They just showed the Roethlisburger on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. This beast isn’t so much a burger as it is a massive beef hoagie covered with eggs and cheese. It looks a little sloppier than its namesake plays, but sometimes the sloppiest food tastes the best, and Big Ben himself seemed to like it. One other thing […]Read More
On ESPN this morning, John Clayton finally said something about Jets’ defensive end John Abraham missing today’s game. It’s about time, John. Clayton also reported that Arlen Harris will start at running back for the Rams today. Meanwhile, Hank Goldberg ended up picking both the Steelers and the Panthers. His justification for picking the Panthers? Carolina’s running […]Read More
Clearly, if you don’t love the Carolina Panthers right now, you’re a heartless bastard. Or a Buccaneers fan, but really, what’s the difference? (Hi, Nick.) Check out this snippet of what ESPN’s Sean Salisbury wrote. Or the whole thing, if you had $40 to burn on ESPN Insider.Read More
In this Week 14 preview for CBS Sportsline, Clark Judge writes that the Pittsburgh Steelers “have never lost to the Jets in Pittsburgh. Ever.” Gee, maybe someone should tell John Clayton that…Read More
Man, I’m just being mean to all the journalists today. Check out paragraph three of this Panthers-Rams preview: After nearly shocking the football world by winning the Super Bowl last season… Um, they won the Super Bowl? When? Did I fall into an episode of Slidershere? Wasn’t it that the Panthers shocked the world by nearly winning the Super […]Read More
Our woman in Charlotte, Jenna Fryer of AP, is jumping to some strange conclusions. One day after Marvin Harrison signed a fresh 6-year deal with the Colts for an obscene amount of cash — to be fair, Harrison’s earned every penny — Fryer suggested that Muhsin Muhammad might leave Carolina after this season, because they won’t […]Read More
ESPN’s John Clayton writes this “First and Ten” column where he highlights the NFL game of the week for the coming weekend, then glosses over ten more big games in order of importance. Naturally, the Steelers-Jets game is the “first” this week. His preview of this game, though, is hurting my brain… New York Jets at Pittsburgh […]Read More
(Updated 12/13/2004) 1. Pittsburgh (12-1) 2. New England (12-1) 3. San Diego (10-3) 4. Indianapolis (10-3) — 5. New York Jets (9-4) 6. Baltimore (8-5) — 7. Denver (8-5) 8. Jacksonville (7-6) 9. Buffalo (7-6) Tiebreakers: 1.) Pittsburgh wins the tiebreaker for the top seed, thanks to their Week 8 victory over New England. 2.) […]Read More