Neil Greenberg
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Recent articles by Neil:
Chargers most likely to go from worst-to-first in 2020
Since the NFL expanded to 32 teams and realigned to eight four-team divisions in 2002, 20 teams have gone from worst to first. → Read More
What creates home-field advantage in the NFL? It’s not the fans.
Loud crowds don't give NFL teams an edge, but altitude and jet lag appear to. → Read More
The NFL’s Bird Gauntlet is a thing the Cowboys will face this year. Can they emerge unscathed?
No team has ever successfully defeated the five NFL franchises that feature bird mascots in a single season. → Read More
Texans, Redskins and Broncos have the toughest schedules to start the season
Houston will face the defending Super Bowl champions for the sixth consecutive year. → Read More
Yankees would be biggest winners of MLB’s radical realignment, short season proposal
Major League Baseball is reportedly discussing a plan that would eliminate the traditional American and National leagues for 2020 and realign all six divisions for an abbreviated season. → Read More
Kentucky Derby prep preview: Arkansas Derby split into two divisions
Oaklawn Park will run two divisions of the Arkansas Derby, each awarding 170 points toward eligibility in this year's Kentucky Derby. → Read More
Seattle Slew is the best bet to win NBC’s Triple Crown Showdown
The 13 horses to win the Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes — will race against one another in a virtual simulation. → Read More
Chargers and Cowboys are most deserving of a Super Bowl win
Bill James created a simple point system to rank which baseball franchises were most deserving of a World Series. Applying it to the NFL yields some interesting results. → Read More
Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski among best passing combos of the past decade
Brady and Gronkowski combined for 7,786 yards and 78 touchdowns over their career. Is it enough to make them No. 1? → Read More
Here are the most relevant Mr. Irrelevants
Not all Mr. Irrelevants live up to the name. One even helped win the Super Bowl. → Read More
Which teams consistently win the NFL draft? None of them.
Not even the league’s best general managers can consistently select above-average players year in and year out. → Read More
Yankees, Reds and Red Sox have featured the best lineups of all time
If you have a nickname like “Murderer's Row,” odds are you're going to be on this list. → Read More
MLB's best possible 26-man team includes Ruth, Mays, Bonds and more
If you could build a team using the best players at every position through MLB's history, this is what it would look like. → Read More
The best baseball trades ever: Boston Red Sox have two of them
Here’s a look back at some of the best trades in MLB history. → Read More
The Dolphins have a ton of draft picks. They shouldn’t trade any for Tua Tagovailoa.
The Dolphins have have six picks in the top-70 and shouldn't package any of them for a high-risk trade to take a quarterback. → Read More
The best of what’s left in NFL free agency
There are still some impact players and diamonds in the rough lurking in the pool. → Read More
The five most clutch MLB players in postseason history
There is clutch, and then there is Mariano Rivera. → Read More
Browns’ offseason moves could end the NFL’s longest playoff drought
Cleveland has a chance to make its first playoff appearance since 2002, the longest active playoff drought in the NFL. → Read More
The best performances ever on Opening Day
Here’s a look back at some of the best performances ever on Opening Day, defined here as a team’s first game of the season. → Read More
Projecting the Tom Brady-less AFC East
The Patriots dominated the AFC East winning 17 divisional titles in 20 years, including 11 straight. It doesn't appear that will be the case with Brady gone. → Read More