The National Football League is in the middle of a reversal. The early part of 2015 featured an odd, but distinct set of outcomes. As a whole, favorites were cruising to victories at an unsustainable rate. Games that would normally be classified as ‘traps’ proved to be anything but, and people walked in with ease, and […]
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Mario Mergola ranks every team in the NFL in his latest edition of his 2015 NFL Power Rankings.
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Mario Mergola makes his week 7 NFL picks against the spread.
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In what can only be described as an eyeblink, the 2015 National Football League season is nearly halfway over. Approaching the midpoint, an unprecedented five teams are still undefeated — although Week 6 brought the first loss to Atlanta — while the last of the winless teams — Detroit — secured a victory. With double-digit
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Something strange is happening in the early part of the 2015 season: teams are playing to their expected level of production. Considering each National Football League season contains only sixteen games, the sample size for a particular franchise is relatively small. Hot and cold streaks could tip the scales of what would otherwise be a balanced process. Because of this,
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Already five weeks into the 2015 season, teams are beginning to separate from one another. Those who began Week 5 towards the top of the mountain stand unscathed, as all five undefeated teams remained unbeaten. Conversely, teams like the Ravens, Lions, Texans, Saints, and Jaguars continued their downward spiral. There is the obvious downside that comes
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The first four weeks of any season operate like the first quarter of a football game — teams are trying to establish their position and opponents are getting a feel for one another. The same is true for the perception of a given franchise. Entering a new season, it is nearly impossible to separate a
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In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of the 2015 National Football League season is over. Similar to a typical game, the early part of the season is wrought with teams trying to figure themselves out, before venturing to solving the opponent. An organization such as the Philadelphia Eagles spent the offseason retooling
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