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12/24/2025 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer

Posted on December 24, 2025 by scartsy15 Leave a comment

*Build a snowfort with a sally port at Snowport!*

Thank you to our partner, Karma Asian Fusion, for providing a delicious holiday sushi lunch to the local collaborative today!

You’d think the 40 pounds of cold weather gear Lamar was wearing might also have protected him from injury.

No offense, but I have no interest in hearing about which items are not on people’s bingo cards. Also, I had no idea so many people played bingo.

It’s almost like Joe Mazulla is a good coach and Brad Stevens is good at finding overachieving role players.

Ann Michael Maye should do follow up TikToks where she cleans up the Bakemas mess she made in her kitchen.

Take a few days off, Bruins. It’s needed.

It doesn’t matter what NFL teams are playing… whenever a starting quarterback goes out with an injury, I just assume Gardner Minshew is coming in to replace him.

Is signing Wilson Contreras smile-worthy?

The athletes do a great job of not hitting fans, usually.

Cakes are cooking for Bob Lobel, Ian Burden, Michael Flynn, Lee Daniels, Carol Vorderman, Jay Wright, Gavin O’Connor, Jay Bilas, Mary Ramsey, Mark Valley, Deidrich Bader, Ricky Martin, Stephenie Meyer, Ryan Seacrest, and Riyo Mori.

My favorite Christmas movie is the one where they use Darlene Love during a montage.

George Pickens will make a ton of NIL money in the Transfer Portal (free agency).

Lifting to slow jams is underrated.

If Mike Tirico was calling the Miracle on Ice, he’d yell out that they still have to beat Finland.

Honestly, at this point everyone should just block Variety. They clearly WANT to spoil the moviegoing experience in advance. They like the engagement. Just mute/block them altogether.

Aita and Fajardo sound like Boston restaurants that closed this year.

Coach Vrabes always looks like he’s trying to remember if he unplugged the iron before he left the house.

Sex crimes aside, the island looks pretty cool.

It’s a tragedy that Jimmy the Greek never got to lay eyes on Derrick Henry.

Hey gang enjoying their time off, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “That beard must smell like a ferret.”

I love Nike Dri-Fit shirts.

Orange Line: Delays of about 10 minutes due to a signal problem at Jackson. Personnel are on-scene to resolve the problem. Trains may stand by at stations.

Pit Beef isn’t a rapper who just died?

I hadn’t watched GREMLINS in ages. Caught it the other night and realized that’s where QT boosted the ending for INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. (I’m sure it’s been pointed out elsewhere several times.)

I don’t even know why Oprah is in this graphic.

Circling back to my use of CC watching ‘The Wire’, I was unfamiliar with the S1 lingo. It was largely local drug parlance. So I went to subtitles and it informed me in a way that was much better to understand the show. And it’s also done the same for so many others.

I always look forward to the Celtics account’s Injury Report tweets to see if Tatum is still on it.

Tony Dungy looks like Red Skull in a BET version of Captain America.

I just spent an obscene amount of time explaining to my daughters that the Chiefs’ Kansas City is in Missouri, not Kansas. And now I’ve gotta put the toothpaste back into that tube?!?

Yes, I call individual black men, ‘the brother.’ I’m Richard Roundtree.

Brooklyn Raines – MLS player or OnlyFans porn star?

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can’t make it all alone
I’ve built my dreams around you,

The boys of the NYPD choir
Still singing Galway Bay
And the bells are ringing out
For Christmas day.

Not a bad time to catch up on podcasts and Taylor Sheridan TV shows.

2026 can’t get here fast enough…2025 absolutely sucks…of all the shitty stuff this year, the icing on the cake is apparently Dollar Tree no longer carries the Animal Crackers I am addicted to.

I’ve never seen an Asian broad with nice teeth.

Our Boston sports family will learn the hard way. Every single one of them.

Yhoiker Fajardo is both a great and terrible name.

Honk if you remember the Bruins going over the dasher and into the stands at Madison Square Garden.

Darryl Johnston does not shut the fuck up.

A wild Home Alone fact. The Christmas film came out in 1991 and was such a hit in Europe that “Kevin” became the most popular baby name in France, Germany and Netherlands for a few years.

That Corona “O Christmas Tree” whistling ad gets my dog’s attention every time.

Happy Festivus to all the losers and haters.

Best bet for the weekend: Wasabi. Fenway. Bowl.

*Why can’t we get associated with holidays like that?*

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.

*And a Merry Christmas from actress/singer Taylor Momsen, seen here wearing her old Cindy Lou Who costume from ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas*‘.

The 2025 Christmas/Holiday Mixtape Playlist

Posted on December 23, 2025 by scartsy15 Leave a comment

(Dear The15net dot com Wicked Pissah Beantown Chowderheads Platinum Elite Members; Here is a musical playlist for your particular winter holiday enjoyment. And everyone else who stayed off the naughty list this year. Click HERE to download. Additional song suggestions are welcomed in the comments. )

Mary, Did You Know That Bert Bell Invented the NFL Draft? – Upton Bell & The Drells

Roger Got Run Over By A Reindeer (Unfortunately) – The Skulking Muskrats

Carol of the Fog Bells – Foxboro Human Shield Chorale

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (and a few doctors) – the Bowen 5

Can They Hear What I Hear, Mike? – Live Zzam

Let It Snow 3.5″ According to my Ruler in Mansfield, MA – BHL

Rich Tried to Put Me on Santa’s Naughty List – Ferrante & Toettcher

Away in a Pallet Shack – MC 34 Year Old Jesus

You Guys I’m Deathly Allergic to Rudolph the Red #5 Nosed Reindeer!!! – Kendra Middleton

Shalise Manza Young – José Feliciano

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Expect for That Sack of Shit Stever)- Carmine Tazzi

Staring at Christmas Trees – Gregory Alan Isakov

Why Can’t We Get Messiahs Like That? – Bob Lobel and the Boston Jewish Men’s Choir

Happy Xmas (War is Over, Kid) – Rear Admiral

A Visit From St. Nicholas- recited by The Honorable Thomas M. Menino (deceased)

Fairytale of New York and of Boston and of Philadelphia – The Shukes

Eight Maids a Milking was #1 on my 2021 12 Days of Christmas Draft Board – Danny Kelley

In the Bleak Mid-Winter Ratings – Brighton Chilly

I Heard the Bells on Happy Honda Days – The Herb Chambers Choir

The MutStacker Suite – The Saratoga Tiny Brass Band

I Won’t Be Home for Christmas (Or Until You Get Offline) – Mrs. Bowen and the Chatty Nurses

Don We Now Our Gay Apparel- Zesty Freddy Lynn

Hark! The Herald Is Just $1 For 1 Year If You Subscribe Now – Callahan & Kyed

Christmas In Millis – Average White Band

She Bettah Nawt Bring Him to Christmas Dinnah – Keno Snapback Guys

Greenteamersleeves – The Blehhhhs

Who Told You King Wenceslas was Good? – Oafis Redding & the Carbonless Trio

Walking in a Winter Hill Wonderland – The Feebs

Angels We Have Heard on High Got Better Ratings Than WEEI Afternoons – Arbitronix

The Christmas Song – Mensa Matt

Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Posted on December 22, 2025 by scartsy15 Leave a comment

ID 167997128 | Christmas © Anton Anton | Dreamstime.com

Hey, it’s nearly Christmas! And in the likely event you have a hard to buy for someone, we at The15 want to help. So here are some gift ideas:

Shoe rain coats, for the shoepisser(s) in your life,

Influencer Marketing for Dummies, for the Autist or Valuencer,

The Amazon 3,257,875th best-selling fiction book by Gary Tanguay, buy it and maybe he won’t creep you out by appearing on your streaming program,

2025 pennies, from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints,

Dedicated Egg Fridge, henhouse and layers sold separately,

Red Tinted Ring Light, for that perfect rosacea-y glow,

Upcycled scrap metal and other curios,

A heavily used (yet still functional) dot matrix printer,

3 season napkins, for those chilly days,

Karen Read’s Lexus

A 5 lb bag of Tom E. Curran action figures,

Red dye free hamburger buns, and Blu Blocker sunglasses,

A tiny house, culvert adjacent & perfect for weekday midmorning getaways,

RSLOSweatshirt, For the incel in your life who loves OnlyFans smokeshows and three-team parlays.

Merry Christmas everybody.

2025

Week 16 – Beat Football Cat!

Posted on December 19, 2025 by TheIntern15 Leave a comment

Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!

Presents? For me? Aw, you shouldn’t have!

Congratulations to Vinny for winning a second time!

How to play? Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Saturday, Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win your choice of either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack, a $25 Amazon Gift Card, or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)

(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)

Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:

Eagles at Commanders

Packers at Bears

Buccaneers at Panthers

Bills at Browns

Chargers at Cowboys

Jets at Saints

Vikings at Giants

Chiefs at Titans

Bengals at Dolphins

Falcons at Cardinals

Jaguars at Broncos

Steelers at Lions

Raiders at Texans

Patriots at Ravens

49ers at Colts (Tiebreaker – total points scored)

Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) or, if that isn’t your bag, post them on the Twitter and our holly jolly band of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!

Good luck to all our contestants!

Football Cat’s Week 16 NFL Picks ’25

Posted on December 19, 2025 by naop Leave a comment

Do you like football? Of course you do or you wouldn’t be here. Do you like the color and pageantry of college athletics? We can see you rockin’ and reelin’, and hanging from the ceiling, so that’s a “yes”. And most importantly, do you like showtunes? *Squeals with delight!* Well Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr. First Nighter do we have a fabulous quiz for you!

Each of the four games in this weekend’s college football playoff involves at least one team associated with a Tony Award winning Broadway musical!

Can you name the show for each matchup? (click to reveal the answer)

Alabama at Oklahoma

“Oklahoma” (Duh!)

Miami at Texas A&M

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”

Tulane at Ole Miss

“Show Boat”

James Madison at Oregon

“Hamilton”

Saturday Dinner Time
Eagles (-6.5) at Commanders
American Birds crush the Commies

Saturday Prowl Time
Packers at Bears (-1.5)
Northwest Indiana Bears grind the Meatmen

Sunday Lunch Time
Buccaneers (-3) at Panthers
Someone has to win this game, may as well be the Black Cats

Bills (-10.5) at Browns
What can Brown do for you, Patriots fans? Nothing. Bills cruise

Chargers at Cowboys (-2.5)
Fun fact: In Weeks 12 and 13, the Cowboys defeated the Eagles and Chiefs. In Weeks 14 and 15, the Chargers defeated the Eagles and Chiefs. That was the first time that two different teams defeated the previous season’s Super Bowl teams in consecutive weeks. Bolts shock Boys

Jets at Saints (-5.5)
Saints cook Jets

Thanks to the cooking Saints at the Nashua Soup Kitchen!

Vikings (-3) at Giants
Vikings sink tanking G-Men

Chiefs (-3) at Titans
Tits motorboat Mahomes-less Chiefs

Bengals (-4.5) at Dolphins
Stripey cats win vs Quinn the Fin

Sunday Dinner Time
Falcons (-3) at Cardinals
Raptors raid pretty red birds nest

Jaguars at Broncos (-3)
Spotty cats can’t handle the (atmospheric) pressure

Steelers at Lions (-7)
Jungle Kings can’t be caged by Steel Men

Raiders at Texans (-14.5)
Texans toast Vegas

Sunday Prowl Time
Patriots at Ravens (-3)
Road warriors roll Ravens

Glad tidings to all the Drake-A-Maniacs!

Monday Prowl Time
49ers (-6) at Colts
Purrrrdy pops Ponies

Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.

12/17/2025 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer

Posted on December 17, 2025 by scartsy15 Leave a comment

Two goals in one game. Pretty good. Is a hattie for Geekie in the future?

They used to have cool pregame montages before big games on TV.

Biff Poggi is a tremendous Star Wars name.

Imagine how sore Phil Rivers is this morning. Damn. And there’ll be somebody reminding him, “it’s always worse the second day!”

Bummed the NBA cup is over, I really enjoyed not having games to watch.

I know America is back because I’m watching a white linebacker named “Jack.”

If Buddy Cianci was still Mayor, this guy would have been caught within a couple hours. Figure it out.

Holy cow. What a tragedy. Pray for Mahomes.

Do you think Donnie Wahlberg has a red phone that TV producers call when they need a Boston-themed gameday promo?

Ann Michael Maye make your husband as many peppermint chocolate cookies as he WANTS.

Cakes are cooking for Chris Matthews, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Levy, Wes Studi, James Alexander, Paul Rodgers, Ken Hitchcock, Barry Livingston, Bill Pullman, Peter Farrelly, Mike Mills, Tammie Green, Michele Tafoya, Craig Berube, Vincent Damphousse, Curtis Pride, Chuck Liddell, DJ Homicide, Claire Forlani, Tony Richardson, Laurie Holden, Rian Johnson, Giovonni Ribisi, Duff Goldman, Sarah Paulson, Milla Jovovich, Takeo Spikes, Arnaud Clement, Alex Cintrón, Chase Utley, Manny Pacquiao, Neil Sanderson, Jaimee Foxworth, Ryan Hunter-Reay, David Longstreth, and Nat Wolff.

Yeah, bro. Just add 3 MPH to your fastball.

Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Let’s not disparage big floppy tits.”

Coach Drip should take the ‘72 Lombardi out and drag it out around the parking lot from a rope tied to his car.

Nick Wright looks like he’d challenge Indiana Jones to a scimitar duel.

Blue Line: Delays of about 10 minutes while a maintenance train inspects the overhead wires between Airport and Wonderland. Trains may stand by at stations.

An ACL tear is a sprained knee as a stroke is a headache.

This part of the calendar is hysterical. Half the days I’m using up my PTO and the other ones, my calendar is so empty that I’m sitting around diagramming new drills to run in my practices.

Carlton Davis III has returned to the game (fourth quarter, 9:55).

Congratulations to the New York Knicks for winning the NBA Emirates Cup. As far as made-up awards from an ethically dubious outfit, it’s no FIFA Peace Prize.

Had no idea there was a Utah NHL team. Been living under a rock I guess.

Honk if you remember where they serve meat in Melrose.

Just heard a radio commercial for a water filtration system. The woman doing the V/O says “it’s echo friendly” as in An echo that goes hello, hello…..isnt it pronounced eeeeeco(eco)? these are the things that keep me up these days……ugh.

Mentho-Lyptus!

Carlton Davis reminds me so much of Browner. Hope he doesn’t try to kill his girlfriend in a few years.

Decide yourself if radio’s gonna stay
Reason it could polish up the gray
Put that, put that, put that up your wall
That this isn’t country at all
Radio station decide yourself

Keep me out of country and the word
Wheel of fortune’s leading us absurd
Push that, push that, push that to the floor
That this isn’t nothing at all
Straight off the boat, where to go

Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe (Radio)

Weather app tells me it feels like Drake Maye’s uniform number outside right now. I wish it felt like his completion percentage.

Families allow you to spend time with people you would otherwise never associate with.

How does Adam Jones not get punched every day?

Perhaps a boost the Bearcats need as Jizzle James returns to the basketball roster.

I swear Cena is having his 5th “last match” in a 3-month span.

Ann Michael Maye likes baking, and terrariums, and firetrucks, and hugs.

For seasonal home decorations, The Nightmare Before Christmas is really the way to go. Put them up early October when it’s still nice out and let it ride all the way through New Year’s.

Chloe the German Shepherd a suspect yet in that Hollywood double murder?

Fun Fact: Winning the NBA Cup qualifies the Knicks for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions League.

Eh, Patriots just got the Michael Gee Memorial pre-playoff loss out of the way.

Selling the Pittsburgh Penguins means FSG can focus of the Red Sox again. Right?

Best bet for the weekend: throwing all the records out the window when JMU takes on Oregon.

Congratulations to Bianca de la Garza on being recognized as Dame of the House of Savoy in the August family of chivalric orders. There is nuthin’ like a dame.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Rock and Roll fantasy.

And happy birthday to Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick.

Week 15 – Beat Football Cat!

Posted on December 13, 2025 by TheIntern15 Leave a comment

Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!

Congratulations once again to Warren Dull’s aunt for beating Football Cat in Week 14! She should play the Powerball tonight!

How to play? Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)

(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)

Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:

Browns at Bears

Ravens at Bengals

Cardinals at Texans

Jets at Jaguars

Chargers at Chiefs

Bills at Patriots

Commanders at Giants

Raiders at Eagles

Packers at Broncos

Lions at Rams

Panthers at Saints

Colts at Seahawks

Titans at 49ers

Vikings at Cowboys

Dolphins at Steelers (Tiebreaker – total points scored)

Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) or, if that isn’t your bag, post them on the Twitter and our merry band of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!

Good luck to all our contestants!

Football Cat’s Week 15 NFL Picks ’25

Posted on December 11, 2025 by naop Leave a comment

Late Night with Football Cat presents: Top 10 Office Christmas Party Mistakes
From the home office in Nashua New Hampshire, the Top 10 ways to turn your company Christmas party into a career-ending blooper reel…
10) Introducing the new employee to everyone as “the diversity hire we got for the tax break.”
9) Doing the Macarena with Karen from Accounting… on top of the copier.
8) Starting a conga line through the open-bar line. Congratulations, you just turned a 45-minute wait for vodka into a fire-code violation with jazz hands.
7) Telling the intern that the mistletoe belt buckle is “company tradition.”
6) Karaoke rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as an unwilling duet with your married boss.
5) Complimenting Stacy from Marketing on how “the red dress really brings out the exit sign behind you.”
4) Cornering the CEO under the mistletoe and saying, “Pucker up, you magnificent bald elf.”
3) Grabbing the mic from the DJ to announce, “This next song goes out to Steve in accounting—thanks for doing my taxes and my wife!”
2) Drunken PowerPoint presentation titled “Things I’d Change If I Ran This Place.”
1) Slow-dancing with the cardboard cutout of the founder while crying to “Last Christmas.”

Sunday Lunch Time
Browns at Bears (-7.5)
Bears flush the browns

Ravens (-2.5) at Bengals
Stripey cats pounce on the black birds

Cardinals at Texans (-9.5)
Texicans barbeque pretty red birds

Jets at Jaguars (-13.5)
Spotty cats ground the Jets

Chargers at Chiefs (-5.5)
Chiefs aren’t dead until you drive a stake through their heart and cut off their head

Bills (-1.5) at Patriots
Buffalo sauces the locals

He’ll sauce you and then roll you down a hill

Commanders at Giants (-2.5)
G-men master Commanders

Raiders at Eagles (-11.5)
Raiders won’t even cover

Sunday Dinner Time
Packers (-2.5) at Broncos
Denver curdles cheesemen

Lions at Rams (-6)
Horney sheep trample jungle kings

Panthers (-2.5) at Saints
Black cats spook Saints

Colts at Seahawks (-13.5)
Fake Seabirds sink Old Man Rivers

Titans at 49ers (-12.5)
Purrdy topples Tits

Sunday Prowl Time
Vikings at Cowboys (-5.5)
Cowboys hogtie Mini-men

Monday Prowl Time
Dolphins at Steelers (-3.5)
Yinzers feast on frozen fins

Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.

12/10/2025 Cleaning Out the Sports Junk Drawer

Posted on December 10, 2025 by scartsy15 Leave a comment

Notre Dame still has a chance at the CFP if Mike Pence does the right thing.

People saying Herbert was rude to Laura Rutledge are nuts. That was nothing; I’m ruder to more people than that every day before 8 am.

Great time of year for sports. Spring Training right around the corner.

Boy genius Jaylen Brown not understanding what having an extra chromosome means is still more proof Bill Nye is not a science guy.

Whether you like the Colts or not, if you’re not rooting for Phillip Rivers like this is a real-life Disney movie, you’re not a true football fan.

Don’t even think about it, Tom Brady.

Dave Portnoy hates antisemitism. Hates it almost as much as losing a tiny sum of money on a bad beat!

Anna Michael Maye is 1000x more likeable than Gisele ever was.

Shams is basically the guy at your wife’s work who, in an effort to bang her, tells her every little transgression you’ve ever made and will even make some stuff up if it gets her in the sack.

Cakes are cooking for Gloria Loring, Walter Orange, Susan Dey, Jack Hues, John J. York, Mark Aguirre, Kenneth Brannaugh, Paul Assenmacher, Nia Peeples, Robin White, Bobby Flay, Luis Polonia, J Mascis, Mel Rojas, Rob Blake, Brian Molko, Meg White, Matt Bentley, Patrick Flueger, Raven-Symone, Teyana Taylor, Kiki Layne, Joe Burrow, Maja Stark, and Alex Steeves.

The actual football fans will be watching the Idaho vandals take FCS by storm in 2026.

Hey gang of f-f-f-f-lipping winners, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “We saw in some of the early games that the pill was kinda slippery.”

Guess what? You don’t get to be the ombudsman when you were a Mayo guy until the bitter end.

I’m a big vest guy. Mimics my wetsuits and keeps my core warm. And speaking of wetsuits, I won’t get in the water if the air temp is below 45 and the water temp is below 50. Different when I was younger but I’m old and a bit of a bitch now.

Families allow you to spend time with people you would otherwise never associate with.

Mary J Blige doesn’t get enough credit.

At some point the Dodgers will sign big free agents they don’t even have spots for and pay them to stay home so other teams can’t get them.

Blue Line: delays of up to 10 minutes due to a signal problem at Airport.

I’m 100% Irish 2nd generation and vinegar hasn’t come with 100 ft of any French Fry of mine..!!!!

It’s easy to confuse novelty acts.

Aroldis Chapman’s next arrest will be for pushing his wife’s face into some spotted dick.

Is it me…or are NFL officials getting worse? You can’t watch a game without seeing so many mistakes by those guys.

Spar varnish!

Gees, you’d think Pete Carroll had put an already-showered and dressed in street clothes Caitlin Clark back in the game to try and get one more assist to have a triple-double.

Soccer is behind cricket but above emu jousting in popularity in Australia.

Honk if you remember Bruno Sammartino.

Florio might be hated as much as Volin among the local media.

You know who Mike Gesicki loves? Mike Gesicki.

Researchers have recently coined a term to define Bob Kraft’s particular speech impediment. They call it “Orchids Aphasia”.

I’ll drive a million miles
To be with you tonight
So if you’re feeling low
Turn up your radio

The words we use are strong
They make reality
But now the music’s on
Oh baby, dance with me, yeah

Rip it up, move down
Rip it up, move it down to the ground
Rip it up, cool down
Rip it up, don’t hang me on the borderline

Everybody have fun tonight
Everybody have fun tonight
Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

I thought Fred Durst was dead; turns out I mixed him up with that fellow from Smash Mouth (RIP).

Jeff Kent? I guess.

The Ravens aren’t afraid to host YOU for Sunday Night Football!

Lay off Jake Elliott. He has rosacea.

What’s everyone’s encryption pin? Let us know in the comments.

Army. UConn. Wasabi Fenway Bowl. December!

Whenever I see this Notre Dame AD with the last name Bevacqua all I can think of is Tommy Lasorda’s rant on Kurt effing Bevacqua and I can’t stop laughing.

Maybe Texas Tech is good and that’s why they’re winning.

Jayson Tatum Ewing Theory Szn?

Best bet for the weekend: supremely overconfident Bills fans.

*Spend over the threshold? And not have money for iced cream?*

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, Old Friends Lebron and BBtL, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Remember where we parked.

*And happy birthday to actress-musician Summer Phoenix.*

Week 14 – Beat Football Cat!

Posted on December 5, 2025 by TheIntern15 Leave a comment

Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!

Football Cat is all rested up and is ready to again take on all comers!

How to play? Seriously? It’s Week 14. Okay, maybe some of you are playing for the first time. Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)

(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)

Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:

Titans at Browns

Seahawks at Falcons

Colts at Jaguars

Commanders at Vikings

Bengals at Bills

Saints at Buccaneers

Steelers at Ravens

Dolphins at Jets

Broncos at Raiders

Rams at Cardinals

Bears at Packers

Texans at Chiefs

Eagles at Chargers (Tiebreaker – total points scored)

Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) or, if that isn’t your thing, post them on the Twitter and our jolly team of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!

Good luck and glad tidings to all our contestants!