The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hosting the Philadelphia Eagles tonight at Raymond James Stadium to close out a wild weekend of Wild Card football.
The Eagles stumbled their way into the playoffs with a 1-5 finish after a 10-1 start to the season. Things are only getting worse for the Birds as they have several players grounded with injuries, including top wide receiver A.J. Brown and cornerback Darius Slay.
While Philadelphia floundered into the playoffs, Tampa Bay has been thriving. The Bucs finished the season on a 5-1 stretch to win the NFC South and earn the right to host a playoff game. However, the NFL odds have the Buccaneers as 3-point underdogs to the Eagles. The total for the game is set at around 43.
The Eagles took care of business …
To the surprise of many, the Cincinnati Bengals are 0-2 to start the NFL season. Count Joe Burrow among the stunned.
The Bengals’ star quarterback is determined to get Cincinnati on the right track and my Commanders vs. Bengals predictions have him racking up the touchdown passes on Monday Night Football.
I size up the spread and total for this non-conference primetime clash and give my best NFL picks for September 23.
Commanders vs Bengals MNF prediction
My best betJoe Burrow Over 1.5 Passing Touchdowns (-160 at FanDuel)
My analysis
A big spread and a taller total call for plenty of points from the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. That means a healthy dose of Joe Burrow.
Burrow overcame a poor …
David Beckham’s Inter Miami announced the signing of France international Blaise Matuidi on Thursday morning, the second day of Major League Soccer’s secondary transfer window.
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The 33-year-old central midfielder will occupy an international roster slot, pending the receipt of his international transfer certificate and P-1 Visa, meaning the expansion side’s final designated player slot remains open.
Matuidi joins Inter Miami from Juventus, where he won Serie A titles in all three of his seasons with the club, scoring eight goals in 133 appearances. He played in five and started four of France’s seven matches en route to the World …
Wales have qualified for the 2022 World Cup after the play-off win against Ukraine. This will be the first time that Wales will play in the World Cup since 1958.
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The year begins sadly. Franz Beckenbauer has died. He gave more to German football than anyone else and embodied his country in the best possible way. With wit, charisma, expertise, charm and optimism. The world bows before this shining light.
Beckenbauer always instilled enormous confidence in Germans. First as a player, then as a coach and finally as the man behind the 2006 summer fairytale. It was always true: if Franz takes care of things, nothing can happen to us.
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During an especially heated Sunday for the NFL, one fight late in the Cardinals-49ers game ended with one of my personal favorite NFL sights: an official, out of flags, throwing his hat in the air in order to call an additional penalty. The fight started after Cardinals safety Antoine Bethea hit 49ers QB C.J. Beathard late on a slide. Three players were ejected in the aftermath of the fight: 49ers running back Carlos Hyde, as well as Cardinals defensive end Frostee Rucker and linebacker Haason Reddick. …
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