Football
Favre Beats the Packers, Brings Hope to Vikings Fans
On October 10th, Brett Favre turns forty. To celebrate, he’ll make his 274th consecutive start the following day. It’s actually crazy to think that after 17 plus years in the league, he still has the presence of body and mind to get out of bed in the morning, let alone onto a football field filled […]
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Rookie of the Week: Week 3 – Matthew Stafford
One of the most exciting reasons to collect NFL rookie cards is that you get to watch their values spike if the players perform on the field. To help capture that excitement, Upper Deck launched a new website to help collectors track 2009 NFL rookie cards, but also make predictions on which rookie would have […]
READ MOREWhat Favre’s Drive Means to Vikings Fans
The person who came up with the phrase “Forty is the new thirty” wasn’t too far off this past Sunday. Even though he turns the big “4-0” next week, Brett Favre showed that he still has it, ending the game against the 49ers in epic fashion. With just over one minute left, he started the […]
READ MORERookie of the Week: Week 2 – Donald Brown
One of the most exciting reasons to collect NFL rookie cards is that you get to watch their values spike if the players perform on the field. To help capture that excitement, Upper Deck launched a new website to help collectors track 2009 NFL rookie cards, but also make predictions on which rookie would have […]
READ MORESP Authentic Rookies: A Retrospective
Ever since the SP brand took hold back in the mid 1990s, many collectors have adopted SP Authentic as their favorite product of the card year. It has given us some of the most valuable football cards in history; from Peyton Manning’s future watch in 1998 to Tom Brady’s rookie in 2000, SP Authentic has […]
READ MOREThe Ultimate 2009 NFL Preview: AFC East
Previous Divisional Previews NFC NFC West NFC South NFC North NFC East AFC AFC North AFC South AFC West Buffalo Bills Expected Wins- 7.21 Scouting Wins- 8.27 DVOA Wins- 5.3 2008 Record- 7-9 7-9, 7-9, 7-9. I suppose Lions fans would love to have that as their last three years, but fans are not happy […]
READ MOREThe Ultimate 2009 NFL Preview: AFC West
Previous Divisional Previews NFC NFC West NFC South NFC North NFC East AFC AFC North AFC South Denver Broncos Expected Wins- 6.05 Scouting Wins- 4.77 DVOA Wins- 4.9 2008 Record- 8-8 Neck beard! Perhaps a decent pirate name. Not sure that’s what you look for in a starting quarterback. There is no precedent for what […]
READ MOREThe Ultimate 2009 NFL Preview: AFC South
Previous Divisional Previews NFC West NFC South NFC North NFC East AFC North Houston Texans Expected Wins- 8.07 Scouting Wins- 7.08 DVOA Wins- 6.9 2008 Record- 8-8 There is a lot of good news in Houston. Matt Schaub has proven he can move the ball, and now just needs to stay healthy and stop turning […]
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