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A man who became more famous for his grills than his fists, whose smile became more recognizable than his scowl, and whose inspiration was more effective than his intimidation. A great boxer, but an even greater man.

GO EAGLES! Jalen Hurts ran a great offense, but the offensive line was very impressive. The defense, though, put on the best defensive display that I saw this season. I think the Chiefs only past the 50 yard line once in the 1st half, & the Eagles never took the their foot off the gas in the 2nd half. I think Mahommes could be considered the GOAT sometime, but last night he never found anyone open, and the Eagles did not give him any time before they were in his face. They did not let him scramble and sacked him an unbelievable 7 times I think. The Chief's offensive line was like a deer in headlights, and Mahommes looked bewildered every time he came off the field. Philadelphia left no doubt that they were the best in the NFL this year, and I don't think they were on the radar screen until last night.

Eagles have two SB wins now against Brady and Mahomes. Broke up two possible threepeats.

The one against Brady was very impressive because that was with Nick Foles the backup QB. That was a very gritty, crafty team.

This current team was just loaded up and down in every facet of football. They were just too much even for the Chiefs. And KC this year was not the best of its dynasty. They won so many games they probably should have lost. Eagles exposed all those weaknesses.

Lotsa' elated Eagles fans I'm sure!

What about the Buccaneers doing the same to the Chiefs 4 years ago?

To be fair, we were probably due a poor super bowl.

Do we have any Philly fans on GT? What a show of force and total domination. Reminded me very much of when Russell Wilson and the Seahawks completely dismantled Peyton Manning and the Broncos. That's the last time I saw an all-time great QB get humiliated by a defense.

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Eagles dominating! Not even the refs can change this outcome.

Over all, his accomplishments are very good, but I don't think of him as G.O.A.T. material.

His playoff record was often ruined by mistakes by his teammates and poor defensive calls. Loses to Philly, Arizona and Seattle were not on him.

Well, and aside from Aaron's eccentric views outside of football, he has tarnished his legacy somewhat over the last few years. But we shouldn't forget he was considered the most talented QB in the game for many years, even over Brady, Peyton, and Brees. I'm sure Golf would tell you the frustration of Packers fans that they were not able to win more championships in his prime. His playoff record is kind of spotty. But he was unquestionably a force to be reckoned with on the field.

I agree with your top 3 right now. Burrow & Brees are honorable mentions currently, and I think Lamar Jackson could be also. Stock on Burrow and Jackson could rise as time goes on. I don't think Aaron Rodgers is in the club, but that may be prejudice on my part because I do not like him.

He's up there with Brady and Montana. Those are the Top 3 of all time in whatever order you want to put them in.

But if we're just talking pure arm talent, I think Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers are way up there. And Joe Burrow is making his way on there too.

Since the Bills and the Lions didn't make it, go Eagles. KC has taken more than their share, although Mahomes is making a strong argument for GOAT.

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Second season for Mahomes. He largely say his rookie year.

Didn't Mahomes win MVP as a rookie? Allen or Jackson would be worthy QB recipients. Sequon should certainly be strongly considered. He has been a great running back this year and has pulled the Eagles out of several jams this season.

They won't give MVP to a rookie. Either Allen or Jackson. Though I'd argue Saquon statistically speaking is the most worthy of MVP. But it always seems to go to a QB.

I was sad for Lions fans. It definitely seemed to be their best chance to make to their first Super Bowl. The Commanders, however, played a great game. Jayden Daniels should likely be MVP. There is certainly strong contenders such as Josh Allen, but Daniels was absolutely brilliant. Should be a great game in Philly this week to determine who represents the NFC in the Super Bowl

I hope the Bills take it all and they remove the Kansas City curse which has burdened them in countless AFC championship games. It is Buffalo's turn. If they get past the Chiefs, it is high time they break the Super Bowl curse of loosing 4 of them I think.

As I said before, the 2 best teams played for the National Championship. OH State was by far the best team throughout the 12 team playoffs, and they are very worthy champions.

Yes Notre Dame didn't lay down. What a scary (for the Buckeyes) comeback attempt!

Better team won but at least ND made it more interesting in the 4th Q.

That game got a lot more exciting. Give ND credit, they made it a game. Setting up Ohio State to make a play of the year that sealed it for them. Think we'll be seeing some of these kids in the NFL.

This is an old fashioned you-know-what kicking. Reminds me of when Ezekiel Elliot led them to a championship ten years ago. That power ground game.

Not that surprised, Jared Goff remembered that he's Jared Goff.

Washington is a hot team right now. Daniels had total control of his game. They are dangerous.

This has to be one of the most massive upsets in football history. I remember when the Jets knocked off Brady and the 14-2 Patriots one year but this feels so much bigger. This is probably more akin to when the Giants beat the undefeated Patriots in the SB.

My nephew wont get it. It was a different kind of humor in a different kind of world. My nephew doesn't really have much of a sense of humor anyway, clean or dirty. But he is obsessed with sports.

All you can do is have him watch some You Tube videos with Johhny Carson. The problem is his style of comedy is different from today's stream of bad language and inuendo.

He was such a character and personality but I had no idea how to explain what he was to my 26 year old nephew. The best I could come up with was "baseball comedian."

There's just no modern equivalent. He was so many things. And people forget that he played the father on a successful sitcom, Mr. Belvedere. He was one of a kind.

Best known player with a lifetime BA of .200!

he will be buried just a bit outside the cemetery

The Lions fans have paid their dues. I hope it is their time. It looks promising for them.

Philly's tough. This group has SB experience. They know how to win gritty or ugly. And Saquon is beast mode this year. I feel like it'll either be them or the Lions.

Chiefs always seem to get the right calls to win. Bills will have trouble with Ravens but then could win. GB imploded today more than Philly dominated. I see Lions getting through.

Any thoughts? Can the Ravens or Bills finally get past the Mahomes?

Some heavyweights in the NFC. Lions have dominated the whole season, but can't sleep on Philly and Saquon.

Please Fire Fickell & change mascot to Honey Badger thanx

I agree Kobe was remarkable and deserves to be considered one of the all time greats. Some other to consider would be Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic, Russell. Although his life was cut short, I would say Pete Maravich was the purest shooter, up there with Stephen Curry.

Don't forget Kobe though. I would say Kobe was the best player after Jordan during the 2000s. Then LeBron from 2010-2020. Now, I guess you would say Jokic, though I think Giannis is right there too.

Curry is out of this world when it comes to assists and scoring, but I agree that LJ has been the best overall player since Jordan.

The Cavaliers deserve much credit for such a great start.

Boston had their number. 3. The Celtics won 120 -117.
Still ... what a fantastic start!

You must have missed the part of his career when he went to 8 straight Finals with two different teams. During THAT era he was the best player on the planet. KG and Duncan were like 7-8 years older than him. Different eras. And Curry was never a better player than LeBron. Better shooter of course. Better scorer some years. Not a better overall player. Not a better defender. Not even a better passer.

james was not the top player of his era. duncan ,,curry or garnett were way better,

Yes LJ was a one man team. He always had to goad them to depend less on him.
The FO did their homework.
I don't know how I missed it but they played Charlotte on Sunday.
They are now tied with the 1948-1949 Washington Capitols and the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets.

Hope they break the record. The accomplishment is remarkable without LeBron on their team.

Tied with the 1957 - 1958 Boston Celtics and the 2002 - 2003 Dallas Mavericks, only three other NBA teams have ever begun their season better than this.
Our next game is with the Celtics.

Possibly. But I think Buffalo fans are praying it's some other team they face in the conf championship.

AFC Finals preview?

What a game. What a TD run by Allen.

Probably nobody thought the Cavs would ever be this good again without LeBron. Kudos to their front office.

After a 105 - 100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets the Cleveland Cavaliers are 11 - 0.
Down by 15 points at one time (maybe more .. I took a bath) the Cavs rallied with a 35 -18 point 4th quarter.

All I have to say about the game is

Embarrassing beyond belief

Told ya'!

Boooo....

I predict a Dodger victory in game 5.

Winning after a 3-0 deficit has happened in other sports but never in a WS (as far as I remember).

I think Anthony Volpe had a better game tonight

Freddy Freeman homers again to start game 4. Has anyone ever had a better first 4 games than he has?

What happened to Robyn? It seems like he's not active on the site anymore. He even quit the chess ladder which was his empire. But a Yankees-Dodgers WS was his dream. Not with this outcome, but just to see them both in a WS again.

KC is indeed hot!

This board has been as quiet as the Yankee bats! A comeback now would be historic.

Nice post! Ravens have been weirdly inconsistent. They either run teams over or they can't get out of their own way. I have no reason so far to believe that anyone in the AFC will stop the Chiefs from going to the SB for a threepeat.

But the next best Cleveland team after the Guardians are the Cavs. They're going to be good all year. Should be Top 4 seed. Playing the Knicks tomorrow.

I was tuned into a local AM station who was broadcasting the Bengals - Eagles game. I decided I wanted to hear a game of an Ohio team with a possibility for a win.
With this game tied at half time I tuned into the Browns' game.
Browns vs Ravens. We'll be getting our butts kicked.
Hmm... We're not doing bad. I think I'll stay here.
We lost the voice of the Browns Jim Donovan yesterday to leukemia.
Trailing 6 - 10. The Browns seem to be playing like a football team today. How nice.
We're ahead???!!! No way!!!
We lose JOK and Denzel Ward in the third. This isn't good...
The game goes back and forth. Browns are still playing like a football team.
23 - 24 Ravens. 1:04 left. Browns a few yards past mid field. A bomb to Tillman
Touchdown! Browns 29-24! Two point attempt fails.
I knew the announcer was emotional when he announced that the Ravens were taking a 30 yard time out.
The Ravens with the ball and 29 seconds left. They drive down the field.
Emotions high! Announcer is choking. I'm bawling... Last play with 3 seconds left.
Ravens 4th & 10 at the 29. Jackson avoids a sack, pumps and passes to the corner to ... nobody ...

BROWNS BEAT RAVENS!!! 29 - 24

Wow, they lost to the Pats? He's done. He's hit the wall. It happened to Favre in that season after he took the Vikings to the NFC championship game. But at least he did that much for them. Rodgers has done nothing for the Jets though I guess we'll never know about last year if he doesn't tear his Achilles.

At least New Yorkers love Mr.Rodgers

I don't think there's anyone in NY that likes Aaron Boone very much right now. But how someone like Judge can put up a season for the ages and then looks like he couldn't hit a watermelon with a snow shovel is beyond me.

Are you a former Buckeye?

that's what i've been talking about!

In the 135th edition of one of the oldest high school football rivalry the Massillon Washington Tigers beat the Canton McKinley Bulldogs by a score of 16 - 7. This win ties the 9 game win streak from the 1957 - 1965 seasons.

Walk off Grand Slam in the tenth! Yankee fans crushed.

Yankees in 7 would force them to have to win the deciding game at Dodgers stadium. I don't see that happening. Either Yankees win in 6 or Dodgers win in 7. My heart says Yankees but my gut says Dodgers. This Yankees - Dodgers matchup is closer to the battles they had in the 1950s when both teams were loaded with power hitters. I give the Dodgers the edge here though in overall pitching and lineup depth. And Dave Roberts I think is the better and wiser manager. But the Yankees have the more potent and dangerous sluggers so there's almost no margin for error as Cleveland found out.

ohtani 4 judge 2

After many years, this is the match up the TV networks (and Robyn) have wanted. Who prevails? I pick NY in 7. Other predictions?

And we sure aren't lacking in that bullpen.

The NYer in me would love that but the baseball fan in me wants the most storied, famous rivalry in baseball history with the Dodgers. This would be a throwback to the 1950s when both teams were loaded with power hitters. Which was an all NY series in those days. The original Subway Series. But also it's not often you get the chance for the two biggest names in the game to meet for a championship and you'd get that with Judge and Ohtani.

Btw, I think Cleveland would have won yesterday if Vogt would have gone to the bullpen instead of leaving the starter in against Stanton. That's just basic Managing 101. Elimination game, you're up two runs, and your starter is facing the hottest hitter in the series for the third time in the game. You go to the bullpen. That's why they're there. Can't have that misplaced loyalty of oh well he got us here so I'm just going to ride him. Gotta manage with your brain, not your heart. There's moments for the heart, but that wasn't it.

Yep the Guardians couldn't answer those 3 runs in the 10th.
Are you hoping for an all NY series?

AL champions for first time in 15 years. And they did it with the long ball, the Yankees way. Juan Soto was the difference maker all season like Reggie Jackson in 1977. The straw that stirs the drink. A soon to be straw worth many hundreds of millions of dollars.

76 years ago. The Bob Feller Era. They should have won again in '54 when they won like a 111 games but got swept in a massive upset by the Willie Mays Giants.

How many years since they won it all?

Beating the Detroit Tigers 7-3 with their outstanding bullpen the Guardians win the 3rd out of 5 and advance to the ALCS.

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You want Deion Sanders' son? lol

After 3 weeks Andy is benched for Bryce Young who showed some inspiration but was still inconsistent. The Panthers defense is like a single sand bag against a cat 5 hurricane. I doubt we will win anymore games, thus getting the first draft pick which I hope they won't fumble again.

Ha! Belichick is coach-in-waiting for the Cowboys.
Sarcasm aside, it is surprising. The relationship between the two must have been quite bad. Someone will talk about it.

It's not like the season has been a train wreck. This was kinda surprising to me. Very rare for a team to fire a coach this early on unless they were 0-5.
And Saleh seemed like a pretty stable coach. Are they hoping to lure Belichik back to the organization? Now that would be funny.

Of course he did. One does not yell at late-careeer Rodgers, only politely suggestd he better read the field after an interception.

After only 5 games this season, he's gone. I wonder if a certain player had anything to do about that?

We're now farther south on the 14th floor. Should be fine here. Thanks.

Hey Golf, are you safe where you are? I know you're close to Orlando, but this thing coming in is a monster. Hope you are able to ride it out.

Is anybody else sick of the sight of flags this season?

Darnold also benefits from JJ, perhaps the best WR in the league right now.

I'm trying to figure out how we're living in a world where the Bengals with Joe Burrow are 1-4 and the Vikings with Sam Darnold are 5-0.
I think Minnesota just has a much, much better defense. The problem with Cincy isn't their offense, they can score. They just can't stop the other team from scoring. They have lost some heartbreakers and their schedule has been brutal.

I guess he read my complaint! Much better second half and a close win. Phew!

What kind of a stupid desperation pass by Love was that! I'm beginning to think they really made a mistake in his big contract.

HUSH YE!

How did they do against Alabama?

Wisconsin scored 52!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!