By Mark Halpern No matter how you want to look at the result of this past Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys lost. It wasn’t because of turnovers, it wasn’t because of injuries, and it has nothing to do with play; it came down to one call, and I willContinue reading “A LOSS IS A LOSS, BUT A BRIGHT SIDE SHOWED UP!”
Author Archives: Michael Rifkin
German Showdown
By Mike Rifkin Two AFC powerhouses meet Sunday in Germany as the Miami Dolphins will play the Kansas City Chiefs. Both teams sit with a 6-2 record and are atop their respective divisions. Both teams are coming off divisional games, as the Dolphins defeated the Patriots and the Chiefs lost to the Broncos (yes, theContinue reading “German Showdown”
Confusing
By: Mike Rifkin Tuesday was not only Halloween but also the NFL Trade deadline. The deadline was more active than usual. Four teams were deemed “sellers” that I wished had done more. Let’s start with the Chicago Bears, who did make a trade today. The Bears acquired Defensive End Montez Sweat from the Washington CommandersContinue reading “Confusing”
TIME TO CLIP THE EAGLES WINGS
By Mark Halpern When you speak of rivalries in sports, you know certain matchups are always played more competitively than some other games during the season. In sports, you have the Yankees/Red Sox, Lakers/Celtics, Bruins/Canadiens, and Cowboys/Eagles. No love is lost, as both teams must play flawless football to win this game. When the CowboysContinue reading “TIME TO CLIP THE EAGLES WINGS”
Road Warriors
By: Mike Rifkin One of the most challenging things to do in any sport is to win on the road. On Monday night, the Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers each completed undefeated road trips. For the Ducks, this is the fifth time in franchise history that the team swept a road trip of atContinue reading “Road Warriors “
COWBOYS DE-HORN THE RAMS
By Mark Halpern The Cowboys, from kickoff to the end of the game, gave their fans something to cheer about. Sunday at AT&T stadium. The Cowboys had a challenging task ahead of them, and that was how to contain Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. Well, I said the big key was going to be DaronContinue reading “COWBOYS DE-HORN THE RAMS”
End Of An Era?
By Mike Rifkin On Monday night, the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros 11-4 in Game seven of the ALCS. The Astros had been the AL Champs the last two seasons and have been in the ALCS every year since 2017. During this span, the Astros have been to four World Series, winning two. TheContinue reading “End Of An Era?”
TIME TO ROUND UP THE RAMS
By Mark Halpern The Dallas Cowboys will host the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday at AT&T stadium early Sunday afternoon. This will be the first matchup of actual top receivers in Nacua and Kupp (Sorry, 49er fans) this season. The first thing Cowboys fans have to cheer for is the current ten-at-home win streak thatContinue reading “TIME TO ROUND UP THE RAMS”
WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG
By Mark Halpern It takes a long, complex process to put your opinions on paper and put them out there for the world to read. However, it takes the class to write an apology article. At the beginning of the MLB season, I was one of the sternest critics of Corey Seager and how IContinue reading “WHEN YOU’RE WRONG YOU’RE WRONG”
“JACKSONED”
By Mark Halpern If you were a Lions fan and missed Sunday’s Lions vs Ravens game, you didn’t miss much, as by the end of the first half, this game was all over for Detroit. Let’s be fair. By the end of the first quarter, the Lions were back in the den. What is anContinue reading ““JACKSONED””
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