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SCOTT JACOBS
What’s old is new again.
Coming from nearly identical paths back to the Big Game, the New York Giants and New England Patriots will square off once more for the Lombardi trophy. I’ll write a story when I can make sense of all the madness that we witnessed on Sunday throughout the day: the botched [...]

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JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Playoffs:  3-5  AFC: 0-4 NFC:  3-1
4- Teams left
3- Great defenses
2- Great offenses

1 – Blogger with no clue how either game will turn out.
But I’ll give it a shot.  Here we go.
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SCOTT JACOBS
The question is simple: Is Eli Manning a top 5 QB? The answer is a little more complicated. And the dropoff from 1-4 is significant. On the eve of New York’s huge NFC Title tilt with the San Francisco 49ers we ask you if Eli is a top notch signal caller. [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
A once proud and iconic NFL franchise, the Miami Dolphins continue to slip further between the cracks.
The latest sob story: losing veteran head coach Jeff Fisher to the lowly St. Louis Rams, not because of more money, but because the Dolphins refused to cede lackluster GM Jeff Ireland’s power. So Fisher took his stache [...]

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JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Playoffs: 2-2  /  AFC: 0-2  /  NFC: 2-0
New Orleans -3.5 @ San Francisco
The 49ers are the popular pick because they get to host the Saints outdoors.  I say that an eight of an inch of grass is not enough to slow down the New Orleans offense and [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
If we knew who’d win every game, no one would watch sports.  If there was no drama there’d be no fans.  If there was no Cinderella, there would never be that remarkable out-of-nowhere, inspire the masses, larger than life, escape from reality that we so desperately seek when we venture into the sporting universe.
It’s [...]

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JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Cincinnati +3 @ Houston
The worst part about this game is that it will result in one of these teams advancing in the playoffs.  Andy Dalton can’t pass against good defenses and T.J. Yates can’t pass.  I’ll be taking the under in this one.  As far as the [...]

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MIKE KAYE
Week 17: 9-6 (60%) / Season: 158-84 (65%) / Scott Picks: 6-8-1 (1-0)
Welcome everybody to the first annual Take it to the Bank NFL Awards (previously known as the Double Coverage NFL Awards). This season has been crazy with offenses reaching new heights and some well-established teams reaching new lows. The NFL unveils the [...]

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