ATLANTA: At the Super Bowl everything is under a microscope. Everything in and around the game is picked apart and scrutinized. So many of these playoff games and championships have turned on one play. Look at the New England Patriots dramatic finish in Super Bowl XLIX when Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson on the goal […]
ORLANDO: If you want to talk about the Pro Bowl in relation to the Super Bowl, one could classify the Super Bowl as the NFL supersized and Intense, while the Pro Bowl is the NFL up close and personal. Both have their attractions. If you want the thrill that comes from attending an event that […]
ORLANDO: When you’ve experienced what it’s like to climb the mountain and view the rest of the football universe as a champion, once you’ve had that taste of being the best, it’s hard to be impressed by any other feeling the sport has to offer in the way of accomplishments.
The Pro Bowl is an annual event the NFL puts on to recognize those players whose season-long performances rose above the rest (National TV and Live Stream: ESPN, ABC and WatchESPN)
As of early December, there are 18 former Temple Owls under contract with NFL teams, 14 are on active rosters, two are on practices squads and two are on injured reserve lists. The latest Owl to join an active roster was Keith Kirkwood, who was elevated from the New Orleans Saints practice squad to the […]
NEW ORLEANS – In their NFC Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, the Philadelphia Eagles – for one quarter – were able to flip the script from their previous visit to the Superdome (a 48-7 loss on November 18) but Drew Brees and the Saints did a rewrite of their own and advanced […]
EAGLES DEFEAT CHICAGO, 16-15, IN WILD CARD ROUND * Philadelphia defeated Chicago, 16-15, in last night’s Wild Card game at Soldier Field, marking the team’s first road playoff win since 1/11/09 at N.Y. Giants (W, 23-11). * It was also the closest margin of victory in Eagles postseason history (previously 3 points on 1/7/07 vs. […]
The Maxwell Football Club named Army West Point’s Jeff Monken the winner of the 2018 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award. In his fifth year with the Black Knights, Monken led the team to an 11-2 record, punctuated by a 70-14 throttling of Houston in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl that tied […]
Annie, your Dad is going to have to pick another one it’s just that no one thought it would be this soon. Temple fans were upset when Geoff Collins left the school for his “dream job” at Georgia Tech leaving behind his staff under interim head coach Ed Foley to guide the Owls through the […]
When the game against the Washington Redskins gets started (4:25 PM FOX), the only thing Eagles players and coaches plan to do is try to win the game. According to every Eagle coach and player, there will be no scoreboard watching to see how the Chicago Bears are doing against the Minnesota Vikings or how […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Last week, the newly-crowned NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys invaded Lucas Oil Stadium to face the Indianapolis Colts and failed to score in a 23-point loss. On Sunday, the Giants played the same opponent in the same venue and put 27 points on the board. And it still wasn’t enough to win. Despite […]
