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All Predictions Wrong offers eclectic commentary on science, sports, politics, economics, faith, movie plot holes, cars and my hometown of Buffalo New York. During the NFL season, Tuesday Morning Quarterback is included.

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    TMQ: The NFL as seen by accountants (opens the original)

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    Please tap the {{heart}} button, which helps new readers find this feature.Tua Tagovailoa struggled last season with the Dolphins, benched and then waived. This season he’s battling an injury with the Falcons. But his accountant is happy – Miami is paying Tua $39 million in 2026 to suit up for someone else.Tagovailoa is a leading indicator of a pro sports trend – the player who receives a boatload of money not to play for someone.Atlanta is paying Kirk Cousins $9 million to play for the Raiders,

  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    TMQ: Josh Allen, Stat Machine (opens the original)

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    Please tap the {{heart}} button, which helps new readers find this feature.Games in which an NFL quarterback throws for two touchdowns and also runs for two touchdowns are rarities. Hall of Famer Steve Young did this on four occasions. He’s number two on the all-time list for this feat.Number one is Josh Allen, who’s done it ten times – more than twice as many as the next best.There have been two games in the young NFL season. In both Allen achieved the double double – not the Los Angeles cheese

  3. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    TMQ: The case for a copycat league (opens the original)

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    Please tap the {{heart}} button, which helps new readers find this feature.Everyone says the NFL is a copycat league. Tactics tend to be copied. Remember the Run-and-Shoot? Let’s hope not!A couple seasons ago there was a fad for six offensive linemen; it spread quickly to most teams. The two-deep “shell” defensive backfield, unusual a generation ago, began to replicate and is now common. Zone-read quarterback runs were in fashion for a while, have evolved into RPOs. There are lots of other examp

  4. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns! (opens the original)

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    Please tap the {{heart}} button, which helps new readers find this feature.In the 2025 NFL regular season, the largest margin of victory was 38 points, while only one game in ten was decided by 25 points or more.College football, by contrast, often is a circus of blowouts. This was on display in the first full weekend. Final scores included Virginia Tech by 73-3, Arizona State by 70-7, UCF by 73-6, Utah by 66-14, Georgia by 63-3, Maryland by 62-0, Texas by 59-7, Ohio State by 56-3, Texas A&M by

  5. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    Is superintelligence right around the corner? (opens the original)

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    Note to readers. Nothing for the next three weeks – I’m going on summer vacation.Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns on September 8 and takes over this space through the Super Bowl.Science fiction doesn’t necessarily predict the future. If the 1982 Harrison Ford film Blade Runner were correct, today there would be flying police cars with antigravity systems, along with faster-than-light starcruisers.But sometimes sci-fi is on the beam. Consider t

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