by Ryan Mercier Welcome to the party. Grab a beer and take in some extremely meaningful musings of a Tuesday night in NBA hoops. Nuggets/Celtics (4th quarter only) MVP candidate Nikola Jokic scored 43 points. That’s good. He only scored four of those in the 4th quarter. That’s bad. Add in an excellent game fromContinue reading “Tuesday Night NBA Watch Party: Nuggets/Celtics, Pelicans/Grizzlies”
Author Archives: Ryan Mercier
Tom Brady Wins 7th Super Bowl Title as Buccaneers Destroy Chiefs
by Ryan Mercier In Week 4 of the 2014 NFL season, Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs blew out Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-14 on Monday Night Football. This game spurned some of the earliest chatter of the Patriots dynasty being over and the beginning of the end for Brady who, at theContinue reading “Tom Brady Wins 7th Super Bowl Title as Buccaneers Destroy Chiefs”
Championship Weekend Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Brady Goes to His 10th Super Bowl The headline says it all. Yes, Tom Brady has not played great for two straight playoff games. However, if anyone is nitpicking his career at this point or picks any other human as the greatest quarterback of all-time, stop being friends with that person immediately.Continue reading “Championship Weekend Quick-Hitters”
Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 2
Andy Reid’s Guts for MVP This one had so many storyline’s to choose from: Patrick Mahomes getting knocked out of the game, Chad Henne, the fumble out of the end zone rule. The best moment of the Divisional Round, though, came from a bold decision by Andy Reid. With the best player in the NFLContinue reading “Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 2”
Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 1
by Ryan Mercier This Time is Different for the Packers One year ago, the 13-3 Green Bay Packers’ trip to the NFC title game felt doomed before it began. This season, the 13-3 Packers are a completely different team, ready to make a real Super Bowl run. Against the league’s No. 1 ranked defense inContinue reading “Divisional Round Quick-Hitters Part 1”
Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 2
by Ryan Mercier Lamar Jackson, Ravens Exorcise the Demons Sure, last season’s MVP Lamar Jackson was probably too young for people to say he couldn’t win a playoff game. He’s only played in two until today. Hey, this is just how it works. You have to actually get the first postseason victory some time toContinue reading “Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 2”
Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 1
by Ryan Mercier Bills Squeak Out First Playoff Win in Years The last time the Buffalo Bills won a playoff game, people in America were loving Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio. So, yeah, it’s been a while. First and foremost, credit to head coach Sean McDermott for bringing a winning culture back to Western New YorkContinue reading “Wild Card Quick-Hitters Part 1”
NFL Week 17 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier With the regular season coming to a close, this final Quick-Hitters piece will use a different format: One final word on every team which failed to make the postseason, in descending record order. Miami Dolphins – Farewell, 2020 Dolphins. The football world will miss you the most. Brian Flores led a squadContinue reading “NFL Week 17 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 16 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Aaron Rodgers is the MVP Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated. Russell Wilson took the early lead, Patrick Mahomes is incredible, but ultimately Rodgers must be given the award. Anecdotally, Mahomes and Rodgers each have a case. In fact, one of the best comps (if there is one) for the Chiefs’Continue reading “NFL Week 16 Quick-Hitters”
NFL Week 15 Quick-Hitters
by Ryan Mercier Steelers Limping into the Postseason A once proud 11-0 team has now lost three straight and looks awful doing it. Monday Night Football saw the now 3-10-1 Cincinnati Bengals dismantle the Steelers in the first half. Pittsburgh looked broken on offense while the Bengals got out to a 17-0 lead. Remarkably, aContinue reading “NFL Week 15 Quick-Hitters”
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