Steve Silverman Articles - Page 8

The Seattle Seahawks are just where they want to be as they prepare to host the NFC Championship Game. They finished the regular season as the NFC West champion and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Seahawks won a 3-team battle with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers to win […]

The Seattle Seahawks are one game away from reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2014 season. The Seahawks were bidding to become back-to-back champions as they had overwhelmed the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. They had to face Tom Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX, and they were […]

The Buffalo Bills will have a different look when they take the field in 2026 and will almost certainly have a new game plan. After losing in the divisional playoffs to the Denver Broncos in heartbreaking fashion, the Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after years of falling short in the postseason. While McDermott is […]

The New England Patriots have had a brilliant season and they are in a position to return to glory if they can beat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game. After finishing the 2024 season in last place in the AFC East with a 4-13 record, the Patriots were hoping for a return to […]

The Calgary Flames have a plan, and it does not include having a team that will be competing in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flames tried to do that last season and just missed out of making an appearance in the postseason as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. If the Flames […]

The Chicago Bears had a remarkable season in 2025, rising from last place in the NFC North to a first-place finish that saw them earn the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs. After winning the division title that saw them feature multiple come-from-behind victories, the Bears earned a dramatic comeback victory over the Green […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were no match for the Houston Texans when they dropped the Wild Card game in overwhelming fashion. Pittsburgh was unable to deliver any kind of threat on the offensive end, and it’s clear that multiple moves will have to be made in the offseason if the team is going to return to […]

The Boston Bruins are one of the more surprising teams in the NHL this season. They have been one of the streakiest teams in the league this season and they are currently on their hottest run of the season, having won 6 games in a row after a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago […]

The Thicker Kicker has propelled the Los Angeles Rams to the NFC title game The Los Angeles Rams have survived and advanced after beating the Chicago Bears 20-17 in the divisional playoffs. Harrison Mevis kicked the game-winning 42-yard field goal with 3:34 left in the first overtime period after the Bears had forced the extra […]

The Denver Broncos pulled out a dramatic victory in their divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. The Broncos were forced to go to overtime before they emerged with a 33-30 triumph that allowed them to advance to the AFC Championship Game. While the Broncos were able to move on, they paid a big price […]

The New England Patriots continued their remarkable season as they pummeled the Houston Texans 28-16 in their divisional playoff game. They advanced to the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos. Quarterback Drake Maye was able to overcome a Houston pass rush that forced 4 fumbles by throwing 3 TD passes in the victory. Drake […]

The Houston Texans were bidding to get to the AFC Championship Game for the first time in team history when they took on the New England Patriots in Sunday’s divisional playoff game. While the Texans defense played hard and was able to intercept Drake Maye once and force 4 fumbles from the quarterback, the Patriots […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been a surprising team in the first half of the NBA season. They are within one game of .500 as they take a 21-22 record into their Sunday night game against the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers have gotten some encouraging news prior to the game as power forward Deni Avdija […]

There is no doubt that the Chicago Bears have galvanized their city as they prepare to play the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional playoffs. They have the full support of their fans and they also have the support of the other professional sports teams in the city. Go Bears 🐻⬇️ @AyoDos_11 pic.twitter.com/iUtx0Wtm98 — Chicago […]

A very sad story has been written in Buffalo, and it’s time to change one of the key characters. The Bills are almost always of the best regular-season teams in the league, but they have never been able to find success in the postseason under head coach Sean McDermott. There is no suggestion that McDermott […]

The New York Rangers find themselves buried in last place in the Eastern Conference as the season moves well into the second half. The Rangers did not make the playoffs last year and they are a long way from contending for a spot in the top eight of the Eastern Conference this season. As a […]

Going into the season, the Washington Capitals were one of the favorites to repeat as Metropolitan Division champions and battle the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The season has passed the halfway point, and neither the Capitals nor the Panthers are playing at anywhere near the […]

Over the course of a long NHL season, unexpected results will happen from time to time as no team can simply dominate every time it goes out on to the ice. The Colorado Avalanche have been doing their best to prove that axiom wrong this season as they have the best record (33-5-8) in the […]

The New York Mets were enduring a difficult offseason. They had lost all-time leading slugger Pete Alonso in free agency to the Baltimore Orioles, and they also said goodbye to Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil. Nimmo was traded to the Texas Rangers for aging 2nd baseman Marcus Semien, while McNeil was sent to the Athletics […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been rampaging their way through the NHL this season and they have the best record in the league by a wide margin. Head coach Jared Bednar’s team got some good news as goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood is coming off the Injured List and will be in net in Friday night’s against the […]

The Boston Bruins and the Anaheim Ducks completed a minor trade Friday when the Bruins sent forward Jeffrey Viel to the Ducks for a 2026 fourth-round draft choice. Viel has been a spare part for the Bruins during the last two seasons. He played 5 games in 2024-25 and 10 games this year, but he […]

Carson Beck is that college football player who has decided to stay around and not leave. However, that will change Monday night when the Miami Hurricanes meet the Indiana Hoosiers for the national championship in Miami. Beck has played sensational football in the College Football Playoff for head coach Mario Cristobal and was at his […]

Alex Bregman was the most significant position player on the Boston Red Sox last season. He has a chance to play the same role for the Chicago Cubs in 2026. Bregman signed a 5-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs after opting out of his 3-year deal with the Red Sox. He is one of […]

The Denver Broncos have had a brilliant season as they earned the AFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the AFC  playoff structure with a 14-3 record this season. Head coach Sean Payton has built a team that combines excellent defensive play with clutch play on offense. Broncos head coach Sean Payton: "Look, […]

The New England Patriots are seemingly loose and having a good time as they prepare to play the Houston Texans in the divisional playoff game Sunday. Drake Maye has been ribbing Josh McDaniels about facing his brother all week, per QBs coach Ashton Grant. "He's trying to get Josh riled up a little bit. Josh […]

The Boston Celtics are contenders again this season. Not much was expected this season after it appeared they would be without superstar Jayson Tatum throughout the season after he tore his Achilles in last year’s playoff series against the New York Knicks, but now it appears he could be back in February or March. Even […]

There are 16 teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference and the New York Rangers find themselves at the bottom of the standings. The Rangers don’t look like a last-place team when their roster is analyzed, but that’s just what they are. The Rangers have struggled badly when playing at home (5-13-4) this season, and the […]

The New England Patriots have passed all the tests they have faced to this point in the season. They earned the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs  and the AFC East title as quarterback Drake Maye came of age in his second year in the NFL and head coach Mike Vrabel instilled new life […]

The Buffalo Bills had every chance to let their season slip through their grasp in the Wild Card round against the Jacksonville Jaguars. They were on the road with an injury-riddled offense against one of the hottest teams in the AFC. They were trailing 24-20 late in the fourth quarter when Josh Allen took over […]

The Chicago Bears continue to write new chapters to their remarkable season and now they host the powerful Los Angeles Rams in the divisional playoffs. The Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams delivered a remarkable fourth quarter in their 31-27 triumph over the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round. Williams led the Bears to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have had two solid seasons with Jim Harbaugh as head coach and two disastrous playoff appearances. A year after they were pummeled by the Houston Texans in the Wild Card game, the New England Patriots shut them down in the same round and ended their season with a 16-3 defeat. Something […]

The season ended in disastrous fashion for the Green Bay Packers. After losing their last four games of the regular season, the Packers thought they were getting a break when the Philadelphia Eagles lost their final regular-season game and finished as the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoff structure. That meant the Chicago Bears […]

The San Francisco 49ers were clear underdogs in their Wild Card game with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Not only did the Niners have to fly into the Eastern time zone to play a road game, but the Eagles were also well-rested since Nick Sirianni rested nearly all of his key players in […]

There are a lot of angry Green Bay Packers fans following the team’s 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card game. The Packers had dominated the game int he first half, going up and down the field with little trouble, and quarterback Jordan Love was tearing up the Chicago defense. Green Bay […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars had high hopes of going on a long run in the postseason after a brilliant regular season that saw them go 13-4 and win the AFC South division. However, they were unable to take advantage of their home field status in the Wild Card round as they dropped a 27-24 decision to […]

The Green Bay Packers concluded the season by losing their last 5 games. None of those losses was worse than the final one, as they dropped a 31-27 decision to the Chicago Bears in Saturday night’s Wild Card game at Soldier Field. The Packers dominated the game in the first half and took a 21-3 […]

The Los Angeles Rams escaped with their lives and a victory in their Wild Card meeting with the Carolina Panthers when quarterback Matthew Stafford came through with a pair of 4th quarter touchdown passes to secure a 34-31 triumph and advance to the divisional playoffs. Stafford hit tight end Colby Parkinson with a 19-yard TD […]

The Boston Bruins have been fighting to remain in playoff contention this season as head coach Marco Sturm’s team looks for consistency. The team’s usual formula is to score 2 or 3 goals and hope the defense and goaltending can keep opponents from putting the puck in the net more than that. It's a double […]

The Ottawa Senators are fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and while they have a winning record at 20-18-5, they are in last place in the Atlantic Division. As they prepare to host the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers Saturday night, they are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and […]