Before the first season of the Madden 23 cycle began, I attempted to predict how the season would play out for each division.  With the defeat of the Las Vegas Raiders in the final seconds of the AFC Divisional round, my pick to win the AFC and ultimately SFL Super Bowl 46 was dashed.  My NFC selection is still alive, but since I won't be correct no matter how the NFC playoffs finish up, and my Super Bowl pick is already eliminated, I thought I'd see how I did overall wih...

The Seattle Seahawks are headed to the playoffs! It seemed unlikely to open the season after a 1-2 start. The front office decided to fire their coach and to bring in offensive juggernaut Noah Miller. The new HC dropped his first game against a talented Detroit Lions team. After that, there was no turning back. 

The Seahawks rattled off 6 straight to put their record at 7-3 before losing to the Raiders. That did not slow down the team, dominating the Rams 39-14 the fol...

The New Mexico State football program won their first Heisman Trophy in school history when QB Shane Leno was selected by the Downtown Athletic Club as this year's winner.  

Leno led one of the top offense in college football in 2022, but was considered a longshot due to the comeptition that NM State faced.  Leno throws a beautiful deep pass and the long ball was a big part of the Aggies offense.  Leno was fearless in throwing into tight windows with his ...

Week 17 of the SFL season has several intriguing matchups with both playoff and draft implications.  So here is a look ahead to the penultimate week of SFL season 46.

49ers (11-4) at Raiders (9-6)

The 49ers were the team to beat in the NFC all season long, boasting the league’s best record before the last couple of weeks.  They appeared to be cruising to the NFC West Championship and the likely #1 seed for the NFC playoffs...

The 2022 Arizona Cardinals channeled their inner Cardiac Cardinals of old as they pulled off a very, very last second win! With the game all but lost after the Bucs took the lead on a field goal with 9 seconds left in the game. The Cards missing their All Pro WIde receiver Brown, who left the game due to injury. Had one Hail Mary left as Kyler Murray found young gun Rondale Moore on a go, go route. With the Bucs in a prevent defense Murray bounced in the pocket and let a rocket go Deep. The Bu...[ Continue reading ]

Arizona fell victim to the new owner jinx again, the Cards frustration isn't important, just shut up and play. Murray continues to make terrible reads in the redzone and let the Broncos hang around after that and keep the game close. Arizona was in the driver seat for the last spot in the NFC playoff picture but now find themselves on the outside looking out with 3 tough games on the horizon. Cardinals gave up almost 400 yards of offense to the Broncos. The Cards kept Wilson's rush...

Arizona got a much needed win to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 42 - 28 win over the Pats. Arizona unleashed a tough ground game led by 2nd year man Darrynton Evans, who racked up 187 yards of his own with 4, count em 4 rushing touchdowns. The longest run was 76 yards but the glaring aspect of the night is the 86 yards after 1st contact. Since taking over the starting job from James Conner the kid from App State has grown by leaps and bounds. With Murray continuing to struggle the C...

With the West division separated by 2 games the Arizona Cardinals are making their best attempts to miss the playoffs. After a solid win versus the Niners the week before the Cardinals laid an egg on Offense vs the Chargers at home. Cards only mustered 13 pts in what turned into a defensive struggle. Murray continued to struggle throwing 3 picks in a very winnable game vs a .500 team. New commer at HB Evans is breaking out slowly but surely. By leading the team in rushing on 13 carries, James...[ Continue reading ]

As the league anxiously awaits the next update for Madden 23, I thought we'd look at an interesting stat line through 12 weeks of SFL play.

Defensive TDs have been crazy this season due in large part to the ridiculousness of the rate of interceptions thrown. And maybe even more unrealistic is the number of INTs that are easy pick 6s.  Through 12 weeks (plus 1 game of week 13) the defenses have scored 147 TDs (882 points).  These TDs have been scored by 103 differen...

The Arizona Cardinals finally showed up today with their 1st complete game in getting the Divisional win at home over the Niners. 26 - 21 Arizona moves to 7 - 4 and the Niners drop to 8 - 2 but still sit atop the division. Arizona fell behind early going down 21 - 7 at the half. A late pick by San Fran before the half turned into a 14pt swing as the Cards were driving to tie the game but Murray continues to struggle. The defense picked it up in the 2nd half and pitched a shut out by coming up...[ Continue reading ]