X-Factors on defense for the AFC, NFC Championships
Conference championship games are played in rarefied (and sometimes thin) air. The stakes are obviously higher, individual plays mean more, and game scripts can swerve in ways that can be decided very quickly in very unpredictable ways. For the four teams left for the 2024 season, it's also about maximizing the efforts of their most […]
X-Factors on offense for the AFC and NFC Championships
Conference championship games are played in thin (and sometimes thin) air. The stakes are obviously higher, the implications of each individual play are greater, and the game's script can veer in very unpredictable directions and decide things very quickly. For the four remaining teams in the 2024 season with all eyes on the NFC and […]
NFC X-Factors for the NFL Playoffs Divisional Round
The NFL has advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs, with eight teams and four games remaining in the tournament that will ultimately determine which two teams will face off in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans. As the game becomes more important, so does the performance of all the superstars […]
X-factors for every NFC team in the Wild Card round
Now that the regular season is over and the playoffs have begun, it's time to revisit the “Secret Superstar” concept, which reveals the most underrated players each week of the season. Instead of the unheralded players we've seen so far, let's move on and discuss one player from each team in the wild card round […]