Ever wondered what it’s like for a reporter to travel to a road game? Me too. As a freelancer covering high school and college sports for the first 15 years of my career, hopping on a flight and covering the Patriots in any game – let alone the AFC Championship – was always a pipe dream. Until now. Also, for the record, John and I have both gone to MetLife…

The records will always say that it worked, but if you had eyes during the AFC Championship on Sunday, you know the ‘tush push’ ran by the Patriots would certainly give the Eagles a laugh. Drake Maye picked up a huge first down – luckily based on replay – with both Milton Williams and Khyiris Tonga in the backfield on 4th-&-1 during the 16-play, 64-yard drive that chewed up the…

Image courtesy of Newsday DENVER, CO – “This is not real. It’s a simulation.” As Garrett Bradbury stood in the giant visitors locker room at Empower Field – stilly fully padded – his smile was impossible to wipe away from his face. He was almost speechless. Bradbury chirped Will Campbell as he was interviewed, yelling ‘you’re 21! What do you know about this?!’ As he answered a few questions of…