The city of Indianapolis pulled off a big one. I rank this Super Bowl Week #1, but maybe with an asterisk like some of those baseball records. Indy did a…
The Lofton Files: We’re #1* and #1
02/09/2012
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The Lofton Files: Countdown to Super Bowl XLVI
02/02/2012
Down on cold weather Super Bowl cities? Well, don’t be. Indianapolis has had great weather this week. I arrived in Indy on Monday (the 30th of January!) and the first…
The Lofton Files: Random Notes
01/19/2012
Head coaching moves tend to grab the headlines – and the guys who get hired tend to grab the big bucks – but some of the assistant coaching moves can…
The Lofton Files: Half Empty or Half Full?
01/11/2012
One and done. So you made it to the Wild Card round and you got bounced straight away. What now? Cabo sounds nice. But get real! There’s work to be done in this…
The Lofton Files: The 2011 Loftys
01/06/2012
Happy New Year and it’s time to hand out some hardware. Yep, it’s the 2011 Loftys. The mid-season awards were a mixed bag of players who had gone above and…
The Lofton Files: The Playoffs Are Here!
12/29/2011
The Playoffs Are Here! Well, almost. But Week 17 is the next best thing with a play-in game and a bunch of teams still in the mix. The NFL got…
The Lofton Files: 12 Christmas Wishes for the Playoffs
12/22/2011
In honor of the Christmas holiday, Dial Global Sunday Night Football analyst James Lofton presents his “12 Christmas Wishes for the Playoffs.” For the Pittsburgh Steelers, a healthy Big Ben…
The Lofton Files: Halftime Adjustments
12/17/2011
On my most recent plane ride home returning from Sunday Night Football I overheard a fan lamenting about how his team didn’t make the right halftime adjustments. I could feel…
The Lofton Files: Unbeaten But Not Perfect
12/09/2011
The 2010 Green Bay Packers finished the regular season 10-6. The 2011 Packers sit atop the NFL landscape at 12-0. The 2010 Packers finished the postseason 4-0 with Wild Card,…
The Lofton Files: James’ Top WRs – One Size Doesn’t Fit All!
12/02/2011
I am constantly asked, “Who is the best wide receiver in the NFL?” Or, “Who are your top 5 wide receivers?” There are 64 starting wide receivers in the NFL…