If current trends continue, historians will look back on Nov. 2, 2025, with consternation and confusion. Entire careers of PhD candidates at major universities will be devoted to the mystery of this one day. There will be theses and dissertations, essays and thinkpieces, all searching for an answer to the confounding question: “How did J.J. … Read more
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. For roughly one hour, everything in Chicago was different. I saw it with my own … Read more
Some people are fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Philadelphia Eagles. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) Your 2024 record: 14-3. Super Bowl champions. It didn’t … Read more
Some people are fans of the Los Angeles Rams. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Los Angeles Rams. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Los Angeles Rams, the only sports franchise in history dumb enough … Read more
Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Frauds. Fucking frauds. Frauds on the field. Frauds on the sideline. Frauds in the front … Read more
Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Pittsburgh Steelers. Your 2024 record: A cut-and-pasted 10-7. Good thing I get to make Aaron Rodgers … Read more
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: “OHHHHHHHHHH! BLOCKED! THE CHIEFS HAVE WON! THE CHIEFS HAVE WON!” I love Kevin Harlan unreservedly. … Read more
Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: DOINK! Your 2024 record: 10-7. Pride of the NFC South for the fourth straight … Read more
Some people are fans of the Seattle Seahawks. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Seattle Seahawks. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Seattle Seahawks. Your 2024 record: 10-7, missed the playoffs. No team this decade has been more … Read more
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. You team: The Arizona Cardinals Your 2024 record: 8-9, allegedly. This team generates so little national … Read more