Category Archives: Blitzers

Lose, Lose Situation

By Mike Rifkin The Carolina Panthers lost 16-13 to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night. The loss drops the Panthers to 1-8 on the season, and that is not even the worst part about losing. If they had that pick, the Panthers would have the first overall pick in the draft this coming April. TheContinue reading “Lose, Lose Situation”

BRYANT IS COMING TO HELP! NO, NOT THAT ONE

BY Mark Halpern Last week, we saw the Cowboys go head-to-head with the NFC favorites to win the Super Bowl and should have won, but they didn’t, so it’s time to move on. Philly has control of the NFC East for now, but Dallas is fine at 5-3.   The offense is lacking in run offense,Continue reading “BRYANT IS COMING TO HELP! NO, NOT THAT ONE”

A MUST WIN FOR THE LIONS

By Mark Halpern     There are games where you can say you can lose and be all right. However, this game is more critical for the Lions because of what it can do for them in the standings.      This week, the Lions take on the Chargers, who have a talented offense, but their Defense needs toContinue reading “A MUST WIN FOR THE LIONS”

A LOSS IS A LOSS, BUT A BRIGHT SIDE SHOWED UP!

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!”

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”

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”

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”