Ryan Mercier

NFL Week 14 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Chiefs to Rest of the League, “Goodnight, Everybody!“ Mahomes threw three interceptions. The Chiefs had four turnovers overall. Miami took a 10-0 lead to begin the game. And none of it mattered. Kansas City took the lead by halftime and was suddenly up 30-10 by the end of the third quarter. TheContinue reading “NFL Week 14 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 13 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Cleveland Rocks in Nashville Don’t be deceived by the final score of the 41-35 victory over the Titans. The Cleveland Browns were a rollicking freight train tearing its way through Nashville on Sunday. Tennessee’s bizarre luck this season showed up once again in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough to overcomeContinue reading “NFL Week 13 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 12 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Which Team is Coming out of the NFC? New Orleans is missing its quarterback but still winning games, Seattle is possibly turning a corner on defense, and Green Bay can look like the best team in the league on the right day. Yes, those are the top three teams in the standingsContinue reading “NFL Week 12 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 11 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Watermelons and the Beautiful Disaster of the NFC East With six weeks to go in the entire NFL season, all four teams in the NFC East have exactly three wins. Who will win the division? This is the best race in years simply because nothing like this has ever happened and theContinue reading “NFL Week 11 Quick-Hitters”

Suns Are an Automatic Playoff Team with Chris Paul

by Ryan Mercier The days of sad, empty arenas for the Phoenix Suns are over. Well, scratch that sentence in 2020. All arenas are sad and empty. Fans of the team, from a safe distance at home, will be able to enjoy their first trip back to the postseason since Steve Nash and Amar’e StoudemireContinue reading “Suns Are an Automatic Playoff Team with Chris Paul”

NFL Week 10 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier NFC West Bloodbath After Kyler Murray’s sensational heroics to DeAndre Hopkins in the final seconds of the Cardinals win over the Bills, the NFC West became the biggest battleground in the league. The L.A. Rams beat Seattle 23-16, which was far more convincing than the score would suggest. Now, all three teamsContinue reading “NFL Week 10 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 9 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Cardinals vs. Dolphins: Next Year’s Super Bowl? Do not laugh. On Sunday, two young teams on the rise played the best game of the entire weekend. The strides the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins are making are clear to see and both could be a year away from a championship. In Arizona,Continue reading “NFL Week 9 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 8 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Steelers Pass Hardest Test Yet Beating their archrival, the Baltimore Ravens, was the last of three huge victories in a row for the Steelers. Pittsburgh started off the season 4-0 but all against weak opponents. Since then, it has been a progressively harder challenge for three weeks. First, Mike Tomlin’s team easilyContinue reading “NFL Week 8 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 7 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Titans’ Luck Runs Out Tennessee came into Week 7 undefeated mostly by the skin of its teeth. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski made one field goal of four all night against the lowly Denver Broncos in Week 1, the game-winner. A lucky tipped interception at the line of scrimmage saved the Titans from losingContinue reading “NFL Week 7 Quick-Hitters”

NFL Week 6 Quick-Hitters

by Ryan Mercier Bucs Make a Huge Statement Tampa Bay scored 38 unanswered points after going down 10-0 in the early stages of Sunday’s main event. The Green Bay Packers came in as the top team in the NFC (or close) and ran into a defense out to announce itself as one of the bestContinue reading “NFL Week 6 Quick-Hitters”