SUPER BOWL LX PREVIEW

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will meet in Super Bowl LX on Sunday and it will be the second time these teams go at it for the NFL title. 

Who can forget Super Bowl XLIX eleven years ago and the finish of the Patriots 28-4 victory when the most bone headed play call ever took place by Seattle Head Coach Pete Carroll that resulted in an interception by New England defensive back Malcolm Butler at the goal line. Can anyone say Beast Mode as in running back Marshawn Lynch not getting the football on that play from the one-yard line in the final minute? 

But that was then and this is now and current Seattle Head Coach Mike Macdonald has this team focused and ready to go as does Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel, who in his first year with the team, led the turnaround from the disaster of the 2024 season in New England, which resulted in a 4-13 record and last place finish in the AFC East division. 

The Patriots went 14-3 this season and finished as the second highest scoring offense in the NFL during the regular season, averaging 28.8 points per game while the defense allowed 18.8 PPG, which was fourth overall. In the three playoff games, the Patriots have allowed 26 points (8.7 PPG), which is outstanding. Quarterback Drake Maye had 4,394 passing yards this season along with 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions and also rushed for 450 yards with four touchdowns. The top running backs are Rhamondre Stevenson (603 rushing yards, seven touchdowns) and rookie TreVeyon Henderson, who went for 911 yards and scored nine touchdowns. Wide receivers include Stefon Diggs (85 receptions, 1,013 yards, four TD), Kayshon Boutte (33, 551, six TD), Mack Hollins (46, 550, two TD) and tight end Hunter Henry, who had 60 receptions for 768 yards and seven touchdowns. On defense, the Pats had 35 quarterback sacks and ten interceptions with Harold Landry III getting 8 1/2 sacks to lead the team while linebacker Robert Spillane had 97 tackles and two interceptions. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins led New England with four picks. 

In Seattle, the Seahawks also finished the 2025 season with a 14-3 record and have a nine game winning streak heading into the Super Bowl. Seattle averaged 28.4 PPG this season with QB Sam Darnold passing for 4,048 yards and 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for 1,027 yards and scored five touchdowns and has been the workhorse in the playoffs as Zach Charbonnet (knee injury) is out for the year. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the primary wide receiver and had a monster season, catching 119 passes for 1,793 yards and ten touchdowns and has been stellar in the playoffs as well. AJ Barner (52, 519, six TD), Cooper Kupp (47, 593, two TD) and Rashid Shaheed, a trade deadline acquisition from New Orleans, has helped out as well, including returning a kickoff for a touchdown in the playoffs. The Seahawks defense led the NFL in scoring, allowing just 17.2 points per game as well as total defense, giving up 267 yards per game. Ernest Jones IV (five interceptions) and Leonard Williams (seven QB sacks) lead the way and Seattle had 47 sacks and intercepted 18 passes this season. 

This game should be an exciting one, but that will depend on both teams protecting the football. The Patriots have turned it over during the playoffs (five in three games) and Maye has been sacked 15 times in the three games. Better pass protection is a must for New England as the Seahawks defense can get after the quarterback and has forced four turnovers (three fumble recoveries, one interception) in the two playoff games. The Patriots also get after the quarterback, getting twelve sacks in their three playoff games along with eight turnovers (three fumbles, five interceptions). 

Seattle likes to run the football and can throw it downfield with Darnold and Smith-Njigba doing most of the damage all season. The offense can mix it up and the running attack has been solid in recent weeks with Kenneth Walker III showing he can shoulder the load. The Patriots like to balance their offensive attack with Maye distributing the ball to the various receivers while Henderson and Stevenson provide consistent running. Finishing drives will be the key and both teams have shown that ability, so being stingy on defense in the red zone will help decide the outcome. Both teams have reliable kickers and Seattle's Rashid Shaheed is a threat to go the distance on both kickoff and punt returns, having scored twice on special teams. New England returners Marcus Jones (94 yard punt return for touchdown) and Antonio Gibson (90 yard kickoff TD return) showed they are a threat to score. 

Look for a closer game than some might be thinking, but it shouldn't come down to the final seconds like it did the first time these teams went at it on Super Sunday eleven years ago. 

                                        PREDICTION - Seattle 31, New England 21 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriots, Seahawks Advance To Super Bowl LX

The New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years and the Seattle Seahawks are also going to Super Bowl LX after winning at home, 31-27 against the Los Angeles Rams. 

The Patriots beat the Denver Broncos, 10-7 for the road win as quarterback Drake Maye (pictured left) ran for a six-yard touchdown in the second quarter and kicker Andy Borregales made a 23-yard field goal in the third quarter to make the difference. The Broncos had a 7-0 lead after a first quarter six-yard touchdown pass from reserve QB Jarrett Stidham (starting in place of injured QB Bo Nix) to wide receiver Courtland Sutton. 

The game was tied 7-7 at halftime and then the snow started coming down heavily in the second half along with strong, swirling winds that affected field goal attempts by both teams, who each missed two field goals. For the game, New England gained 206 yards, including just 65 passing yards as Maye was sacked five times. Meanwhile, Denver only had 181 total yards in offense (79 rushing yards, 102 passing yards) and Stidham was sacked three times and threw one interception. When the clock ran out, the Patriots found themselves heading back to the Super Bowl for an NFL record twelfth time.

In Seattle, the Seahawks held off the Los Angeles Rams for the 31-27 win and got back to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2014 season with quarterback Sam Darnold (346 passing yards) throwing for three touchdowns and running back Kenneth Walker III (62 rushing yards) scoring on a two-yard run. In addition, the Seattle defense came up with a huge fourth down stop in the final minutes of the game to keep the Rams in check before running the clock down and then moving on as time ran out for the Rams.

 

Sam Darnold (number 14) and the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl bound.

 

Los Angeles had a brief 13-10 lead in the second quarter when running back Kyren Williams hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass from QB Matthew Stafford, who had three touchdown passes and 374 passing yards as the Rams totaled 479 yards in offense. The Seahawks battled back for a 17-13 halftime edge as Darnold threw a 14-yard TD pass to wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had ten receptions for 153 yards. Seattle increased the lead to 24-13 following a fumble recovery on a punt that led to Darnold throwing a 17-yard scoring strike to Jake Bobo with 12:02 left in the third quarter. 

The Rams cut the Seattle lead to 24-20 when WR Davante Adams (four receptions for 89 yards) caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Stafford with 9:41 left in the third quarter. The Seahawks then answered back with 4:52 left in the third quarter on a 13-yard TD pass from Darnold to WR Cooper Kupp. The Rams had the last score in the game when Puka Nacua (nine receptions for 165 yards) made a spectacular grab and tumbled into the end zone for a 34-yard score with 2:04 remaining in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was scoreless and the Seahawks punched their ticket to play in the Super Bowl in two weeks. 

 

 

 

 

Enemies Of The State

So called U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (pictured right) seems to think her job is to be the personal defense attorney of Donald Trump, the so called President of the United States. 

Like Trump, that wretched woman has violated her oath to the U.S. Constitution countless times as have practically all members of the presidential cabinet that is supposed to serve We The People of the United States of America. But these craven, vindictive idiots seem to think that only THEY and their interests matter. 

To hell with the millions of people who live in this country. 

They will get their comeuppance legally speaking when they are out of power and it will happen. 

Count on it. 

The recent events in Minneapolis (murdering of U.S. citizens by ICE criminals and thugs) and elsewhere in this country (a man was also murdered in a Chicago suburb last September by ICE) are appalling and against the law. The courts have so far been pretty instrumental in curtailing some of the rabid behavior by the masked outlaws disguised as federal agents and led by the evil one known as Kristi Nome, who is the so called head of the department of homeland security. 

The SCOTUS actually ruled against Trump with his desire to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. So at least there is that. 

There are countless others (Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel, etc.) that kiss Trump's ass and allow this bullshit to continue.

Who knows what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide when they get involved. Depends on which way the (money) winds are blowing, and that is especially true with justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, appointees of George Bush, Sr. (Thomas way back in 1991) and George Bush, Jr. to the SCOTUS. 

People in my age range are on the "back nine" of life, so it is up to the younger generation in the United States to decide what kind of country they want to live in and raise their children. If they choose the direction things are headed under this current regime, well - GOOD LUCK! 

Trump and his minions (especially Chief of Staff Stephen Miller) are not good people and that has been shown time and time again with the actions they take as so called leaders of this country. In fact, Trump and many other "high rollers" are in the Epstein files and Bondi and her cohorts are doing all they can, including breaking the law, to conceal those files. 

The cover ups never end with these folks. 

May God have mercy on their souls after they are long gone. 

Simply put, the United States is not in a good way with these idiots leading the way and Americans need to decide which way they want to go when the congressional mid term elections take place in November. And they will happen because the individual states run them. Trump and company (Elon Musk comes to mind) will do all they can to try and steal the elections next fall so there won't be a check on his abilities to grift and cause more chaos to suit Vladimir Putin, his master and the sinister people of the Heritage Foundation, who brought us the evil pans of Project 2025. 

Steal from the poor and give it to the rich.  

Hopefully, the people of this country (especially the younger ones) will do what is in their own best interests and get rid of the enablers of Trump and the evil regime currently in power in this country. 

In the meantime, may God bless the United States of America. 

Americans deserve better. 

 

 

 

NFL PLAYOFFS - AFC and NFC Championship Game Previews

It's down to four teams in the NFL and on Sunday as the AFC and NFC championship games take place to decide which two teams go to Super Bowl LX in two weeks. 

The Seattle Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC title while in the AFC, the surprising New England Patriots (4-13 a year ago) will travel to Denver to face the Broncos, who will be looking to get back to the Super Bowl for the first time in ten years. The Patriots last made the Super Bowl following the 2018 season, when (Coach) Bill Belichick and (quarterback) Tom Brady were still dominating the league. 

Here is a look at each game this weekend with predictions for the outcome of both games. 

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at DENVER BRONCOS 

The Patriots manhandled the Houston Texans last Sunday in their home win in the divisional round with quarterback Drake Maye throwing for three touchdowns, but also throwing an interception and losing another fumble leading to five turnovers in the two playoff games. The Patriots defense has been tremendous, registering six sacks against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card win and forcing five turnovers against the Texans last week. On the other side, the Broncos keep doing enough right things in their games to win. Last week against Buffalo, they forced five turnovers and pressured Bills QB Josh Allen throughout the game with the pass rush. Denver led the NFL with 68 sacks during the regular season. 

New England Head Coach Mike Vrabel has been very successful in getting the team to buy into what he wants from them, having seen the team improve by ten games from a year ago. The offense was second in the league in scoring and the defense has steadily improved all season long. The Broncos are led by veteran head Coach Sean Payton, who is looking to get back to the Super Bowl for first time in 16 seasons after winning it all back in 2009 with the New Orleans Saints. The Broncos will be without starting QB Bo Nix, who suffered a season ending ankle injury last week. Jarrett Stidham will be the starting quarterback for the Broncos in this game and he hasn't seen a whole lot of action in the last few seasons. In fact, he did play with the Patriots for two seasons (2019-2020) in a backup role. The key will be avoiding mistakes against a stingy Pats defense and getting the running game going. Whichever team avoids the turnover bug will win the game. 

LOS ANGELES RAMS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 

These teams know each other very well having faced each other twice as NFC West division foes. Both games were tight (Rams won 21-19 and Seahawks won 38-37 in OT) with the home team winning each time. The Rams led the NFL in scoring this season (30.5 PPG) while the Seahawks had the best scoring defense, allowing just 17.2 points per game. 

The Rams won a tight one in OT against the Chicago Bears last Sunday night following a three-point win at Carolina in the wild card round. The Seahawks crushed the visiting San Francisco 49ers, 41-6 last weekend while seeing their running game dominate with Kenneth Walker III scoring three touchdowns and QB Sam Darnold avoiding mistakes that haunted him last year (with Minnesota) in the playoffs. Seattle will be without Zach Charbonnet (knee injury) for the rest of the post-season, leaving it up to Walker to carry the load for the rushing attack. The Rams have the likely regular season MVP in Matthew Stafford at quarterback and he has been there and done that before, having led the Rams to a Super Bowl victory four years ago. The L.A. passing attack is very formidable and Seattle has seen that already, so they know what to expect. This game should be another close one for sure and could go to overtime again. 

The Heftyinfo picks for the AFC and NFC Championship Games   . . . . . (home teams are listed in bold) 

New England over Denver 

Seattle over L.A. Rams  

Last Week's Record - 2-2

PLAYOFF RECORD - 5-5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Hoosiers Win College Football Championship

The Indiana Hoosiers completed their Cinderella story season with a 27-21 win over the Miami (Florida) Hurricanes to complete a 16-0 season and win their first ever football national championship. 

How about that? 

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the INDIANA HOOSIERS - 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS!

NFL PLAYOFFS - Divisional Round Recap

Broncos QB Bo Nix and Bills QB Josh Allen meet up after the overtime playoff game. 

On Saturday, the Denver Broncos were the recipients of late penalty flags that kept a drive going in overtime, which led to a game winning 24-yard field goal by Will Lutz in a 33-30 decision over the visiting Buffalo Bills. The officials decided to drop the flags after letting the players decide the action for most of the game until a very questionable pass interference call put the ball at the Bills 36-yard line. The Bills were also their own worst enemy, committing five turnovers (three fumbles, two interceptions) in the loss. The Broncos will host the AFC Championship Game next Sunday, but will be without starting quarterback Bo Nix, who suffered a season ending ankle injury on the next to last play in the game.

As far as the action in the game, it was back and forth throughout and the Broncos were able to go ahead, 30-27 late in the fourth quarter when Nix threw a 26-yard TD pass to wide receiver Marvin Mims, Jr. with 1:01 left. The Bills drove downfield and tied the game with a 50-yard field goal by Matt Prater with just five seconds remaining to force the overtime. For the game, Nix finished with 279 passing yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Bills QB Josh Allen had 283 passing yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions and also lost two fumbles, one of which happened in his own end of the field late in the first half that gave Denver a 20-10 halftime lead when Lutz kicked a 50-yard field goal as time ran out. That proved to be the difference in the final outcome. 

The Saturday night game in Seattle was all Seahawks as they demolished the San Francisco 49ers, 41-6 and it all started on the opening kickoff, taken back by Rashid Shaheed 95 yards for a touchdown and 7-0 lead before the fans had even settled into their seats. Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for three touchdowns and 116 yards on 19 carries while QB Sam Darnold had a scoring pass and the defense forced three turnovers. The 49ers were never in this one as they managed just two field goals by Eddy Pineiro in the second quarter prior to Walker's first TD run (seven yards) as they trailed 24-6 at the break. In the second half, Seattle added another field goal by kicker Jason Myers and two more Walker scoring runs to wrap up the rout. 

 

The New England Patriots defense dominated the AFC divisional game against the visiting Houston Texans and that led to an easy 28-16 win as Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was intercepted four times, including a "pick six" interception return of 26 yards by Marcus Jones in the second quarter that swung the game for the Patriots. The Pats defense had three sacks and held the Texans in check throughout the game after grabbing the 14-10 lead  following the interception by Jones. Patriots QB Drake Maye (pictured right) passed for 179 yards and had three TD passes and one interception in the win. He also was sacked five times and lost two fumbles. Meanwhile, Stroud had 212 passing yards with one touchdown pass and the four interceptions in defeat. 

The NFC divisional game in snowy Chicago went to the Los Angeles Rams, 20-17 in overtime on Sunday evening as kicker Harrison Mevis made a 42-yard field goal to send the Rams to the NFC Championship Game in Seattle next week. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw a 14-yard TD pass to tight end Cole Kmet with 18 seconds remaining to tie the game at 17-17 and force the overtime. Rams running back Kyren Williams (87 yards on 21 carries, two TD) ran for the go ahead score from five yards for the 17-10 lead with 6:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. The game was tied 10-10 at the half and the second half was a defensive struggle with both teams seeing drives stall. Rams QB Matthew Stafford had 258 passing yards while Bears QB Caleb Williams (257 passing yards, two TD, three INT) threw his third interception in the game in the overtime and the Rams took over at their own 22-yard line and eventually on a third-and-six play, Stafford hit WR Puka Nacua for a 16-yard gain to the Bears 27-yard line. Three plays later, the winning field goal propelled the Rams to the NFC title game. 

 

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF ROUND RESULTS 

Denver 33, Buffalo 30 (OT)  

Seattle 41, San Francisco 6  

New England 28, Houston 16

L.A. Rams 20, Chicago 17  (OT) 

 

 

NFL PLAYOFFS - Divisional Round Previews

It's on to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs this weekend and it starts on Saturday in Denver where the number one AFC seed Broncos face the Buffalo Bills. On Saturday evening in Seattle, the Seahawks, the top NFC team, will take on the San Francisco 49ers. Just two weeks ago, the Seahawks knocked off the 49ers, 13-3 in a defensive dominated game. 

On Sunday, the New England Patriots host the Houston Texans and then the "prime time" Sunday night game will conclude the weekend's action as the Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams. The Patriots defense dominated a low scoring affair against the Los Angeles Chargers in a 16-3 win last week while the Bears completed their seventh comeback win last Saturday night, 31-27 against the Green Bay Packers. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 

Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos - The Bills feature one of the best quarterbacks in pro football in Josh Allen, who pretty much did it all in last week's road victory against Jacksonville. The Broncos tough defense, which led the NFL in sacks this season, will present a stiff challenge. Buffalo can run the ball and running back James Cook led the league in rushing during the regular season, going for 1,621 yards and twelve rushing scores with 14 overall touchdowns. The Broncos have second year QB Bo Nix, who had an up and down season but passed for 3,931 yards with 31 touchdowns and eleven interceptions while also running for 356 yards with five touchdowns. This game will most likely be decided by which ever team protects the football. Look for the Bills to circle the wagons again in crunch time and get it done in the Mile High City to advance to a second consecutive AFC Championship game. 

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - The teams split their two games this past season. The 49ers won the season opener on the road, 17-13 while the 'Hawks pummeled the San Francisco offense and won, 13-3 in the season finale. Both games were very low scoring, so that stands to reason this one will be a high scoring game, right? Not so fast . . . Both teams play strong defense and the key for the Seahawks will be QB Sam Darnold not turning back into the proverbial pumpkin like he did last year with Minnesota in the post-season. On the other side, 49ers QB Brock Purdy must avoid turnovers. He was able to get by throwing two interceptions last week against Philadelphia, but the Seahawks defense is better and will not allow as many scoring chances. These two teams know each other very well and the call here is Seattle winning in another close, low scoring game. 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 

Houston Texans at New England Patriots - Two solid defenses going at it in this tilt, but the Texans definitely rate the edge in that area. New England's defense has steadily been better as the season progressed, while the Texans were already solid and have been nothing short of dominant in recent weeks. If the Texans can rattle Pats second year QB Drake Maye, they will have success in shutting down the NFL's number two scoring offense. Houston QB C.J. Stroud has had some success in the post-season in his first three seasons, but has never advanced beyond the divisional round. Playing at home, the Patriots are tough and the weather could be a factor as the Texans are a dome team. This game will probably be a low scoring one and the Patriots should do just enough to scrape by and advance to the AFC Championship for the first time in seven years. 

Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears - Two good offenses will be playing on the chilly shores of Lake Michigan at Soldier Field and the talk has been about how the weather could affect the warm weather climate Rams.

 Phooey!

 The "Bears weather" talk went out the window 37 years ago when the (California team) 49ers blasted the Bears in Chicago in bitter cold in January (1988 NFC Championship Game) in dominating fashion. Rams QB Matthew Stafford had an MVP type season with 46 touchdown passes and just eight interceptions while they led the league in scoring, averaging 30 points per game. The Bears defense has been porous most of the season, but they do get turnovers and led the NFL in takeaways this season. The Rams must figure out a way to thwart a Bears second half comeback effort as Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams has engineered seven such efforts this season, including last week against Green Bay when they scored 25 points in the fourth quarter. Look for a tight game, and once again the Chicago Bears pull it off and reach the NFC title game for the first time in 15 years. 

The Heftyinfo picks for Divisional Round playoff games  . . . .  (Home teams are listed in bold)

Buffalo over Denver 

Seattle over San Francisco 

New England over Houston 

Chicago over L.A. Rams   

 

Last Week's Record - 3-3 

Playoff Record - 3-3 

FINAL SEASON RECORD - 176-95-1