Pigskin Psychosis

Strengths. Weaknesses. Tendencies. Match ups. Tarot. The pigskin pundits and bobbleheads leave no card unturned. 

 

And they are totally freaking me out. 

My pigskin heroes, the New England Patriots, play the San Diego Chargers this Sunday night in the Wild Card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs, and consensus amongst the gridiron cognoscenti is that the Pats will win, but it will be close. 

Also, they wouldn’t be a bit surprised if the Chargers flat out won. 

Apparently, Chargers QB Justin Herbert is 8’ tall and can throw a football through solid rock. The San Diego defense is made up of former members of Seal Team Six and Uruk-hai, and is far and away the absolute best that Drake Maye has faced in his entire baby-faced life, if that even matters, because this is Maye’s FIRST EVER PLAYOFF GAME and sure he was historically special in the regular season, but we’re talking playoffs now.

The playoffs are different. 

Drake Maye is Aragorn at the Black Gate, but we all know real life is not a movie and maybe it is this day the courage of men shall fail.

You know, I haven't felt this level of existential pigskin doom in years.

It feels… good. 

My pigskin heroes matter again.

Maybe it ends Sunday night. The Chargers are a good team. They earned their spot in the playoffs. 

So did the Patriots. 

And maybe the good citizens of Patriots Nation will get to enjoy one more Victory Monday. Maybe we'll get to see our pigskin heroes rise to the occasion Sunday night. 

Maybe?

Maybe?

Let's do this! 

We all we got?

WE ALL WE NEED!

Go Pats!