Anatomy Of A Loss - NFL Week 15 by Jonathan Miller
While the entire NFL media hyposphere licks into Chargers-Colts or Patriots-Buccaneers, this column will again dip away from convention, for elsewhere in the league were played any number of games that featured ineptitude of spectacular proportions. While another shot at Michael Vick is justified and joining the anti-Texans bandwagon would be fun, the Most Disappointing Team of the Year is finally getting its turn.

The Oakland Raiders, about as bad as can be, went into Cleveland to face rookie Charlie Frye and the Browns. And, much like last week, the team with the superior measurables failed to claim the win. What went wrong?

Anatomy Of A Loss - NFL Week 14 by Jonathan Miller
This was a week of death for some NFL pretenders, perhaps creating clarity for o­ne of the nastiest playoff breakdowns in years. It was also a time to laugh at teams that just can't win. With real opportunities from the Houstons and Oaklands of the world, though, it's with regret that we focus instead o­n the San Diego Chargers.After an impressive run put the Bolts into realistic wildcard territory, this week's stupefying loss to the Miami Dolphins begs the question: what went wrong?

Anatomy of a Loss - NFL Week 13 by Jonathan Miller
There were plenty of games to cover here, and I almost went with Pittsburgh again, pointing out the myriad flaws in coaching and execution from this week's loss to the Bengals. But, instead, I reached out to a pair of games, one in each conference, each loaded with playoff implications.

The Falcons and Broncos, forced by outside events into almost must-win situations, laid serious eggs on Sunday. What went wrong?

Anatomy of a Loss – NFL Week 12 by Jonathan Miller
Bucking a recent trend, the NFL schedule makers actually managed to arrange a later-season contest between two contenders for the prime Monday Night Football game. The Pittsburgh Steelers, perennial AFC also-rans, trekked out to visit the Indianapolis Colts. Most pundits, fans, dancing monkeys, and pet rocks predicted a Colts win; some even called for a blowout.

Bucking another recent trend, the Guessers were actually right. The Steelers didn’t even cover the spread, falling 26-7.

So what went wrong?