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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Patrick Mahomes recalls injury that knocked him out of Chiefs’ playoff victory
"You want to be out there, but you have to go through the protocol, and you have to do it the right way. I mean, you have to look at it long term as much as you look at the short term and going to all the doctors and talking to all the doctors and going through the testing, we have to believe there will be no lingering effects and I’ll be able to go out there and be myself and who I am every single week," he said. … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes recalls injury that knocked him out of Chiefs’ playoff victory
Hurley’s Picks: The Sick And Twisted Super Bowl Matchup America Needs
I’d count myself as one of those people, too. I’m not a monster, you know? Some people clearly deserve a positive break. When it comes to sports success, I’d count Bills fans among the most worthy. (I say that despite several instances of Buffalo football fans being quite mean to me over the years when all I have ever said was that their bad team was bad when the team was, in fact, bad. But I can let bygones be bygones. Wow that is very big of me!) … [Read more...] about Hurley’s Picks: The Sick And Twisted Super Bowl Matchup America Needs
Josh Allen’s father staying home recovering from pneumonia as Bills play AFC Championship: report
Allen and the Bills are one win away from the team’s first Super Bowl appearance since the 1993 season. It could mean déjà vu for the Bills and Chiefs as the last time Buffalo played in the AFC Championship the team defeated Kansas City, keeping Joe Montana from getting to the Super Bowl on a different side of the NFL playoff bracket. … [Read more...] about Josh Allen’s father staying home recovering from pneumonia as Bills play AFC Championship: report
