The NFL playoffs are finally here, and we’re ready for the games to kick off. Looking ahead to this weekend’s wild-card action, we’ve broken down each matchup using our Elo ratings — which track each team’s form, with adjustments for each starting quarterback — and also identified the phases of the game in which each […]
sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): We’re two days before Christmas and one week (and one game) away from the end of the regular season. There are precious few playoff spots still up for grabs but plenty to talk about. Let’s start with the game that could have secured Dallas a playoff spot, the game before […]
After the Dallas Cowboys’ loss to the Chicago Bears on Dec. 5, team owner Jerry Jones felt compelled to guarantee the media that he wouldn’t fire head coach Jason Garrett before the team’s next game. Not only did Garrett coach the Cowboys against the Rams, he coached them to a 44-21 blowout win. Now, the […]
The 11-3 Seattle Seahawks are either one of the luckiest teams in NFL history or one of the most clutch. When asked about the team’s record in close games, head coach Pete Carroll chalked up Seattle’s apparent good fortune to the latter, citing team leadership and poise under pressure. What he’s implicitly telling us and […]
sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): Week 15 of the NFL season saw some teams clinch playoff berths while others watched their postseason hopes fall mere yards short. So let’s get into what we learned. There’s a new No. 1 seed in the NFC, with the Seahawks jumping the Niners after San Francisco’s head-scratching loss to […]