Tag Archives: NFL

Niners Week Eleven Awards

Posted on November 19, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

On Sunday, the Niners traveled to New Orleans to play the resurgent Saints. The Superdome is a place where the Saints enjoy a tremendous homefield advantage, and it is also the place the Niners lost a heartbreaking Super Bowl just … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Eight Awards

Posted on October 29, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The Niners flew to London last weekend to play the worst team in the league, the Jacksonville Jaguars. It turned out they were actually playing the worst team I’ve ever seen. The Niners were giving the Jags 17 points, and … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Six Awards

Posted on October 15, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I was back at Finnerty’s this Sunday for the Niners-Cardinals game. It was a rocky affair, way more stressful than I was expecting, but I was ultimately relieved by the 32-20 final score. On to the awards. The Jerry Rice … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Five Awards

Posted on October 10, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Editor’s Note: I was out of pocket last weekend at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, so I didn’t get to see the Niners game. But I didn’t want to leave my faithful readers (both of you) hanging, so I called in From … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Four Awards

Posted on October 1, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Niners 35, Rams 11. Looks like I don’t have to go into hibernation for the winter quite yet. And I actually get to give out some awards! The Joe Montana Award (Coolest Player on the Field): Frank Gore As the Niners … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Three Awards

Posted on September 25, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

This will be quick, because I really don’t want to talk about that game. The Mike Nolan Award (For an Apocalyptic Disaster of a Football Team): Your San Francisco 49ers! I mean, this game had it all. The receivers couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Two Awards

Posted on September 17, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

That wasn’t as much fun as last week. Let’s get this over with. The Jerry Rice Award (Most Dominant Player on the Field): Richard Sherman Really, this award goes to the whole Seahawks defense. Fuck, man, they pounded the Niners’ … Continue reading →

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Niners Week One Awards

Posted on September 11, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One of the plans I’ve had for this blog, since its inception, has been to write a recap of each game played by my beloved San Francisco 49ers. I originally envisioned these posts to be multi-thousand-word affairs in which I … Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Season Preview

Posted on September 4, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The end of summer is nigh, with all of its annual traditions: The days are beginning to cool, leaves will soon change color, baseball will turn to pennant races and playoffs, the neighborhood bar will get pumpkin beers on tap, … Continue reading →

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2013 San Francisco 49ers Preview

Posted on September 3, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

A confession: I am a bit of a fairweather football fan. I don’t follow college football at all, for two reasons: First, I’m just generally a pro sports guy–if I’m going to watch a sport, I want to watch it … Continue reading →

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