@evansthestats.bsky.social Hey, great to see one of my longtime Olympics twitter follows has made it over here. I wanted to let you know I’ve got you in my Olympics starter pack here. Should be a fun month coming up. bsky.app/profile/mitc...

If I was John Harbaugh I would take a year off and enjoy the hell out of it, but maybe I’m just built different.

One month until the 2026 Olympics opening ceremony! I will be sharing my daily watch guides here on The Sports App (cc: @dennycarter.bsky.social) Plus I’ll have daily coverage for SI and I’ll be adding more people to the Olympics starter pack below.

Revisiting my Eagles predictions: ❌ 12-5 (Needed yesterday!) ✅ Win division ❌ Hurts has a better season statistically, the eye test matches, quiets some of the haters ✅ Fans are angsty that things don’t come quite as easily as they hope/expect TBD: No SB, confidence for 2026

Revisiting my preseason predictions: ▶️ 2/8 division winners (none in the AFC) ▶️ 8/14 playoff teams ▶️ Both of my Super Bowl teams missed the playoffs! Tough year though. I did hit the Seahawks winning the NFC West with Rams/49ers both wild cards.

Some end-of-season housekeeping: Finished 48-41-1 (53.9%) in my SuperContest picks (4-1 this week). My fifth-best season, out of 12. Down from last year’s lifetime best. I was 10-1 picking against the Commanders and Jets, but otherwise under .500. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

lol Mike Tomlin beating his chest and blowing a kiss to the camera, what a silly season in a beautiful sport

“certainly not you” 😭😭😭

The Crown Jewel of the Regular Season™ #Game272

It was New Year's Eve and they didn't have any great options, so they just axed it! A shocking show of restraint that they probably wouldn't do today.

Raheem Morris fired after four straight wins and finishing in a three-way tie atop the division! (Missing a little context here.)

Once again, congrats to Mike Tirico on besting me at my own game

Late in the season, the bot just starts making up names 🤖

This Eagles-Bears situation is another example of how expanding to 7 teams per conference has made things worse. The difference between the 2/3 seeds would be massive with a bye at stake. Instead, Eagles don’t care. In addition to Chargers/Texans/Bills not caring about 5/6/7.

The Jaguars are 9-1 since Greg Bishop dressed up as Liam Coen for Halloween www.si.com/nfl/liam-coe...

For awards consideration, this year’s NFC South season will be classified as a comedy.

My Eagles Week 18 thoughts: I truly believe they could beat any team in the league on any given day, but that they are capable of losing like 15-13 to any of those same teams as well. I’m just not sweating possible opponents or how the bracket plays out at all.

An incredible amount of Sixers optimism on the timeline. Truly a delightful season.

They should flex Falcons-Saints to 9:30 a.m.

Both teams undefeated since I said this btw

They should flex Falcons-Saints to 9:30 a.m.

I assume everyone is rooting for the same thing in the first game. (To see overtime, where the Bucs are playing for a win and the Panthers know they can play for a tie.)

The NFL playoffs basically start today and I just think that’s great.

Week 18 SuperContest picks (1-4 last week, 44-40-1 on the season): MIN -7.5 vs GB NO +3 @ ATL HOU -10.5 vs IND BUF -7 vs NYJ PIT +3.5 vs BAL docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

And today SI announced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the 2025 Sportsperson of the Year. (Big month for SI and OKC!) Cover story from @sichrismannix.bsky.social ➡️ www.si.com/sportsperson...

Hello, new NFL fans! I also made an Olympics starter pack that I will be updating before the Winter Olympics in February ⬇️

This is a great story from Greg on Matthew Stafford. He opens up about his whole career.

COURT QUEENS is out March 17, women's hoops in pictures and words, 1890s to 2020s. It was a blast to pull together such a love letter of a coffee table book—pre-orders open everywhere you buy your books 🧡 (But 25% off for Barnes and Noble members right now! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/court-quee...)

Fun history lesson here ⬇️

Imagine the Nate Sudfeld Game ... if both teams had been in on it.

Just sent out a note to my mailing list. It’s the best way to keep up with my favorite projects, and I only use it 2-3 times a year. Some info in here about my OKC adventure and octopus merch 🥇🐙 You should sign up: mitchgoldich.substack.com/p/octopus-me...

Classic Falcons. Gotta just run it back for 2026!

Back to my alma mater: Honored to write in @SINow about @MichaelPhelps receiving SI's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award for his tireless and passionate mental health advocacy. A great Olympian, giving back by sharing his own pain. www.si.com/sportsperson...

Just sent out a note to my mailing list. It’s the best way to keep up with my favorite projects, and I only use it 2-3 times a year. Some info in here about my OKC adventure and octopus merch 🥇🐙 You should sign up: mitchgoldich.substack.com/p/octopus-me...

MIKE TIRICO HAS MADE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL

lol what a season, great job everybody

I want to believe they will someday stop talking about when Brock Purdy was drafted, but I watched Tom Brady’s entire career and I know it will never end.

I think in years past they have announced during halftime of SNF, so I wonder if SEA-SF is still under consideration.

At this point the Eagles’ D has been on the field a lot this half…

Eagles’ D has been unreal today. Great job not letting Allen get in the end zone there.

The Sixers beating the Thunder while everyone in Philly is watching an Eagles-Bills game would be pretty funny as a bit.

The Browns winning a meaningless December game 13-6 to improve to 4-12 is Classic Browns.

Another reason why the Rams-Falcons game being on MNF could complicate the league's ability to decide the Week 18 SNF flex game by tonight.

I wrote about this in 2019 and think it’s played out exactly how I expected www.si.com/nfl/2019/12/...

Most career 200-yard rushing games, including playoffs. New NFL record 7 now for Derrick Henry (via @pro-football-reference.com)

This graphic indirectly snubs the Titans

Derrick Henry is getting 30+ carries tonight

I would like to congratulate "6 Texans at 3 Jaguars" on its selection to the Saturday afternoon time slot.

If the Texans win, that probably takes LAC-DEN out of the running for Week 18 SNF flex. The NFL likes to announce during Week 17 SNF, so I wonder if the Rams playing Monday complicates the big NFC West game (SEA-SF). I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s CAR-TB, if Bucs win tomorrow.

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