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The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl: Would they have made it? As of October 2015, a record of 12-4 would have certainly earned the Falcons a playoff spot, with perhaps a first round bye. Did that, however, mean that they were contenders for the 2016 Super Bowl? It was likely, but 3 things hindered the Falcons from getting to the second Super Bowl in the history of the franchise: First, the Falcons had not won consecutive playoff matches since 1998. Second, in the NFC playoffs, Matt Ryan was…

The Life Of Vick Imagine that you had all you ever wanted at the tip of your fingers and everything you ever dreamed of was gone . If you had all the money you ever wanted and everything you ever asked for would you give it all up? Michael Vick was one of the most dominant players that ever stepped foot on the field. Vick’s very first collegiate game as a redshirt freshman he scored three rushing touchdowns in just a quarter of play. In 1999, he lead the Hokies to an undefeated season…

The Seattle Seahawks have a one of a kind coach named Pete Carroll. The Seahawks head coach likes to have fun during practice and in meetings and even has a mini basketball hoop in the practice facility that they can use in practice and sometimes he will stop meetings to have a shooting contest on it. He also sometimes likes to play blaring music to let the players have fun. Even though he encourages the players to be themselves in practice or in games he does not like when they start yelling or…

No one can figure out why, but the New York Giants seem to do best after a few years of mediocrity. Well, three seasons after their Super Bowl XLVI victory over the New England Patriots, the Giants find themselves under pressure to win once again. The G-Men haven’t made the playoffs since hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy of the Eli Manning era, and now both Eli and head coach Tom Coughlin are under fire again in New York. With Manning’s contract expiring after this season, both Eli and…

The Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos are two celebrated teams in the NFL. The Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowl championship, 10 conference championship, 22 division titles in 31 playoff appearances. Currently, they are the 2nd spot in NFC Division holding a 5-1 record. On the other hand, the Broncos have won 3 Super Bowl championship, 8 conference championship, 15 division titles in 22 playoff appearances. Currently, they are tied for the 2nd spot with the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers,…

The Chiefs record is 13 and 6 since the beginning of last year. The Chiefs had a good enough record last season to be able to make it to the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Chiefs played the Houston Texans and won by 30 points and had to play the New England Patriots and lost by 7 points. Since last year the Colts had a losing record of 9 and 10. The Colts lost the division and didn’t make the playoffs. The Chiefs are better than the Colts because the Chiefs made it to the playoffs last year and…

The Key to Winning Football Games is Defense and the Pittsburgh Steelers Defense is the Best in the Games Right Now! We have just wrapped up week number 3 in the NFL and just a handful of teams are undefeated. One of the teams is the Pittsburgh Steelers and the main reason they are winning is because of their defense. Who really cares who starting at quarterback on this team, it does not matter. Pittsburgh Steelers defense is getting the job done As we all know that the Steelers number 1…

Antonio Brown is the best Wide receivers in this generation because Brown is one of the highest paid, he holds records for a four-year span, and because of his “booming” plays on the field. Brown was born on July 10, 1988, to Eddie Brown and Adrianne Moss. Brown was born in Miami, Florida where he grew up. Brown attended Miami Norland High where Brown played football and track. After high school, Brown wanted to attend Florida State University but he was denied because of academic concerns.…

Puritan colonists in New England were faced with a dilemma. As their population increased, the colonists wanted and needed more land. They began to view the natives in the area as an obstruction to their expansion. Due to the Puritans’ belief in their superiority over the natives, they were able to justify their harsh treatment of the natives which led to King Philip’s War. The Puritan colonists’ actions toward the natives were cruel and excessive and resulted in about 40% of New England’s…

such hatred and grudge towards the Norsemen. Although Christianity was introduced through raiding; it was surprising how quickly the Norse people adopted the new culture. German missionaries and Anglo- Saxon’s arrivals to Viking lands and settlements meant a success conversion of Christianity in regions of Scandinavia such as Greenland, England and…