The 2025 NFL Season

So, as you may have noticed, I'm not covering the 2025 NFL season as I have other seasons in the past. In fact, I'm not sure when I even last updated this website, and a lot has happened. Corruption never ends in sports, and we've had gambling-related game fixing allegations in both NCAA basketball and the NBA. "Investigations" are on-going.

The NFL is  operating in its typical fashion: non-calls combined with timely penalties aid certain teams/players while leaving other teams to fend for themselves. This is partly why I have no desire to write weekly wrap-ups -- it's the same thing every week. Or should I say, every season? The University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) actually released a study which states empirically that the NFL has aided the Kansas City Chiefs since 2016. I could've saved them a lot of time and just told them to read this website (or just watch a few select games with their own eyes).

And if you're reading this, you know it. The NFL is corrupt. The league -- that is to say, certain elements within the NFL -- actively manipulate games to (a) keep them close to maintain viewership and (b) to ensure specific outcomes occur. It's a multi-billion dollar industry which is tied directly to every major media outlet in the nation. If you don't trust the "mainsteam media," how in God's name do you believe the NFL is real? They feed off each other.

I will try to post here interesting things I find, such as the above link to the UTEP study, but the best method of keeping up (if you are interested) is to follow me on X here. I'm semi-active on there, and will definitly post things on X more often than I do here.

If you happen to see something, find a story of interest, or just want to chat, feel free to email me. I will respond, although probably slower than normal as I've been busy working on a major project which -- fingers and toes crossed -- I can announce in early 2026.

Peace.

WEEK 17ish

So, since writing that in-season update above, MLB had a spot fixing/game fixing scandal erupt around mid-November. Of course, this was "shocking" news, especially on the heels on the NBA and NCAA gambling scandals. But fans of this site aren't so surprised. And really, no one in the sports media realm should be as I told Dan Patrick that this would happen way back in 2014:

Here's the (not-so) funny part about these scandals: it's almost New Year's Day, and these gambling incidents have been completely forgotten. No follow-ups stories, no further investigations, no updates, no nothing. The sports media world, the leagues, the sportsbooks...all have gone silent on the subject. It's as if those stories are just part of some long lost history, not a contemporary, on-going issue. And doesn't that just tell you all you need to know?

As for football, perhaps the biggest story of the season is the rise of the Chicago Bears. Again, for long time fans of this site, this shouldn't be a surprise. Why? Because the Bears "need" a new stadium and are actively seeking stadium sites. As history has shown, whenever a NFL team finds itself in this situation, success tends to follow. And here are the Bears, winners of the NFC North and the (current) #2 seed in the division.

The other shocker is the fall of the Kansas City Chiefs (who, oddly enough, have a new stadium deal in hand which seems highly questionable in and of itself). What happened in KC? Well, every dynasty has to fall, and given that the referees stopped helping the Chiefs in one-score games, the NFL said to Taylor Swift, "enough is enough." The knee injury to Patrick Mahomes didn't help the situation, but the Chiefs were out of it before that came to be as it was time for fresh blood.

Who are the new "it" players for the NFL? Quarterbacks, of course. Caleb Williams for the Bears, Bo Nix for the Broncos, Drake Maye for the Patriots, Sam Darnold for the Seahawks (really?), Bryce Young for the Panthers, Justin Herbert for the Chargers, Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars, and CJ Stroud for the Texans. These guys are the future of the NFL as the old stalwarts like Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford begin to fade out.

I haven't paid too close attention to the NFL this season, but is there a big storyline (or storylines) that are dominating the headlines? Or is it just more of the same, week in, week out? I don't see anything that jumps out at me. The oddest thing is how quickly the playoff berths were wrapped up this season. There's still one week left in the regular season as I write this, and only one playoff spot is open in both conferences. That's unusual. Very unusual as it makes the final week of the NFL season rather meaningless. Is that what the league and its broadcast partners want when they continually speak about lengthening the regular season? I doubt it...although it's not like NFL junkies won't watch meaningless football.

We shall see what happens as the NFL playoffs launch in about two weeks. Perhaps the media hype will ramp up, exposing the NFL's hand prior to the games being played. Stay tuned....

WILDCARD WEEKEND

It's Monday night prior to the Texans-Steelers game. So far, four of the five playoff games have been decided with less than two minutes remaining in the game. The Rams won with less than two minutes to go, the Bears did the same (though they had to survive the final play of the game to beat the Packers). The Bills scored their game-winning points after the two minute warning, and while the Eagles lost, they had a chance to win the game in the waning seconds. Only the Chargers-Patriots game was a snoozer, although given the trend, the Chargers weren't completely cooked until the final five minutes of the fourth quarter.

Now, fans of this site - if you're still visiting given my lack of interest in this 2025 NFL season - you know that nothing stated above is shocking. In fact, it's par for the course in the NFL: keep 'em watching until the final whistle. But when I posted the following on Twitter/X prior to the Chargers-Patriots game:

This post BLEW UP. Why? No idea. I don't understand social media. But I'm fairly certain this post was my most seen/most liked tweet ever. It also created a lot of, let's say, discussion. Seemed rather split 50/50 between the "you're an idiot" and the "of course it's fixed" crowd. I didn't really engage with anyone on this issue as, well, I have a job and arguing with people on X is rather pointless. But it was interesting to watch it go.

Something to consider: For all the teams that reached the playoffs, all but two teams are starting QBs picked in the first round of the NFL draft. Only Hurts (2nd round) and Purdy (7th round) were drafted outside of the first. Most were Top 10 picks (Williams, Young, Darnold, Stafford, Stroud, Herbert, Maye, Lawrence and Allen) with only the two Packers QBs, Love and Rodgers, were late 1st round picks. Also, three of the teams: Bears, Jaguars and Bills, are in the "new stadium" window while the Rams and Chargers share a rather new stadium already. What this all means is, the NFL is watching its investments closely.

I still have yet to see a real "story" emerge within these playoffs. They do seem to like Maye and the Patriots, but are we really ready for another Patriots run, even without Tom Brady? Caleb Williams and the Bears run doesn't surprise me, but I don't think all those comeback wins will give them the juice to reach the Super Bowl. The Bills and Allen are always a media darling, and with Mahomes sidelined, this might be his time to (finally) shine. Matt Stafford round 2? Brock Purdy, Mr Irrelevant? I don't know because nothing is screaming "LOOK AT ME." But when that emerges, you'll know it. And it's coming soon.