Annually, the National Football League holds an awards show presented by the Associated Press designed to recognize the league’s best players from the current season. Voters include a panel of 50 sportswriters and ballots are tallied at the end of…
The 2nd running of the “World’s Richest Race” takes place tomorrow (Saturday, Jan 27) in south Florida at Gulfstream Park. Twelve of the best 4+ year olds in the world will run 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt and…
Philip Rivers, QB (Chargers) OAK 10 at LAC 30 Despite the 36-year-old QB’s excellent performance during Week 17 when he threw for 387 yards, landed 28 of 37 passes, had 3 TDs, 0 Interceptions and a 135.8 passer rating, a…
For the last 6 years since I’ve been writing this column, my intention has been to piece together the perfect PGA golfer in 4 major areas of the game, based on the previous year’s statistics. I’m going to do that…
Blake Bortles, QB (Jaguars) JAX 33 at SF 44 Yes, I was surprised to see Bortles as the Week 16 passing leader, too. The 25-year old is not devoid of talent, but his 2017 season is muddled with mistakes and…
Eli Manning, QB (Giants) PHI 34 at NYG 29 The 36-year-old QB proved that he’s still very proficient under center during the Giants’ Week 15 loss to the playoff-bound Eagles. Manning was the week’s passing leader as he completed 37…
Ben Roethlisberger, QB (Steelers) BAL 38 at PIT 39 One of the reasons I picked the Steelers to win the Super Bowl this year was because I thought Big Ben would be extra motivated. Right after Pittsburgh lost to the…
I’m not necessarily a fan of the New York Giants. But, I’m fascinated by what happened to this team in 2017. I find myself trying to understand how a team with legitimate Super Bowl ambitions ended up in a struggle…
Alex Smith, QB (Chiefs) KC 31 at NYJ 38 Oh, the irony. Just a couple short weeks ago (Week 11), I described in this weekly column how Pro Football Focus put much of the blame for the Chiefs’ mid-season meltdowns…
Philip Rivers, QB (Chargers) LAC 28 at DAL 6 The Cowboys defense on Thanksgiving Day gave up 515 yards of total offense to Los Angeles at home for 7.8 yards per play. Five Chargers also had 50+ yards receiving. And,…
Drew Brees, QB (Saints) WAS 31 at NO 34 If there was any doubt that this 38-year-old franchise passer can still get it done, then his performance during Week 11 should put a kibosh on any apprehension had. The 17-year…
Jared Goff, QB (Rams) HOU 7 at LA 33 The transformation of this 23-year-old second year QB since last season has been remarkable. Last year, the 2016 1R draft pick out of Cal struggled under the former 59-year-old Rams head…