Mitch Goldich is a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated, mostly focused on the NFL. He has also covered the Olympics extensively and written on a variety of sports for SI. His work has previously been published by The New York Times, Baseball Prospectus and Food & Wine, among other outlets. He invented the octopus.
Using a Chip in the Ball to Measure First Downs Won’t Solve the NFL’s Problems
MMQB writers and editors are offering up their bad takes this week, and we still need humans measuring first downs with chains.
NFL
Welcome to The MMQB’s 2023 Bad Takes Week
MMQB writers and editors will once again be sharing their worst NFL takes all week. Surely, no one will mind.
NFL
Eagles Players Share Funny Lack of Memory of Franchise’s Super Bowl Under Andy Reid
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will reunite with his former team, Philadelphia, in Super Bowl LVII. But many of the players don’t recall his time there, or the 2005 run.
NFL
If the NFL Truly Wants Neutral-Site Conference Championship Games, It Should Know the Idea May Be Deeply Unpopular
SI talked to fans and players about what the league could lose by moving these games out of packed home stadiums and a common theme emerged: “Gotta have the home field advantage.”
NFL
Ranking All 16 Possible Matchups for Super Bowl LVII
The Eagles vs. Doug Pederson or Andy Reid. Stefon Diggs vs. his brother. A Chiefs-49ers rematch or Cowboys vs. Bills for a third time. All are great options.
MLB
Remembering the 2022 Phillies’ World Series Run, Even Though the Story Got Spiked
What to do when your favorite story of the year is reduced to a work of fiction.
NFL
NFL Christmas Day 2022 Takeaways: Buccaneers Escape Again, Packers Are Alive, New Low for Broncos
How the Packers kept their season alive, Baker Mayfield's brighter future, another out-of-nowhere escape from Tom Brady’s Bucs and more.
NFL
A Jalen Hurts MVP Campaign, Justin Jefferson Chasing 2,000 Yards and NFL Final-Month Story Lines
Jets’ playoff drought, Cowboys’ playoff seed and the rest of the players, coaches and teams with the most to gain in the next four weeks.
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