Kevin Lane The “Deflategate” scandal is a case that involves the four time superbowl championship team, the New England Patriots, and their potential hall of fame quarterback, Tom Brady. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were accused of allegedly tampering with the game footballs used in the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2015 season. In this game, the Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7 and went on to to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the 2015 Superbowl. Many
American football, it’s hard not to win without communication and teamwork. In the NFL playoffs of 2015, the New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 for the AFC Championship. In a game that originally portrayed the Patriots as an offensive force to be reckoned with, ended out to be a game that goes down in history. After further investigation, the NFL found 11 of the Patriots' 12 footballs in the game to be underinflated by about 2 pounds below the NFL’s requirement. Now whether the
ago, my favorite football team the New England Patriots were having a pretty good season and they ended up doing so good that they made the playoffs. They kept it up in the playoffs and played just like they did in the regular season. The Patriots ended up going all the way to the Super Bowl. In the Super Bowl the Patriots were going to play the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks were also a really good team that year. The Seahawks were pretty good but I thought the Patriots were better. Me and my mom
ago my favorite football team the New England Patriots were having a pretty good season and they ended up doing so good that they made the playoffs. They kept it up in the playoffs and played just like they did in the regular season. The Patriots ended up going all the way to the Super Bowl. In the Super Bowl the Patriots were going to play the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks were also a really good team that year. The Seahawks were pretty good but I thought the Patriots were better. Me and my mom
The NFL is only growing in popularity. With new fans joining the fun every day. The NFL has faced its share of problems too. With concussions scaring away many future players, the NFL is hoping to lower the possibility of concussions in the future. Each NFL team plays a total of 16 games over a span of 17 weeks. There are two conferences in the NFL, the AFC and the NFC. There are four divisions in each conference, each with 4 teams. The playoff teams are decided by the division rankings. The winner
Below is a ranking of the top 5 teams that look poised to make a run to Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis. 5. Denver Broncos Starting our countdown, we have the Denver Broncos. After a narrow 24-21 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1, the Broncos welcomed the Dallas Cowboys to Mile High in Week 2 and shocked the football world with a 42-17 thrashing of the NFC East favorites. After one of last weekend’s most anticipated games, Denver has suddenly reemerged as a true Super Bowl contender
savages into a cornerstone of American culture. The increase of popularity of football has turned the NFL into a money making machine the NFL 's finances are unmatched. According to Forbes magazine in an article analyzing the most valuable sports teams of the world, "The NFL landed the most teams in the top 50 with 20 franchises"(Badenhausen, "The World 's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2015"). The following statistics will be used to determine what causes the value of NFL franchises. There are many factors
1. New England Patriots: 6-0 (1) For the third time in the Tom Brady era, the Patriots are 6-0. The other two times (2004 and 2007) the team went on to play in the Super Bowl era. Tom Brady is arguably playing the best football of his career. The team is extremely versatile, co constantly adapting their game plans to fit their opponents. One week after running up a storm against the Colts, the Patriots ran the ball a mere nine times, five oh which were by Tom Brady. The Patriots get better and
AFC North Waiver News The Baltimore Ravens WR-Jeremy Maclin sits on the sideline, after his bout with the Cleveland Browns defense. Maclin took a massive hit to the midsection, in order to meet his first game-catch for a 22-yards, according to the ‘Baltimore Ravens’ website. Unfortunately, he experienced severe knee pains and the Baltimore Ravens’ medical staff sat Maclin for the remainder of the game. The actual hit came from CLE-Safety Jabrill Peppers (see video), which occured at the end of the
not even members of congress read the bills that they vote on as seen in Fahrenheit 9/11. To quote John Conyers, “Sit down, my son. We don't read most of the bills.” These are the exact words from the congressman on how they were going to pass the Patriot Act without reading it. If our leaders don’t have the right idea of patriotism then how are the citizens in which are run under them supposed to get the right message about patriotism? If the leaders of the country just keep creating policies and