Quick Slant: Saturday Edition - To Find a Blade
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * Ravens * Packers The Ravens are backed against a wall. They have a 9% chance at the playoffs. They cannot make the wild card; their only pathway to the tournament is to take the North from Pittsburgh. They play each other next week in what would
Quick Slant: Saturday Edition - Conquering on Their Minds
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * Texans * Chargers With 6:15 left in the second quarter, the Texans came out in Deuce Close; the Chargers were up 6-0. Stroud took the snap, whipped around counterclockwise, and handed off to Mixon. Tuli Tuipulotu was ushered past the hoop, too far upfield, and
Week 17 Walkthrough: Doubting Thomas
Welcome to the Week 17 Walkthrough—the final Walkthrough of the 2025 season. In this article, I'll outline critical fantasy football context for the 17th glorious football Sunday of 2025. (The stats below are from PFF, NFLfastR, rbsdm.com, RotoViz, FantasyLabs, Fantasy Life, Fantasy Points, ESPN, FTN, and
Quick Slant: Christmas, pt. 3 - And to All, a Good Night
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * Broncos * Chiefs 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the town, The Broncos were dreaming of wearing the crown. Their jerseys were folded, packed up with great care, in hopes that a West title soon would be theirs. The players were nestled all
2025 Week 17 Rankings
These are PPR redraft rankings, with input from Pat Kerrane, Steph Miller, and Sackreligious. The addition of tiers is intended to help with tiebreakers and FLEX decisions. They'll initially align closely with the tiers outlined in the Walkthrough, but will then be updated until kickoff (just like the
Quick Slant: Christmas, pt. 2 - Jettas, with Your Grill So Bright...
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * Lions * Vikings Gary: (With a slight nod) If I live to be a hundred, which seems optimistic under the circumstances, I doubt I’ll ever forget that snowstorm a few winters back. It arrived politely, then stayed, the way weather does here, until the world
Quick Slant: Christmas, pt. 1 - How Major Tuddy Stole Christmas
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * Cowboys * Commanders Every fan down in Big D liked the Cowboys a lot, but Major Tuddy, who lived just north of Rockville, did NOT! The Hog hated Dallas, the whole football season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It
Quick Slant: SNF - Not Dead Yet
Mat Irby’s Quick Slant * 49ers * Colts On Monday, December 8, Philip Rivers turned 44. In the quiet southern tradition of his Alabama home in picturesque Fairhope, just off the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, it should have been a day of birthday cake celebration for the St. Michael Catholic
