Archives for June 2022

As ratings go, the USFL is the quintessential spring football league. It came in like a lion, and it’s going out like a lamb. The two playoff games, televised on three-letter broadcast TV, generated an average of 957,000 viewers for the afternoon game on Fox and 998,000 viewers for the evening game on NBC. The [more] … [Read more...] about USFL playoff ratings fall short of one million per game

Miles Sanders has not played every game in a season since his rookie season. The Eagles running back has never had even 900 yards rushing in a season and never more than six touchdowns in a season. He had no touchdowns in 2021. But, as Sanders points out, it’s not like the Eagles have given [more] … [Read more...] about Miles Sanders: I need more opportunities

The Jaguars went 10-6 and reached the AFC Championship Game in 2017. That proved an aberration. In 10 of the past 11 seasons, the Jaguars finished no higher than third in the division and had no more than six victories in any of those seasons. Their record over the past 11 seasons, including 2017, is [more] … [Read more...] about Trevor Lawrence: We’re building toward something special

It’s no surprise, at all. But since the ranking member of the U.S. House Oversight & Reform Committee said it on Wednesday, it needs to be repeated. Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, told the Washington Times (via TheHill.com) that the investigation of the Commanders will end, if the Republicans reclaim control of the [more] … [Read more...] about Oversight Committee investigation of Commanders will end, if Republicans regain control of House