Pressure in the NFL often involves a permutation of hot seats, cold weather, scoreboard watching and playoff implications. The middle of September feels a bit early for all of that — no one is eliminated after a Week 3 loss, of course — but several teams are beginning to back up toward the wall and into a corner. With another loss …
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Here they are again. The Giants are 0-2 for the 10th time in the past 13 seasons. The Jets are 0-2 for the fifth time in the past nine seasons. It has been 18 years since the Giants started a season with two losses and reached the playoffs. It ended with Plaxico Burress’ touchdown ruining the Patriots’ perfect season. It …
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The rate of reaching the postseason after an 0–2 start is roughly 11%. If you’re an NFL team, that basically means it’s effectively the bottom of the ninth inning and you’re up to bat trailing by one run. Over the past 10 years, about one team per season has reached the playoffs after losing its first two games. It’s not …
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Marc Maron recently appeared on “Pod Save America” (via Vulture) and doubled down on his criticisms of Bill Maher. While the “WTF” host acknowledged that he joined Maher on HBO’s “Real Time” three times in the past, he has since turned on Maher in recent years. Maron already called Maher out earlier this summer for being partial to “some of …
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