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As the upstart New England Patriots come to Baltimore, it’s not lost on Luke Jones and Nestor that it’s probably the first of many battles with MVP candidate Drake Maye. The AFC playoffs will include some new faces and old places as the changing tides of the Super Bowl race crystalize through the holidays with big games ahead.
As the upstart New England Patriots come to Baltimore, it’s not lost on Luke Jones and Nestor that it’s probably the first of many battles with MVP candidate Drake Maye. The AFC playoffs will include some new faces and old places as the changing tides of the Super Bowl race crystalize through the holidays with big games ahead.
Of the games remaining on the slate for the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens, this one appears to be the most winnable. As a 2 1/2-point favorite on the road, expectations remain high for Lamar Jackson to turn the purple tide through the holidays. But, as the longtime voice of the Bengals Dan Hoard tells Nestor, this is a different Cincinnati offense and threat in the Queen City on Sunday with Joe Burrow back, spry and looking to win out. Can the Ravens avenge a home Thanksgiving night embarrassment in The Jungle?
Of the games remaining on the slate for the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens, this one appears to be the most winnable. As a 2 1/2-point favorite on the road, expectations remain high for Lamar Jackson to turn the purple tide through the holidays. But, as the longtime voice of the Bengals Dan Hoard tells Nestor, this is a different Cincinnati offense and threat in the Queen City on Sunday with Joe Burrow back, spry and looking to win out. Can the Ravens avenge a home Thanksgiving night embarrassment in The Jungle?
As the College Playoffs big boys square off once again and other programs sit on the outside, Leonard Raskin and Nestor the discuss the modern diagram for for the system and lament another lost weekend with the Ravens as the season continues to disappoint Baltimore fans.
As the College Playoffs big boys square off once again and other programs sit on the outside, Leonard Raskin and Nestor the discuss the modern diagram for for the system and lament another lost weekend with the Ravens as the season continues to disappoint Baltimore fans.
Both of these guys look a little older and more seasoned these days but whenever Marvin Lewis spends time with us, we learn. Nestor and the Pittsburgh native discuss life in Baltimore and Da ‘Burgh and talk football magic and tragic as the Steelers and Ravens scuffle to the top of the AFC North and the Super Bowl XXXV champions will be honored downtown this weekend.
They met as young sportswriters in early 1984 here at The News American right before the landscape of the NFL began changing. Longtime St. Louis sportswriter Jeff Gordon joins former colleague Nestor for a Mayflower journey on losing franchises and winning championships – and still losing franchises. From Colts to Cardinals to Rams to Ravens to Inglewood…
It feels like they both have lost a lot to still be sharing first place in the AFC North but one of these two teams is likely to win the division and host a January playoff game and this Sunday’s first of two meetings will determine the fate of a pair of franchises in a strange state of malaise and fan angst. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Steelers and Ravens and Tomlin and Harbaugh as well as modern driver-less transportation dreams.
Both of these guys look a little older and more seasoned these days but whenever Marvin Lewis spends time with us, we learn. Nestor and the Pittsburgh native discuss life in Baltimore and Da ‘Burgh and talk football magic and tragic as the Steelers and Ravens scuffle to the top of the AFC North and the Super Bowl XXXV champions will be honored downtown this weekend.
The stakes for both franchises are huge in this week’s Pittsburgh at Baltimore match up for first place in the AFC North. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the fate of loser of Steelers and Ravens and the mad dash of the NFL playoff picture as we await Lamar Jackson hosting Aaron Rodgers. There’s a lot of football left…
It feels like they both have lost a lot to still be sharing first place in the AFC North but one of these two teams is likely to win the division and host a January playoff game and this Sunday’s first of two meetings will determine the fate of a pair of franchises in a strange state of malaise and fan angst. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Steelers and Ravens and Tomlin and Harbaugh as well as modern driver-less transportation dreams.
The stakes for both franchises are huge in this week’s Pittsburgh at Baltimore match up for first place in the AFC North. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the fate of loser of Steelers and Ravens and the mad dash of the NFL playoff picture as we await Lamar Jackson hosting Aaron Rodgers. There’s a lot of football left…
We gave him a chance to announce his retirement but Joe Flacco says he is not done throwing the football. The well-traveled Super Bowl MVP comes home to Baltimore to talk about Father Time, kids in his house and the locker room, the family life in Indianapolis, great offense, bad analytics and hitting the quarterback. And the answer he gives as to why he went to the podium in Pittsburgh after throwing the Polamalu interception in the 2009 AFC Championship Game is as “elite” as he was in January 2013. Twelve years later, let Joe tell ya what he knows about real life and playing ‘ball…
Originally published in 2019, a fond, personal farewell to the “other” No. 5 of Baltimore sports. Time will not dim the glory of his Super Bowl MVP deeds with the Baltimore Ravens. Joe Flacco is back in the Charm City this weekend as a 40-year old starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. So, perhaps this is worth another read…
Longtime Minnesota sportswriter Kevin Seifert of ESPN and one-time local colleague of Nestor covering the Orioles back in the 1990s returns to Baltimore for a primer on the mystery of quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the belief Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has in him to lead the franchise. Plenty of purple knowledge in the this one.
They met as young sportswriters in early 1984 here at The News American right before the landscape of the NFL began changing. Longtime St. Louis sportswriter Jeff Gordon joins former colleague Nestor for a Mayflower journey on losing franchises and winning championships – and still losing franchises. From Colts to Cardinals to Rams to Ravens to Inglewood…
Longtime Minnesota sportswriter Kevin Seifert of ESPN and one-time local colleague of Nestor covering the Orioles back in the 1990s returns to Baltimore for a primer on the mystery of quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the belief Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has in him to lead the franchise. Plenty of purple knowledge in the this one.
Longtime NFL insider and Gainesville bagel maker Jason Cole returns to discuss the gamble of trusting league injury reports, the return of Lamar Jackson and future of Ravens with Nestor over some memories of the Super Bowl glory of Joe Flacco.
Longtime NFL insider and Gainesville bagel maker Jason Cole returns to discuss the gamble of trusting league injury reports, the return of Lamar Jackson and future of Ravens with Nestor over some memories of the Super Bowl glory of Joe Flacco.
From ownership dynamics to the history of the sport, no one is more conversant in the NFL than longtime Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Howard Balzer, who discussed the deep historical hole of Ravens and difficulty for quarterbacks to function without tools and a stout offensive line.
From ownership dynamics to the history of the sport, no one is more conversant in the NFL than longtime Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Howard Balzer, who discussed the deep historical hole of Ravens and difficulty for quarterbacks to function without tools and a stout offensive line.
It’s always time well spent with our favorite former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator and now “semi-retired” head coach Marvin Lewis. From his college work at Arizona State and his son’s career at UNLV and his weekly NFL radio calls for Sports USA, he’s staying busy and always ready to talk defense, the importance of a pass rush and what to do when you’re 1-5 and your franchise quarterback is hurt.
It’s always time well spent with our favorite former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator and now “semi-retired” head coach Marvin Lewis. From his college work at Arizona State and his son’s career at UNLV and his weekly NFL radio calls for Sports USA, he’s staying busy and always ready to talk defense, the importance of a pass rush and what to do when you’re 1-5 and your franchise quarterback is hurt.
After spending two decades together inside and outside the Baltimore Ravens’ organization, it was finally time for former team chiropractor Doug Miller to join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Beaumont in his homeland of Catonsville to to discuss moving your body better and what we learn from a life in professional sports.
There’s no better excuse to have Houston sportswriter legend John McClain back on the show than when the Texans are coming to Baltimore. This time, he educates Nestor on the path of head coach DeMeco Ryans, progress of quarterback C.J. Stroud and provides a little history lesson about the Baltimore Colts roots deep in the heart of Texas.
There’s no better excuse to have Houston sportswriter legend John McClain back on the show than when the Texans are coming to Baltimore. This time, he educates Nestor on the path of head coach DeMeco Ryans, progress of quarterback C.J. Stroud and provides a little history lesson about the Baltimore Colts roots deep in the heart of Texas.
It’s another Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes billed “Game Of The Weekend” in Kansas City but with both teams at 1-2, the stakes and rewards feel different for this early season battle at Arrowhead Stadium. Blair Kerkhoff of The Kansas City Star previews another heavyweight contest and the high stakes for Andy Reid and John Harbaugh, who square off once again as Super Bowl contenders in peril.
It’s another Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes billed “Game Of The Weekend” in Kansas City but with both teams at 1-2, the stakes and rewards feel different for this early season battle at Arrowhead Stadium. Blair Kerkhoff of The Kansas City Star previews another heavyweight contest and the high stakes for Andy Reid and John Harbaugh, who square off once again as Super Bowl contenders in peril.
After spending two decades together inside and outside the Baltimore Ravens’ organization, it was finally time for former team chiropractor Doug Miller to join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Beaumont in his homeland of Catonsville to to discuss moving your body better and what we learn from a life in professional sports.
Legendary Houston sports journalist, NFL historian and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter John McClain returns to kick off yet another season that he thinks Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens will win the Super Bowl. Is it only a matter of time?
The Baltimore Ravens are 0-1 and here comes Joe Flacco in a Cleveland Browns uniform. What are the odds? Longtime Northern Ohio sports reporter Daryl Ruiter brings Nestor current on the state of Cleveland Browns, Shadeur Sanders, the saga of Myles Garrett and how a new stadium in the suburbs is the bigger story on the Cuyahoga.
The Baltimore Ravens are 0-1 and here comes Joe Flacco in a Cleveland Browns uniform. What are the odds? Longtime Northern Ohio sports reporter Daryl Ruiter brings Nestor current on the state of Cleveland Browns, Shadeur Sanders, the saga of Myles Garrett and how a new stadium in the suburbs is the bigger story on the Cuyahoga.
We’ve been writing about and talking to Joe Flacco about football since the day he was drafted in Baltimore in 2008. After an amazing December run in Cleveland in 2023, our Super Bowl XLVII MVP came back home to discuss what made his fairy tale ride with the Browns so special and to set the record straight on his Ravens’ fire and legacy as a winner.
With the 1975 Baltimore Colts reunion coming later this month, it was appropriate to reach out to the other biggest Bert Jones fan in the sports journalism community by inviting one-time Baltimore Colts beat writer for The Evening Sun, Clark Judge, back to talk Memorial Stadium, Lamar Jackson’s quest to win a Super Bowl and the long waiting in Buffalo as another NFL season begins.
There’s been plenty of recent history with the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. But, as Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio of WGR in Western New York points out: this is the last season opener in the history of a stadium that has seen everything but a Super Bowl parade. Get ready for Lamar Jackson at Josh Allen to start the 2025 NFL madness in Orchard Park on Sunday night.
With the 1975 Baltimore Colts reunion coming later this month, it was appropriate to reach out to the other biggest Bert Jones fan in the sports journalism community by inviting one-time Baltimore Colts beat writer for The Evening Sun, Clark Judge, back to talk Memorial Stadium, Lamar Jackson’s quest to win a Super Bowl and the long waiting in Buffalo as another NFL season begins.
This will be the best story of “Buffalo” week. Last winter, we met Ryan Patota and Nicholas Howard, who began a Go Fund Me page for juvenile diabetes awareness after Mark Andrews’ infamous drop against the Bills and the online bullying began in the aftermath of a tough playoff loss for the Baltimore Ravens. Nestor welcomes the heroic young Patota back onto the show to tell his special journey in life and why you’ll want to help support this aspiring sports journalist’s efforts for Breakthrough. Watch and be inspired!
We’ve waited nearly eight months and it’s finally time to begin another NFL season. Our Luke Jones joins Nestor to get ready for kickoff as the Ravens head to Buffalo to begin a Super Bowl march with the highest of expectations and the Bills ready the begin the closeout of their beloved stadium in Orchard Park.
There’s been plenty of recent history with the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. But, as Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio of WGR in Western New York points out: this is the last season opener in the history of a stadium that has seen everything but a Super Bowl parade. Get ready for Lamar Jackson at Josh Allen to start the 2025 NFL madness in Orchard Park on Sunday night.
