by Mario Mergola | Jan 11, 2023
Over the years, I have found that I truly love the last week of the regular season. The National Football League’s decision to put all divisional games in the final week has paid off tremendously, as we constantly see proof that teams want to win even when there...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 5, 2023
Every year, I write about how unique the last week of the regular season is. Clearly, this one has a different feel. Of course, there is the usual sense of the unknown surrounding which players will take the field and for how long, but the obvious storyline is the...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 28, 2022
Every season, we make note of the final week of the year. We know that, because of the uncertainty around teams resting players and incentives, there is an added layer of difficulty. That doesn’t necessarily make it the only tricky week to navigate. Because of...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 21, 2022
We continue to see the same oddities appear on a weekly basis, but there might not be anything like Week 15 for a long time. It featured the largest comeback in history, one of the biggest bonehead plays in years, and a few teams keeping their slim playoff hopes...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 14, 2022
I know I wrote about this when we reached the first milestone of the year, but I truly can’t believe we are about to enter the final quarter of the season. It always feels fast — such is the nature of routine — but the oddities of this year have...
