Author Archives: Ray Wyvill

The National Football League originally crowned its champion based solely on regular season record. Hence the first champion team was the Akron Pros in 1920 a franchise long since lost to the ether. The first real Championship Game took place … Continue reading →

An old sage once told me that one doesn’t grow old. Instead our youth is taken away a single piece at a time until it is no longer there. A rather large piece of it was removed on Friday with … Continue reading →

There are a few things in life that are given. Everyone knows about death and taxes. But, you can add NFL Officiating Controversies to the list. Last week’s Buffalo vs. Denver game only reinforced the thought. In the aftermath yet … Continue reading →

And, then there were only seven left. After the sheer volume of NFL football last weekend with six-games this week’s slate is a full one-third smaller. With four-games this weekend, and two next there’s only one left thereafter. Football is … Continue reading →

The NFL has mastered the art of generating constant attention. One would think the end of a season would bring a similar end to the buzz around a team. Not so in this League. Firings and Hirings and intrigue have … Continue reading →

After today the ashes of a lost season can finally be collected into a single container and stuffed into an obscure storage location. If you are a life-long Washington fan you have a substantial collection of them. For this still-young … Continue reading →

The NFL will play three-games on Christmas Day. All should have been key matchups with plenty of playoff consequences. That’s how they drew it up at least. As Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast, my friend.” Four of the … Continue reading →

It is altogether too easy to dismiss last week’s win as immaterial. It was two poor teams going head-to-head after all. But, there was a certain element of fight within the WFT squad on display. The larger truth of the … Continue reading →

That was not fun. Last week is one of those games that left a welt. The opening told the tale: Minnesota drove 61-yards in less than 4-minutes to go up by 7-points. Washington drove 83-yards on 15-plays chewing up nearly … Continue reading →

Last year the Minnesota Vikings and the Burgundy and Gold were both playoff teams. This year? Neither one is. A lot can happen in a year…and it did. Washington’s demise centered on the infamous “Blue Tent.” But, Minnesota’s is more … Continue reading →