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Was Aaron Rodgers Trying To Game The Coin Flip?

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Jan. 19, 2016), ESPN writer Bill Barnwell joins us as we look at whether Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were cheated out […]

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This Might Be The NFL’s Best Defensive Final Four Ever

After an upside-down wild card round that produced four road winners, sanity was restored for the higher-seeded teams during divisional weekend. It wasn’t always easy — each game was decided by a touchdown or less — and some of the finishes were flat–out unbelievable. But after the dust settled, the Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Cardinals […]

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This Might Be The NFL’s Best Defensive Final Four Ever

After an upside-down wild card round that produced four road winners, sanity was restored for the higher-seeded teams during divisional weekend. It wasn’t always easy — each game was decided by a touchdown or less — and some of the finishes were flat–out unbelievable. But after the dust settled, the Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Cardinals […]

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The Rams Won’t Get As Much From LA As The Lakers And Dodgers Do

After years of speculation over which NFL team would be the first to surrender to Hollywood’s siren call, the inevitable finally happened: The league’s owners voted this week to allow the Rams to move from St. Louis to Los Angeles. In his attempt to justify the move, Rams owner Stan Kroenke made a lot of […]

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