While hosting the afternoon sports talk show on WZON AM 620 in Bangor years ago, my co host and I did a show around the question “Can refs cost a team a win?” I made my case that of course officials could hose a team with bad calls. No brainah really. Now after witnessing that […]
Last night the Patriots lost their spot as top seed in the AFC which means home field advantage throughout the playoffs. As we go along in the 2019 season, that appears to be of paramount importance. The Ravens and Patriots are tied record wise at 10-2, with Baltimore holding the tie-breaker over the Patriots (because […]
Nasty. Wet. Cold. Windy. That is November football in the NFL. The image of the league is built around illustrations of Dick Butkus covered in mud and Ray Nitschke covered in blood. While these are images of prosperity, but they’re not pretty. Gridiron glory rarely is. With Tom Brady as the face of the Patriots […]
On a day when you’re going to hear a lot of “It ain’t always pretty” and “A win is a win on the road” it’s important to remember that the Patriots improved to 9-1 with their 17-10 win in Philadelphia Sunday. But, that game was uglier than a driver’s license picture taken on July 5th. […]
On Sunday, the Patriots lost their first game since December 16, 2018 on the same day that the Miami Dolphins won their first game since last December’s Miami Miracle vs New England. And no matter if you are playing the Baltimore Ravens or those previously winless Miami Dolphins, you just cannot spot an opponent a […]
OK. I will admit this is exactly the kind of thing that is expected from us egotistical, arrogant, self centered, and entitled New England fans. But it’s a legit issue for which I have spent some time pondering lately. Do I want to see Pats-Cowboys or Pats-Saints in the Super Bowl? Or maybe even Pats-Niners? […]
This week’s sign of how good the defense is, our defensive tackle intercepted a shovel pass. Just when you think that an up-ended offensive tackle, accidentally kicking the ball away from his own running back for a scoop and score touchdown the other way is the wildest play you’re going to see all day, Jonathan […]
In sports, and probably life, we often don’t appreciate what we’re seeing the moment it happens. I know I often think back and say “man I wish I could go back in time and watch this person or that team again.” I have worked hard to appreciate the amazing run of the New England Patriots […]
By Sterling Pingree: Sports Chowdah On Sunday, news broke that Tom Brady and the Patriots have reached an agreement on a two year contract extension that will give the GOAT $8 million more this season and make him a Patriot through 2021. Quite the birthday present for a 42-year old quarterback, one that no other […]
By Sterling Pingree: Sports Chowdah The talk of most training camps, as they opened up this past week, has to do with a superstar who is holding out. Even as Tom Brady enters the final year of his current deal, it has hardly warranted the major media attention that Zeke Elliott or Melvin Gordon has. […]
