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Seth Galina

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Brees and the New Orleans Saints offense was stifled the whole night, with Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense doing just enough to come into the Superdome and add to another disappointing playoff decade for the home team.

By Seth Galina Jan 17, 2021 11:02 pm EST Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints
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Ohio State stuck to its guns in the 2020-21 College Football Playoff National Championship, and Alabama took advantage to the tune of 52 points.

By Seth Galina Jan 12, 2021 12:52 pm EST
NFL
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Wilson has been so good for so long that we forget how much of his game is things that are unstable for other quarterbacks. He does not target the middle of the field, he scrambles to make plays downfield a lot and he hits an absurd number of deep go routes.

By Seth Galina Jan 12, 2021 7:45 am EST Seattle Seahawks
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The Chicago Bears couldn't get anything going against the New Orleans Saints' defense, and Drew Brees & Co. cruised to a 21-9 Wild Card victory.

By Seth Galina Jan 10, 2021 8:48 pm EST Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints
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With Alabama's talent at cornerback, Ohio State could look to find some success elsewhere in the national championship game — particularly at tight end.

By Seth Galina Jan 8, 2021 8:30 am EST
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Going into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Alabama, the Ohio State defense will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to win the title.

By Seth Galina Jan 7, 2021 10:30 am EST
NFL
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The Baltimore Ravens roll into the NFL playoffs with absurd talent on offense led by Lamar Jackson, who looks a lot like his former-MVP self.

By Seth Galina Jan 5, 2021 8:00 am EST
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The New Orleans Saints hammered the Carolina Panthers 33-7 to close out the NFL regular season in Charlotte.

By Seth Galina Jan 3, 2021 9:04 pm EST Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
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Justin Fields and the Ohio State Buckeyes torched a seemingly underprepared Clemson defense to the College Football Playoff National Championship.

By Seth Galina Jan 2, 2021 1:00 pm EST
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Notre Dame and Ian Book can pull off one of the upsets of the century against Alabama. Does the next chapter in this fairy tale end with a bang or a whimper?

By Seth Galina Dec 31, 2020 7:45 am EST
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Clemson fell behind 16-0 in last year's College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with Ohio State before turning it up a notch on defense to stifle Justin Fields. The Tigers would go on to win, 29-23. Now, Fields has a chance to right those wrongs against Venables

By Seth Galina Dec 30, 2020 7:15 am EST
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BYU quarterback Zach Wilson has made a Joe Burrow-like leap from little-known returning starter heading into the 2020 season to surefire first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

By Seth Galina Dec 23, 2020 8:00 am EST
NFL
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Quarterback Baker Mayfield is thriving as of late thanks to head coach Kevin Stefanski's offense, and the Cleveland Browns are now within striking distance of a division title.

By Seth Galina Dec 22, 2020 2:30 pm EST Cleveland Browns
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The Kansas City Chiefs edged out the New Orleans Saints 32-29 to retain their No. 1 seed in the AFC and keep the Saints away from the Green Bay Packers for first place in the NFC.

By Seth Galina Dec 20, 2020 9:27 pm EST Kansas City Chiefs New Orleans Saints
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Alabama will score plenty of points on Saturday night in Atlanta, but if Florida can click in empty formations for one more week, we’ll get the shootout of a lifetime that could come down to the last few possessions.

By Seth Galina Dec 16, 2020 7:45 am EST
NFL
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For one game at least, the struggling Philadelphia Eagles pulled in the same direction behind Jalen Hurts to upset the New Orleans Saints and stay barely alive in the race for the NFC East playoff spot.

By Seth Galina Dec 14, 2020 11:47 am EST
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The Philadelphia Eagles raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and then hung on to beat the New Orleans Saints 24-21 in Jalen Hurts' first start.

By Seth Galina Dec 13, 2020 9:48 pm EST New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles
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Taking a deeper look at five players who have either not produced at the level we are accustomed to from years prior or have slipped from their elite play from earlier in the season: Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, Josh Jacobs and T.Y. Hilton.

By Seth Galina Dec 12, 2020 8:45 am EST
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BYU found out the hard way in Week 14 that there is no right way to try to defend the undefeated Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in 2020.

By Seth Galina Dec 9, 2020 7:45 am EST
NFL
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Justin Herbert might end up being the Offensive Rookie of the Year, but New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had his number in Week 13.

By Seth Galina Dec 7, 2020 1:09 pm EST Los Angeles Chargers
Bio

Seth Galina joined PFF full-time in April 2020. He lives in Montreal, Canada and works as a Senior Football Analyst. Seth has been featured as a freelance writer in SB Nation and USA Football.

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