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Superbowl LVIII Preview and Picks

It's been far too long but the Touchdown Times is back for the biggest game (and betting event) of the year! In this article, I'm going to give an overview of each team and their recent form, before comparing each team's roster broken down by position. After that, I'll give my official prediction for the game as well as go over my bets for the big game. Let's get into it! Chiefs Overview and Recent Form It's officially gotten to the point where we can pencil the Chiefs into the Super Bowl every year.  After limping into the playoffs with a struggling offense, the Chiefs have come alive and Mahomes has been perfect throughout the postseason to reach his 4th Superbowl in the past 5 years.  One of the craziest Mahomes stats is that he played his first playoff road game since he took over as the starter, and then casually beat Josh Allen and a red-hot Bills team as well as Lamar Jackson and the best defense in football in hostile environments. Offensively, as long a...
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Week 5 Power Rankings

The Taylor Swift stuff has officially gone too far.  For some reason, NBC thought it was a good idea to talk about strictly Taylor Swift during a crucial drive in the 4th quarter of SNF, and the NFL decided to change their Instagram and Twitter to all things Swift despite many questionable calls that have fans claiming the NFL rigged SNF for the Chiefs to win.  In other NFL news, the Browns got smoked by the Ravens as Watson decided not to play (despite being medically cleared), the Bengals are officially dead, and the Falcons might not be as good as they looked the first two weeks. Lastly, Brandon Staley tried yet again to lose a football game and was bailed out for the third consecutive week at least. Risers Biggest Risers: Los Angeles Rams (+8) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+8) The Rams have been quietly a solid team this year and we're officially ready to give them their well-deserved flowers.  Stafford looks much better this year and the emergence of young studs Kyren Wi...

Week 4 Power Rankings

Week 3 of the NFL ended last night! There was a lot of offense on display Sunday and plenty of upsets that Vegas definitely enjoyed (or set up).  Some highlights of the week include Coach McDaniels humiliating his hometown team and the Cardinals making most of America (and especially Stephen A. Smith) happy this week with a massive upset victory. Also, Brandon Staley did his thing again and tried to gift his opponents a win with a classic Staley fourth-down attempt but unfortunately for him, the Vikings hate winning more than the Chargers do as TJ Hockenson couldn't reel in the game-winning touchdown pass. Risers Biggest Riser: Houston Texans (+11) It's only been three games but the Texans look like they got their guy at QB.  Stroud has yet to throw an interception through three games and has led the Texans to 57 points over the past two games including a 20-point blowout over the AFC South favorite Jaguars on Sunday.  Despite the lack of high-level talent at WR, Stroud a...

Week 3 Power Rankings

The NFL seems to be getting crazier by the week.  The NFC East currently has more undefeated teams (3) than the entire AFC (2).  Meanwhile, the Bengals continue to look worse and now star QB Joe Burrow might miss time after re-aggravating his calf injury that cost him some of camp and all of preseason.  The Chargers stayed true to form and found a way to lose a game that on paper shouldn't have been remotely close and there was a horror scene on MNF, as star running back Nick Chubb's career is in jeopardy after a devastating knee injury last night.  Let's start by going over the biggest risers and fallers of the week, as well as other notable teams before getting into the full power rankings heading into week 3. Risers Biggest Riser: Atlanta Falcons (+15) This might be a bit of an overreaction but the Falcons look legit and benefit from playing in a weaker division.  The defense has given both the Panthers and Packers issues, and the offense is loaded with playm...