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NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Tony Romo Will Be Missed

There’s a well-deserved Gunslinger of the Week Award to dish out, but we’ll get to that in a minute. First, we have more pressing matters to attend to. In case you don’t read the Internet or watch TV or live close enough to Dallas to hear the wailing, Tony Romo — the reigning Gunslinger of […]

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The Best NFL Teams Of All Time, According To Elo

When the New England Patriots strode onto the Bermuda grass of University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb. 3, 2008, the spectre of history was waiting for them. The Patriots had, to that point, won all 18 of their games during the 2007 season and were a Super Bowl victory away from the NFL’s first undefeated […]

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The Best NFL Teams Of All Time, According To Elo

When the New England Patriots strode onto the Bermuda grass of University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb. 3, 2008, the spectre of history was waiting for them. The Patriots had, to that point, won all 18 of their games during the 2007 season and were a Super Bowl victory away from the NFL’s first undefeated […]

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If The Patriots Are Cheating At Home, The Stats Don’t Show It

After the Steelers’ Week 1 game against the Patriots, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said he couldn’t communicate with his coaching staff like he wanted to: “We were listening to the Patriots radio broadcast for the majority of the first half. On our headsets.” Tomlin suggested that the Steelers always have trouble with their communications […]

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If The Patriots Are Cheating At Home, The Stats Don’t Show It

After the Steelers’ Week 1 game against the Patriots, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said he couldn’t communicate with his coaching staff like he wanted to: “We were listening to the Patriots radio broadcast for the majority of the first half. On our headsets.” Tomlin suggested that the Steelers always have trouble with their communications […]

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