by Mario Mergola | Aug 30, 2016
The cat is out of the bag. Prior to the 2015 season, there were legitimate concerns that Tom Brady would be suspended for some part in the scandal involving deflated footballs. Panic set in. Would the Patriots need to play one-quarter of their season without arguably...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 27, 2016
“They are a complete wild card. They can be anything from 5-11 to 11-5. It all depends on health.” Of course, it depends on health. In a sport where a collective group of grown men share a singular objective of bringing another man to the ground, health is...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 1, 2016
Ben Roethlisberger wants the Steelers to attempt more two-point conversions. Do we? Initially, we shouldn’t. The final score is the singular item that matters to the spread, and breaking the tried-and-true patterns of teams scoring – generally – in...
by Mario Mergola | Feb 4, 2016
Originally Posted at XNSports If the National Football League proves anything year in and year out, it is that one team will almost certainly break every trend. In 2015, said team was clearly the Carolina Panthers. A proverbial thorn in the side of this column week...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 22, 2016
Originally Posted at XNSports As quickly as chaos entered the arena of play, it left. All four road teams won their Wild Card round games. All four subsequent lost in the Divisional round. With that, no team that opened the postseason two weeks ago will take the field...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 15, 2016
Originally Posted at XNSports While the numbers behind Wild Card weekend hinted at a potentially historic result, the fact that it actually came to fruition is somewhat surprising. Entering the week, all four road teams were, at one point, the favorite in their...
