SwartzSports NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview

January 5, 2018

Embed from Getty Images     (5) Tennessee Titans at (4) Kansas City Chiefs It’s difficult to envision the Tennessee Titans winning this game on the road against a playoff-tested quarterback and head coach. The Titans did all they could to miss the postseason, losing three straight before narrowly beating the Jacksonville Jaguars. A -22 point differential makes them one of the worst playoff teams in recent years, and they’re…

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2017 SwartzSports NFL Quarter Season Awards

October 5, 2017

Embed from Getty Images You can never predict football, but you really couldn’t predict 2017 football. The New York Jets, picked by many to be a candidate for an 0-16 season, have the same record as the New England Patriots. The worst quarterback a year ago (Jared Goff) is now one of the best. And the NFC race is as wide open as we’ve ever seen. Then again, maybe you…

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Recapping NFL Week 12: Mariota, Cousins, Cam, Goff, Tannehill and More

November 28, 2016

Embed from Getty Images     1. We’re witnessing Marcus Mariota become a legitimate MVP candidate. After a 1-3 start, the Tennessee Titans have now won five of their last eight games behind the superb play of second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota. Mariota has thrown multiple touchdowns every game since Week 5, and he’s the NFL’s highest-rated passer during that span (117.7 rating). The Titans are right in the thick of…

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Previewing Each NFL Team’s 2016 Season

August 31, 2016

Embed from Getty Images   It’s just over a week until the official start of the 2016 NFL season. I’ll be publishing a series of NFL articles. This one will focus on a brief preview of each team, ranked in order of how I think they will finish in the division. An asterisk means a wild-card berth. My playoff predictions are below. Stay tuned for a 50 bold predictions article…

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Analyzing the Eagles’ Blockbuster Trade for the Cleveland Browns’ Number 2 Pick

April 21, 2016

Wasn’t this supposed to happen last year? Wasn’t last offseason when the Eagles were going to trade a slew of draft picks to move up to the second pick and select a franchise quarterback?  Those were my first thoughts when I heard the Eagles had actually completed a massive draft day trade with the Cleveland Browns for the number two overall pick. Here’s what the Eagles gave up: 2016 1st,…

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Highlighting the 10 Most Likely First-Round Draft Picks for the Philadelphia Eagles

April 2, 2016

A year ago, the radio stations in Philadelphia were dominated by the talk of the Eagles attempting to reunite with Chip Kelly’s college quarterback, Marcus Mariota, through a massive draft-day trade. This year, the Eagles are yet again named as one of several teams reportedly in play for the number one overall pick.  Per Robert Klemko of MMQB, the Eagles, along with the Browns, 49ers and Rams, are interested in…

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