The New York Jets beat the No. 2 seed San Diego Chargers in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs last weekend. It was a huge upset – no one saw this coming. The Jets upset win and move into the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts got me thinking … just how good [...]
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2010 NFL Divisional Playoffs
January 11th, 2010 
Ticket Rut Wildcard weekend is officially over in the NFL. Both AFC Wildcard teams, the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens, won their games and advanced to the 2010 NFL Divisional Playoffs. The NFC Wildcard teams weren’t as lucky – they both lost. That Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals game last night was crazy. There [...]
Mike Shanahan Joins the Redskins
January 6th, 2010 Ticket Rut Dan Snyder finally has his man. Mike Shanahan, former Super Bowl winning coach of the Denver Broncos, signed a five-year contract to become head coach and executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins. The contract is worth approximately $7 million a year.
It was no secret (pretty much since Week 5 of the [...]
The 2010 NFL Playoffs Are Set
January 4th, 2010 Ticket Rut Week 17 of the 2009 NFL Season wrapped up yesterday. There was a lot of action with seven AFC teams fighting for those last two Wild Card spots and a NFC Division Title coming down to the line. Ultimately only six teams from each Conference could advance on to the 2010 NFL playoffs. They are:
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South [...]
2010 Pro Bowl Teams Announced
December 30th, 2009 Ticket Rut Last night the NFL announced the 2010 Pro Bowl teams. There were some surprises and some snubs, but for the most part the teams look how I thought they would. The AFC is led by guys like Peyton Manning, Chris Johnson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Andre Johnson and Wes Welker. While the NFC team features Larry Fitzgerald, [...]
