealed the deal.

Can the Cards win another shootout in the SuperDome next week? Probably not. But you just can’t count this team out.

This is what we’ve all been waiting for ain’t it?

Another season has come to a close and now it’s time to get down to business.  We’re down the twelve teams and all have one goal in mind.  The Super Bowl.  Some teams have better chances than others, but it begins with the Wild Card.  With the last two Super Bowl Champs starting out as Wild Card qualifiers, every team has to believe that if they get on a run that anything is possible.  Read through the as the Crew states how we see things going down this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »