Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide

Guard-ing The Central 

By : Mike Rifkin We are coming down the stretch of the Major League Baseball season the Cleveland Guardians have made a massive statement. Starting last Thursday the Guardians had nine games against the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox the two teams trailing them in the AL Central. All the Guardians did in theContinue reading “Guard-ing The Central “

Battle Of The Unbeatens

By : Mike Rifkin On Sunday in Miami the undefeated Dolphins will take on the undefeated Buffalo Bills. Miami is coming off an impressive 42-38 comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns. Tua in three career starts against the Bills has struggled, he has a 56.4Continue reading “Battle Of The Unbeatens”

Tua Legit Tua Quit

By : Mike Rifkin With 14 seconds left in the Fourth Quarter Tua Tagovailoa connected with Jaylen Waddle on a seven yard touchdown to give the Dolphins a 42-38 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. For Tagovailoa he threw for 469 yards and Six Touchdowns, both a career high. The Six touchdown passes tiedContinue reading “Tua Legit Tua Quit”

Baltimore Showdown

By : Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins will meet in a clash of AFC Playoff hopefuls looking to go to 2-0 on the young season. Miami is coming off a 20-7 win over the New England Patriots. It was the Dolphins fourth consecutive win over the Patriots. In the gameContinue reading “Baltimore Showdown”

Tom’s Kryptonite 

By : Mike Rifkin Sunday will be the first time Tom Brady and the Bucs play division rival Saints in New Orleans. Since joining the Bucs Brady is 0-4 in the regular season against the Saints. In fact the Bucs have lost seven consecutive games to the Saints and have not won in New OrleansContinue reading “Tom’s Kryptonite “

Fin-Tastic Debut

By : Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Miami Dolphins defeated their division rival the New England Patriots 20-7 in Mike McDaniel’s Head Coaching debut. For the Dolphins it was their fourth consecutive win over the Patriots. The Dolphins defense was a major factor in the victory forcing three Patriot turnovers, getting three sacks and evenContinue reading “Fin-Tastic Debut”

Hot In The Desert

By : Mike Rifkin The Kansas City Chiefs opened up the 2022 season with a 44-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The Chiefs offense had 488 yards for the game and averaged 7.4 yards per play. Patrick Mahomes had himself quite the season opener against his former college coach Kliff Kingsbury going 30-39 for 360Continue reading “Hot In The Desert”

High Powered Offenses

By : Mike Rifkin One of the marquee games on Sunday will take place in Arizona when the Chiefs play the Cardinals. There are a lot of similarities between these teams. Both teams come off playoff seasons and expect a lot of fireworks because in 2021 these were two of the top ten scoring offensesContinue reading “High Powered Offenses”

AFC East Clash

By: Mike Rifkin For the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins this season will begin the same way last season did (and ended in the regular season) against each other. Last season was the first time the Dolphins swept the Patriots for the first time since 2000 Bill Bellichick’s first season as Pats coach. ForContinue reading “AFC East Clash”

Dolphins Preview

By : Mike Rifkin In 2021 the Dolphins had their second consecutive winning season, the first time that happened since they had a winning record for seven consecutive seasons from 1997-2003.  For Miami this will be the first game of the Mike McDaniel era. Brian Flores was fired after three seasons posting a 24-25 recordContinue reading “Dolphins Preview”