The Quest for “True” Home-Field Advantage in the NFL

As soon as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones built his monument to football in Arlington, Texas, and earned the right to host Super Bowl XLV, his stated goal for “America’s Team” was to make a Super Bowl run and become […]

Surviving the Gauntlet: Tough Stretches of the 2010 Schedule — NFC Edition

Now to wrap up the discussion of “gauntlet” game scheduling for the 2010 NFL Regular Season, I move on to the National Football Conference’s 16 teams.  As a recap of the prior story, I’ve repeated my opening few paragraphs.  If […]

Surviving the Gauntlet: Tough Stretches of the 2010 Schedule — AFC Edition

The regular season schedule for the upcoming NFL 2010 year has been out for over a month now, and I’ve already taken the opportunity to preview some of the bigger storyline games that fans can look forward to once the […]

Embracing History: An Argument for Playing Super Bowl XLVIII at Meadowlands Stadium

From May 24th through May 26th, 2010, the NFL owners will be coming together for another set of offseason meetings.  While rule changes and ownership approvals will be on the docket, there will also be another matter of importance which […]

Madden NFL 11 Demo – A Perfect “Teachable Moment” for EA Sports and the NFL

Here at The Sports Geeks, it isn’t all just sporting news and analysis; we like to touch on how sports play a role in other aspects of daily life as well.  For this article, I’m taking a look at EA […]