Wednesday night, as the Olympic Channel was showing last weekend’s women’s super-G from Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, the commercial breaks were the standard fare for a niche sports channel, targeting the key demographic of middle-aged men. Read more…
Tag: National Football League
The other Black OC in the Super Bowl, Byron Leftwich, deserves a head coaching job
Byron Leftwich was an offensive genius before Tom Brady decided to go to Tampa Bay. Read more…
Byron Leftwich, the other Black OC in the Super Bowl, deserves a head coaching job
Byron Leftwich was an offensive genius before Tom Brady decided to go to Tampa Bay. Read more…
These 12 teams have never won a Super Bowl: Does that make them terrible, unlucky, jinxed or all of the above?
Close your eyes for a moment and think of all the terrible organizations in the NFL. Well, maybe don’t close your eyes, you should keep reading. Just take a second to think. Read more…
These teams have never been to a Super Bowl, but how close did they get?
There are 12 teams who have never won a Super Bowl — and four of them haven’t even been to the big game. Read more…
Is the NFL dodging concussion payouts by holding Black players to a lower cognitive standard?
It should be no surprise to anyone when the NFL is accused of doing something racist. The league’s track record speaks for itself. Read more…
Boom! Madden predicts Chiefs Super Bowl victory, and history says they’ll probably be right
For 17 years, EA Sports has simulated the Super Bowl, beginning in Madden 2004 — featuring the infamous Michael Vick and his 95 speed on the cover — in which the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29. Though Madden has only nailed the exact score in one instance — the Patriots slithering by […]
The bizarre Super Bowl Prop bets to bank on
We’ve reached that point of the year again when it’s acceptable to place bets on Gatorade colors and call yourself a “casual” gambler. Read more…
15 bizarre Super Bowl Prop bets to bank on
We’ve reached that point of the year again when it’s acceptable to place bets on Gatorade colors and call yourself a “casual” gambler. Read more…
Meet Deadspin’s Super Idiots: Here are the dumbest plays in Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is the biggest stage in sports, where stars are made, legends are born… and embarrassment lives forever. There are plays that just don’t get made, sure — like Scott Norwood’s field goal at the end of Super Bowl XXV — but there’s a difference between not getting the job done, and screwing […]