NFL

  Technology has become an important part of American football. Although the basic rules have stayed largely the same, technology has changed the way games are played, managed, and watched. Coaches can review plays quickly, officials can check difficult decisions, and teams can collect detailed information about players. Technology is also being used to improve…

  For viewers, halftime in an NFL game is a chance to take a break from the action. For players and coaches, it is the opposite. These minutes are one of the most important working periods of the game. The team needs to quickly review the first half, identify weaknesses in the opponent, adjust its…

  Winning a Super Bowl is hard, but winning multiple Super Bowls, across different rosters and different challenges, in a league specifically designed to prevent sustained dominance through the draft and salary cap, is something else entirely.  Only a handful of franchises have managed it, and when you look at what connects them, the same…

  If you’re betting on NFL games, the point spread is the number you’ll spend more time thinking about than any other.  It’s on every game, every week, from September until February. But a large number of people who bet against the spread regularly don’t fully understand what the number is actually doing. What Does…