239 games picked, 158 wins, 81 losses. Not bad. Just a cat hair away from picking correctly two out of three times!
Everybody needs money. That’s why it’s called ‘money.’
Despite those gaudy numbers, Football Cat was inexplicably Beat in 2025 by Andy, Murph, and multiple time winners Vin and Warren’s Aunt! Congratulations again!
Thanks to all who read, participated, or just cheered from the cheap seats. Football Cat will Return.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Oh, yes, for those who have been wondering, the healthy gal in the cheetah patterned two-piece is Australian model, influencer, blogger, designer, and businesswoman Natalie Roser. You’re welcome.
My advice: No travel. Barring that; steer into the skid.
Now Brother Jim Harbaugh finally has a chance to sit back, collect his thoughts, and read the NFL rule book.
A 50-point game from Jaylen! And then not. But the Celtics still won!
Ballots to the Hall in Cooperstown remind us how especially terrible the baseball contingent of sports media is.
Fun Fact: David Pastrnak has the most goals scored in 2026.
With all due respect to Dua Lipa, why is NBC using a British singer to advertise the winter Olympics taking place in Milan, Italy? Am I missing a connection somewhere?
Nobody at the gym yaps more than a guy in Adidas windpants.
I’m going to give Swayman a pass for last night, he’s probably still distracted by Trocheck making Team USA.
Merry New Year!
Cakes are cooking for Frederick Drew Gregory, Jim Lefebvre, Leona Williams, Andy Brown, Jann Wenner, Kenny Loggins, Erin Gray, Sammo Hung, David Caruso, Katie Couric, Linda Kozlowski, Kathy Valentine, Jeff Montgomery, Ron Rivera, Nicolas Cage, John Ondrasik, Doug E. Doug, Jeremy Renner, Alfonso Soriano, Éric Gagné, Aloe Blacc, Ivan L. Moody, Chris Messina, Lauren Cohan, Ruth Negga, Brett Dalton, Jon Lester, Lewis Hamilton, Lamar Jackson. and Ozzie Albies.
News Item: Peacock adding enhancements that may allow fans to mute announcers, control crowd noise.
The X makes the S superfluous in ‘Jaxson.’
Tom Heinsohn was a very interesting man. Great player. Two-time championship coach. Decorated insurance man. Brilliant artist. Excellent wordsmith. You got the idea he could be good at anything he tried.
Blue Line: Delays of about 10 minutes due to a signal problem between Aquarium and Maverick. Trains may stand by at stations.
Can we next task Delta Force with rescuing Auston Matthews from the ingrate Torontonians?
Underrated: setting your heat for 50° and coming home to it being 54°.
Damn don’t give New Era your phone number. Countless texts trying to sell me expensive baseball hats.
Hey gang of Pacific Island holdouts, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “I’ve figured out that gifs only get fucked up in group chats. 1 on 1 chats, they’re good. I know this doesn’t help at all.”
Being in sports media is just as demanding as being an actual athlete or coach! Source: Sports media.
I see that worried look upon your face You’ve got your troubles, I’ve got mine She’s found somebody else to take your place; You’ve got your troubles, I’ve got mine I too have lost my love today All of my dreams have flown away Now just like you I sit and wonder why; You’ve got your troubles, I’ve got mine You need some sympathy, well so do I You’ve got your troubles, I’ve got mine She used to love me, that I know And it don’t seem so long ago That we were walking, and we were talking The way that lovers do.
Anyone who kicks in my door, is getting stabbed in the throat.
Is there a DVD available for purchase of Laura Rutledge running from the sideline coach’s interview to the halftime report desk for all 17 games?
Ending credits of Stranger Things should have been to Shadows of The Night.
Amelia Earheart was as real as a person as Helen Keller.
It’s like you don’t even care to know that “Maneater” by Hall and Oates held its spot at #1 for a 3rd consecutive week this time back in 1983!
A classy statement from John Harbaugh, sent out from the Ravens. Love the emoji in his goodbye… perhaps an NFL first.
Florida is a very strange individual.
One of the wives of Cary Grant was Barbara Hutton. Her grandfather was Frank W Woolworth who was the founder of the F W Woolworth Company. Barbara’s cousin was the actress, Dina Merrill.
Honk if you remember the Blizzard of 1996.
I would like to see the Celtics wear throwback green road unis with ‘CELTICS’ on the front.
Why did Pete Carroll tarnish his legacy like that?
For nothing more than curiosity, it’d be interested to see if just once an entire cycle’s fired NFL head coaches would all join one team on the same staff and see how they could do. I’m sure there’d be jockeying about who’d be the HC or whatever but would be cool to see the collective wisdom from failure all concentrated into one effort. Just for fun.
Tony Dungy looks like if you left Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the sun too long.
Can we argue about NFL MVP today please?
Big Sky Conference!
Best bet for the weekend: One NFL feline team wins, and one loses and goes home.
So we’re doing it like this again, huh?
Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, Buckner’s Legs, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Walk like a penguin.
And happy birthday to retired LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis.
Little Jonathan and Dummy Mayo should have had to drive around Greater Boston and hand out hats and tee shirts door to door.
Where was Chloe the dog when all this was allegedly happening?
I watch “Patriots All-Access” every week solely to see how disgusting Zo looks.
Love getting sucked in watching these late Bruins games and being more miserable.
There are (at least) two other humans named “Efton Chism”?!?
Pats are officially all the way back. Dominating Sports page and the Inside Track.
You’ve fallen into the BBWAA’s clever trap to get people talking about baseball at the end of December! Take some laps.
Why are Notre Dame fans mad at BYU?
Sandy Koufax (90), Tiger Woods (50) and LeBron James (41) all celebrated birthdays yesterday. I’m not into Astrology, but I’d like to hear what some student of the stars could tell me about that phenomenon.
Cakes are cooking for Anthony Hopkins, Alex Ferguson, Andy Summers, Ben Kingsley, Taylor Hackford, Barbara Carrera, Diane von Furstenburg, Burton Cummings, Tim Matheson, Bob Gilder, Tom Hamilton, James Remar, Jane Badler, Bebe Neuwirth, Paul Westerberg, Rick Aguilera, Scott Ian, Paula Barbieri, Brent Barry, Joey McIntyre, Psy, Jason Campbell, Denée Benton, Ryan Blaney, and Gabby Douglas.
PFF numbers are complete and utter fake news. Everyone knows this right?
I’d watch an Uncrustables Bowl.
Somali day care owners in Minnesota think CLNS is a scam.
It’s a good problem to still get worked up when this Celtics team loses winnable road games.
Hey there gang Of very with It pop culture experts! This week’s Phrase that Pays is, “Cardamom B is my favorite Spice Girl.”
Somebody get Cox Media Group and Verizon Fios TV in a room.
My brother took our Dad to the phlebotomist at Gillete Monday am and saw Hollins walk in. Had a bad feeling when he told me.
You also know the Patriots are back when any matchup would be “bad news for the Patriots” according to the scribes.
Dondy’s gonna open his fill-in spot tomorrow with Greatest Stranglings in Sports History.
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.
Rich Eisen is the worst. Was Dennis Miller not available?
It’s pretty cool that all of the men and women who work at Barstool have massive tits.
CeCe Peniston had another song?
Best Christmas ever. Had Kowloon with the boy and Nigeria was bombed.
I love a free Snoop Dogg concert during the game. But they hardly ever have a free football game at a concert.
The Patriots beat more women than Martina Navratilova.
Sunisa Lee is my favorite NFR photographer.
Doug Drabek had a better prime than Andy Pettitte did.
I’m so stressed out that I DMed someone to ask if they wanted to see my bologna and now I’m worried I might have been a creep.
All lesbians are Irish-coded, so I’m ok with them being firefighters.
I’m sure Diggs is a total dickhead to be around but I’m also sure every other text on his phone reads something like “is you high bitc”
Chris Broussard looks like Eddie Murphy when he wore whiteface.
Wow, Bert Bell thought an NFL team could have success in one of the biggest cities in America? One with an existing 90,000+ seat football stadium? What a visionary.
In Diggs’s defense, have you ever met a chef? Some of the most egotistical psychos you’ll ever meet. Look at Jen Royle, for chrissakes!
Every chick looks better with the ponytail through the baseball hat. #facts
Do any religions recognize pop tarts as valid sacrifices?
I’m very disappointed this team the media characterized as being a bunch of no-names, cast-offs, reclamation projects and bargain bin finds is probably going to miss out on the #1 playoff seeding due to a tiebreaker.
Meanwhile, in the Bills Mafia Twilight Zone episode, they learn that the only thing that can wedge their championship window open for another season is an undamaged folding table.
Honk if you remember the movie Bill Murray and John Candy co-starred in.
‘Efton Chism’ sounds like a mild oath someone’s aunt might use instead of profanity.
Imagine being proud of yourself or having fun.
You know you’re playing in a prestigious college bowl game when it starts at 11 AM.
Don’t want to close my eyes I don’t want to fall asleep ‘Cause I’d miss you, baby And I don’t want to miss a thing ‘Cause even when I dream of you (even when I dream) The sweetest dream would never do I’d still miss you, baby And I don’t want to miss a thing.
Belichick did it right and got the guys a flophouse for when things got heated.
The US Juniors Squad seems to be good.
Should we start a rumor that McConnell called Walsh a cancer patient? Let us know in the comments.
Q. Game time temp is 55 degrees, why are all the in sportz ladies wearing gloves and winter hats? A. It’s cute cozy SZN. Also, broads get cold very easily.
25 years of not giving a tinker’s fig about who wins the NFL MVP comes in real handy right about now.
What do you mean what do I need night vison goggles for? To see in the dark! Duh!
Pour one out for the hip hop artists and such that we lost in 2025: DJ Unk, Irv Gotti, Gene “Groove” Allen, G$ Lil Ronnie, Lotto Savage, Sayso P, Jemini The Gifted One, Young Scooter, and Young Noble. Some at the top of their profession, others mid-process of turning their lives around. Tragic either way.
How fast can Barmore start dating Nicki Minaj?
Every time I see “retread coach” I think it says, well, you know.
Sometimes the Falcons play good, sometimes they don’t.
I will say, the thermostat can cause a lot of issues in a house. Not making excuses.
Rodney Harrison is more worthy of enshrinement in Canton than the majority of those finalists this year. Laughable.
Best bet for the weekend: Patriots fans waiting for a third shoe to fall.
We say farewell to both 2025 and legendary French actress Bridgette Bardot. Ooh, and might I add, La La.
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.Colored lights can hypnotize.
And happy birthday to Chinese-born actress Gong Li.
After going an impressive 13-2 in Week 16 and not being bested by any of you primates, Football Cat has decided to spend this between-the-holidays weekend maxing and relaxing at the Fortress of Fortitude. Football Cat will return for the final week of the NFL season.
As it turns out, Football Cat was making rather merry yesterday, and is in no condition to make picks this week. But fear not! Other the15net.com adjacent animals have graciously stepped up to fill the void. Football Cat will be back next week, tanned and rested, and ready to ring in the New Year.
A poor excuse for picking a dog’s pocket every twenty fifth of December!
Saturday Dinner Time Texans at Chargers (-1.5) After a thorough review of each team’s sleep scores and rain gauges, Frank says take the Texans
My diet consists entirely of discarded egg yolks
Saturday Prowl Time Ravens at Packers (-3) Jocko doesn’t like the Black Birds
Sunday Lunch Time Seahawks (-7) at Panthers Jocko doesn’t like the Black Cats
Jocko is set in his ways
Cardinals at Bengals (-7.5) Warren Dull’s second stepfather’s neighbor’s nephew’s grandmother once had a budgie that got eaten by her bridge partner’s cat. The stripey cats do the same to the pretty red birds.
Trouble brewing
Steelers (-3) at Browns The Cleveland Pig will be drowning her sorrows at the feeding trough
The Ozempic has done wonders for her
Jaguars (-6.5) at Colts Kenny the pet bee thinks the Jags swarm the Colts. Indy better have extra epee pens on hand.
She suffers from rosacea you inconsiderate jerks!
Buccaneers (-5.5) at Dolphins Jasper loves the Bucs inside and out.
Keep shining! People notice!
Patriots (-13.5) at Jets Loki is waiting to see a jet crash and burn
Think lovely thoughts
Saints (-2.5) at Titans Millie says to lay it all on the Tits
Pay attention to Millie!
Sunday Dinner Time Giants (-1.5) at Raiders The Teddy the doodle is a fan of Pete the poodle
He’s hypoallergenic and machine washable
Eagles at Bills (-1.5) Packo loves Buffalo, especially their wings with a nice coating of Rub Smoke Love BEEF CAKE premium all-natural beef rub and seasoning.
It was a very popular stocking stuffer
Sunday Prowl Time Bears at 49ers (-3) Marv thinks that Bears will lay low and then suddenly snap and go for the 49ers jugular.
Hi Marv!
Monday Prowl Time Rams (-7.5) at Falcons Cocaine bear loves LA
* loud grunting noises *
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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‘.
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!
You know what would be fun?
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”
Now these are musical cats!
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
This is not in the holiday spirit
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
I’d prefer to a lump of coal
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
Ahoy, polloi!
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
Spotty cats prefer being at sea level
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
Meowy Christmas
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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.
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.
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)
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(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!
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