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Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Ewwwwwwww... It’s the last game of week 8. Now that we’ve sufficiently gotten over that coronary-inducing game between the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts yesterday, let’s sneak into football kitchen and have a midnight snack of some of the most bland and unappetizing football you might see all season. It’s the hapless New York … [Read more...] about Monday Night Football Open Thread: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers

Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A victory, however costly, however stressful, is a victory nevertheless. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 8: … [Read more...] about The Day After the Day After: The Houston Texans complete the sweep of the Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Get well soon, Stefon. We were all prepared for the worst when we saw Stefon Diggs come up hobbling after a non-contact injury on the infamously unfriendly field of NRG Stadium. And now the hammer has been dropped. Per DeMeco Ryans at his Tuesday press conference, and confirmed by several other members of the Houston sports media, … [Read more...] about Breaking: Texans WR Stefon Diggs’ season is over

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Two of the league’s most prestigious teams face off under the lights in Santa Clara If you asked the script writer’s guild at the NFL Headquarters, this game woul That has not been the case as the San Francisco 49ers are 3-4 and weighted down by an unrelenting onslaught of injuries. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys are just.... well... bad. … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Football Open Thread: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images What was the good, bad, and ugly from Sunday’s close victory? The Houston Texans do what they do best on Sunday. They won another close game. The one score win was the 10th such win in the DeMeco Ryans era as he has an excellent winning percentage in such games. I suppose we could argue that it is a sustainable model for victory, but it … [Read more...] about Value of Things: By the Numbers— Texans vs. Colts