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L.A. Is Already Way More Interested In The Chargers Than The Rams

After spending 56 seasons in San Diego, the Chargers announced Thursday that they were moving the franchise 120 miles up the road to Los Angeles. There, they’ll join the Rams as L.A.’s second NFL franchise — and the Chargers might just have more fans in town than their new neighbors from the get-go. Using data […]

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Is This The Year The Chiefs Finally Have A Playoff Breakthrough?

After a hard-earned bye in Week 1 of this year’s NFL playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the divisional round for the second straight season. You’ll have to forgive K.C. fans, however, if they aren’t all that optimistic. Simply put, the second round of the playoffs is where Chiefs seasons usually go to […]

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Is This The Year The Chiefs Finally Have A Playoff Breakthrough?

After a hard-earned bye in Week 1 of this year’s NFL playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the divisional round for the second straight season. You’ll have to forgive K.C. fans, however, if they aren’t all that optimistic. Simply put, the second round of the playoffs is where Chiefs seasons usually go to […]

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Math Made Me A Packers Fan, And It’s Going Great

At the beginning of this NFL season, I was teamless and adrift. The St. Louis Rams had left my hometown to return to Los Angeles. Embittered by sour memories of how the franchise ownership handled their departure, I had no interest in pursuing them there. So my colleague Neil Paine and I ginned up a […]

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