by Mario Mergola | Feb 2, 2026
I have written countless times about how excellent of a season this was for us, and it is inspiring to see that the struggles from the first round of the playoffs did not spill into the rest. In fact, the numbers remained steadfast in their positions and ultimately...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 21, 2026
It was nice to see some level of rebound from the Wild Card Round’s picks, but we continue to face a postseason where the numbers are simply unforgiving. The good news is that the reads remain straightforward, even if the results don’t always align in the...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 14, 2026
That was truly disappointing. In all the years during which I have written my picks, I have never gone winless in a given week. At least, not when there were enough games for it to be statistically unlikely. There’s no use dwelling on it. As always, the reads...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 8, 2026
I’ve written it for weeks, but this has been one of the best regular seasons we have had in quite some time. Indeed, the finale was not what we wanted, but it could not undo the foundation we built. We now shift gears as we head into the playoffs. There are...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 8, 2026
I’m excited. I know that I start so many of these articles — whether at the beginning of the regular season or the playoffs — with the same comment, but I can’t help it. I truly love the National Football League. It’s because of the...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 31, 2025
This is it! It always feels like the time flies when I look back and see that we are approaching the end of another regular season, but the irony with this year is that we have steadily and consistently performed with similar outcomes week-after-week. Ultimately, that...
