New Orleans Saints (15-3) Vs. Indianapolis Colts (16-2) Time: Sunday at 6:25 PM EST on CBS How they match up: This is a dream match up for the avid football fan. These teams stack up so well on paper that (for once) there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming favorite. The obvious pick is the [...]

Happy trails to Kurt Warner. One of the greatest and most overlooked quarterbacks in NFL history retired this week. Warner was not even drafted in 1994 after completing his senior season at Northern Iowa. He was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers, but was cut from the team in training camp. [...]

Remember when everyone was talking about how the Jets backed into the playoffs? They needed to win their last two games and somehow got lucky enough to face two teams that had already clinched spots in the postseason. Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell took out most of his starters with Indy holding a 15-10 lead in [...]

Wildcard weekend is over and now it’s time for the good ‘ol divisional round. The four teams with byes finally get a chance to show what they are made of. I hope you’re ready for New Orleans, Indianapolis, San Diego and Minnesota, because they are coming atcha’ in high definition (hopefully), smash mouth majesty. I [...]

It feels like I was just writing my NFL season previews, but now it’s playoff time. Most of the field was set weeks ago, including most of the NFC, but seven teams were battling for the remaining two AFC slots in week seventeen. The Jets and Ravens, two teams who took very different routes to [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com Team TW LW 1 1 Did the Colts break NFL rules by pulling their starters in the third quarter? 2 [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com Team TW LW 1 2 Much like the Highlander, two men enter, one man leaves…and it’s the Colts. 2 1 [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com Team TW LW 1 1 Perhaps the Saints are winning close games on purpose so fans don’t get bored. Yea right. 2 [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com Team TW LW 1 1 Houdiniesque as always. How does New Orleans continue to stay undefeated? 2 2 The dance [...]

The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com Team TW LW 1 1 The only time two teams have started 11-0 EVER. 2 2 If the Colts and [...]