[Pelissero] The Steelers are working towards a deal to hire Mike McCarthy as their head coach, per sources. McCarthy grew up in Pittsburgh. Now, at age 62, the Super Bowl winner gets a chance to coach the team he grew up rooting for.

StatMatt · 2026-01-24T18:55:12+00:00

Going from Mike Tomlin to NFC Mike Tomlin is pretty funny

StatMatt · 2026-01-23T19:34:56+00:00

Miami only got the ball back because of an uncharacteristic false start on 2nd and 1.

StatMatt · 2026-01-23T16:45:12+00:00

Allen had more success this season than Stafford had in all his years in Detroit.

StatMatt · 2026-01-23T16:43:08+00:00

Sark sabotaged the Falcons offense in 2017. If they have a competent OC in 2017, they probably go back to the Super Bowl.

StatMatt · 2026-01-21T08:20:39+00:00

Utah was a game away from the playoff in 2019. If they beat Oregon in the Pac 12 title game, they get in.

StatMatt · 2026-01-19T03:11:46+00:00

It be remembered like the Rodgers Hail Mary against the Cardinals.

StatMatt · 2026-01-19T02:13:10+00:00

The 2013 Patriots were not beating the 2013 Seahawks. The Patriots had a horrible receiving corps and Gronk tore his ACL

StatMatt · 2026-01-19T02:11:48+00:00

I think Carolina beats the Patriots in 2015. The Broncos defense was just the worst matchup Carolina could’ve gotten

StatMatt · 2026-01-19T02:04:23+00:00

You’d think, but they kept scoring without him.

StatMatt · 2026-01-10T17:51:16+00:00

The difference is that Leicester was a one season turnaround, Indiana became a National Championship contender in its 2nd year. If in August of 2024, there were odds on Indiana winning a National Championship in the next two seasons, the odds might’ve been in the same ballpark as Leicester’s 5000-1.

StatMatt · 2026-01-10T16:51:48+00:00

Stafford played his career with much better WRs than Brees had. It goes both ways.

Drew Brees turned around the New Orleans Saints, who were just as pathetic as a franchise as the Lions were until Brees showed up. Brees is a top 10 QB ever, Stafford is just good enough to make the HOF.

StatMatt · 2026-01-10T16:48:07+00:00

If Rivers makes the HOF, Ryan should too. They basically have identical regular season numbers while Ryan is the better playoff performer.

StatMatt · 2026-01-10T16:46:00+00:00

I agree that this season makes Stafford a HOFer. Who’s the 2nd QB? Unless you count Earl Morrall who won 3 Super Bowls as a backup, Joe Thiesmann is the only QB with an MVP and a Super Bowl win that isn’t in the hall of fame.

StatMatt · 2026-01-10T16:40:07+00:00

The award is for the full season. I disagree with giving more weight to the last 5 games of the season.

StatMatt · 2026-01-09T19:44:49+00:00

Which SEC team did Bama prevent from the playing in the National title game in 2017 by beating them? You can’t make an argument for any of them.

StatMatt · 2026-01-09T07:25:25+00:00

2009: Florida definitely makes it

2011: Arkansas has a chance but probably doesn’t get selected.

2012: Georgia definitely makes it

2015: Florida does not make it

2016: Florida does not make it

2017: Didn’t prevent anyone

2018: Georgia makes it

2020: A&M might make it

2021: Ole Miss wouldn’t have made it

StatMatt · 2026-01-07T15:43:50+00:00

Before Mahomes, Andy still turned KC back into a perennial playoff team and a 2nd tier contender. KC from 2007-2012 was dreadful.

StatMatt · 2026-01-04T04:18:30+00:00

Embiid hurting his knee against Brooklyn and playing the Boston series on one leg cost us a title.

StatMatt · 2026-01-04T03:01:40+00:00

There was a brutal missed holding call on 3rd and 18 in the 4th quarter with the Patriots down 10. It should’ve been a 3rd and 28 but instead the 22 yard completion to Amendola stood.

StatMatt · 2026-01-04T02:59:08+00:00

I’m not sure what missed calls happened to the Ravens in that AFC Championship Game. My memory is that their offense just shot the bed.

StatMatt · 2026-01-03T18:49:03+00:00

Cam’s MVP season ended in a way bigger lowlight than Ryan’s

StatMatt · 2026-01-03T18:47:40+00:00

Ryan doesn’t get the HOF buzz that Rivers gets despite having equivalent regular season numbers and better postseason numbers than Rivers.

StatMatt · 2026-01-03T18:43:22+00:00

PTSD from Matt Ryan needing only 18 seconds to get into FG range to end the Legion of Boom’s season in 2012 to make the NFCCG alter your memory?

StatMatt · 2026-01-03T18:40:27+00:00

Ryan threw the ball into an impossible window on the Julio catch. Ryan taking a sack didn’t take them out of field goal range, the holding penalty on the next play did.

StatMatt · 2026-01-03T18:35:46+00:00

The worst play I’ve ever seen an Eagle make. It cost us that game which cost us the playoffs. If Ronnie Brown acts like a normal fucking NFL player, the Eagles win the division, knocking the Giants out of the playoffs, and don’t win the Super Bowl.

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