Floris de Bruin reviews Sunday’s Super Bowl LV, where Tom Brady yet again proved himself to be one of the very best.
Tom Brady
Super Bowl 52: Can the Eagles upset the odds?
This Sunday sees the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eales go head-to-head in Super Bowl LII in what will be a fascinating encounter between one of the longest dynasties in North American sports and the new kids on the block. The two teams have had differing journeys to arrive in Minneapolis for the biggest […]
AFC Playoff Picture: Pats reign supreme
It’s crunch time. With just a couple weeks of the regular season left it’s time to take a look at which teams will make the cut for the post-season and who are the real contenders for the Super Bowl. Here are the playoff entry rules: 4 division champions from each conference and 2 wild-card qualifiers […]
The Halfway Mark: NFL report card
A t the half-way stage, it’s time to digest the events of a chaotic start to the 2017 NFL season. With teams battling for the right to be at the end of season finale in Minnesota on February 4th, here we look at the shocks that the 98th NFL season has produced so far. WHERE […]
Super Bowl 51: psychology and human endeavour
Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarter-back, is defeated. His head hangs and his shoulders are slumped. The Patriots are 20-0 down in the second quarter, falling victim to an efficient Atlanta Falcons team. The image is now iconic; it showed how a man at his lowest ebb rose from the depths of despair, trumping […]
Super Bowl LI: Teams preview
It’s that time of year again! As January has progressed, the NFL play-offs whittled the 12 franchises who qualified for the post-season down until now only two remain. This Sunday’s game between the champions of the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) will decide who gets to take home the Vince Lombardi […]