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A good year to be a wild card in NFL playoffs

Published on January 4, 2016 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

It looks like it’s a good year to be a wild card in the NFL playoffs. The oddsmakers certainly think so, making Kansas City (3 points), Pittsburgh (2 1-2), and Seattle (5 1-2) favorites on the road in the opening round of the postseason. The only wild card that is an underdog is slumping Green Bay, and by only a point at Washington. Those wise guys also have made the sixth-seeded Seahawks the third choice to win the NFC at…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.9.15 – Peyton Manning in autumn

Published on November 9, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

It was an interesting weekend as the Donald Trump skits flopped on Saturday Night Live and Ben Carson media scrutiny reached a new intensity, but can I talk about football? Actually, how about people who watch football? I was at a tavern yesterday afternoon which was unusually crowded, due to the fact that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were playing a rare 4 p.m. game. Unlike in other cities, many Tampa fans since I’ve lived here like to go to bars instead of friend’s…

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Is Indy’s Andrew Luck healthy enough to give Carolina its first loss?

Published on November 2, 2015 in Sports by Gary Shelton

The pressure is mounting on the head coach. People are speculating as to how badly the quarterback is hurt. There is no running game. And the Indianapolis Colts are one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL. Also, they’re in first place. How does this happen? The Colts, as mediocre as they have been in the NFL’s first half of the season, lead the weak AFC South despite their 3-4 record. That’s what happens when a team has to compete…

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